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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes to the cage accompanied by Swedish House Mafia-One. Dane Kane looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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210 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dane Kane!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross throws a hook but Kane avoids it easily.
Kane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ross lands with a good body shot.
Ross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ross takes a swing at Kane's ribcage but misses.
Ross misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab, jab by Ross - just one landing.
Kane fails with the takedown.
Ross missing with a left hand there. Kane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kane takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ross goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Dane Kane has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
James Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross looks to land a left hand but Kane moved out of range nicely.
Ross throws a body punch but Kane moves out of range.
Kane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ross.
Ross definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice jab there from Ross.
Kane is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross delivers a nice body kick.
Kane is still on wobbly legs! Can Ross finish him?
Kane switches off momentarily and Ross cracks him with a monster right hand! Kane topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Ross dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Ross!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Ross!
After winning the bout, James Ross 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caesar Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Caesar Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rusty Driver!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baker manages to avoid it.
Baker fails with a takedown attempt.
Baker shoots in for a takedown but Driver shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Driver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Driver misses the shot to the body.
Baker closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Driver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Driver is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Driver prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caesar Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Driver is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Driver stalling in the clinch but Baker improves position.
Driver tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker is trying to pull guard but Driver has him pressed against the cage.
Baker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baker is on top in guard.
Baker chips away with some ground and pound.
Baker is stalling in the full guard.
Baker 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.
Driver has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Baker is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Driver.
Driver tries to buck Baker off but Baker is having none of it.
Baker decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rusty Driver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver swats away the attempt to clinch by Baker.
Baker keeps the fight on the outside.
Driver displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baker.
Baker fails with a takedown attempt.
Driver shoots in for a takedown but Baker shows good takedown defense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Baker has a takedown stuffed.
Baker shoots in but no luck this time.
Driver has a takedown stuffed.
Baker moves out of range as Driver throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries a head kick but it misses.
Baker slips under a jab from Driver.
Baker shoots in for a takedown but Driver shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Driver lands a slapping body shot.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Driver lands a left and a right that send Baker crashing to the mat, dazed. Driver thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Baker is rocked!
It looks like Caesar Baker has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Driver fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baker, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Baker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Driver goes for a takedown attempt but Baker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Driver scores with a shot to the body.
Driver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Driver rushes Baker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Driver.
Driver has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Baker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Driver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Driver moves into the clinch successfully.
Driver jerks Baker's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Baker drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Driver goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Driver because Baker was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Rusty Driver!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Messer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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223 lbs
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205 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mahoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Messer!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney throws a sloppy head kick and Messer moves out of range easily.
Messer misses with a few strikes there.
Messer digs a good body shot into Mahoney's ribs.
Messer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mahoney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mahoney shoots in and bounces Messer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mahoney wants to control from the top but Messer keeps moving.
Mahoney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Messer pulls Mahoney in close to prevent any damage.
Mahoney got a little sloppy there for a moment and Messer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mahoney has managed to get both his arms back between Messer's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney looking to pass the guard.
Messer wants to sweep here but Mahoney controlling him for the moment.
Mahoney slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Messer prevents Mahoney from moving into mount.
Messer wants to get back to his feet but Mahoney drags him back down.
Mahoney is trying to move to mount but Messer reverses beautifully and ends up in Mahoney's guard.
Messer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney keeping full guard, as Messer tries to pass.
Mahoney is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Messer defends well.
Messer wants to control from the top but Mahoney keeps moving.
Mahoney isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Messer stacks Mahoney on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Messer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahoney gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mahoney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Messer.
Messer slows the pace down in half guard.
Messer wants to stand but Mahoney has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mahoney actively working from the bottom here.
Mahoney is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Messer pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messer is trying to control. Mahoney wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mahoney tries to roll over but Messer keeps him under control.
Messer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mahoney sees it coming and defends easily.
Messer is keen to just control but Mahoney is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Messer works his way into side control.
Mahoney is looking to regain half guard here but Messer keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahoney is working hard here to advance position.
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 John Mahoney will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Messer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Messer wants it to stay on the feet.
Messer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John Mahoney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Messer throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Messer misses.
