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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Javier Vallego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gonna Fly Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Javier Vallego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vallego has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandora.
Vallego gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pandora counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vallego's knee momentarily.
Pandora throws a leg kick which misses Vallego's front leg but catches the back leg as Vallego tries to avoid it.
Vallego tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Pandora.
Vallego shoots in but Pandora avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vallego looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pandora is fending him off so far but Vallego persists. Nope, Pandora circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Vallego. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vallego fails with the takedown
and Pandora counters with a nice body kick.
Vallego with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pandora counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vallego's knee momentarily.
Pandora pushes Vallego away with a front kick.
Pandora scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandora lands with a slapping head kick.
Pandora throws a front kick that sends Vallego stumbling back into the cage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pandora!
Pandora scores with a leg kick.
Pandora lands with a slapping head kick.
Vallego on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pandora. Pandora obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vallego is breathing heavily.
Pandora connects with a leg kick. Vallego looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vallego shoots and misses
and Pandora counters with a thumping low kick.
Pandora throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pandora connects with a leg kick. Vallego looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pandora bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vallego takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pandora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pandora throws a leg kick which misses Vallego's front leg but catches the back leg as Vallego tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandora connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pandora scores with a push kick.
Pandora fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vallego has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Pandora there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pandora fakes the leg kick and cracks Vallego in the body.
Pandora scores with a kick to the body.
Vallego sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vallego if he has to take too many more of those.
Pandora scoring well with a low kick there.
Pandora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandora lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vallego will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vallego walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pandora.
Arthur Pandora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vallego chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pandora can pounce on him.
Pandora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pandora goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pandora, right into the meat.
Pandora connects with a leg kick. Vallego looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vallego takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pandora throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pandora lands a head kick. Vallego smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pandora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vallego is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pandora sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pandora lands with a kick to the temple. Vallego shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vallego is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oh Vallego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pandora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pandora bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vallego seems to have got his legs back now.
Pandora throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pandora thumps Vallego with a low kick.
Pandora scores with a leg kick.
Pandora scores with a push kick.
Crunch! Pandora slams his shin into Vallego's torso.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Vallego. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pandora delivers a nice body kick.
Pandora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pandora scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandora lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pandora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from Pandora. No joy for Vallego on that attempt.
Pandora goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pandora lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora takes the fight into the clinch.
Vallego jumps guard but Pandora stands there with Vallego around his waist. Vallego gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pandora lands a good knee to the midsection. Vallego won't want to take too many of those.
Pandora lands a knee to the body.
Pandora lands a knee to the body.
Pandora is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pandora lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pandora working Vallego over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pandora crunches a lovely knee into Vallego's ribcage.
Pandora breaks the clinch.
Vallego tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pandora sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vallego somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pandora dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pandora lands a nice looking body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pandora.
Pandora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pandora throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vallego's head.
Vallego shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pandora is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pandora slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pandora wants to control but Vallego is keeping busy.
Pandora has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pandora is looking for a sweep. Vallego is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandora pushes Vallego off but Vallego dives into side control.
Vallego working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pandora is trying to maintain the position but Vallego is very close to passing his half guard.
Pandora looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pandora looking for submissions off his back.
Vallego is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pandora defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora trying to control from the bottom.
Vallego is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pandora sees it coming and defends easily.
Vallego moves into full mount! Pandora won't be happy about that!
Pandora is looking to get to half guard.
Pandora regains half guard.
Vallego passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora tries to reverse the position but Vallego maintains control.
Pandora wants to control but Vallego is having none of it.
Vallego has control of Pandora's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pandora regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pandora wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Vallego is hanging on to Pandora's back as he tries to escape.
Pandora needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Vallego avoiding Pandora 's attempts to control his hands.
Pandora is in bad spot here.
Vallego is not going to allow Pandora to sit and survive in this position.
