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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Sonninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaarlo Sonninen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Super Jim's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kaarlo Sonninen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Super Jim!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonninen shoots for a double leg takedown but Jim sprawls well. He's pushed Sonninen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jim misses with a wild combination.
Jim swinging wildly here.
Sonninen shoots and misses
and Jim counters with a right hand to the body.
Sonninen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jim on his heels. He'll look to pass Jim's guard now, I'm sure.
Sonninen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sonninen wants to control from the top but Jim keeps moving.
Jim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sonninen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sonninen throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jim has his foot on Sonninen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sonninen works his way back into a safe position though.
Jim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sonninen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim is looking for a triangle but Sonninen pushes his legs off easily.
Jim keeping moving, preventing Sonninen from controlling successfully.
Sonninen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sonninen throwing strikes but missing.
Sonninen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sonninen chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sonninen throws a big elbow that misses.
Sonninen postures up and lands a big shot to Jim's brow.
Sonninen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sonninen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sonninen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sonninen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonninen lands a couple of digs.
Jim isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sonninen stacks Jim on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sonninen!
Sonninen landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen cracks Jim with a big elbow.
Sonninen scoring with punches and elbows.
Sonninen cracks Jim with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sonninen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonninen trying to control the position but Jim is working away.
Sonninen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sonninen is looking to take a break and control but Jim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sonninen is working Jim over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jim taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Sonninen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jim takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sonninen grinds an elbow into Jim's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen working the body and head with strikes.
Jim takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jim is looking for a sweep.
Sonninen is chipping away with strikes.
Sonninen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jim looks gassed!
Jim takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sonninen lands a few punches from side control.
Sonninen trying to control the action but Jim is working from the bottom.
Sonninen scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonninen is working Jim over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Sonninen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sonninen clinches up with Jim and pushes him back against the cage.
Sonninen has Jim pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jim manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sonninen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jim pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Jim. Those never looked like landing.
Sonninen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jim.
Sonninen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jim as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaarlo Sonninen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonninen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sonninen fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Sonninen or perhaps it was just good defense by Jim which made him look bad.
Sonninen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Kaarlo Sonninen has been cut.
A combination from Jim does no damage.
Jim misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonninen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jim.
Super Jim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonninen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jim is trying to defend but Sonninen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sonninen is trying to control the action in half guard but Jim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sonninen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jim is breathing heavily.
Jim is refusing to be controlled, as Sonninen sits in half guard.
Sonninen is nestled in close to Jim, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sonninen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sonninen connects with a nice short shot to Jim's temple.
Jim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sonninen winds up and cracks Jim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sonninen lands a nice short elbow.
Sonninen content to control rather than advance.
Sonninen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sonninen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sonninen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sonninen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sonninen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jim!
Jim is squirming around, avoiding Sonninen's attempts to control the action.
Sonninen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sonninen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jim can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sonninen landing punches.
Kaarlo Sonninen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sonninen raining down shots from the mount!
Sonninen looking to control but Jim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sonninen with shots to the head and body - Jim looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonninen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sonninen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen unloading with bombs!
Sonninen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jim wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sonninen dominating with strikes here.
Sonninen controlling from the full mount.
Sonninen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jim is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Jim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Sonninen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaarlo Sonninen'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sonninen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sonninen fails with the takedown.
Sonninen dodges the punch combination from Jim.
Jim misses with a few strikes there.
Sonninen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jim taking shots to the head.
Sonninen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jim is looking to escape.
Jim taking shots to the head.
Sonninen controlling his opponent.
Sonninen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonninen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jim is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sonninen landing punches.
Sonninen lands a big elbow.
Sonninen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jim's face.
Sonninen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sonninen with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonninen cracks Jim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sonninen controlling from mount.
Sonninen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sonninen with good strikes from the mount here!
Sonninen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jim hang on?
Sonninen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jim is rocked!
The referee warns Jim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jim is still in real trouble! Can Sonninen finish him?
Sonninen controlling the position easily from mount.
Sonninen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jim seems to have recovered his senses.
Sonninen is landing with some decent strikes but Jim is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sonninen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jim?
Sonninen working Jim over with strikes here.
Sonninen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sonninen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jim is looking to escape.
Sonninen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jim tries to reverse the position but Sonninen maintains control.
Sonninen scoring with strikes but Jim is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonninen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sonninen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jim is looking to escape.
