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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parfait Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Fernhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilton's entrance music is The man in the moon is a newfie. A fine choice. Dale Fernhart will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
13 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Parfait Hilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dale Fernhart!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernhart looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hilton tries a head kick but it misses.
Hilton throws a sloppy body shot
and Fernhart counters with a series of strikes. Hilton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fernhart misses with an uppercut.
Hilton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernhart drops Hilton with a left and a right! Oh, Hilton is hurt - Fernhart dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Parfait Hilton has been cut.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hilton is not content to let Fernhart control the position.
Hilton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fernhart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hilton keeps working.
Fernhart moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Fernhart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton is looking to reverse the position.
Fernhart has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hilton is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Fernhart yanks on the arm and Hilton is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Fernhart.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dale Fernhart!
An out of breath Dale Fernhart thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caccane Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berzevaco has chosen Hanna Ekola - Villihevosia as his entrance music. Troy Lancaster 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caccane Berzevaco!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster throws a jab but it's blocked by Berzevaco.
Berzevaco is looking to clinch.
Lancaster misses with a looping left.
Lancaster blocks a head kick by Berzevaco.
Lancaster lunges at Berzevaco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Berzevaco's hand.
Lancaster tries to bum rush Berzevaco with a series of wild strikes but Berzevaco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster misses with a two punch combination.
Berzevaco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lancaster avoids the head kick by Berzevaco.
Lancaster lands a two punch combo.
Berzevaco rushes Lancaster and presses him up against the cage.
Berzevaco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Berzevaco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster avoids a wild elbow strike from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berzevaco misses with an elbow strike.
Berzevaco prevents the takedown attempt.
Lancaster breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Berzevaco tries to land a front kick but Lancaster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Berzevaco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lancaster has been working on his balance at Pahuyuth Muay Thai 12 elite coaches, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Berzevaco.
Berzevaco throws a head kick but Lancaster moves out of range.
Berzevaco misses with a head kick.
Lancaster scores with a hook to the body. Berzevaco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Berzevaco slips a jab from Lancaster.
The crowd cheers as Lancaster lands an impressive looking overhand right. Berzevaco doesn't seem phased though.
Lancaster lands a jab to the head.
Lancaster throws a hook but Berzevaco avoids it easily.
Berzevaco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lancaster misses with a straight right.
Berzevaco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Lancaster.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Berzevaco.
Berzevaco looks for the body kick but Lancaster saw that one coming.
Berzevaco looks to land a right hand but Lancaster moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lancaster throws a big shot that misses.
Lancaster looks to land a combination but Berzevaco avoids it well.
Berzevaco drives through and clinches with Lancaster against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster is looking to break free of the clinch but Berzevaco has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berzevaco throws an elbow but misses.
Berzevaco manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Berzevaco throws an elbow that misses.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Berzevaco avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Berzevaco taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Berzevaco misses with an elbow over the top.
Berzevaco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Troy Lancaster has been cut.
Lancaster tries to score a body lock takedown but Berzevaco shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Berzevaco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Berzevaco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berzevaco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Berzevaco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berzevaco throws an elbow but misses.
Lancaster takes an elbow to the forehead.
Berzevaco gets underhooks to prevent Lancaster's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Lancaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berzevaco throws an elbow but misses.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berzevaco lands an elbow just above Lancaster 's eye.
Berzevaco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lancaster blocks an elbow strike from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lancaster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco pushes off an throws an elbow but Lancaster leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lancaster dodges an elbow strike from Berzevaco.
Nice elbow from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it misses.
Berzevaco throws an elbow that misses.
Berzevaco lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lancaster avoids the elbow strike from Berzevaco, against the cage.
Lancaster has Berzevaco pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Berzevaco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Berzevaco avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Berzevaco lands an elbow just above Lancaster 's eye.
Berzevaco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Berzevaco - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Berzevaco lands an elbow just above Lancaster 's eye.
Lancaster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caccane Berzevaco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Troy Lancaster's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Berzevaco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Berzevaco in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Berzevaco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Troy Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berzevaco tries to clinch there but Lancaster circles away.
Berzevaco tries a head kick but it misses.
Berzevaco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster avoids the head kick by Berzevaco.
Lancaster throws a series of punches but Berzevaco moves out of range.
Berzevaco throws a sloppy head kick and Lancaster moves out of range easily.
Berzevaco misses with a body kick.
Lancaster missing with a left hand there. Berzevaco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Berzevaco avoids the punch easily.