Vallego has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pandora is trying to get back to his feet but Vallego has full control of the position and if anything, Pandora has just worked his way into a worse spot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pandora manages to reverse the position and now he's in Vallego's guard. Nice work there by Pandora.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pandora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pandora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vallego fails with a takedown attempt.
Pandora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandora turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vallego is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pandora moves into range and clinches up with Vallego.
Pandora using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vallego has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pandora after a bit of a struggle.
Pandora lands an elbow just above Vallego 's eye.
Pandora gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vallego goes for a takedown attempt but Pandora pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Vallego. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pandora chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallego on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pandora. Pandora obviously looking to wear him down.
Vallego fails with a takedown attempt.
Pandora is looking to slow Vallego down with leg kicks.
Pandora connects with a high kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Pandora finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pandora throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vallego's head.
Pandora rushes Vallego and presses him up against the cage.
Pandora using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pandora landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandora putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vallego in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pandora landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pandora putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vallego in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pandora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallego misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vallego takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pandora throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vallego.
Pandora scoring well with a low kick there.
Pandora lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vallego's sensitive parts.
Pandora throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vallego.
Pandora is looking to slow Vallego down with leg kicks.
Vallego fails to land the takedown.
Vallego stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pandora.
Pandora delivers a nice body kick.
Vallego on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pandora. Pandora obviously looking to wear him down.
Vallego shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pandora sprawls well. Pandora wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vallego gets slowly back to his feet.
Pandora throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vallego.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallego has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pandora.
Vallego walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pandora.
Vallego with a poor takedown
and Pandora counters with a low kick, right behind Vallego 's knee.
Vallego shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pandora as he avoids it easily.
Pandora lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arthur Pandora is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good leg kick by Pandora there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vallego sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vallego shoots and misses
and Pandora counters with a head kick.
Vallego on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Javier Vallego is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pandora bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vallego shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pandora pinned against the cage. Pandora gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pandora throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vallego tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pandora swivels and escapes.
Pandora lands a front kick.
Pandora rushes Vallego and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandora landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pandora lands an elbow inside that Vallego shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Pandora.
Vallego jumps guard but Pandora stands there with Vallego around his waist. Vallego gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vallego is working for takedown but Pandora is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pandora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pandora has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Pandora!
During a confident post fight interview, Arthur Pandora thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haze comes into the arena with i stand alone blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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161 lbs
26 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Haze !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Stuart Wray!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wray thows a leg kick but Haze checks it
and Haze counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Haze .
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Haze has gone for a leg lock! Wray slips out almost immediately though and dives into Haze 's guard.
Wray wants to pass the guard but Haze is keeping the position.
Wray stands up from Haze 's guard - Wray perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wray scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haze in his tracks.
Wray lands a nice hook to Haze 's body. Haze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wray misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Wray.
Wray works the jab nicely.
It looks like Dutch Haze has been cut.
Stuart Wray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze slips under a jab from Wray.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Wray.
Wray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
Wray tries to land a body kick
and Haze counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Haze .
Wray is adopting a defensive guard.
Haze throws a big right hand that misses.
Wray has Haze pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Stuart Wray hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wray forces Haze back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wray.
Wray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wray is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Haze wants to break free but Wray has control.
Haze is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wray to keep the fight standing.
Wray connects with a knee to the head.
Haze takes a shot to the head.
Haze takes a knee to the side of the body.
Haze is breathing heavily.
Haze stalling the fight.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Wray uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wray plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wray gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wray lets loose with a powerful body kick. Haze will feel that in the morning.
Wray thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haze if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wray moves into the clinch.
Wray lands a nice knee to the body.
Haze takes an elbow to the temple.
Wray presses Haze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wray connects with a knee to the head.
Dutch Haze 's cut is getting worse.
Wray scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray avoiding damage.
Wray landing knees to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wray.
Haze 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wray with a knee to the head.
Wray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wray lands a knee to the head.
Wray stalling against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Wray.
Wray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wray scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Wray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dutch Haze 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wray lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haze momentarily.