Sonninen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen cracks Jim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sonninen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jim can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sonninen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sonninen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sonninen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sonninen controlling the position easily from mount.
Sonninen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jim for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonninen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaarlo Sonninen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sonninen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaarlo Sonninen!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Braida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braida comes to the cage accompanied by Here I am. Pablo Escobar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brian Braida's chin.
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Experienced |
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Braida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar pushes Braida up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Braida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Braida is trying to maintain a safe position but Escobar gets an underhook and turns Braida into the cage.
Braida throws an elbow that misses.
Braida throws an elbow but it misses.
Escobar has Braida pressed against the cage.
Braida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Escobar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Escobar.
Braida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Escobar.
It looks like Brian Braida has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braida prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar avoids a wild elbow strike from Braida.
Braida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Braida is trying to maintain a safe position but Escobar gets an underhook and turns Braida into the cage.
Braida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Escobar is leaning against Braida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Braida is breathing heavily.
Braida lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braida looking to stall.
Braida letting Escobar take a breather here.
Braida throws an elbow but it misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Escobar.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escobar stalling in the clinch.
Escobar presses Braida against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Escobar tries to work over Braida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Braida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Escobar controlling the action here for a moment.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braida takes a shot to the head.
Braida tries to land a knee to the head but Escobar blocks with his arms.
Braida misses with a knee to the head.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Braida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar stalling.
Escobar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Braida is rocked!
Braida blocks an uppercut.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar tries to work over Braida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Braida with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar tries a body shot but Braida blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar gets through Braida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar.
Oh Braida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Braida lands an elbow inside.
Braida seems to have got his legs back now.
Escobar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Escobar on the inside.
Escobar avoids the elbow strike from Braida, against the cage.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Escobar letting Braida take a breather here.
Braida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Braida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Escobar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Braida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Braida misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Braida tries to stall but Escobar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Braida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Escobar's brow.
A bit of stalling here from Escobar.
Braida pushes off an throws an elbow but Escobar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Braida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Braida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Braida backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Braida lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Pablo Escobar has been cut.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braida's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Escobar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar avoids a wild elbow strike from Braida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Escobar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Escobar throws a push kick but Braida slaps the foot to one side.
Braida blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Braida has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Escobar.
Escobar darts in and clinches Braida up against the cage.
Escobar has Braida pressed against the cage.
Escobar takes an elbow to the temple.
Braida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar.
Escobar stalling the fight.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Braida.
With the fighters up against the cage, Braida throws an elbow but misses.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braida has Escobar pressed against the cage.
Pablo Escobar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Braida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Escobar dodges an elbow strike from Braida.
Escobar avoids a wild elbow strike from Braida.
Escobar scores with a shoulder strike.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Braida avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Braida.
A short right from Escobar.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braida's elbow.
Nice elbow from Braida.
Escobar stalling in the clinch but Braida improves position.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braida's elbow.
Braida misses with an elbow strike.
Escobar blocks an elbow strike from Braida.
Escobar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Escobar avoids a wild elbow strike from Braida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Braida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Braida is trying to stall.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Braida backwards.
Braida lands an elbow inside.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braida throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Braida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braida tries to land a knee to the head but Escobar blocks with his arms.
Escobar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Braida avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Braida tries a knee to the head but Escobar blocks it.
Braida misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Braida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Escobar gets through Braida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escobar dodges an elbow strike from Braida.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braida prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar lands a shot to the body.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escobar lands an uppercut.
Braida throws an elbow that misses.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar stalling.
Braida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Escobar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Braida prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braida backwards.
Escobar avoids a wild elbow strike from Braida.
Escobar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braida or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Braida throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar pressing his opponent against the cage.
Braida displaying some good clinch control by pressing Escobar up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escobar scores with a shot to the side of Braida's head.
Escobar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braida misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escobar, right into the meat.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Braida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Braida throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Escobar tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Braida is in Escobar's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Braida keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Escobar's head.
Braida gets to his feet. Escobar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Braida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Escobar swivels and escapes.
Braida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Braida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Braida fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Escobar to the ground. Braida is now in Escobar's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Escobar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Braida!
Escobar dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the head.
Braida holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Escobar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Escobar trying to control but Braida is having none of it.
