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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dok Halidai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Junakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dok Halidai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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288 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dok Halidai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Junakovic!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junakovic shoots in but Halidai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Halidai connects with a jab.
It looks like Ivan Junakovic has been cut.
Halidai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Halidai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Halidai.
Junakovic looks gassed!
Halidai lands with a shot to the body.
Halidai lands a big head kick that sends Junakovic tumbling to the mat! Halidai takes a step backwards and waves Junakovic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Junakovic is rocked!
Halidai and Junakovic are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Halidai throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Junakovic into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Halidai knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dok Halidai!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeroen van Beil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has chosen Snoop DoGG as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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197 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeroen van Beil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Davis!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and van Beil holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
van Beil connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ricky Davis has been cut.
van Beil connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for van Beil.
Davis avoiding damage as van Beil throws knees to the body.
van Beil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from van Beil.
Davis avoiding damage as van Beil throws knees to the body.
Davis wants a takedown but no success here.
Davis wants a takedown but no success here.
Jeroen van Beil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Davis.
Davis is working for takedown but van Beil is calmly controlling the position for now.
van Beil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
van Beil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
van Beil landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from van Beil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. van Beil fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ricky Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van Beil missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
van Beil just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis moves away from the strike by van Beil.
Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Davis postures up.
van Beil keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
van Beil wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but van Beil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis stands and throws van Beil's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Davis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. van Beil knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Davis is trying to get an arm triangle but van Beil is defending well.
van Beil tries to improve position but can't.
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!
Davis is trying to get an arm triangle but van Beil is defending well.
van Beil stops Davis from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Beil tries to bench press Davis off him but Davis keeps the position.
Davis trying to control the position but van Beil is working away.
van Beil tries to get back to half guard but can't.
van Beil can't do much from the bottom here.
van Beil tries to buck Davis off but Davis is having none of it.
Davis is trying to get an arm triangle but van Beil is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis gets to mount! van Beil was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
van Beil avoids a series of strikes thrown by Davis.
Davis swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and van Beil is now in Davis's guard. A big mistake from Davis there, giving up the dominant position!
van Beil trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
van Beil keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Davis's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in van Beil's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis passes into half guard.
Davis is looking for a kimura but van Beil is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Davis to get the leverage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricky Davis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Davis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as van Beil sprawls well. van Beil wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis throws a hook to the side of van Beil's head but van Beil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
van Beil takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
van Beil swings away with a body shot that misses
and Davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Davis avoids the body shot from van Beil.
Davis lands an overhand right.
Davis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and van Beil counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from van Beil. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis connects with a body shot.
Davis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Davis tries for a takedown but van Beil circles away easily
so van Beil counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jeroen van Beil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Davis.
van Beil scoring with some ground and pound.
van Beil trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
van Beil is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Davis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Davis is trying to keep van Beil in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
van Beil with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
van Beil is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Davis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for van Beil!
Davis thowing shots but they're missing.
Davis is going oldschool here, as he tries to force van Beil to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so van Beil shrugs it off.
van Beil really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
van Beil is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Beil is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Davis prevents van Beil from getting the reversal.
Davis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as van Beil is looking to escape.
Ricky Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davis is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but van Beil is surviving well by controlling Davis's body position as best he can.
van Beil is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Beil is working to get back to half guard.
van Beil is working hard here to advance position.
van Beil wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
Davis looking to secure an arm triangle but van Beil defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricky Davis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ricky Davis'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Davis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but van Beil avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from van Beil as Davis shoots in.
van Beil is looking to wear down Davis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
van Beil clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
van Beil scores a nice knee to the body.
van Beil gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Davis wants to control but van Beil is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Davis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Beil trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
van Beil trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
van Beil trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
van Beil throws a strike but Davis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
van Beil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
van Beil manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Davis tries to reverse the position but van Beil maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Beil lands with some strikes.
van Beil scoring with strikes but Davis is staying in there.