Stuart Wray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wray is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wray dips to his left and cracks Haze with an uppercut!
Crunch! Wray slams his shin into Haze 's torso.
Haze walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wray scores with a jab to the body.
Haze gets tackled into the cage by Wray. Wray maintains the clinch.
Wray crunches a lovely knee into Haze 's ribcage.
Wray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haze takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dutch Haze 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wray has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wray misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Wray.
Haze is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haze tries for a takedown but Wray manages to get underhooks.
Oh Haze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haze takes a knee right on the jaw!
Come on Wray - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jeez, Dutch Haze 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wray drops Haze with a big knee straight up the middle! Haze is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wray seems to be stalking Haze here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Haze drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stuart Wray!
Stuart Wray took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Rōnin for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Amnesia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokugawa Kazunari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amnesia comes to the cage accompanied by Pump It . Kazunari is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Seeker. Andreas Amnesia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andreas Amnesia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tokugawa Kazunari!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amnesia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kazunari walks into a jab.
Kazunari swats away the attempt to clinch by Amnesia.
Kazunari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kazunari throws out a powerful jab.
Kazunari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A low kick from Kazunari is predictable there
and Amnesia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kazunari throws a head kick that misses.
Amnesia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Amnesia moves away from the strike by Kazunari.
Amnesia checks a leg kick nicely.
Kazunari lands a head kick. Amnesia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amnesia moves out of range as Kazunari strikes.
Amnesia looks to land a combination but Kazunari avoids it well.
Kazunari looks to land a right hand but Amnesia moved out of range.
Amnesia throws a leg kick but Kazunari moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazunari misses with a kick to the body
and Amnesia counters with a leg kick.
Amnesia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Amnesia tries to score with a low kick but Kazunari moves his leg out of the way.
Kazunari misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Kazunari.
Kazunari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut there from Amnesia.
Amnesia blocks a head kick by Kazunari.
Kazunari throws a body punch but Amnesia moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kazunari. Amnesia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kazunari tries to land a front kick but Amnesia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kazunari tries to score a power double leg takedown but Amnesia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kazunari somewhat.
Kazunari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amnesia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kazunari.
Kazunari fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Amnesia sprawls well initially but Kazunari persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazunari is pressing down on Amnesia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Amnesia is holding on for now.
Amnesia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kazunari.
Kazunari thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kazunari lands strikes from half guard.
Kazunari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kazunari trying to mount his opponent but Amnesia defends it.
Amnesia trying to control but Kazunari postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kazunari lands strikes from half guard.
Kazunari missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kazunari in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Amnesia tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kazunari!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tokugawa Kazunari!
Tokugawa Kazunari seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Roastbeef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robbie Lawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Roastbeef!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Lawler. Those never looked like landing.
Lawler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lawler tries to clinch there but Roastbeef circles away.
Lawler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roastbeef paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roastbeef swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Roastbeef misses its intended target.
Roastbeef throws a looping overhand right but Lawler ducks down to avoid it.
Lawler swings widly with a right hand
and Roastbeef counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lawler's knee momentarily.
Lawler misses with the combination.
Lawler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roastbeef.
A nice combination there by Lawler.
Roastbeef lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Lawler.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roastbeef.
Lawler tries to bum rush Roastbeef with a series of wild strikes but Roastbeef uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roastbeef counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roastbeef scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roastbeef fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lawler to the ground. Roastbeef is now in Lawler's guard.
Lawler keeping full guard, as Roastbeef tries to pass.
Roastbeef slips nicely into half guard.
Roastbeef sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lawler defending well though.
Roastbeef is keen to just control but Lawler is a slippery customer.
Roastbeef is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lawler is refusing to be controlled, as Roastbeef sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roastbeef content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Johnny Roastbeef.
Roastbeef throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawler.
Robbie Lawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roastbeef ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawler moves away.
Lawler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roastbeef bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roastbeef thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Roastbeef tries to score with some ground and pound. Lawler controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roastbeef lands an elbow.
