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AMS FC 78 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abou Ba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmie Akesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abou Ba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimmie Akesson's chin.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abou Ba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmie Akesson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Akesson.
Akesson looks to land a left hand but Ba moved out of range nicely.
Akesson misses with a looping left.
Ba misses with a takedown attempt - Akesson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jimmie Akesson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ba blocks a jab.
Akesson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Akesson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akesson.
Ba closes the distance and clinches up with Akesson, looking for a takedown. Ba pushes Akesson against the cage but Akesson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Akesson looks to land a combination but Ba avoids it well.
A jab from Akesson finds it's way through Ba's defenses.
Akesson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Akesson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ba.
Ba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akesson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akesson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ba makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ba.
Akesson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akesson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ba manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ba pulls Akesson in to control the position.
Akesson wants to stand and escape but instead Ba has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ba showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Akesson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akesson is looking to stand up but Ba isn't so interested in that idea.
Ba trying to stand up but can't free himself from Akesson's guard.
Ba gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Akesson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ba.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akesson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ba walks into a straight right hand from Akesson.
Ba tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akesson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Akesson wants to clinch but Ba slips to the side
and Ba counters by clinching up.
Ba working hard to break the clinch.
Ba is trying to break the clinch but Akesson is controlling him.
Ba missing with knees to the body.
Akesson breaks the clinch.
Akesson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ba looks to land a combination but Akesson avoids it well.
Akesson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akesson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ba will feel that in the morning.
Akesson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ba defends well and Akesson ends up having to push Ba into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Akesson breaks the clinch.
Akesson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akesson trying to control from half guard but Ba is working away.
Akesson stops Ba from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Akesson is going to stand back up.
Akesson stands up and beckons Ba to join him on the feet.
Ba seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Akesson shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Ba is backing up but Akesson catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Ba covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Akesson Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmie Akesson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aapo Ik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Sparbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ground Sparbot told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aapo Ik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ground Sparbot!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ik fails to land the takedown.
Sparbot shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ik manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sparbot controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sparbot trying to control the position from guard on top but Ik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparbot avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sparbot trying to control but Ik is working from the bottom.
Sparbot must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ik has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sparbot can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparbot tries to free his leg and advance position but Ik is retaining full guard.
Sparbot slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ik looking for a sweep. Not yet Ik, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparbot throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ik looking to control.
Ik is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ik keeping moving, preventing Sparbot from controlling successfully.
Ik working for a triangle but Sparbot defends it easily.
Ik lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ik trying to control but Sparbot is working from the bottom.
Ik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ik preventing the sweep.
Ik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ik wants to control from the top but Sparbot keeps moving.
Ik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ik trying to control but Sparbot is working from the bottom.
Ik throwing strikes but missing.
Ik trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparbot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ik 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.
Sparbot keeping moving, preventing Ik from controlling successfully.
Ik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ik throwing strikes from guard but Sparbot blocks nicely.
Sparbot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ik is one step ahead there.
Ik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ik chips away with some ground and pound.
Sparbot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ik postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sparbot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ik is looking to work some ground and pound but Sparbot has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ik trying to control but Sparbot is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ik connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sparbot tries to move into range but Ik moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sparbot shoots in for a takedown but Ik shows good takedown defense.
Sparbot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ik misses with a looping left.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ik connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sparbot. Sparbot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ik misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aapo Ik dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ik digs a good hook to Sparbot's body.
Aapo Ik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparbot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ik misses with a straight right.
Sparbot slips a jab from Ik.
Sparbot closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ik circles away.
Ik scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparbot fails with a takedown attempt.
Ik shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sparbot as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparbot defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ik.
Ik manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sparbot on his heels. He'll look to pass Sparbot's guard now, I'm sure.
Ik wants to pass the guard but Sparbot is keeping the position.
Sparbot keeping moving, preventing Ik from controlling successfully.
Ik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ik throws a big elbow that misses.
Sparbot is trying to control the position but Ik postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ik manages to get to full guard.
Sparbot slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ik is looking for a sweep.