Escobar drops a big elbow. That's hurt Braida! More shots from Escobar and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Pablo Escobar waved his t-shirt featuring Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Easier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dan Easier has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dan Easier seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Easier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Easier blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Easier sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Easier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hardy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Easier avoids a kick to the body.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Jake Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Hardy is predictable there
and Easier counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hardy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hardy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Easier is out of range.
Easier blocks a low kick nicely.
Hardy motions for Easier to come forward. Hardy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Hardy misses.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
Easier throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Easier controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but Easier avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy stalls.
Hardy lands a hook that snaps the head of Easier backwards.
It looks like Dan Easier has been cut.
Easier is trying to maintain a safe position but Hardy gets an underhook and turns Easier into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Easier.
Easier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Easier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardy.
Easier has had enough of the clinch but Hardy keeps him there for the moment.
Easier tries to break free but Hardy pushes him back against the cage.
Hardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Easier throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Jake Hardy has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy misses with a body shot
and Easier counters with a series of strikes. Hardy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Easier throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Easier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hardy. Hardy obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Easier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardy throws out the jab.
Hardy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body kick from Easier.
An inside leg kick from Hardy misses.
Hardy throws a low kick but Easier moves out of range easily.
Hardy is looking to chop away at Easier's legs.
Hardy misses with a leg kick
and Easier counters with a leg kick.
Hardy looks gassed!
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy has Easier pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Easier manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Easier can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easier can't break the clinch.
Hardy has Easier pushed against the cage.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Easier.
Easier checks a leg kick nicely.
Easier pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hardy back to the cage. Easier follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hardy misses with a leg kick.
Easier checks a low kick from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Easier goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Easier cracks the inside of Hardy's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Easier misses.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Easier.
Easier lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hardy backs up against the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardy, right into the meat.
Easier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy looks to land a body kick but Easier moved away.
Hardy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy tries to work over Easier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hardy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Easier tries to break free but Hardy pushes him back against the cage.
Easier can't break the clinch.
Easier avoiding damage as Hardy throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dan Easier will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Easier defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Easier.
Easier moves away from the strike by Hardy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Easier controls his hands.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but Easier avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Easier blocks it.
Easier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Easier avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Easier lands a right hand.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hardy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Easier prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Easier is defending well for now.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Easier's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easier is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardy has double underhooks.
Easier trying to control the position but instead, Hardy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Easier into the cage.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Easier controls the action.
Easier is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardy has double underhooks.
Hardy is pushing Easier up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Easier managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hardy as Easier tries to tie him up.
Easier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Hardy.
Easier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Easier blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easier is trying to stall.
Easier is trying to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Easier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy manages to break the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Easier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Easier throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Dan Easier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardy tries to score a body lock takedown but Easier shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hand to the body from Hardy.
Hardy tries to work over Easier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy breaks the clinch.
Easier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dan Easier is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Easier.
Hardy lands a body punch.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Easier is trying to break free.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Easier tries to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling the position.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but Easier avoids the damage to the body.
Easier blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardy tries to work over Easier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Easier taking a breather.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Hardy.
Jake Hardy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy tries a body shot but Easier blocks it.
Easier blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Easier tries to circle away but Hardy has him pinned against the cage.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy can't get the takedown.
Easier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hardy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Easier is trying to push Hardy away but Hardy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy tries to work over Easier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy has Easier pressed against the cage, preventing Easier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Easier is trying to push Hardy away but Hardy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hardy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Easier counters with a nice body kick.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hardy clinches with his opponent.
Easier is trying to break free.
Easier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Easier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Easier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Easier prevents Hardy from breaking the clinch.
Easier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Easier throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Easier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Easier is looking to control Hardy's arms but Hardy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Easier has his back to the cage.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Easier controls his hands.
Easier breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Hardy misses
and Easier counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hardy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Easier avoids the body shot from Hardy.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardy.
Hardy misses the body punch
letting Easier counter with a right hand.
Easier blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body kick from Easier.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy throws a leg kick but Easier sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Easier scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Easier lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Easier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Easier counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Easier throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hardy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Easier throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Easier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Easier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Easier throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Easier sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick from Hardy is predictable there
and Easier counters with a leg kick.
Hardy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Easier counters with a body kick.
Hardy moves into range and clinches up with Easier.
Hardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy misses with a jab to the body
and Easier counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardy's knee momentarily.
Easier misses with a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Easier.