The referee asks Roastbeef politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Roastbeef prefers to stall for the moment though.
Roastbeef throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Roastbeef has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roastbeef tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roastbeef has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Roastbeef is trying to move to mount but Lawler reverses beautifully and ends up in Roastbeef's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roastbeef is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lawler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roastbeef looking for a guillotine here but Lawler defends easily.
Lawler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roastbeef on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roastbeef working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lawler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Roastbeef is tightening it up a little... Lawler has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lawler reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lawler taps out! Nice BJJ there by Roastbeef!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Johnny Roastbeef!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Retsu Kaioh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Bisping has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Retsu Kaioh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kaioh's head backwards.
Kaioh looks to land a combination but Bisping avoids it well.
Bisping loads up on a big right hand but Kaioh slips the punch.
Kaioh looks to land a left hand but Bisping moved out of range nicely.
Kaioh scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaioh checks the leg kick.
A big right from Bisping misses.
Bisping pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bisping throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kaioh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kaioh lands a really nice looking cross but Bisping seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisping scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Bisping.
Michael Bisping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bisping tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaioh was well out of range. Poor timing from Bisping.
Kaioh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bisping bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kaioh's head.
A jab from Bisping does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaioh tries to clinch but Bisping is having none of it.
Kaioh throws a chopping leg kick but Bisping manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kaioh ducks right into an uppercut from Bisping.
Kaioh moves into range and clinches up with Bisping.
Bisping has a couple of punches blocked by Kaioh.
Kaioh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kaioh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaioh leaning against his opponent.
Bisping blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bisping as Kaioh tries to tie him up.
Kaioh blocking some punches.
Bisping lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping lands with a light punch inside.
Bisping pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bisping throws a series of punches but Kaioh avoids them all with ease.
Kaioh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kaioh moves out of range as Bisping strikes.
Kaioh defending well as Bisping loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Bisping.
Bisping misses with a leg kick
and Kaioh counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaioh misses with a head kick.
Bisping fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kaioh sprawls well initially but Bisping persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bisping performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kaioh flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping wants to work for an arm triangle but Kaioh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bisping is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kaioh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kaioh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kaioh pulls Bisping in close to prevent any damage.
Bisping loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kaioh looking for a sweep. Not yet Kaioh, not yet.
Bisping seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kaioh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bisping working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kaioh controlling Bisping's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Retsu Kaioh.
Kaioh slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaioh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bisping manages to avoid it.
Bisping finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kaioh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bisping finds it's way round the side to connect with Kaioh's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bisping dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kaioh moves out of range of the strikes.
Bisping connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bisping buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kaioh.
Bisping fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kaioh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bisping throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaioh avoids the head kick by Bisping.
Bisping looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bisping fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kaioh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bisping swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michael Bisping seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bisping.
Kaioh tries to work over Bisping's front leg with a kick but Bisping checks it.
Kaioh misses with a low kick.
Bisping throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaioh misses with a body shot.
Bisping loads up on a big right hand but Kaioh slips the punch.
Kaioh misses with a wild combination.
Kaioh ducks under a wild hook from Bisping.
Kaioh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kaioh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kaioh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping blocks a low kick nicely.
Bisping lands a jab.
Bisping lands with a straight right. Kaioh didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bisping throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bisping closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kaioh quickly recovers to half guard.
Bisping is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bisping is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kaioh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bisping trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kaioh manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kaioh stays in close to Bisping's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bisping is trying to control the position but Kaioh postures up.
Bisping pulls Kaioh in close to prevent any damage.
Kaioh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bisping swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bisping trying to keep a closed guard but Kaioh is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Michael Bisping hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kaioh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bisping.
That kick from Bisping tenderised Kaioh's leg. Kaioh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bisping throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bisping steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaioh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping thows a leg kick but Kaioh checks it
and Kaioh makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bisping really felt that one!