Sparbot tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sparbot has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sparbot wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ik, who protects the arm well.
Ik wants to control but Sparbot postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot working the ground and pound but Ik is defending the strikes.
Sparbot is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ik is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Aapo Ik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ik tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sparbot wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sparbot landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ik is trying to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Sparbot are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ik is trying to improve his position.
Ik taking punishment in the form of punches.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sparbot working his ground and pound in the gym.
Sparbot 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.
Sparbot is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ik knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ik is trying to get back to half guard.
Ik can't do much from the bottom here.
Ik regains half guard.
Sparbot is thwarting Ik's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparbot is trying to control the action in half guard but Ik is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ik wants to get back to full guard.
Sparbot seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aapo Ik will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ik throws an overhand right that lands on Sparbot's shoulder, as Sparbot tries to avoid the shot.
Ik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sparbot can do to turn this around?
Nice takedown defense from Ik. No joy for Sparbot on that attempt.
Ik drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ik is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparbot 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.
Ik wants to control from the top but Sparbot keeps moving.
Sparbot keeping full guard, as Ik tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparbot keeping moving, preventing Ik from controlling successfully.
Ik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sparbot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ik engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ik preventing the sweep.
Sparbot keeps trying to improve his position.
Ik slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sparbot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sparbot looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ik throws a lazy right hand but Sparbot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ik misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Ik misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ik.
Ik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sparbot is fending him off so far but Ik persists. Nope, Sparbot circles away and we're back to standing.
Ik throws a shot from downtown. Sparbot moves away and avoids it.
Sparbot fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ik with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ik throws a shot from downtown. Sparbot moves away and avoids it.
Ik throws a looping overhand right but Sparbot ducks down to avoid it.
Ik scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ik is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sparbot is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sparbot tries to bench press Ik off him but Ik keeps the position.
Sparbot regains half guard.
Sparbot is looking for a sweep. Ik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot is holding on to half guard well.
Ik lands strikes from half guard.
Sparbot is staying active underneath Ik, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sparbot makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sparbot.
Sparbot keeping moving, preventing Ik from controlling successfully.
Sparbot managing to control the position.
Ik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ground Sparbot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparbot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sparbot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aapo Ik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ik has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aapo Ik!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucien De Bray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Holland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Lucien De Bray has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lucien De Bray seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucien De Bray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Holland!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holland sizes up De Bray with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Bray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holland.
Andrew Holland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Bray ducks under a wild hook from Holland.
Holland cracks De Bray with an open hand slap.
Holland lands with a kick to the ribs.
Holland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Bray was well out of range. Poor timing from Holland.
Holland scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Holland swinging wildly here.
Holland tries to bum rush De Bray with a series of wild strikes but De Bray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Bray throws a one two combo.
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!
De Bray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holland manages to avoid it.
Holland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Holland feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Brays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Bray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Bray avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Bray fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Holland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Bray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holland avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucien De Bray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Holland.
De Bray has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme Fight Club (best in Amsterdam) in the buildup to the fight.
Holland throws a hook but De Bray blocks it.
Holland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holland throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland throws a solid leg kick but De Bray takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Holland.
Holland lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Bray will feel that in the morning.
De Bray takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holland fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Bray.
Holland displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Holland. De Bray shrugs it off though.
Holland throws a good cross that connects.
Holland looks to land a combination but De Bray avoids it well.
Holland is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Holland jabs at De Bray's body.
De Bray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holland can pounce on him.
Holland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Bray misses with the combination.
Holland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bray ducks under a wild hook from Holland.
Holland plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Holland scores with a jab.
Holland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Bray's calf.
Holland looks to land a body kick but De Bray moved away.
De Bray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holland.
Holland slips a jab from De Bray.
Holland throws a low kick but De Bray moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Holland.
Holland misses with a double jab.
Holland cracks De Bray with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Bray drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holland wants to stand but De Bray is controlling the position.
De Bray drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Bray jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bray postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Bray trying to control but Holland is working from the bottom.