Hardy is looking to land body kicks.
Easier lands a high kick!
Hardy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hardy takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws an elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Easier controls his hands.
Easier is trying to force a seperation but Hardy has the dominant position.
Easier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now.
Easier trying to stall but Hardy improves his position.
Easier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Easier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Easier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy misses with a leg kick
and Easier counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hardy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hardy throws a leg kick
and Easier counters with an outside leg kick.
Hardy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Easier.
Hardy thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Easier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Easier has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Easier!
A less than humble Dan Easier misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wasiliy Zorin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoover has chosen March of the Templars as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wasiliy Zorin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edgar Hoover!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoover stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hoover tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zorin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hoover somewhat.
Zorin looks to land a combination. Hoover sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zorin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoover looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zorin is fending him off so far but Hoover persists. Nope, Zorin circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoover scores with a sloppy right hand. Zorin should have avoided that one.
Zorin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zorin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hoover throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edgar Hoover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoover throws a right hand that misses
and Zorin counters with a left and a right that stings Hoover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zorin scores with a hook to the body. Hoover takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Zorin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zorin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoover.
Zorin misses the shot to the body.
Hoover scores a takedown into full mount!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hoover is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zorin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Wasiliy Zorin has been cut.
Hoover unloading with bombs!
Hoover raining down shots from the mount!
Wasiliy Zorin's cut is getting worse.
You get the feeling that Zorin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hoover looking to finish Zorin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zorin!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoover landing punches.
Zorin is trying to stand.
Hoover connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoover lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoover looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Hoover.
Wasiliy Zorin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hoover scoring with strikes but Zorin is staying in there.
Zorin is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wasiliy Zorin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edgar Hoover!
Edgar Hoover 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitry Yzagoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Affre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Affre has chosen Black Sorcery as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitry Yzagoev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques Affre!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yzagoev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Affre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Affre lands with an overhand left.
Affre darts in and clinches Yzagoev up against the cage.
Yzagoev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Affre smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitry Yzagoev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yzagoev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yzagoev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Affre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yzagoev somewhat.
Affre stuffs the takedown attempt from Yzagoev. Yzagoev gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yzagoev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Affre lands with a cross.
Affre jabs at Yzagoev's body.
Affre takes a swing at Yzagoev's ribcage but misses.
Affre scores with a hook.
Affre connects with a looping right hand.
Yzagoev gets a clinch.
Yzagoev tries to pull guard but Affre holds him up against the cage and eventually Yzagoev drops back down to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Affre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yzagoev missing with knees to the body.
Affre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yzagoev prevents the takedown attempt.
Affre prevents the takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Affre.
Yzagoev tries to pull guard but Affre won't allow it.
Yzagoev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Affre fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yzagoev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Affre sprawls well. Affre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yzagoev gets slowly back to his feet.
Yzagoev shoots for a takedown but Affre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affre lands a nice hook to Yzagoev's body. Yzagoev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yzagoev is breathing heavily.
Affre tries to keep at a distance but Yzagoev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Affre is stalling here.
Yzagoev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Affre fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yzagoev closes the distance and pushes Affre back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yzagoev throws an elbow but it misses.
Yzagoev is looking for a takedown.
Yzagoev tries to stall but Affre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yzagoev keeps control of Affre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yzagoev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A shot in the inside from Affre.
Affre managing to block the knees to the body from Yzagoev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Affre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Affre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yzagoev fails with a takedown attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Yzagoev. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Yzagoev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Affre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yzagoev somewhat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yzagoev is defended easily by Affre.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitry Yzagoev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Affre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yzagoev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yzagoev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Affre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Affre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yzagoev rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Affre drops Yzagoev with a left and a right! Oh, Yzagoev is hurt - Affre dives into side control looking to finish!
Yzagoev is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Affre tries to score with some ground and pound. Yzagoev controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Affre looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Yzagoev is avoiding damage well.
Affre looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Yzagoev is avoiding damage well.
Affre is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Yzagoev will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Affre working the ground and pound but Yzagoev is defending the strikes.
Affre controls the position.
Let's hope that Affre has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Yzagoev is not content to let Affre control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacques Affre was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jab, jab by Affre - just one landing.
Affre punishes Yzagoev's body with a nice straight punch.
Affre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Affre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yzagoev doesn't seem bothered though.
Affre lands a nice shot to the body.