Lancaster avoids the head kick by Berzevaco.
Lancaster thows a body shot but no joy.
Lancaster misses with a hook.
Lancaster connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Troy Lancaster is winning the standup battle so far.
Berzevaco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lancaster.
Berzevaco slips a straight right by Lancaster.
Berzevaco misses with a head kick.
Lancaster throws a hook to the side of Berzevaco's head but Berzevaco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lancaster lands with a shot to the body.
Lancaster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lancaster misses with a double jab.
Berzevaco throws a head kick that misses
and Lancaster counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A solid body kick from Berzevaco.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Berzevaco is just out of range.
Berzevaco moves into the clinch successfully.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it misses.
Lancaster blocks an elbow strike.
Berzevaco misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco lands an elbow inside.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Berzevaco manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berzevaco misses with an elbow strike.
Berzevaco lands an elbow inside.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Berzevaco controls the action.
Berzevaco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lancaster dodges an elbow strike from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lancaster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lancaster missing with a left hand there. Berzevaco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lancaster misses the jab.
Berzevaco scores with a spinning back kick!
Berzevaco connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco is looking to clinch but Lancaster is avoiding it.
Lancaster lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lancaster takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Berzevaco avoids the body shot from Lancaster.
Berzevaco slips under a jab.
Lancaster lands a jab-cross combination.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but Berzevaco slips the punch.
Berzevaco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berzevaco throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lancaster throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut. Berzevaco saw that one coming.
Lancaster misses with a lunging right hand
and Berzevaco counters with a leg kick.
Lancaster avoids the head kick by Berzevaco.
Berzevaco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lancaster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berzevaco instigates a clinch.
Berzevaco blocks an uppercut.
Berzevaco throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Berzevaco.
Lancaster dodges an elbow strike from Berzevaco.
Lancaster blocks an elbow strike from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it misses.
Berzevaco lands an elbow that stopped Lancaster in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berzevaco.
Lancaster blocks an elbow strike from Berzevaco.
Lancaster breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lancaster missing with a left hand there. Berzevaco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lancaster tests Berzevaco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lancaster swings widly with a right hand
and Berzevaco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lancaster checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caccane Berzevaco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Troy Lancaster's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lancaster misses with a looping left.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berzevaco.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Berzevaco is just out of range.
Berzevaco tries to land a front kick but Lancaster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Berzevaco rushes Lancaster and presses him up against the cage.
Lancaster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Berzevaco misses with an elbow strike.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it misses.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berzevaco misses with an elbow over the top.
Berzevaco lands an elbow inside that Lancaster shrugs off.
Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Berzevaco lands an elbow inside that Lancaster shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzevaco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lancaster's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berzevaco throws an elbow but misses.
Lancaster trying to control the position but instead, Berzevaco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lancaster into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berzevaco throws an elbow but misses.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berzevaco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lancaster just leaning against Berzevaco, taking a breather.
Lancaster blocks the elbow strike.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Berzevaco avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Lancaster wants to stall.
Berzevaco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caccane Berzevaco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Berzevaco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berzevaco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Berzevaco lands a damaging elbow.
Lancaster is rocked!
Berzevaco throws an elbow that misses.
Oh Lancaster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Berzevaco misses with an elbow strike.
Berzevaco pushes off an throws an elbow but Lancaster leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Berzevaco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lancaster tries to stall but Berzevaco uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Berzevaco misses with an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berzevaco misses with an elbow over the top.
Berzevaco misses with an elbow strike.
Berzevaco throws an elbow that misses.
Berzevaco misses with an elbow over the top.
Berzevaco misses with an elbow over the top.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berzevaco misses with an elbow over the top.
Berzevaco throws an elbow that misses.
Lancaster avoids the elbow strike from Berzevaco, against the cage.
Lancaster seems to have got his legs back now.
Berzevaco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berzevaco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Berzevaco lands a damaging elbow.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clinched against the cage, Berzevaco lands a big elbow that drops Lancaster! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Lancaster is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caccane Berzevaco!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Ghanizadeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amir Ghanizadeh!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghanizadeh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ghanizadeh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ghanizadeh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ghanizadeh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dela Cruz's calf.
Sloppy strikes from Dela Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Ghanizadeh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dela Cruz, as that shot connected.
A head kick from Dela Cruz lands but Ghanizadeh takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Ghanizadeh misses.