Davis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
van Beil working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
van Beil with the ground and pound from mount.
van Beil working Davis over with strikes here.
Davis is looking to get to half guard.
van Beil trying to control but Davis is having none of it.
van Beil with the ground and pound from mount.
Jeroen van Beil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Beil cracks Davis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Davis is trying to escape the mount.
van Beil scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Davis?
van Beil with good strikes from the mount here!
Davis is rocked!
van Beil cracks Davis with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeroen van Beil!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jeroen van Beil waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (95% quick laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Plisskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Milito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plisskin comes to the cage accompanied by Go DJ. Milito has chosen Bless the Fall - Times Like These as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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218 lbs
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223 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Drake Plisskin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Milito!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milito scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Drake Plisskin has been cut.
Milito lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No joy there for Plisskin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Plisskin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice combination there by Milito.
Milito lands a jab to Plisskin's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milito connects with a nice looking jab.
Milito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Plisskin.
Milito lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Plisskin can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Milito and Plisskin drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Milito.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Milito!
Diego Milito took some time post fight to say the following; 'haha' if you want to challenge me.. come'on and turn yourself into a looser like this '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Funku Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilhelm Louis Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funku Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Funku Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wilhelm Louis Stern!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stern takes the fight into the clinch.
Stern breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie with a jab.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stern stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Stern shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracie's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie seems keen to control Stern's posture.
Stern throwing strikes but missing.
Stern working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stern stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie has control of Stern's left arm, preventing Stern from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stern avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stern loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stern is one step ahead there.
Stern missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stern's guard.
Stern wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stern swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stern is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracie postures up in Stern's guard and throws a big left but Stern blocks it.
Stern is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie trying to control but Stern is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Funku Gracie just wasn't active enough.
Stern chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stern gets a double leg takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stern is one step ahead there.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stern!
Stern's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gracie landing shots from mount.
Stern tries to buck Gracie off but he can't manage it.
Stern looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie landing strikes from the mount.
Stern is rocked!
Stern wants to try and get back to his feet.
Stern is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him?
Gracie looking to finish Stern with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stern!
Stern in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Gracie! Stern is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Funku Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Yvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Polski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruben Yvel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Polski!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yvel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Polski misses with an uppercut
and Yvel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Polski misses with a body shot.
Polski keeps the fight on the outside.
Yvel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yvel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yvel gets to his feet - Polski follows without any prompting.
Yvel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Polski is trying to defend but Yvel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yvel controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yvel is thwarting Polski's attempts to control the position.
Ruben Yvel has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Polski misses with a straight right.
Yvel throws a leg kick which misses Polski's front leg but catches the back leg as Polski tries to avoid it.
Yvel shoots in looking for a takedown but Polski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yvel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Polski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yvel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Polski tries to avoid it but Yvel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Polski to the ground. Polski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Polski misses with a hook. Yvel ducked under it nicely.
Yvel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polski.
Polski misses the body punch
and Yvel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yvel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polski lands a slapping body shot.
Polski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yvel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yvel looks for a takedown but Polski sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruben Yvel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yvel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yvel controlling from side mount.
Polski is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yvel's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Still in half guard, Yvel seems content to control.
Yvel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ruben Yvel.
Yvel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yvel in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yvel has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Polski is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yvel looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Yvel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Polski throws a jab when Yvel was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Polski misses the target.
Yvel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yvel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Polski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yvel is defended easily by Polski.
Yvel slips a jab and a cross from Polski.
Polski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yvel on the side of the head.
It looks like Ruben Yvel has been cut.
Polski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Polski misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polski misses the shot to the body.
Yvel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Polski did well to prevent Yvel getting side control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yvel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Yvel trying to pass the guard but Polski defending well.
Yvel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yvel seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Polski for as long as he can get away with.
Ruben Yvel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We're going to have a standup here because Ruben Yvel wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Polski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yvel was well out of range. Poor timing from Polski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polski misses with a straight left.
Polski loads up on a big right hand but Yvel slips the punch.