Mahoney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Messer slips a straight right by Mahoney.
Messer lands with a nice body punch.
Mahoney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Messer.
Messer jabs Mahoney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Messer throws a hook to the side of Mahoney's head but Mahoney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahoney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Messer as he avoids it easily.
Mahoney with a poor takedown
and Messer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Mahoney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Messer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mark Messer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mahoney's head backwards.
Messer swinging wildly here.
Messer scores with a nice body kick.
Messer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Messer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mahoney pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some wild striking there from Messer.
Messer looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahoney is just out of range.
A nice combination there by Messer.
Messer looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahoney is just out of range.
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!
Messer misses with a double jab.
Messer missing with a left hand there. Mahoney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahoney scores with a takedown into Messer's guard.
Mahoney is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mahoney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mahoney is stalling in the full guard.
Messer is looking for a triangle but Mahoney pushes his legs off easily.
Messer managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney slips nicely into half guard.
Mahoney is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mahoney works his way into side control.
Mahoney tries to move into full mount but can't pass Messer's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mahoney's best efforts.
Mahoney wants to free his trapped foot but Messer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
John Mahoney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Messer wants to improve his position but Mahoney is controlling well.
Mahoney moves nicely into side control.
Mahoney advances to mount.
Mahoney wants to take his opponent's back but Messer doesn't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Messer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Messer swinging wildly here.
Messer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mahoney circles away quickly and effectively.
Messer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Messer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mark Messer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Messer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Messer lands a slapping body shot.
Messer throws a series of punches but Mahoney moves out of range.
Messer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mahoney rather than just go for the knockout.
Mahoney misses the shot to the body.
Mahoney shoots in but no luck this time.
Messer misses with a wild combination.
Messer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Messer's guard.
Mahoney pushes down on Messer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mahoney wants to take a breather but Messer is having none of it.
Messer is looking for a sweep. Mahoney is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mahoney wants to take a breather but Messer is having none of it.
Mahoney content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mahoney trying to control from half guard but Messer is working away.
Messer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mahoney is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John Mahoney has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Messer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mahoney.
Messer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahoney misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Messer throws a combination. Mahoney tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messer misses with a two punch combination.
Messer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Messer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Messer misses with a hook. Mahoney ducked under it nicely.
Messer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Messer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney checks a leg kick nicely.
Mahoney shoots in for a takedown but Messer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Mahoney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahoney closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mahoney lands in his opponent's guard.
Mahoney wants to control from the top but Messer keeps moving.
Messer is looking to stand up but Mahoney isn't so interested in that idea.
Mahoney slips nicely into half guard.
Mahoney is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Messer defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mahoney is thwarting Messer's attempts to control the position.
Mahoney trying to pass the guard but Messer defending well.
Mahoney passes to full mount!
Mahoney is working for a guillotine from mount but Messer frees his head quite easily.
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.
Messer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Mahoney.
I think Mahoney has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Mahoney!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donian Viendone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Cesaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Cesaro is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donian Viendone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Cesaro!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viendone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Viendone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cesaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cesaro swings for the body but Viendone moves out of range.
Cesaro ducks under a wild hook from Viendone.
A head kick misses from Cesaro.
Cesaro tries to land a leg kick but Viendone saw it coming and moves away.
Cesaro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cesaro motions for Viendone to come forward. Cesaro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Viendone looks to land a right hand but Cesaro moved out of range.
Viendone lands with a cross.
Cesaro lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cesaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Viendone.
Viendone lands a right hook to the body.
Viendone looks to score with a jab to the body but Cesaro is just out of range.
Cesaro is looking to clinch but Viendone is avoiding it.
Viendone throws out a loose jab but Cesaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viendone blocks a head kick by Cesaro.
Viendone scores with a jab.
Cesaro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Viendone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viendone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cesaro pinned against the cage. Cesaro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cesaro lands a nice looking body shot.
Cesaro misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Viendone counter with a right hand.
Cesaro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Viendone is out of range.
Viendone blocks a head kick by Cesaro.
Cesaro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Viendone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Viendone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Viendone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cesaro.
Viendone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cesaro manages to avoid it.
Cesaro throws a poor cross that misses
and Viendone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Viendone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cesaro.