Ghanizadeh shoots for a takedown but Dela Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ghanizadeh throws a head kick but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Dela Cruz is looking to score with low kicks.
Dela Cruz gets a double leg takedown into Ghanizadeh's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dela Cruz wants to control from the top but Ghanizadeh keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghanizadeh pulls Dela Cruz in close to prevent any damage.
Dela Cruz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz throws a strike but Ghanizadeh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dela Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ghanizadeh is aware though and is defending well.
Ghanizadeh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ghanizadeh postures up.
Dela Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ghanizadeh is aware though and is defending well.
Ghanizadeh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dela Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ghanizadeh looking to sit in guard and control but Dela Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dela Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ghanizadeh is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dela Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dela Cruz being controlled here momentarily.
Ghanizadeh is trying to keep Dela Cruz in close.
Ghanizadeh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dela Cruz is one step ahead there.
Dela Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Ghanizadeh has wrist control.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Ghanizadeh is working from the bottom.
Dela Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dela Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Dela Cruz is in close to Ghanizadeh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dela Cruz throws a big right hand that misses.
Dela Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
Dela Cruz being controlled here momentarily.
Dela Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Ghanizadeh blocks nicely.
Dela Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Ghanizadeh working for a triangle but Dela Cruz defends it easily.
Dela Cruz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ghanizadeh manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dela Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dela Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ghanizadeh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ghanizadeh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghanizadeh trying to control but Dela Cruz is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Dela Cruz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dela Cruz 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.
Ghanizadeh throws a leg kick but Dela Cruz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ghanizadeh scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab lands there for Ghanizadeh.
The fighters circling - Dela Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ghanizadeh throws a push kick but Dela Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Dela Cruz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dela Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Ghanizadeh counters with a head kick that drops Dela Cruz - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Dela Cruz is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghanizadeh is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oh Dela Cruz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shane Dela Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dela Cruz wants to control but Ghanizadeh is having none of it.
Ghanizadeh drops a big elbow. That's hurt Dela Cruz! More shots from Ghanizadeh and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amir Ghanizadeh!
After winning the bout, Amir Ghanizadeh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by The Town by Macklemore. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilson's choice of entrance music: Ave Maria. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Wilson.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson walks into a jab.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Wilson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wilson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
Johnson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at MagicalFatFarm that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson prevents Wilson from improving position.
Wilson trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Wilson.
Johnson regains half guard, as Wilson was trying to land strikes.
Wilson is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnson is in trouble now - Wilson has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson controlling his opponent.
Wilson throws some wild stikes that Johnson manages to avoid easily.
Wilson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Johnson turns into him and now he's in Wilson's guard.
Wilson trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is looking to pass into half guard but Wilson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wilson is in guard.
Wilson trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Johnson has control of Wilson's left arm, preventing Wilson from doing any damage.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Wilson pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wilson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wilson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wilson tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Wilson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wilson throwing strikes here but Johnson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wilson breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wilson punching from mount but Johnson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Wilson wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Wilson.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
Good exchange - Wilson coming out on top.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wilson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wilson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Wilson.
Wilson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Wilson cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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 jab from Wilson misses.
Jordan Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Wilson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilson counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
Johnson is pulling down on Wilson's head. It's preventing any offense from Wilson, at least for the moment.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Wilson pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Wilson.
Wilson trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Wilson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wilson is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Wilson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Wilson there.
Wilson slips under a jab from Johnson.
Wilson lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Wilson misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilson has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wilson is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson is trying to hold Wilson in close to prevent damage but Wilson has managed to pass into half guard.
Wilson trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Wade Wilson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilson stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Wilson wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Wilson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jordan Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Wilson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wilson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Wilson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wilson working the ground and pound effectively.
Wilson trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson unloading with bombs!
Wilson lands a nice shot to the head.
Wilson with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wilson landing punches.
Wilson controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson unloads with some shots from mount but Johnson bucks and avoids them well.
Wade Wilson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a head shot.
Wilson avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Johnson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Wilson unloading with bombs!
Wilson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wilson wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Wilson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wilson looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wilson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Wilson!
Wade Wilson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Miike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brown's choice of entrance music: Invincible by Machine Gun Kelly . Takeshi Miike could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tommy Brown's chin.
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148 lbs
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285 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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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
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Takeshi Miike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a hook but Miike blocks it.
A big right from Miike misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Miike down.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Miike.
Brown looks to land a combination but Miike avoids it well.
Miike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miike closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brown is trying to buck Miike off.