Polski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Polski throws a lazy uppercut
and Yvel counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polski misses the body punch
and Yvel counters with an outside leg kick.
Polski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Polski connects with a jab.
Polski misses with an uppercut
and Yvel counters with a good low kick that Polski was not able to check.
Yvel shoots in and gets a takedown into Polski's guard.
Yvel gets to his feet. Polski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Yvel lands a body shot.
Polski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yvel fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruben Yvel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Polski.
Polski looks to land a left hand but Yvel moved out of range nicely.
Ivan Polski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yvel avoids the body shot from Polski.
Yvel tries a head kick but it misses.
Polski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Polski misses with a left hand
and Yvel counters with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Polski as Yvel shoots in.
Polski throws a poor cross that misses
and Yvel counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ivan Polski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polski misses with a body shot.
Polski misses with a left hand
and Yvel counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yvel lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Polski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yvel slips a straight right by Polski.
Yvel ducks under a wild hook from Polski.
Polski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yvel was well out of range. Poor timing from Polski.
Polski just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruben Yvel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Polski swings for the body but Yvel moves out of range.
Polski lunges at Yvel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yvel's hand.
Polski digs a good body shot into Yvel's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Polski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yvel at a distance.
Polski throws a right hand that misses
and Yvel counters with a nice body kick.
A jab from Polski finds it's way through Yvel's defenses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ivan Polski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ruben Yvel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Polski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yvel was well out of range. Poor timing from Polski.
Yvel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Polski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yvel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Polski misses with a low kick.
Polski lands with an uppercut that bounces Yvel off the cage and back into range.
Polski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yvel.
Yvel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yvel is taking a breather. Polski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Polski looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yvel gets to his feet. Polski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Polski missing with a left hand there. Yvel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yvel ducks under a wild hook from Polski.
Yvel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Polski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yvel counters with a single leg into guard. Polski didn't expect that.
Polski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Polski keeping full guard, as Yvel tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yvel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yvel prevents Polski from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yvel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Polski throws a jab but it's blocked by Yvel.
Yvel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Polski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Polski misses.
Polski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yvel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Polski.
Yvel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polski.
The fighters circling - Polski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Polski throws a big shot that misses.
Yvel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Polski to the ground. Yvel is now in Polski's guard.
Yvel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yvel stops Polski from standing up.
Yvel tries to free his leg and advance position but Polski is retaining full guard.
Yvel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ruben Yvel has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Polski misses with an uppercut. Yvel saw that one coming.
Yvel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Polski to the ground. Yvel is now in Polski's guard.
Yvel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yvel wants to get up but he can't break Polski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yvel is stalling in the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Ruben Yvel wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Polski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruben Yvel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yvel 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruben Yvel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lars Ruud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simen Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simen Nielsen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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189 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Ruud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simen Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruud has managed to clinch.
Ruud misses with a knee strike.
Ruud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ruud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nielsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Ruud gets an underhook and turns Nielsen into the cage.
Ruud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nielsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ruud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nielsen blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruud with a knee to the head.
It looks like Simen Nielsen has been cut.
Ruud tries a knee to the head but Nielsen blocks it.
Nielsen avoids the elbow strike from Ruud, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen stalling against the cage.
Ruud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nielsen blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruud connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nielsen's face.
Nielsen slows down the pace here.
Ruud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruud looking to throw knees to the head but Nielsen is blocking nicely.
Nielsen avoids a wild elbow strike from Ruud.
Ruud throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nielsen stalling in the clinch.
Ruud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nielsen stalling.
Ruud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruud misses with a knee to the head.
Ruud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruud as Nielsen tries to tie him up.
Ruud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ruud tries a knee to the head but Nielsen blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen slows down the pace here.
Ruud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nielsen avoids the elbow strike from Ruud, against the cage.
Ruud landing knees to the head.
Ruud misses with a knee strike.
Ruud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nielsen trying to stall but Ruud improves his position.
Ruud throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nielsen blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nielsen is stalling here.