Cesaro throws a hook but Viendone blocks it.
Viendone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cesaro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cesaro just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Viendone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viendone jabs Cesaro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viendone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cesaro.
Viendone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Antonio Cesaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cesaro moves to clinch but Viendone breaks away
and Viendone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cesaro throws a shot from downtown. Viendone moves away and avoids it.
Viendone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looks like Viendone has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cesaro lands a slapping body shot.
Cesaro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cesaro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cesaro wants it to stay on the feet.
Cesaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cesaro is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cesaro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Viendone lands a two punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Viendone.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cesaro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Antonio Cesaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Viendone.
Cesaro is rocked!
Viendone drops Cesaro with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Cesaro! Viendone dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donian Viendone!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Bertuccio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chubber Lane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertuccio comes to the cage accompanied by He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother. Giovanni Bertuccio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giovanni Bertuccio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chubber Lane!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertuccio gets a clinch.
Bertuccio stalls.
Bertuccio keeps control of Lane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bertuccio trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Bertuccio.
Bertuccio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lane or not.
Bertuccio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lane prevents a body shot from Bertuccio.
Lane is trying to break the clinch but Bertuccio has him pressed against the cage.
Bertuccio misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bertuccio.
Bertuccio lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bertuccio crunches a lovely knee into Lane's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bertuccio.
I was talking to Bertuccio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lane looks winded!
Bertuccio lands a hook that snaps the head of Lane backwards.
Bertuccio lands a shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bertuccio lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Bertuccio.
Bertuccio landing knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Bertuccio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bertuccio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bertuccio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lane.
Knees to the body from Bertuccio.
Bertuccio landing knees to the body.
Bertuccio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bertuccio works on Lane's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertuccio lands a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bertuccio.
Bertuccio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bertuccio.
Bertuccio pushes Lane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bertuccio lands a good knee to the midsection. Lane won't want to take too many of those.
Bertuccio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bertuccio.
Bertuccio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bertuccio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bertuccio working Lane over with knees to the body.
Lane takes a shot to the head.
Bertuccio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bertuccio lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertuccio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bertuccio lands with a light punch inside.
Bertuccio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bertuccio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bertuccio pushes Lane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bertuccio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bertuccio lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bertuccio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bertuccio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bertuccio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bertuccio obliges.
Lane working hard to break the clinch.
Bertuccio lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertuccio is working Lane over against the cage.
Bertuccio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bertuccio misses with a body punch.
Bertuccio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bertuccio missing with knees to the body.
Bertuccio can't find room to land a body shot as Lane controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bertuccio.
Bertuccio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bertuccio lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Bertuccio.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bertuccio misses with a body punch.
Bertuccio scores a nice knee to the body.
Bertuccio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bertuccio lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Bertuccio 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.
Lane tries to keep at a distance but Bertuccio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bertuccio lands a knee to the body.
Giovanni Bertuccio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bertuccio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lane up against the cage.
Lane wants to break free but Bertuccio has control.
Lane takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bertuccio lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Bertuccio.
Lane is rocked!
Bertuccio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lane is still on wobbly legs! Can Bertuccio finish him?
Bertuccio dips a shoulder and cracks Lane with a mighty uppercut! Lane falls back against the cage and Bertuccio unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lane is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bertuccio screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giovanni Bertuccio!
Our winner, Giovanni Bertuccio, 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 Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dougie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Klincko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dougie Silva!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva dodges the punch combination from Klincko.
Klincko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Klincko tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Klincko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Klincko gets slowly back to his feet.
Klincko blocks a head kick by Silva.
Dougie Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klincko moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Silva moves out of range as Klincko throws a body kick.
Klincko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Klincko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Klincko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A big right from Klincko misses.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva looks for the body kick but Klincko saw that one coming.
Klincko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Klincko lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Klincko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Klincko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva lands a head kick. Klincko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Dave Klincko has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klincko throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klincko's sensitive parts.
Klincko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Klincko.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Klincko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klincko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klincko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Klincko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Klincko somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Klincko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Klincko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Klincko sees coming a mile off.
Dougie Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Klincko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Klincko counters with a nice body kick.