Miike remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Miike's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Miike trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Takeshi Miike wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tommy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown lands a big shot that drops Miike! Can he finish him?
Miike is rocked!
It looks like Takeshi Miike has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miike tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oh Miike is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown stands up and waves to Miike to follow him.
Miike changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Miike manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Miike counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Miike.
Miike seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown 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.
Miike tries to stand but Brown is controlling from the bottom.
Miike looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Miike wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miike not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Takeshi Miike wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Miike's head but Miike sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Miike takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Miike there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown pushes Miike up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Brown and Miike goes tumbling to the canvas! Brown follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miike staying out of range there.
Miike ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tommy Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miike scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Miike tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Brown is not content to let Miike control the position.
Miike is really struggling to control Brown but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takeshi Miike's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown pounces like a tiger and cracks Miike with a vicious hook! Miike is down but not out! Brown follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tommy Brown!
Tommy Brown thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grand Master Yip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Zhirkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yip Man's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Everything in it's right place. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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285 lbs
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32 - 18 - 1 |
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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
19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Grand Master Yip Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Zhirkov!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Zhirkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yip Man doesn't seem phased though.
Zhirkov gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yip Man looks to move to half guard but instead Zhirkov has passed into mount! Damn!
Yip Man working to try and regain half guard.
Zhirkov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zhirkov has control of Yip Man's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Yip Man regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Zhirkov landing shots from mount.
Zhirkov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zhirkov with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhirkov working Yip Man over with strikes here.
Yip Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhirkov with shots to the head and body - Yip Man looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yip Man can't escape the position.
Zhirkov cracks Yip Man with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Yip Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yip Man working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirkov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Yip Man in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Yip Man tries to reverse the position but Zhirkov maintains control.
Zhirkov looking to finish Yip Man with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yip Man!
Yip Man is squirming around, avoiding Zhirkov's attempts to control the action.
Zhirkov working Yip Man over with strikes here.
Zhirkov raining down shots from the mount!
Zhirkov scoring with strikes but Yip Man is staying in there.
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!
Zhirkov landing strikes from the mount.
Zhirkov wants to control the pace but Yip Man is squirming around nicely.
Zhirkov cracks Yip Man with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Yip Man is rocked!
Zhirkov unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Yip Man wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Zhirkov celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Zhirkov!
Robert Zhirkov spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gully God (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). God comes to the cage accompanied by Mavado - Gangsta Nuh Play. Hogin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. real american kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
20 - 5 - 1 |
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276 lbs
67 - 37 - 2 |
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gully God!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
67 - 37 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogin!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by God.
Hogin misses with a right hand
enabling God to counter with a crisp jab.
God throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
God throws the kick towards the body but Hogin avoids it.
Hogin throws a right hand that misses
and God counters with a lovely shot to the body.
God comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogin works the jab nicely.
Hogin misses with an uppercut
and God counters with a slapping leg kick.
God lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hogin's sensitive parts.
God lands a nice hook to Hogin's body. Hogin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
God ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hogin throws a jab but it's blocked by God.
Hogin throws a head kick but God moves out of range.
Hogin looks winded!
Hogin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent God stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
God moves into range and connects with a jab.
God lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
God lands a nice hook to Hogin's body. Hogin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
God chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hogin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hogin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
God thumps Hogin with a low kick.
God is looking to wear down Hogin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hogin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by God.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
God is looking to slow Hogin down with leg kicks.
Hulk Hogin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
God throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from God, right into the meat.
God lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hogin backs up against the cage.
God scores with a shot to the body.
God thumps Hogin with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
God connects with a solid leg kick.
God lands a head shot.
God lands a leg kick that knocks Hogin off balance momentarily.
Hogin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
God digs a good hook to Hogin's body.
God dips to his left and cracks Hogin with an uppercut!
God with a nice cross.
Hogin is rocked!
God feints and then cracks Hogin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hogin down.
God connects with a looping right hand.
Hogin is still on wobbly legs! Can God finish him?
God lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gully God!
After winning the bout, Gully God thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luka Modric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luka Modric has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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37
160 lbs
48 - 23 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Modric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa tries to clinch but Modric is having none of it.
Taalasmaa scores with a body shot.
Taalasmaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Modric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taalasmaa moves away.
Taalasmaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Modric avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been told by Modric's head coaches at Araba Fenice that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Modric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taalasmaa ducks under a wild hook from Modric.