Yzagoev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Affre lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affre lands a body shot.
Affre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Affre works Yzagoev's body with a nice hook.
Yzagoev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yzagoev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body 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!
Yzagoev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yzagoev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Affre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Affre tries for a takedown but Yzagoev manages to get underhooks.
Affre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Affre throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Affre with a jab.
Affre lands a nice looking body shot.
Yzagoev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Affre.
No luck for Affre with that takedown attempt.
Affre scores with the left hand. Yzagoev knows he should have avoided that one.
Yzagoev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yzagoev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Affre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Affre connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Affre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Affre jabs Yzagoev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yzagoev fails with a takedown attempt.
Yzagoev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Affre checks the leg kick.
Yzagoev shoots in looking for a takedown. Affre tries to sprawl out of it but Yzagoev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Affre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dimitry Yzagoev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Affre getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Affre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yzagoev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Affre.
Affre lands a nice hook to Yzagoev's body. Yzagoev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Affre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yzagoev pushes Affre up against the cage in a clinch.
Affre looking for a takedown.
Affre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Affre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yzagoev avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dimitry Yzagoev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Affre.
Affre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jacques Affre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Affre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Affre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Yzagoev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yzagoev is trying to maintain a safe position but Affre gets an underhook and turns Yzagoev into the cage.
Yzagoev seems to have got his legs back now.
Yzagoev jumps guard.
Affre preventing the sweep.
Affre engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jacques Affre wasn't active enough on the ground.
Affre lands with a shot to the body.
Dimitry Yzagoev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yzagoev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Affre as he jumps to the side.
Affre connects with a body shot that sends Yzagoev's belly button to the back.
A jab lands there for Affre.
Yzagoev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Affre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yzagoev at a distance.
Affre scores with the left hand. Yzagoev knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Affre with a hook.
Yzagoev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yzagoev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Affre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Affre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Affre.
Yzagoev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dimitry Yzagoev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Affre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Affre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Affre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Affre!
A relieved looking Jacques Affre thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vato Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trond Groven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trond Groven told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vato Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trond Groven!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Loco throws a low kick but Groven moves out of range easily.
Loco throws a shot from downtown. Groven moves away and avoids it.
Groven on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Loco. Loco obviously looking to wear him down.
Groven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Loco scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Trond Groven has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Groven drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Loco sends Groven crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Loco is motioning to the referee to let Groven up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Groven is rocked!
Groven looks gassed!
Groven walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Loco swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vato Loco!
Vato Loco tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pvt. Dino Paparelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achmed Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dino Paparelli and Achmed Mohammed. Pvt. Dino Paparelli is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Pvt. Dino Paparelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Achmed Mohammed!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paparelli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mohammed is out of range.
Mohammed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paparelli's head.
It looks like Pvt. Dino Paparelli has been cut.
Mohammed looks to land a left hand but Paparelli moved out of range nicely.
Paparelli slips under a jab.
Paparelli throws the kick towards the body but Mohammed avoids it.
Mohammed throws a shot from downtown. Paparelli moves away and avoids it.
Mohammed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paparelli but Paparelli pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paparelli swings for the body but Mohammed moves out of range.
Paparelli dives in and scores a takedown into Mohammed's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paparelli postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mohammed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paparelli throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mohammed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paparelli might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Paparelli throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paparelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paparelli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paparelli scoring with some ground and pound.
Paparelli throwing strikes but missing.
Mohammed working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Paparelli is now in half guard.
Paparelli drops an elbow to the side of Mohammed's head.
Paparelli thows a huge punch but Mohammed dodges it nicely.
Paparelli looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Paparelli is looking to take a break and control but Mohammed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paparelli is working away from the top position though.
Mohammed is refusing to be controlled, as Paparelli sits in half guard.
Paparelli 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.
Paparelli lands with a punch from half guard.
Paparelli working Mohammed over with strikes.
Paparelli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mohammed is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paparelli is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mohammed doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Paparelli.
Mohammed on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mohammed is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Paparelli has latched onto it... Big trouble! Paparelli pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Mohammed is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Paparelli!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pvt. Dino Paparelli!
Pvt. Dino Paparelli took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, PRIME DESIGNS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salin Quadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quadi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tupac - Changes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramon Hoost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Salin Quadi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hoost.
Quadi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hoost lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Quadi trying to hold on to Hoost's head to control him but Hoost postures up.