Klincko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva thumps Klincko with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Klincko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva thows a body kick. Klincko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Klincko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops Klincko in his tracks momentarily.
Klincko is breathing heavily.
Silva clinches up with Klincko and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva blocks a body shot from Klincko.
Silva stalls.
Silva continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Klincko pulls Silva into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is looking to stand up but Klincko won't let him.
Silva wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Klincko's closed guard. He's half up but Klincko has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Klincko pivots and extends the arm, Silva falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Klincko! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Klincko!
Dave Klincko gave a mention to Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Dorokhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Dorokhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Hoffer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dorokhov.
Dorokhov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dorokhov is looking to clinch but Hoffer is avoiding it.
Hoffer catches Dorokhov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hoffer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dorokhov's waist but Dorokhov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hoffer off to one side.
Dorokhov moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov blocking some punches.
Dorokhov lands a nice shot to the body.
Dorokhov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoffer blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoffer is looking to take this one to the mat.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hoffer avoiding damage as Dorokhov throws knees to the body.
Dorokhov lands a right hand.
Hoffer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dorokhov lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffer working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorokhov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Dorokhov.
Hoffer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dorokhov.
Hoffer blocks a jab.
Dorokhov slips under a jab from Hoffer.
Dorokhov misses with a straight left.
Hoffer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoffer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hoffer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dorokhov on the side of the head.
Hoffer connects with a body shot that sends Dorokhov's belly button to the back.
Hoffer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dorokhov.
Hoffer connects with a looping right hand.
Hoffer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dorokhov can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dorokhov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hoffer on the ground.
Hoffer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dorokhov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hoffer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dorokhov wants to control but Hoffer postures up.
Hoffer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hoffer taking a breather here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hoffer working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sloppy strikes there by Hoffer.
Hoffer working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
A lull in the action here.
Dorokhov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hoffer.
Dorokhov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dorokhov tries to get out of the position.
Hoffer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hoffer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hoffer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dorokhov to see if he's OK.
Dorokhov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dorokhov wants to control but Hoffer postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hoffer.
Hoffer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dorokhov wants to control but Hoffer postures up.
Hoffer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hoffer is putting a hurting on Dorokhov here, landing some big shots from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hoffer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoffer controls the position from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Hoffer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hoffer dominated that round.
That's time! Dorokhov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hoffer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dorokhov lands a nice looking body shot.
Hoffer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dorokhov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dorokhov drops his hands momentarily and Hoffer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hoffer misses with a double jab
and Dorokhov counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoffer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hoffer throws a jab when Dorokhov was well out of range.
Hoffer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hoffer misses with a straight left.
Dorokhov takes a swing at Hoffer's ribcage but misses.
Hoffer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hoffer looks to score with a jab to the body but Dorokhov is just out of range.
A cross from Dorokhov lands.
Hoffer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dorokhov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice straight punches there by Hoffer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hoffer.
Sergey Dorokhov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorokhov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from Dorokhov misses.
Sloppy strikes from Hoffer. Those never looked like landing.
Dorokhov misses with an uppercut.
Hoffer misses with a hook.
Dorokhov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donk. Hoffer catches Dorokhov right on the button with a cross.
Dorokhov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoffer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dorokhov.
Hoffer dips to his left and cracks Dorokhov with an uppercut!
Dorokhov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoffer misses with a body shot.
A combination from Hoffer does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dorokhov. Hoffer does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dorokhov looks to throw the jab but Hoffer is out of range.
Dorokhov tries to clinch but Hoffer moves away
and Hoffer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorokhov misses with a right hand
letting Hoffer counter with a right hand.
Dorokhov throws out a loose jab but Hoffer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorokhov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoffer.
Hoffer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dorokhov misses with a looping left.
Dorokhov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoffer manages to avoid it.
Hoffer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dorokhov to the mat! Dorokhov manages to get full guard.
Hoffer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hoffer drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dorokhov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dorokhov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dorokhov!
Hoffer gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hoffer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hoffer holds on and takes a little breather.
Hoffer keeping moving, preventing Dorokhov from controlling successfully.
Dorokhov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hoffer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hoffer landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer throwing strikes here but Dorokhov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hoffer wants to control the pace but Dorokhov is squirming around nicely.