De Bray throws a big elbow that misses.
De Bray postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Holland working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Bray.
De Bray throws a strike but Holland rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Holland preventing the sweep.
De Bray looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Holland is defending well. De Bray quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Holland has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! De Bray celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucien De Bray!
Lucien De Bray thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Struggling Desperately (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques La Haine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Haine has chosen Cut Killer - Nique La Police as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Struggling Desperately!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques La Haine!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Haine lands a nice looking body shot.
Desperately misses with a straight left.
La Haine moves into the clinch.
Desperately struggles to land a body shot inside as La Haine controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Desperately.
Desperately misses with a knee to the head.
Desperately tries a body shot but La Haine blocks it.
Desperately misses with a body punch.
Desperately tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Haine's elbow.
La Haine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
La Haine's coach down at The Exiled BJJ and Wrestling was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on La Haine's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
La Haine misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from La Haine on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Desperately has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Desperately lands an elbow inside.
La Haine lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Struggling Desperately has been cut.
La Haine tries a body shot but Desperately blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, La Haine throws an elbow but misses.
Desperately is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Haine is defending well for now.
Desperately creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through La Haine's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Haine avoids a wild elbow strike from Desperately.
La Haine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperately misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Desperately avoids a wild elbow strike from La Haine.
La Haine scores with a nice hook to the head.
La Haine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Desperately misses with a knee to the head.
Desperately misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Haine.
Desperately with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Desperately misses with a body punch.
Desperately missing with knees to the body.
La Haine lands with a light punch inside.
Desperately lands an elbow that stopped La Haine in his tracks for a moment.
Desperately missing with knees to the body.
Desperately with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Desperately.
Desperately looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Desperately lands an elbow inside that La Haine shrugs off.
Desperately looks to throw an elbow but misses.
La Haine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Desperately's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Haine lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Desperately throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for La Haine.
Desperately avoids a wild elbow strike from La Haine.
Desperately tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La Haine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
La Haine has a couple of punches blocked by Desperately.
Desperately throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Desperately tries to land knees in the clinch but La Haine avoids the damage to the body.
La Haine lands a hook to the side of the head.
La Haine misses with a punch to the body.
La Haine throws a head punch that misses.
La Haine lands with a right to the head.
Desperately pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Desperately landing knees to the head.
Desperately blocks a body shot from La Haine.
La Haine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Desperately's elbow.
Desperately tries to throw a body punch but La Haine avoids it by throwing Desperately back against the cage.
Desperately throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Haine lands a nice shot to the body.
Desperately connects with a knee to the head.
Desperately throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Haine blocks it with crossed arms.
La Haine tries to throw a body punch but Desperately avoids it by throwing La Haine back against the cage.
La Haine lands an elbow just above Desperately 's eye.
Desperately avoids a wild elbow strike from La Haine.
La Haine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Desperately unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Desperately looks to throw an elbow but misses.
La Haine misses with an elbow over the top.
Desperately lands an elbow that stopped La Haine in his tracks for a moment.
Desperately gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Desperately misses with a short punch on the inside.
Desperately landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
La Haine looks winded!
Desperately tries to land knees in the clinch but La Haine avoids the damage to the body.
Desperately throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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 quick uppercut on the inside from Desperately.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Haine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
La Haine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Haine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Desperately landing knees to the body.
Desperately tries to land a knee to the head but La Haine blocks with his arms.
Desperately using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Haine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
La Haine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Haine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Desperately's elbow.
La Haine tries a body shot but Desperately blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
La Haine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Desperately tries a body shot but La Haine blocks it.
La Haine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Desperately prevents a body shot from La Haine.
La Haine scores with a shot to the side of Desperately's head.
Nice body punch from La Haine.
A hook to the body from La Haine.
La Haine scores with a shot to the side of Desperately's head.
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 Struggling Desperately will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Struggling Desperately's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
La Haine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Desperately swings away with a body shot that misses
and La Haine counters with a two punch combo.