Quadi tries to roll over but Hoost keeps him under control.
Hoost is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hoost uses his free foot to push down on Quadi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Quadi.
Quadi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quadi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Quadi wants to control from the top but Hoost keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hoost holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quadi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hoost but Hoost pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hoost rushes Quadi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hoost gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hoost lands strikes from half guard.
Hoost drops an elbow to the side of Quadi's head.
Hoost takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoost tries to pass to full mount but Quadi defends it.
Hoost winds up and cracks Quadi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Quadi has hold of Hoost's hands but Hoost slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Quadi is looking to improve his position.
Quadi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hoost pulls his head out easily.
Hoost wants to pass to mount but Quadi is defending the position.
Hoost working over Quadi with some ground and pound. Quadi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hoost is nestled in close to Quadi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hoost stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Quadi to get to his feet.
Quadi shoots for a takedown but Hoost saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hoost manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Quadi on his heels. He'll look to pass Quadi's guard now, I'm sure.
Quadi keeping moving, preventing Hoost from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quadi has his foot on Hoost's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hoost works his way back into a safe position though.
Quadi looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quadi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hoost defends it easily.
Hoost is in close to Quadi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hoost working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quadi's head.
Hoost scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hoost passes Quadi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hoost is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hoost slips a nice elbow through Quadi's hands, connecting with Quadi's forehead.
Hoost is nestled in close to Quadi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Quadi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Quadi taking some punishment here, with Hoost in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoost landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hoost working the head and body with strikes.
Hoost working over Quadi with some ground and pound. Quadi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost controlling the action here.
Hoost working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hoost lands a nice short elbow.
Hoost working over Quadi with some ground and pound. Quadi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Quadi is rocked!
Hoost seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Quadi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hoost is nestled in close to Quadi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hoost looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Quadi is still in real trouble! Can Hoost finish him?
Nice strikes from Hoost there.
Hoost winds up and cracks Quadi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hoost working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoost content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hoost working over Quadi with some ground and pound. Quadi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Hoost dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoost gets tackled into the cage by Quadi. Quadi maintains the clinch.
Quadi seems to have recovered his senses.
Quadi blocks a body shot from Hoost.
Hoost lands a takedown into guard.
Quadi looking for a guillotine here but Hoost defends easily.
Quadi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hoost stacks Quadi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hoost!
Quadi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Quadi is looking to regain half guard here but Hoost keeps moving and retains side control.
Hoost tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hoost lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoost working the head and body with strikes.
Hoost scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadi is not content to let Hoost control the position.
Quadi regains half guard.
Quadi is looking to get back to full guard here but Hoost has managed to pass to side control instead.
Quadi wants to control but Hoost postures up.
Quadi is breathing heavily.
Hoost scoring with punches and elbows.
Hoost landing a few strikes.
Hoost scores with punches from side control.
Quadi tries to buck Hoost off but Hoost is having none of it.
Hoost scores with punches from side control.
Hoost landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoost lands a strong strike to the head of Quadi. That's dazed him! Hoost looking to finish here. Quadi is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Hoost lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramon Hoost!
Ramon Hoost retains his welterweight title!
Ramon Hoost really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that PRIME DESIGNS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Lesenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesenkov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hollywood Undead - Young . 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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210 lbs
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212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Lesenkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lesenkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Hartmann counters with a nice kick to the body.
Artem Lesenkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesenkov throws the left hand but Hartmann avoids the punch easily.
Lesenkov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hartmann digs a good body shot into Lesenkov's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesenkov misses with a body shot.
Lesenkov misses the jab.
Lesenkov cracks Hartmann with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lesenkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lesenkov misses with an uppercut. Hartmann saw that one coming.
Lesenkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hartmann to score with a decent uppercut.
Lesenkov misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Hartmann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lesenkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lesenkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hartmann to score with a decent uppercut.
Lesenkov throws a right hand that Hartmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Hartmann also avoids with ease.
Lesenkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hartmann.
Lesenkov lands a glancing blow to the side of Hartmann's head.
Lesenkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hartmann. Hartmann obviously looking to wear him down.
Lesenkov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Lesenkov is having none of it.
Hartmann blocks a jab.
Lesenkov fails with a takedown attempt.
Erwin Hartmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesenkov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lesenkov!
Lesenkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesenkov manages to avoid it.