Nielsen stalling in the clinch but Ruud improves position.
Ruud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nielsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ruud throws an elbow but misses.
Ruud tries a knee to the head but Nielsen blocks it.
Ruud comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ruud misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruud looking to throw knees to the head but Nielsen is blocking nicely.
Ruud letting Nielsen take a breather here.
Ruud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Ruud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simen Nielsen'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.
Nielsen rushes Ruud and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ruud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nielsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ruud being controlled against the cage.
Ruud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruud connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nielsen's face.
Ruud tries to land a knee to the head but Nielsen blocks with his arms.
Nielsen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nielsen avoids a wild elbow strike from Ruud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen trying to stall but Ruud improves his position.
Nielsen is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Nielsen controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Simen Nielsen.
Nielsen closes the distance but Ruud moves to the side
and Ruud counters by moving into the clinch.
Ruud throws an elbow but it misses.
Ruud tries to land a knee to the head but Nielsen blocks with his arms.
Nielsen tries to stall but Ruud uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ruud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruud misses with a knee to the head.
Nielsen stalling in the clinch but Ruud improves position.
Ruud pushes off an throws an elbow but Nielsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nielsen blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruud misses with a knee to the head.
Ruud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Ruud.
Ruud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nielsen pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ruud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nielsen's brow.
Ruud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruud misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nielsen.
Ruud misses with a knee strike.
Ruud tries a knee to the head but Nielsen blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruud misses with a knee to the head.
Nielsen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ruud up against the cage.
Ruud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nielsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nielsen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ruud up against the cage.
Ruud misses with a knee strike.
Ruud misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruud misses with a knee to the head.
Nielsen blocks an elbow strike.
Ruud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nielsen blocks an elbow strike from Ruud.
Ruud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nielsen effectively controlling the action here.
Ruud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nielsen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruud misses with a knee to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Ruud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simen Nielsen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nielsen tries to clinch up.
Nielsen tries to clinch up.
Simen Nielsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nielsen wants to clinch but Ruud slips to the side
and Ruud counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ruud.
Ruud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nielsen blocks the elbow strike.
Ruud looking to throw knees to the head but Nielsen is blocking nicely.
Come on Nielsen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nielsen trying to stall but Ruud improves his position.
Ruud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nielsen blocks it with crossed arms.
Come on Nielsen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ruud tries to land a knee to the head but Nielsen blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen trying to stall but Ruud improves his position.
Ruud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nielsen blocks it with crossed arms.
Nielsen blocks an elbow strike.
Nielsen blocks the elbow strike.
Come on Nielsen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Simen Nielsen.
Ruud moves into the clinch successfully.
Nielsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ruud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruud tries a knee to the head but Nielsen blocks it.
Ruud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nielsen blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nielsen trying to stall but Ruud improves his position.
Ruud looking to throw knees to the head but Nielsen is blocking nicely.
Ruud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nielsen blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruud being controlled against the cage.
Lars Ruud has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ruud misses with a knee to the head.
Nielsen blocks an elbow strike from Ruud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruud misses with a knee strike.
Ruud pushes off an throws an elbow but Nielsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nielsen is pushing Ruud up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nielsen blocks the elbow strike.
Ruud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nielsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruud misses with a knee strike.
Ruud pushes off an throws an elbow but Nielsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Nielsen.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruud as Nielsen tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Simen Nielsen.
Nielsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruud swats away the attempt to clinch by Nielsen.
Nielsen tries to clinch up but Ruud circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruud gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nielsen tries to stall but Ruud uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nielsen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ruud misses with an elbow over the top.
Nielsen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ruud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simen Nielsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lars Ruud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruud managing to block the knees to the body from Nielsen.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lars Ruud.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruud, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Ruud!
After the fight, Lars Ruud was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwami Zuzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Hustlin. Shawn Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kwami Zuzu's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shawn Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kwami Zuzu!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuzu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zuzu is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jackson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zuzu is one step ahead there.