Desperately swings and misses with a shot to the body
and La Haine counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by La Haine.
La Haine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Desperately's defenses.
La Haine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Desperately putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has La Haine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
La Haine lands a body shot.
Desperately is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Haine is defending well for now.
La Haine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Desperately misses with a knee strike.
Desperately using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Haine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Desperately with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from La Haine fails to land.
La Haine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Desperately backwards.
A hook to the body from La Haine.
Struggling Desperately has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Desperately gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Haine scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Desperately.
A shot in the inside from La Haine.
Desperately is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Haine is defending well for now.
La Haine misses with a body punch.
La Haine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
La Haine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Desperately backwards.
La Haine scores with a shoulder strike.
La Haine misses with a punch on the inside.
Desperately creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Desperately.
La Haine tries to work over Desperately's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Desperately blocks an elbow strike.
Desperately takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Haine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Desperately backwards.
La Haine avoiding damage as Desperately throws knees to the body.
Desperately prevents a body shot from La Haine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Desperately.
Knees to the body from Desperately.
La Haine lands with a right to the head.
Desperately can't find room to land a body shot as La Haine controls the action.
Desperately throws an elbow that misses.
La Haine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from La Haine fails to land.
La Haine lands an elbow inside that Desperately shrugs off.
Desperately misses with a hook to the ribs.
La Haine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Desperately's elbow.
Desperately connects with a nasty looking knee right to La Haine's face.
Desperately looking to throw knees to the head but La Haine is blocking nicely.
La Haine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Struggling Desperately's cut is getting worse.
Desperately unloads a knee to the mid-section. La Haine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A hook to the body from Desperately.
Desperately gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
La Haine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Desperately's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Haine digs a right hand underneath Desperately's ribcage. Desperately let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Desperately misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Haine.
Desperately looks to throw an elbow but misses.
La Haine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
La Haine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Desperately trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from La Haine as the two fighters clinch.
La Haine tries to work over Desperately's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Haine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Desperately's elbow.
Desperately using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Haine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Desperately blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Desperately tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Haine tries to throw a body punch but Desperately avoids it by throwing La Haine back against the cage.
Desperately missing with knees to the body.
La Haine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
La Haine lands an elbow that stopped Desperately in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Haine working aggressively here.
La Haine tries to throw a body punch but Desperately avoids it by throwing La Haine back against the cage.
Desperately tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from La Haine.
La Haine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Haine lands an elbow that stopped Desperately in his tracks for a moment.
Desperately prevents a body shot from La Haine.
Desperately pushes La Haine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
La Haine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desperately lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Desperately prevents a body shot from La Haine.
La Haine throws a punch but it's blocked by Desperately.
Desperately throws an elbow that misses.
La Haine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Struggling Desperately's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head punch on the inside from Desperately fails to land.
La Haine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Desperately's elbow.
Desperately takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques La Haine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Struggling Desperately's cut.
That's time! Desperately's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
La Haine lands a nice shot that snaps Desperately's head back.
La Haine clinches up against the cage.
Desperately lands with a right to the head.
La Haine lands a nice elbow.
La Haine has a couple of punches blocked by Desperately.
La Haine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Desperately backwards.
A short left from La Haine.
Desperately is rocked!
La Haine pushes Desperately against the cage. La Haine is working some dirty boxing. La Haine pushes off with a quick right hook! Desperately goes down! Desperately tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! La Haine moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques La Haine!
After the fight, Jacques La Haine 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bwang Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Kruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Stepping Razor. Kruiz has chosen ZARILA KANDZE as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bwang Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tom Kruiz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bwang Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Kruiz!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruiz fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Kruiz.
Kruiz misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jackson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Kruiz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bwang Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Kruiz.
Kruiz slips a jab from Jackson.
Kruiz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruiz tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a crisp one two that drops Kruiz! Jackson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kruiz to his feet! Kruiz is in big trouble!
Kruiz is rocked!
Kruiz tries to clinch
and Jackson counters with a huge left! Kruiz is in big trouble! He's backing up but Jackson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kruiz from any more damage. A dominating finish by Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bwang Jackson!