Bisping is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bisping looks to land a left hand but Kaioh moved out of range nicely.
Kaioh looks to score with a jab to the body but Bisping is just out of range.
Kaioh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kaioh misses with a body kick.
Kaioh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kaioh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bisping's calf.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bisping - that will leave a mark!
Bisping lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaioh's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaioh connects with a leg kick. Bisping looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bisping takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kaioh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bisping moves away.
Kaioh lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Bisping will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kaioh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bisping was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaioh.
Kaioh tried to score with a low kick but Bisping checks it.
Bisping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bisping lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Kaioh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaioh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bisping rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaioh counters with a nice leg kick.
Kaioh is looking to wear down Bisping with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bisping throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kaioh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bisping slips a straight right by Kaioh.
Bisping avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaioh throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaioh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bisping finds it's way round the side to connect with Kaioh's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaioh moves out of range of the body kick from Bisping.
Bisping swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kaioh.
Bisping tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaioh was well out of range. Poor timing from Bisping.
Kaioh slips under a jab from Bisping.
Bisping lands a right hook to the body.
Bisping fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kaioh is out of range.
Bisping uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaioh.
Bisping cracks Kaioh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bisping cracks Kaioh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kaioh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bisping lands with a nice body kick.
Kaioh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bisping checks it well.
Kaioh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh misses with a low kick.
Kaioh tries to clinch up but Bisping circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaioh defending well as Bisping loads up on a big left hand.
Retsu Kaioh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Bisping.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaioh scores with a leg kick.
Kaioh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bisping moves away.
Bisping fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaioh manages to avoid it.
Bisping misses with a kick to the body.
Kaioh tries to clinch there but Bisping circles away.
Bisping throws a body kick that misses.
Kaioh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bisping takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaioh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaioh is just out of range.
Kaioh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kaioh throws a series of punches but Bisping avoids them all with ease.
Bisping scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Kaioh misses.
Bisping fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kaioh misses with a low kick.
Kaioh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bisping checks a low kick from Kaioh.
Bisping dips to his left and cracks Kaioh with an uppercut!
Kaioh defending well as Bisping loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping 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.
Bisping connects with a crisp jab.
Kaioh thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaioh misses with a low kick as Bisping jumps back.
Kaioh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Retsu Kaioh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bisping misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaioh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bisping has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kaioh scores with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kaioh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaioh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kaioh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaioh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Retsu Kaioh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bisping has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bisping!
A very excited looking Michael Bisping 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between David Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Willemoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Willemoes!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willemoes misses with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shields.
Willemoes lands with a good body shot.
Shields is looking to score with low kicks.
Willemoes walks into a left hand.
Shields throws a head kick but Willemoes moves out of range.
Shields connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Willemoes shoots in and drives through. Shields sprawls well.
Willemoes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shields. Shields obviously looking to wear him down.
Shields throws a head kick that misses.
Willemoes throws a hook but Shields blocks it.
David Shields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields avoids the body shot from Willemoes.
Willemoes misses with a looping left.
Willemoes fails with the takedown.
Shields throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Willemoes's waist but Willemoes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shields off to one side.
Shields slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willemoes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shields.
Willemoes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
David Shields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Willemoes.
Willemoes scores with a punch to the head.
Willemoes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shields closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Willemoes quickly recovers to half guard.
Shields sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Willemoes defending well though.
Shields is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shields looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Willemoes wants to get back to full guard.
Shields 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.
Shields not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Willemoes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shields.
Willemoes is looking for a sweep. Shields is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willemoes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Willemoes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shields pulls his head out easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shields seems to be looking for submissions.
Shields trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes is looking to improve his position.
Shields not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Willemoes is trying to maintain the position but Shields is very close to passing his half guard.
Shields performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Willemoes is looking for a sweep. Shields is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Willemoes is refusing to be controlled, as Shields sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of David Shields.
Sloppy strikes from Shields. Those never looked like landing.