Zuzu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zuzu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zuzu wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Zuzu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zuzu wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kwami Zuzu hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Zuzu.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zuzu swivels and escapes.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Zuzu wants the takedown. Jackson is fighting it off but Zuzu persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jackson's guard against the cage.
Zuzu tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zuzu looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson stands and throws Zuzu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zuzu can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson scoring with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson throws a strike aimed at the side of Zuzu's head but Zuzu avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson working away.
Zuzu regains half guard.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Zuzu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuzu wants to get back to his feet.
Zuzu is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zuzu avoid being mounted?
Jackson 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.
Jackson is trying to control. Zuzu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson controlling the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Shawn Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Zuzu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Zuzu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zuzu gets a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Zuzu is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson wants to control from the top but Zuzu keeps moving.
Jackson stops Zuzu from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zuzu pushes Jackson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Zuzu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackson to the mat! Jackson manages to get full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kwami Zuzu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Zuzu sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zuzu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jackson's half guard.
Jackson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zuzu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zuzu's back!
Zuzu controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Jackson.
Jackson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Jackson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Zuzu.
Zuzu looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuzu covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuzu has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Zuzu rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Zuzu is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Zuzu dodges it nicely.
Zuzu gets full guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zuzu looking for a sweep. Not yet Zuzu, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Zuzu keeps moving.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson postures up in Zuzu's guard and throws a big left but Zuzu blocks it.
Zuzu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zuzu tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuzu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zuzu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Zuzu tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zuzu throwing strikes but Jackson bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zuzu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Zuzu's brow.
Zuzu is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zuzu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zuzu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
Zuzu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zuzu striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Kwami Zuzu has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zuzu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Zuzu keeps moving.
Zuzu is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Jackson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zuzu!
Zuzu regains half guard.
Zuzu is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Zuzu gets full guard.
Jackson trying to control but Zuzu is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zuzu keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Zuzu looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuzu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Shawn Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Zuzu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zuzu shoots in and bounces Jackson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jackson pulls Zuzu in close to his closed guard and prevents Zuzu from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuzu content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Shawn Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Zuzu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zuzu with the ground and pound but Jackson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to roll over but Zuzu keeps him under control.
Zuzu is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zuzu throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Zuzu prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zuzu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zuzu controlling the action here.
Zuzu trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kwami Zuzu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zuzu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwami Zuzu!
A very excited looking Kwami Zuzu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stones Mahones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Claw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claw is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Orgineel!. Jiu Claw has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stones Mahones's chin.
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278 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Stones Mahones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiu Claw!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahones misses with a body shot
and Claw counters with a low kick, right behind Mahones 's knee.
Claw misses the shot to the body.
Mahones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Jiu Claw has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Claw!
Claw lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahones thows a body shot but no joy.
Claw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mahones, pushing him back against the cage.
Mahones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Claw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Claw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Claw fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Claw uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mahones has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Claw misses with a looping left.
Claw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Claw misses with a wild body shot.
Claw cracks Mahones with a good jab.
Mahones cracks Claw with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mahones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Claw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Claw throws a series of punches but Mahones avoids them all with ease.
Claw connects with a right hand. Mahones shakes it off.
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!
Claw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mahones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Claw. Claw obviously looking to wear him down.
Mahones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw looks to land a combination but Mahones avoids it well.
Claw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Claw lands with a cross.
Claw thows a body shot but no joy.
Mahones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Claw in his tracks.
Claw misses with a wild body shot.
Claw digs a good body shot into Mahones's ribs.
Claw tries to clinch but Mahones moves out of range.
Mahones avoids the body shot from Claw.
Mahones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Claw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Claw, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahones scores with a hook.
Claw throws a low kick but Mahones avoids it.
Mahones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Claw wants to land a leg kick but Mahones is out of range.
Claw works Mahones's body with a nice hook.
A lazy left from Claw finds it's target.
Claw looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahones is just out of range.
Mahones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahones misses with a left hand
and Claw makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Claw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Claw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mahones is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Claw misses the target.