After winning the bout, Bwang Jackson 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 Kalle Kivipelto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kivipelto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Juntta!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntta stuffs the takedown attempt from Kivipelto. Kivipelto gets slowly back to his feet.
Juntta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Kivipelto as Juntta shoots in.
Juntta closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kivipelto to the mat! Kivipelto manages to get full guard.
Juntta throws a big elbow that misses.
Kivipelto wants to sweep here but Juntta controlling him for the moment.
Juntta postures up.
Kivipelto looking for a sweep. Not yet Kivipelto, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kivipelto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Juntta won't allow Kivipelto to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivipelto is working hard here to advance position.
Juntta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juntta throws a big elbow that misses.
Kivipelto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Juntta manages to get himself to full guard.
Juntta will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivipelto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kivipelto won't allow Juntta to sweep him here.
Kivipelto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Juntta trying to control the position.
Kivipelto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Juntta working a defensive guard here.
Juntta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kivipelto.
Kivipelto tries to free his leg and advance position but Juntta is retaining full guard.
Kivipelto forces his way into half guard.
Kivipelto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Juntta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kivipelto.
Juntta has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kivipelto manages to move to mount!
Juntta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kivipelto with shots to the head and body - Juntta looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kivipelto lands with some strikes.
Juntta manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Juntta tries to get to full guard but Kivipelto has control of the leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juntta is trying to maintain the position but Kivipelto is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kivipelto connects with a nice short shot to Juntta's temple.
Juntta tries to get to full guard but Kivipelto has control of the leg.
Kivipelto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Juntta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kivipelto stopping the sweep attempt from Juntta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivipelto distracts Juntta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kivipelto landing with the ground and pound.
Kivipelto throwing strikes from guard but Juntta blocks nicely.
Kivipelto preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kivipelto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kivipelto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kivipelto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juntta is keeping the position for now.
Kivipelto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Juntta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kivipelto.
Kivipelto postures up and lands a big shot to Juntta's brow.
Kivipelto lands a couple of elbows.
Juntta looking for a sweep. Not yet Juntta, not yet.
Juntta controls Kivipelto momentarily but Kivipelto frees himself.
Kivipelto trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivipelto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juntta will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Juntta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kivipelto looking to pass the guard.
Juntta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kivipelto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Juntta wants to sweep here but Kivipelto controlling him for the moment.
Kivipelto lands a couple of digs.
Kivipelto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Juntta keeping full guard, as Kivipelto tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kivipelto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kivipelto.
Juntta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kivipelto avoids it really well and circles away.
Juntta feints and as Kivipelto raises his hands in defense, Juntta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kivipelto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Juntta can do to turn this around?
Juntta trying to control but Kivipelto is working from the bottom.
Juntta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juntta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kivipelto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Juntta has managed to get both his arms back between Kivipelto's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivipelto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Juntta manages to get himself to full guard.
Kivipelto wants to pass the guard but Juntta is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivipelto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Juntta pulls Kivipelto in close to prevent any damage.
Juntta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juntta throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Juntta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kivipelto trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kivipelto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kivipelto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juntta keeping moving, preventing Kivipelto from controlling successfully.
Kivipelto 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.
Juntta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Juntta is trying to control the position but Kivipelto postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Juntta seems keen to control Kivipelto's posture.
Kivipelto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Juntta wants to stand and escape but Kivipelto is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kivipelto looks to land a left hand but Juntta moved out of range nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Kivipelto. No joy for Juntta on that attempt.
Kivipelto moves out of range as Juntta strikes.
Juntta throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kivipelto was covering up waiting for the punch and Juntta finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kivipelto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Juntta is aware though and is defending well.
Kivipelto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Juntta defends it easily.
Kivipelto keeping full guard, as Juntta tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kivipelto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Juntta trying to move into half guard but instead Kivipelto has managed to sweep!
Juntta is trying to keep Kivipelto in close.
Juntta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kivipelto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kivipelto preventing the sweep.