Willemoes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shields tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Willemoes is in Shields's guard.
Willemoes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Willemoes wants to control from the top but Shields keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willemoes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shields trying to control the position.
Willemoes scoring with some ground and pound.
Willemoes postures up in Shields's guard and throws a big left but Shields blocks it.
Willemoes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willemoes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shields looking for subs off his back but Willemoes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Willemoes tries to stand but can't do so whilst Shields controls his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that David Shields will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shields misses with a hook. Willemoes ducked under it nicely.
Willemoes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shields.
Shields bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shields rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Willemoes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shields throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shields swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Willemoes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Willemoes is keen to just control but Shields is a slippery customer.
Shields is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Willemoes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Willemoes's back!
Willemoes turns into Shields and is now in his guard.
Willemoes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shields wants to get back to his feet but Willemoes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shields manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Willemoes manages to get himself to full guard.
Shields trying to control but Willemoes is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields preventing the sweep.
Shields sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Willemoes keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of David Shields.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shields.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Willemoes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Willemoes looks to throw the jab but Shields is out of range.
Shields attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shields avoids the body shot from Willemoes.
Willemoes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shields.
Willemoes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shields.
Shields throws out a leg kick but Willemoes moves out of range and Shields only half commits.
A shot to the body from Shields misses
and Willemoes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Willemoes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shields misses with a hook to the body
and Willemoes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shields thinking.
A leg kick checked by Willemoes.
Shields tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Shields takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields shoots in looking for a takedown. Willemoes tries to sprawl out of it but Shields keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Willemoes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Willemoes blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shields.
Willemoes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shields misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Willemoes lands a nice shot to the body.
Shields waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Willemoes.
Shields keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willemoes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shields as he avoids it easily.
Willemoes cracks Shields with a right hand to the side of the head.
Willemoes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes moves out of range of the body kick.
Shields throws a low kick but it's checked well by Willemoes.
Shields looks to score with a jab to the body but Willemoes is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Willemoes blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Shields lands an impressive looking overhand right. Willemoes doesn't seem phased though.
Willemoes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shields lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shields looks to land a right hand but Willemoes moved out of range.
Willemoes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willemoes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Willemoes throws a poor cross that misses
and Shields counters with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shields throws a sloppy head kick and Willemoes moves out of range easily.
A jab from Shields does it's job there.
Shields misses with a lunging right hand
and Willemoes counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David Shields will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Willemoes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shields throws out a leg kick but Willemoes moves out of range and Shields only half commits.
Shields on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shields fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willemoes manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shields, as that shot connected.
Shields shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Willemoes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shields misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shields throws a leg kick but Willemoes moved away.
Jab, jab by Shields - just one landing.
Willemoes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shields throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shields swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Willemoes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willemoes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Willemoes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Willemoes wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willemoes throws a jab but it's blocked by Shields.
A big left from Willemoes misses.
Shields ducks under a wild hook from Willemoes.
A slow jab from Willemoes misses its intended target.
Shields shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Willemoes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shields.
Willemoes ducks right into an uppercut from Shields.
Willemoes throws a shot from downtown. Shields moves away and avoids it.
Shields throws a head kick but Willemoes moves out of range.
A jab from Willemoes finds it's way through Shields's defenses.
Shields tries to clinch but Willemoes moves out of range.
Shields keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shields throws a jab but it's blocked by Willemoes.
Willemoes moves out of range as Shields strikes.
Willemoes blocks a low kick nicely.
Shields slips under a jab from Willemoes.
Willemoes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Willemoes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willemoes moves out of range of the strikes.
Shields lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willemoes scores with a jab to the body.
Willemoes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Willemoes wants it to stay on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Shields.
Shields throws a low kick but Willemoes avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shields misses with a body shot
and Willemoes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Willemoes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice cross by Willemoes.
Shields lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Willemoes thuds a left hand into Shields's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shields.
Willemoes checks a leg kick.
Willemoes takes a swing at Shields's ribcage but misses.