Claw doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahones circles away.
Claw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Claw misses with a body shot.
Mahones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Claw wants to clinch.
Mahones misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Claw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiu Claw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jiu Claw's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahones misses the target.
Claw misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahones. Claw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiu Claw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Claw looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahones is just out of range.
Claw lands with a straight right. Mahones didn't see that one coming.
Claw misses with a wild body shot.
Claw scores with a jab to the body.
Claw throws a hook but Mahones blocks it.
A big right from Claw misses.
Mahones takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw misses with a low kick.
Mahones thuds a left hand into Claw's body.
Claw digs a good hook to Mahones's body.
Claw lands with a right hand.
Claw lands a big right hand that sends Mahones crashing to the mat! Claw stays standing though and waves Mahones back to his feet!
Mahones is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Claw. Mahones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Mahones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Claw moves into the clinch.
Claw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mahones seems to have got his legs back now.
Claw tries a body shot but Mahones blocks it.
Claw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mahones is keeping busy.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but Mahones blocks with his arms.
Claw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Claw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mahones struggles to land a body shot inside as Claw controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahones misses with the head strike.
Claw prevents the takedown attempt.
Claw pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mahones scores with a hook to the body.
Claw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mahones backwards.
Claw misses with the head strike.
Claw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mahones.
Jiu Claw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Claw scores with a shoulder strike.
Claw stalling in the clinch but Mahones improves position.
Claw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Claw has Mahones pressed against the cage, preventing Mahones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Claw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahones can't get the takedown.
Claw trying to control the position but instead, Mahones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Claw into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Claw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahones's elbow.
Mahones works on Claw's body with a couple of short punches.
Claw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Claw drops Mahones with a big knee straight up the middle! Mahones is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Stones Mahones has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Claw.
Mahones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Claw drops Mahones with a big left hand! Mahones is injured, injured bad! Claw jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jiu Claw!
Jiu Claw decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rankka Ankka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Milk - The Knife Song. Bob Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rankka Ankka!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Ankka's ribs.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ankka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ankka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ankka blocks a head kick by Williams.
Rankka Ankka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Ankka.
Williams walks into a jab.
Ankka thuds his shin into the meat of Williams's side.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ankka avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ankka jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Ankka avoids it.
A head kick misses from Ankka.
Williams blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ankka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams feints and as Ankka raises his hands in defense, Williams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ankka is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ankka is keeping the position for now.
Ankka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams passes Ankka's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ankka is trying is best to control the position here.
Ankka regains full guard. Nicely done.
Williams controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams postures up.
Williams drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ankka manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Williams has Ankka in his guard.
Ankka landing some decent shots from guard.
Williams 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.
Ankka decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ankka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ankka doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankka throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Ankka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ankka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Williams.
Ankka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ankka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Ankka throws a nice head kick!
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ankka.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ankka. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams misses with the body kick
and Ankka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some bone on bone action there as Williams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ankka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ankka scores with a three punch combo!
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Ankka.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ankka stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Ankka connects with the punch.
Ankka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ankka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ankka avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ankka.
Ankka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ankka lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rankka Ankka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ankka throws a head kick that misses.
Ankka is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Ankka tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Ankka.
Ankka jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Ankka connects with a high kick.
Williams walks into a jab.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Ankka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rankka Ankka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ankka moves into the clinch.
Ankka can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Bob Williams has been cut.
Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ankka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ankka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Ankka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Ankka scores with a head kick. Williams tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams avoids the head kick by Ankka.
Ankka scores with a head kick.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Ankka moves his leg out of the way.
Rankka Ankka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ankka connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ankka.
Williams lands a head kick!
Ankka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ankka throws a leg kick that misses.
Williams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ankka backs up against the cage.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Ankka throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Ankka lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ankka is breathing heavily.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Ankka sees coming a mile off.
Ankka avoids the head kick by Williams.