Hoffer breaks from Dorokhov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hoffer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffer with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dorokhov is in a horrible position here. Hoffer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hoffer is working for a guillotine from mount but Dorokhov frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hoffer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Dorokhov - just one landing.
Hoffer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hoffer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hoffer misses with a body shot.
Dorokhov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoffer was well out of range. Poor timing from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dorokhov misses with an uppercut.
Dorokhov ducks under a wild hook from Hoffer.
Hoffer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hoffer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dorokhov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Dorokhov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffer throws a series of punches but Dorokhov moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dorokhov. Hoffer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dorokhov scores with a shot to the body.
Hoffer with a nice cross.
That kick from Dorokhov tenderised Hoffer's leg. Hoffer is trying to keep his angry face on.
A lazy left from Hoffer finds it's target.
Nice jab there from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov takes a swing at Hoffer's ribcage but misses.
Hoffer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dorokhov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dorokhov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dorokhov clobbers Hoffer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hoffer throws the left hand but Dorokhov avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoffer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hoffer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dorokhov under the eye.
Dorokhov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hoffers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hoffer.
Dorokhov looks to land a left hand but Hoffer moved out of range nicely.
Dorokhov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dorokhov closes the distance and clinches.
Hoffer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Dorokhov.
Hoffer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dorokhov lands with a light punch inside.
Hoffer blocking some punches.
Dorokhov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoffer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dorokhov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hoffer breaks from the clinch.
Hoffer throws a body punch but Dorokhov moves out of range.
Sergey Dorokhov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hoffer.
Dorokhov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dorokhov wants to clinch up but Hoffer keeps it at a distance.
Dorokhov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hoffer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dorokhov misses the body punch
and Hoffer counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoffer lands a right hook to the body.
Hoffer lands with a cross.
Hoffer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dorokhov sprawls well initially but Hoffer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoffer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffer is working for a submission of some sort.
Hoffer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jimmy Hoffer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer is taking a breather. Dorokhov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hoffer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dorokhov defending well though.
Hoffer content to control rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Hoffer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hoffer 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Hoffer!
Jimmy Hoffer managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$), into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Island King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Dubrovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
255 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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26
248 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Island King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolay Dubrovsky!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Dubrovsky.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like The Island King has been cut.
King fails with the takedown.
Dubrovsky tries to clinch but fails miserably
so King counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
King stops Dubrovsky from standing up.
Dubrovsky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dubrovsky keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and King jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dubrovsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Dubrovsky has wrist control.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King advances position into side control!
Dubrovsky wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
King in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dubrovsky is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). The Island King!
The Island King tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Honey Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morten Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Papa Roach - Do or die. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Honey Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morten Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen ducks under a wild hook from Badger.
Paulsen swings for the body but Badger moves out of range.
Paulsen connects with a leg kick. Badger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Paulsen finds it's way through Badger's defenses.
Badger gets tackled into the cage by Paulsen. Paulsen maintains the clinch.
Paulsen letting Badger take a breather here.
Badger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paulsen being controlled against the cage.
Paulsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Badger gets an underhook and turns Paulsen into the cage.
Paulsen slowing the pace effectively.
We've been informed that Paulsen 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.
Badger lands with a left to the head.
Paulsen tries to work over Badger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen being controlled against the cage.
Paulsen stalling against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Badger.
Badger blocks an elbow strike from Paulsen.
Paulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badger trying to stall but Paulsen improves his position.
Paulsen scores with a hook to the body.
Badger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paulsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Badger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Badger controls his hands.
Paulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Badger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paulsen.
Paulsen blocking some punches.
Badger lands a hook that snaps the head of Paulsen backwards.
Paulsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Badger gets an underhook and turns Paulsen into the cage.
Paulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paulsen lands a nice uppercut.
Badger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paulsen lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Paulsen.
Paulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badger's elbow.
Paulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger swings wildly with an uppercut but Paulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulsen lands with a light punch inside.
Paulsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paulsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badger leaning against his opponent.
Badger letting Paulsen take a breather here.
Paulsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulsen tries to land a front kick but Badger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Badger looks to throw the jab but Paulsen is out of range.
Badger misses with a wild combination.