Shields fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good work by Willemoes as he checks the leg kick.
David Shields is winning the standup battle so far.
Shields lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Christian Willemoes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Willemoes.
Shields shoots for a takedown but Willemoes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shields ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shields avoids the body shot from Willemoes.
Willemoes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shields moves in looking to clinch but Willemoes pushes him off.
Willemoes misses with a wild body shot.
Willemoes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Willemoes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willemoes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shields tries to hold on but Willemoes postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Christian Willemoes.
I think Shields 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... David Shields!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Kytta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vvierme Llamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kytta's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Odorants - This Night. Llamer has chosen Prodigy - Spitfire as his entrance music. Mikko Kytta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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277 lbs
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World class MT
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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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Kytta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vvierme Llamer!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Llamer.
It looks like Mikko Kytta has been cut.
Llamer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kytta was well out of range. Poor timing from Llamer.
Kytta avoids the body shot from Llamer.
Kytta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A combination from Llamer does no damage.
Llamer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kytta.
Llamer throws a hook to the side of Kytta's head but Kytta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kytta tests Llamer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Llamer is looking to land body kicks.
Kytta connects with a single shot there.
Kytta throws a head kick but Llamer moves out of range.
Llamer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Llamer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kytta at a distance.
Llamer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kytta counters with a three punch combo that has Llamer backing up. Llamer nods at Kytta to acknowledge the strikes.
Kytta scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Vvierme Llamer has been cut.
Llamer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Llamer lands a lovely overhand right.
Kytta thows a body kick. Llamer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kytta.
Llamer looks gassed!
Llamer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kytta drops Llamer with a beautiful combination! Llamer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kytta is looking for the KO!
Llamer is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Llamer gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kytta gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Kytta!
Mikko Kytta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Rauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauta's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Frederik - Harva Meistä On Rautaa. Emelianenko has chosen Enea Vollare Mezzo as his entrance music. Fedor Emelianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Rauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rauta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rauta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rauta misses with a few strikes there.
Pertti Rauta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that Rauta ducks under and follows up with a left that Rauta also avoids with ease.
Rauta lands a really nice looking cross but Emelianenko seems unphased.
Rauta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rauta jabs Emelianenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Rauta.
Rauta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Rauta.
Rauta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rauta with a knee to the head.
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rauta has him pressed against the cage.
Rauta misses with a knee strike.
Rauta with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko throws an elbow that misses.
Emelianenko is trying to drag Rauta to the mat but Rauta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rauta.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rauta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emelianenko's brow.
Emelianenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Emelianenko looking for a takedown.
Emelianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rauta lands a nice uppercut.
Rauta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Rauta can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Rauta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rauta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rauta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Emelianenko or not.
Rauta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rauta can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Rauta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emelianenko's face.
Emelianenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rauta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rauta misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
Rauta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rauta missing with knees to the body.
Rauta effectively controlling the action here.
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Rauta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rauta.
Rauta lands a knee to the body.
Rauta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rauta scores with a knee to the head.
Rauta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rauta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Rauta.
Rauta lands with a short shot to the head.
Emelianenko is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Rauta.
Emelianenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Rauta finish him?
Rauta lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rauta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rauta lands an elbow that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks for a moment.
Rauta has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Emelianenko - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Rauta, and another! Emelianenko is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Pertti Rauta!
Our winner, Pertti Rauta, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jersey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Pierre Babin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babin has chosen South Park - Let's Fighting Love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Jersey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Pierre Babin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jersey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Babin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jersey. That did some damage!
Jersey works Babin's body with a nice hook.
Babin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Babin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jersey manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Jersey as he connects with a hook.
Jersey misses the jab.
Jersey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babin moves into the clinch successfully.
Jersey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Babin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jersey blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jersey fails to land.
Jersey jumps guard but Babin stands there with Jersey around his waist. Jersey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jersey misses with the head strike.
Jersey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Babin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Babin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babin working aggressively here.