Ankka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ankka tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ankka. That's going to slow Williams down.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ankka, as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams avoids the head kick by Ankka.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ankka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ankka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ankka is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Williams works Ankka's body with a nice hook.
Williams throws a head kick but Ankka moves out of range.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Ankka throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bob Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ankka moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
Ankka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ankka's waist but Ankka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ankka is able to avoid easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rankka Ankka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Williams'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.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Ankka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ankka tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Williams tries to bum rush Ankka with a series of wild strikes but Ankka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Ankka moves out of range easily.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams is looking to wear down Ankka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams scores with a nice body kick.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ankka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ankka.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Ankka.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ankka. That's going to slow Williams down.
Danga de danga de dang - Ankka scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka throws a head kick that misses.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Ankka counters with a right hand to the body.
Ankka lands a nice shot to the body.
Ankka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ankka blocks a head kick by Williams.
Ankka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ankka lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Ankka.
Ankka throws a head kick that misses.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ankka makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
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!
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ankka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Ankka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Ankka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A good leg kick by Ankka.
Ankka digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Williams tries to bum rush Ankka with a series of wild strikes but Ankka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ankka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ankka.
Ankka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ankka throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Ankka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ankka throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a head kick.
Williams blocks a head kick by Ankka.
Ankka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ankka misses with a body kick.
Ankka tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Ankka blocks the leg kick.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Ankka misses with a head kick.
Williams tries for a takedown but Ankka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ankka keeps Williams at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ankka.
Ankka scores with a head kick. Williams tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Williams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ankka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ankka can pounce on him.
Ankka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ankka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ankka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Williams.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ground and pound from Williams seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rankka Ankka just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Bob Williams'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.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Ankka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ankka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Williams is able to avoid easily.
A solid body kick from Ankka.
Williams avoids the head kick by Ankka.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Ankka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Williams will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ankka lands a nice shot that snaps Williams's head back.
Ankka throws a sloppy head kick
and Williams counters with a body kick.
Ankka checks a leg kick nicely.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ankka moves away.
Ankka is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ankka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ankka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Ankka.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ankka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Williams drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bob Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ankka trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams trying to control but Ankka is working from the bottom.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ankka is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ankka has escaped and now he's on top!
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Ankka from controlling successfully.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ankka throws a big right hand that misses.
Ankka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ankka postures up.
Ankka won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ankka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ankka misses with a hook.
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ankka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Ankka off balance momentarily.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ankka moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ankka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Ankka settles back down.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Ankka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankka blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ankka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ankka connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ankka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ankka throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Ankka doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ankka. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ankka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Ankka.
Ankka scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Donk. Ankka catches Williams right on the button with a cross.
Ankka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ankka scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bob Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bob Williams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ankka throws a head kick that misses.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Ankka moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Ankka.
Williams blocks a head kick by Ankka.
Nice uppercut lands for Ankka. That snapped Williams's head back.
Ankka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ankka lands a head kick!
Williams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ankka is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams working the ground and pound but Ankka is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williams in side control, throwing shots but Ankka defends.
Williams misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Williams swings around for an armbar but Ankka sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Williams's guard.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ankka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Williams working a defensive guard but Ankka manages to pass into side control anyway.
Williams takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ankka is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams tries to buck Ankka off but Ankka is having none of it.
Bob Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ankka trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
Williams gets back to half guard.
Ankka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ankka is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ankka wants to pass to mount but Williams is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ankka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams trying to control from the bottom.
Ankka content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankka passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Williams!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is looking to improve his position but Ankka isn't that keen on the idea.
Ankka working the ground and pound effectively.
Williams sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ankka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams is refusing to be controlled, as Ankka sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankka prevents Williams from improving his position.
Ankka takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Ankka has control of the leg.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ankka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Williams is looking for a triangle but Ankka pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams is looking for a triangle but Ankka pushes his legs off easily.
Ankka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rankka Ankka.
I think Ankka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rankka Ankka!
Rankka Ankka is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Rankka Ankka made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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