Modric throws a leg kick but Taalasmaa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Taalasmaa scores with a nice head shot.
Taalasmaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Modric is looking to chop away at Taalasmaa's legs.
Taalasmaa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Modric lands with a thumping leg kick.
Modric misses with a double jab.
Taalasmaa tries for a takedown but Modric sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Modric throws a leg kick
and Taalasmaa counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Taalasmaa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Modric is trying to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Taalasmaa crashes against the mat.
Taalasmaa tries to advance to mount but can't.
Taalasmaa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Modric taking punishment in the form of punches.
A lull in the action here.
Taalasmaa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa misses with the ground and pound.
Taalasmaa working the head and body with strikes.
Taalasmaa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Modric tries to bench press Taalasmaa off him but Taalasmaa keeps the position.
Modric taking punishment in the form of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Taalasmaa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Taalasmaa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Modric, who protects the arm well.
Modric takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Modric tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Taalasmaa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries to score with some ground and pound. Modric controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Taalasmaa wants to control but Modric is keeping him busy.
Modric is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Taalasmaa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Modric avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Modric defending well though.
Modric moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Taalasmaa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Modric works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Modric knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taalasmaa on the ground.
Taalasmaa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Taalasmaa is working Modric over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taalasmaa tries to free his leg and advance position but Modric is retaining full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taalasmaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taalasmaa forces his way into half guard.
Taalasmaa throwing shots but Modric is blocking nicely.
Taalasmaa wants to pass the guard but Modric is defending well.
Taalasmaa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taalasmaa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Modric defending well though.
Taalasmaa thows a huge punch but Modric dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa 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.
Taalasmaa catches Modric with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Modric throws a series of strikes that have Taalasmaa backpedaling.
Taalasmaa misses with a few strikes there.
Modric on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Modric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Modric tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Taalasmaa is in Modric's guard.
Taalasmaa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taalasmaa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Modric swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taalasmaa won't allow Modric to get back to his feet.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taalasmaa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Taalasmaa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Modric's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modric working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa looking to sit in guard and control but Modric gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taalasmaa is looking to cinch up a triangle. Modric throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Taalasmaa's body to avoid the submission. Taalasmaa has instead reached around Modric's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Taalasmaa arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Seppo Taalasmaa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ghee Buttersnaps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buttersnaps comes into the arena with Move on Up - Curtis Mayfield blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ghee Buttersnaps!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amun Ra!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buttersnaps darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buttersnaps sizes up Ra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Buttersnaps slips under a jab from Ra.
Buttersnaps connects with a body shot that sends Ra's belly button to the back.
Buttersnaps drives through and clinches with Ra against the cage.
Ra breaks from the clinch.
Ra lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Buttersnaps backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buttersnaps tries to clinch up but Ra circles away and keeps his distance.
Ra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buttersnaps.
and Buttersnaps counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ra! He's just covering up as Buttersnaps starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ghee Buttersnaps!
Ghee Buttersnaps is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Ghee Buttersnaps 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 Viljo Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfie Norks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norks has chosen Like a G6 as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 22 - 2, fighting out of London, Viljo Laine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alfie Norks!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norks throws a leg kick which misses Laine's front leg but catches the back leg as Laine tries to avoid it.
Norks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Norks has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Norks just misses with a punch to the body.
Norks is looking to score with low kicks.
Norks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
Norks slips under a jab from Laine.
Norks throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Norks clinches up against the cage.
Laine tries to throw a body punch but Norks avoids it by throwing Laine back against the cage.
Norks misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Norks.
Laine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laine is trying to push Norks away but Norks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Norks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Laine.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laine's defenses.
Norks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laine avoids it.
Norks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Laine tries to break free but Norks pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norks working Laine over with knees to the body.
Laine is breathing heavily.
Laine prevents a body shot from Norks.
Laine is trying to force a seperation but Norks has the dominant position.
Norks stalling against the cage.
Laine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Norks slowing the pace effectively.
Norks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Norks.
It looks like Viljo Laine has been cut.
Norks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laine blocks it with crossed arms.
Laine has had enough of the clinch but Norks keeps him there for the moment.
Norks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laine is trying to force a seperation but Norks has the dominant position.
Norks lands a hook that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Nice elbow from Norks.
Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norks sends Laine crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Norks is motioning to the referee to let Laine up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Laine is rocked!
Norks closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Laine out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alfie Norks! Alfie Norks retains his heavyweight title!
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