Kivipelto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juntta is keeping the position for now.
Juntta trying to control the position.
Kivipelto postures up in Juntta's guard and throws a big left but Juntta blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivipelto looking to pass the guard.
Juntta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Juntta is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kivipelto won't allow Juntta to sweep him here.
Kivipelto pushing down on Juntta's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kivipelto is looking to advance position but Juntta won't allow it.
Juntta gets full guard.
Kivipelto preventing the sweep.
Kivipelto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Kivipelto has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kivipelto preventing the sweep.
Kivipelto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kivipelto pushing down on Juntta's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Juntta wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kivipelto dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Juntta shoots in for a takedown but Kivipelto shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Kivipelto misses.
Kivipelto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juntta throws a looping overhand right but Kivipelto ducks down to avoid it.
Kivipelto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Juntta counters with a single leg into guard. Kivipelto didn't expect that.
Kivipelto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Juntta connects with a couple of short punches.
Juntta preventing the sweep.
Juntta looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivipelto 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.
Juntta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Juntta with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta trying to control but Kivipelto is working from the bottom.
Kivipelto thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Juntta controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kivipelto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Juntta manages to get himself to full guard.
Kivipelto trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juntta throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Juntta is trying to keep Kivipelto in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kivipelto lands a couple of digs.
Juntta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kivipelto is one step ahead there.
Kivipelto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Juntta wants to sweep here but Kivipelto controlling him for the moment.
Juntta keeping full guard, as Kivipelto tries to pass.
Juntta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kivipelto defends well.
Juntta trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Juntta is trying to control the position but Kivipelto postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Juntta blocks a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Juntta is defended easily by Kivipelto.
Juntta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kivipelto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kivipelto advances position into side control!
Juntta is looking for a sweep.
Kivipelto working the ground and pound.
Kivipelto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Juntta is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Juntta prevents Kivipelto from moving into mount.
Kivipelto cracks Juntta with a big elbow.
Kivipelto scoring with punches and elbows.
Kivipelto looks up at the clock and then as Juntta takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kivipelto smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kivipelto sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Juntta is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Juntta regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivipelto lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kivipelto prevents Juntta from improving his position.
Jaska Juntta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juntta wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Juntta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kivipelto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Juntta is rocked!
It looks like Jaska Juntta has been cut.
Kivipelto arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Juntta's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kalle Kivipelto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hanlon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boca Naga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Hanlon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Hanlon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boca Naga!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Hanlon misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hanlon.
Hanlon throws a nice looking combination but Naga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Naga stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Naga wants it to stay on the feet.
Naga looks to throw the jab but Hanlon is out of range.
Hanlon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Naga counters with a left to the body.
Naga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Mark Hanlon has been cut.
Naga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanlon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naga misses with a wild body shot.
Hanlon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naga circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanlon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Naga.
Hanlon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naga connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hanlon. Hanlon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hanlon throws a right and a left that Naga avoids nicely.
Naga throws a shot to the body.
Hanlon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Naga shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hanlon's guard.
Naga seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naga wants to pass the guard but Hanlon is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naga slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hanlon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Naga working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Naga tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Naga sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hanlon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naga is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hanlon is trying to escape and Naga transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hanlon is forced to tap! Nice work there by Naga! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boca Naga!
A victorious Boca Naga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Biteyourcockov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Dyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Biteyourcockov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Philip Dyson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biteyourcockov throws a head kick that misses.
Dyson clobbers Biteyourcockov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Sergei Biteyourcockov has been cut.
Dyson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Biteyourcockov at a distance.
Biteyourcockov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dyson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dyson is trying to control Biteyourcockov's posture but Biteyourcockov avoids it.
Dyson is being controlled here.
Dyson is looking to regain half guard here but Biteyourcockov keeps moving and retains side control.
Biteyourcockov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Biteyourcockov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dyson is trying to escape the position but Biteyourcockov is controlling the position.
Dyson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Biteyourcockov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dyson defending against the ground and pound.