Paulsen misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen moves away from the strike by Badger.
Paulsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Badger moves away from the strike by Paulsen.
Badger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paulsen is looking to clinch.
Paulsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Badger throws a right hand that misses
and Paulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Badger moves out of range of the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Badger.
Badger swats away the attempt to clinch by Paulsen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Paulsen.
Badger moves out of range as Paulsen throws a body kick.
Badger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paulsen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morten Paulsen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Badger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paulsen counters with a nice body shot.
Paulsen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badger manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Badger.
Paulsen moves into the clinch.
Badger tries to stall but Paulsen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morten Paulsen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paulsen.
Paulsen tries to work over Badger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Badger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paulsen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Badger's efforts to push away.
Badger throws a punch but it's blocked by Paulsen.
Paulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paulsen gets through Badger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a nice uppercut.
Badger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Paulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Badger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paulsen backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Paulsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Badger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paulsen's elbow.
Badger blocks an elbow strike.
Paulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Paulsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Badger.
Paulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Badger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger lands an uppercut.
Badger tries to circle away but Paulsen has him pinned against the cage.
Badger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Badger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulsen throws an overhand right that lands on Badger's shoulder, as Badger tries to avoid the shot.
Morten Paulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Badger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paulsen thows a body kick. Badger tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Badger throws a big shot that misses.
Badger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Badger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Badger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Badger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger ducks under a wild hook from Paulsen.
Badger throws a front kick aimed at Paulsen's knee but Paulsen avoids it well.
Badger defending well as Paulsen loads up on a big left hand.
Paulsen misses with a head kick.
Paulsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Badgers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paulsen looks for the body kick but Badger saw that one coming.
Badger moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulsen. Badger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Badger circles away.
Jab, jab by Paulsen - just one landing.
Badger throws an off balance right hand
and Paulsen counters with a straight right hand.
Paulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Badger.
Paulsen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Badger.
Paulsen is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badger cracks a nice hook into Paulsen's ribs.
Paulsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Badger finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badger drops Paulsen with a huge uppercut! Paulsen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Badger is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Honey Badger!
A less than humble Honey Badger misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nir Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Red Belt
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nir Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan cracks Sosa with a good jab.
Paul Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buchanan thows a body shot but no joy.
Sosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sosa looks to throw a body kick
and Buchanan moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Buchanan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Buchanan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sosa works on Buchanan's body with a couple of short punches.
Buchanan misses with some punches.
Buchanan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Sosa tries to work over Buchanan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buchanan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buchanan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sosa.
Sosa misses with the head strike.
Buchanan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sosa prevents it.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sosa misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanan wants the takedown. Sosa is fighting it off but Buchanan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sosa's guard against the cage.
Buchanan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Buchanan is working hard here to advance position.
Buchanan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sosa working a defensive guard here.
Buchanan wants to control from the top but Sosa keeps moving.
Sosa is adopting a defensive guard.
Buchanan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Buchanan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan tries to land a front kick but Sosa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Buchanan misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buchanan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Buchanan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Buchanan misses with a looping right.
Buchanan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Buchanan.
A punch lands to the side of Buchanan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa wants to land a leg kick but Buchanan is out of range.
Good leg kick by Sosa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sosa looks to land a body kick but Buchanan moved away.
Sosa thumps Buchanan with a low kick.
Nir Sosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sosa looks to land a right hand but Buchanan moved out of range.
Sosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Buchanan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buchanan lands with a shot to the body.
Buchanan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sosa.
Buchanan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosa moves away.
Sosa lands a leg kick that knocks Buchanan off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buchanan dives in and grabs Sosa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sosa pushes down on Buchanan's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Buchanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buchanan throws a looping overhand right but Sosa ducks down to avoid it.
Sosa 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.
Sosa lands the left hand.
Sosa misses with a head kick.
Buchanan is looking to wear down Sosa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sosa lands a big head kick that sends Buchanan tumbling to the mat! Sosa takes a step backwards and waves Buchanan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Buchanan is rocked!
It looks like Paul Buchanan has been cut.
Buchanan is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Sosa Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Buchanan is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nir Sosa!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nir Sosa waved his t-shirt featuring Conquer's logo in front of the cameras.
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