Babin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babin throws a punch but it's blocked by Jersey.
Jersey struggles to land a body shot inside as Babin controls his hands.
Jersey blocks an elbow strike from Babin.
Jersey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Babin or not.
Babin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jersey throws a head punch that misses.
Jersey digs a right hand into Babin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Babin's gas tank.
Babin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jersey blocks an uppercut.
Babin struggles to land a body shot inside as Jersey controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jersey.
Jersey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jersey blocks an uppercut.
Babin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jersey is leaning against Babin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jersey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babin lands a nice uppercut.
Jersey throws a head punch that misses.
Jersey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jersey blocks a body shot from Babin.
Babin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jersey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jersey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jersey.
Jersey is leaning against Babin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jersey taking a breather.
Jersey working aggressively here.
Babin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babin tries to work over Jersey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Babin.
Jersey is looking to control Babin's arms but Babin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jersey has his back to the cage.
Jersey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Babin working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jersey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Babin lands a jab.
Babin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jersey takes a swing at Babin's ribcage but misses.
Jersey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Babin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jersey.
A clash of legs there as Babin blocks the low kick.
Babin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jersey.
Jersey connects with a right hand. Babin shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jersey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Babin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jersey's calf.
Nice body kick from Jersey.
Babin ducks under a wild hook from Jersey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babin thows a body shot but no joy.
Jersey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jersey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Babin's sensitive parts.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Babin.
The fighters circling - Jersey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jersey throws out a loose jab but Babin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Babin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jersey lands a nice shot that snaps Babin's head back.
Jersey slips a jab from Babin.
Babin throws a leg kick which misses Jersey's front leg but catches the back leg as Jersey tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babin throws an off balance right hand
and Jersey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Babin misses with a low kick as Jersey jumps back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jersey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Jersey dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jersey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Babin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jean Pierre Babin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babin scores with a kick to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Babin.
Jersey misses with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Babin - that will leave a mark!
Jersey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dan Jersey is winning the standup battle so far.
Babin throws a leg kick
and Jersey counters with a right hand to the body.
Babin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jersey is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jersey.
Jersey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Babin looks to score with a jab to the body but Jersey is just out of range.
Jersey throws a lazy right hand but Babin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jersey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Babin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jersey somewhat.
Babin tries to clinch up but Jersey circles away and keeps his distance.
Jersey throws a solid leg kick but Babin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jersey.
Jersey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Babin can pounce on him.
Jersey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jersey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jersey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Babin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jersey scrambles back to his feet.
Babin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jersey is looking to reverse the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jersey keeps working.
Babin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jersey manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jersey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babin.
Babin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Babin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jersey is pressing down on Babin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jersey pushes a forearm under Babin's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Babin is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Jersey!
Dan Jersey is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano comes to the cage accompanied by REDEMPTION SONG. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Leroy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown takes one on the button.
Marciano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
Marciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marciano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marciano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown moves forwards but Marciano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Leroy Brown has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brown tries to clinch up but Marciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Leroy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Marciano throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Marciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marciano moves away from the strike by Brown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marciano.
Jab from Marciano.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brown throws the left hand but Marciano avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Brown avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Marciano backpedaling.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marciano connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Marciano checks it.
Marciano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Marciano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Marciano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Marciano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Marciano circles away.
A low kick from Brown misses
and Marciano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marciano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown looks gassed!
Marciano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brown.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marciano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marciano lands with a slapping head kick.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
Marciano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marciano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown wants to clinch up but Marciano keeps it at a distance.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marciano.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch but Marciano is having none of it.
Marciano goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marciano thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown tries to clinch up but Marciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marciano cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marciano scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano is looking to land body kicks.
Marciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheers as Marciano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Brown is rocked!
Marciano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Marciano. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marciano wobbles Brown with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Marciano dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Brown to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Don Marciano!
In his post fight interview, Don Marciano gave a big smile as he said 'Bad Bad Leroy Brown, if I am singing this song I just knocked you out...'.
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