Hartmann misses with a double jab
and Lesenkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Hartmann misses the shot to the body.
Lesenkov tries for a takedown but Hartmann sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lesenkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hartmann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hartmann rushes Lesenkov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartmann landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesenkov tries to circle away but Hartmann has him pinned against the cage.
Lesenkov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hartmann just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Lesenkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartmann keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lesenkov's efforts to push away.
Lesenkov wants a takedown but no success here.
Hartmann is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hartmann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lesenkov is trying to force a seperation but Hartmann has the dominant position.
Hartmann is pushing Lesenkov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hartmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hartmann content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hartmann misses with a punch to the body.
Hartmann connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lesenkov's face.
It looks like Artem Lesenkov has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesenkov wants a takedown but no success here.
Lesenkov prevents a body shot from Hartmann.
Lesenkov tries to circle away but Hartmann has him pinned against the cage.
Lesenkov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hartmann after a bit of a struggle.
Lesenkov takes an elbow to the temple.
Lesenkov blocks a body shot from Hartmann.
Lesenkov is trying to push Hartmann away but Hartmann has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hartmann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hartmann takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lesenkov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lesenkov blocks a body shot from Hartmann.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann misses with a knee strike.
Hartmann is looking to control Lesenkov's arms but Lesenkov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hartmann has his back to the cage.
Lesenkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hartmann leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lesenkov breaks the clinch.
Lesenkov misses with a wild combination.
Hartmann misses with a wild combination.
Lesenkov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann misses the shot to the body.
Lesenkov throws a series of strikes that have Hartmann backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesenkov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hartmann checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hartmann on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Hartmann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artem Lesenkov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slow jab from Lesenkov misses its intended target.
Hartmann throws a front kick that sends Lesenkov stumbling back into the cage.
Hartmann has closed the distance and engaged Lesenkov in a clinch.
Lesenkov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hartmann prevents it.
Hartmann scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lesenkov tries to break free but Hartmann pushes him back against the cage.
Lesenkov can't break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Hartmann.
Lesenkov is looking to break free of the clinch but Hartmann has double underhooks.
Hartmann is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Hartmann.
Hartmann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hartmann is stalling here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartmann digs a right hand underneath Lesenkov's ribcage. Lesenkov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lesenkov backwards.
Hartmann cracks Lesenkov with a nice body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hartmann slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on Hartmann's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erwin Hartmann.
Hartmann closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Erwin Hartmann seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hartmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Lesenkov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lesenkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hartmann effectively controlling the action here.
Lesenkov tries to circle away but Hartmann has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hartmann.
Lesenkov is trying to push Hartmann away but Hartmann has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hartmann tries to stall but Lesenkov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lesenkov is looking to break free of the clinch but Hartmann has double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesenkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lesenkov has had enough of the clinch but Hartmann keeps him there for the moment.
Lesenkov blocks a body shot from Hartmann.
Knees to the body from Hartmann.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hartmann - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hartmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Hartmann.
Hartmann is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesenkov looking for a takedown.
Lesenkov being controlled against the cage.
Hartmann connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lesenkov's face.
Hartmann has Lesenkov pressed against the cage, preventing Lesenkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hartmann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hartmann manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erwin Hartmann.
Lesenkov scores with a hook to the body. Hartmann takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Erwin Hartmann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesenkov looks to land a right hand but Hartmann moved out of range.
Lesenkov closes the distance and clinches up with Hartmann, looking for a takedown. Lesenkov pushes Hartmann against the cage but Hartmann circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Lesenkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesenkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lesenkov.
Artem Lesenkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hartmann scores with a hook to the body. Lesenkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartmann pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lesenkov back to the cage. Hartmann follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lesenkov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hartmann instigates a clinch.
Hartmann tries to throw a body punch but Lesenkov avoids it by throwing Hartmann back against the cage.
Lesenkov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hartmann scores with a shot to the side of Lesenkov's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hartmann obliges.
Lesenkov takes a shot to the head.
Hartmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hartmann controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Hartmann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Artem Lesenkov'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.
Hartmann cracks Lesenkov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lesenkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lesenkov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hartmann.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Lesenkov avoids them all with ease.
Hartmann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesenkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hartmann has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hartmann! Lesenkov is out on his feet! Hartmann rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Lesenkov is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Lesenkov is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erwin Hartmann!
Erwin Hartmann is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Erwin Hartmann thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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