Dyson parries the strikes from Biteyourcockov easily there. Biteyourcockov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dyson to escape.
Biteyourcockov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dyson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dyson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Biteyourcockov's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Biteyourcockov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Biteyourcockov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dyson is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biteyourcockov breaks from Dyson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dyson is squirming around, avoiding Biteyourcockov's attempts to control the action.
Dyson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Biteyourcockov.
We've been hearing that Biteyourcockov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Biteyourcockov unloads with some shots from mount but Dyson bucks and avoids them well.
Biteyourcockov wants to control the pace but Dyson is squirming around nicely.
Biteyourcockov with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Philip Dyson has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biteyourcockov raining down shots from the mount!
That has opened up Philip Dyson's cut even more.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Biteyourcockov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dyson is looking to escape.
You get the feeling that Dyson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dyson wants to control but Biteyourcockov is having none of it.
Dyson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Biteyourcockov.
Biteyourcockov lands with some strikes.
Philip Dyson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Philip Dyson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergei Biteyourcockov!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergei Biteyourcockov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Castor Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jussi Juntta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Castor Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juntta.
Rollins tries to move into range but Juntta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Juntta goes for a double leg but Rollins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rollins continues to drive forward.
Rollins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rollins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rollins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Juntta backwards.
Rollins gets underhooks to prevent Juntta's takedown attempt.
Rollins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jussi Juntta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rollins gets underhooks to prevent Juntta's takedown attempt.
Juntta is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rollins is defending well.
Juntta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rollins lands a body punch.
Juntta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rollins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rollins prevents the takedown attempt.
Rollins misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntta has Rollins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rollins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Good body shot from Rollins.
Juntta is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rollins.
Rollins just leaning against Juntta, taking a breather.
Rollins breaks from the clinch.
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!
Juntta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rollins. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins throws a powerful right kick. Juntta tried to block low but the kick was high! Juntta was taken right off of his feet! Rollins jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Castor Rollins!
In his post fight interview, Castor Rollins gave a big smile as he said '"El Sicario" Rafael Flores i'm calling you out.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Halo Olah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Gage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Gage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Halo Olah!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olah throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gage was covering up waiting for the punch and Olah finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Olah's guard.
Olah looking for a sweep. Not yet Olah, not yet.
Olah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gage doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gage manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gage sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olah working for a triangle but Gage defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gage controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olah seems keen to control Gage's posture.
Gage looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Olah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gage doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gage manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Olah is trying to keep Gage in close.
Gage got a little sloppy there for a moment and Olah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gage has managed to get both his arms back between Olah's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Olah working for a triangle but Gage defends it easily.
Olah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gage defends well.
Gage sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Olah can't keep his opponent in guard - Gage advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gage is looking to take a break and control but Olah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage controlling the pace.
Olah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gage wants to take a breather but Olah is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gage connects with a body shot.
Olah throws a front kick aimed at Gage's knee but Gage avoids it well.
Gage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gage lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Olah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gage moves out of range as Olah throws a body kick.
Olah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Olah shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gage but Gage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gage slips under a jab.
Olah sizes up Gage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gage throws a big shot that misses.
Gage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olah was well out of range. Poor timing from Gage.
Gage defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Olah.
Olah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olah misses the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gage wants to clinch up but Olah keeps it at a distance.
Olah shoots in for a takedown but Gage shows good takedown defense.
Joe Gage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Halo Olah.
Olah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gage to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Halo Olah has been cut.
Olah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Halo Olah's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Olah avoids the body shot from Gage.
Gage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown attempt by Olah or perhaps it was just good defense by Gage, which made it look bad.
Olah throws a leg kick that misses.
Olah tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe Gage is winning the standup battle so far.
Gage throws a body shot but no joy.
Olah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gage sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Olah somewhat.
Gage throws a low kick but Olah avoids it.
Gage cracks Olah with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gage has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Olah to stand back up!
Olah is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Gage engages and cracks Olah with a massive lead left hook - Olah tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Gage is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Gage!
Joe Gage is the new heavyweight champion!
Joe Gage decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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