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AMS FC 102 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cameron Chaos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cameron Chaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tucker as he avoids it easily.
Tucker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tucker dips to his left and cracks Chaos with an uppercut!
Tucker stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chaos or perhaps it was just good defense by Tucker, which made it look bad.
Chaos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tucker stuffs the takedown.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tucker but Tucker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chaos scores with a takedown into Tucker's guard.
Tucker keeping full guard, as Chaos tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chaos throwing strikes from guard but Tucker blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chaos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tucker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chaos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tucker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chaos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chaos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tucker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chaos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tucker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tucker is trying to control the position but Chaos postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chaos is looking to work some ground and pound but Tucker has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tucker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chaos wants to pass the guard but Tucker is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chaos fails with a takedown attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tucker enables Chaos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tucker manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chaos is looking to work some ground and pound but Tucker has wrist control.
Chaos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tucker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chaos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tucker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tucker looking for a sweep. Not yet Tucker, not yet.
Chaos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chaos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tucker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chaos is one step ahead there.
Chaos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tucker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tucker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chaos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tucker is trying to keep Chaos in close.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chaos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chaos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chaos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tucker is trying to control the position but Chaos postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice takedown defense from Tucker. No joy for Chaos on that attempt.
Tucker sizes up Chaos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tucker misses with a straight left.
Chaos tries for a takedown but Tucker circles away easily
and Chaos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chaos.
Chaos shoots in but Tucker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chaos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tucker circles away.
Tucker throws a hook but Chaos blocks it.
Tucker stuffs the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chaos is defended easily by Tucker.
Tucker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chaos.
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 Cameron Chaos will probably get the nod.
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.
Chaos misses with a takedown attempt - Tucker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chaos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tucker gets caught napping as Chaos dives in and scores a takedown. Tucker manages to retain guard.
Chaos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tucker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chaos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tucker looking to control.
Chaos won't allow Tucker to sweep him here.
Tucker trying to control the position.
Tucker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chaos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chaos stopping the sweep attempt from Tucker.
Chaos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tucker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chaos has Tucker in his guard.
Chaos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tucker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tucker escapes and throws Chaos's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Chaos sneaks back into half guard.
Chaos moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chaos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tucker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chaos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tucker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chaos has his foot on Tucker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tucker works his way back into a safe position though.
Chaos wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chaos is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chaos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaos postures up in Tucker's guard and throws a big left but Tucker blocks it.
Chaos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chaos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chaos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chaos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tucker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chaos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chaos fails with the takedown
and Tucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chaos backs up against the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Tucker misses the target.
Tucker misses with a looping left.
Chaos fails with a takedown attempt.
Chaos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tucker throws out the jab.
Chaos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tucker.
Chaos fails with the takedown.
Tucker throws out a counter right but Chaos avoids it with no problem.
Tucker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chaos or perhaps it was just good defense by Tucker, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tucker! But no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tucker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chaos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tucker sprawls and moves away.
Chaos darts in looking for a takedown but Tucker gets double underhooks and turns Chaos into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chaos is defended easily by Tucker.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tucker! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Tucker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chaos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Chaos shoots in but no luck this time.
Tucker throws a hook but Chaos blocks it.
Chaos shoots for a double leg takedown but Tucker sprawls well. He's pushed Chaos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chaos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chaos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tucker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tucker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chaos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cameron Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaos moves out of range as Tucker strikes.
Chaos misses with a takedown attempt - Tucker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dan Tucker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chaos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tucker is fending him off so far but Chaos persists. Nope, Tucker circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker stuffs the takedown.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tucker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nice takedown defense from Tucker. No joy for Chaos on that attempt.
Tucker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tucker jabs Chaos right on the nose. Chaos blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Cameron Chaos has been cut.
Tucker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chaos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tucker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tucker cracks Chaos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chaos is rocked!
Chaos is aggressively charging in as Tucker backs up avoiding any damage. Tucker tosses out a jab and Chaos runs right into it face first! Chaos is out cold! Tucker dropped down on all fours and is barking in Chaos's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Tucker!
In defeat, Cameron Chaos stepped up to the mic, saying 'Takedown spamming BITCH'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oswald Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Rento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rento has chosen U.D.O. - Heart of Gold as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oswald Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raimo Rento!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rento takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rento pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rento wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rento lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Rento misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Oswald Jokinen has been cut.
Rento blocking some punches.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen is leaning against Rento and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Rento backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jokinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rento lands a hook that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jokinen lands with a light punch inside.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Rento avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rento misses with the head strike.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Rento uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Rento controls his hands.
Rento is trying to break free.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Rento.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Rento lands a nice uppercut.
Rento letting Jokinen take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rento.
Rento working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rento misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Rento scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jokinen tries to work over Rento's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rento backwards.
Rento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rento lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raimo Rento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rento circles away quickly and effectively.
Jokinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rento throws a series of punches but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jokinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Good exchange - Rento coming out on top.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to counter by clinching up but Rento breaks away and moves out of range.
Rento dips to his left and cracks Jokinen with an uppercut!
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rento.
Jokinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rento tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Rento.
Rento misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rento misses with a head kick.
Rento throws a body shot but no joy.
Rento throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rento is just out of range.
Oswald Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen lands a jab to the nose.
Rento checks a low kick from Jokinen.
Rento throws the kick towards the body but Jokinen avoids it.
Rento misses with a straight right.
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jokinen moves out of range as Rento strikes.
Rento throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jokinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rento is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rento delivers a nice body kick.
Rento throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
Rento with a nice cross.
Jokinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rento manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rento.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rento throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Rento jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rento checks a leg kick.
Rento fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Rento looks to throw the jab but Jokinen is out of range.
Jokinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Rento dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oswald Jokinen's cut.
That's time! Jokinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rento misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Rento.
Jokinen misses with a hook. Rento ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rento was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Rento swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rento manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rento was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Jokinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rento tries to bum rush Jokinen with a series of wild strikes but Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rento has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Rento misses.
Rento throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jokinen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rento has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rento and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rento pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rento swats away the attempt to clinch by Jokinen.
Raimo Rento seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rento with a nice cross.
Rento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick from Rento.
Rento throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rento is looking to land body kicks.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rento is just out of range.
Rento slips a jab from Jokinen.
Rento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rento circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rento has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jokinen.
Rento throws a head kick but Jokinen moves out of range.
Rento looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Jokinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jokinen is looking to wear down Rento with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rento throws a head kick that misses
and Jokinen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rento lands with a short shot to the head.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Rento controls the action.
Rento tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Rento takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rento pushes Jokinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rento is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling him.
Rento blocking some punches.
Rento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rento swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rento lands with an uppercut that bounces Jokinen off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen moves out of range as Rento strikes.
Rento lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rento throws a looping overhand right but Jokinen ducks down to avoid it.
Rento scores with a nice body kick.
Rento throws a body shot but no joy.
Rento misses with a body shot.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rento just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rento to score with a decent uppercut.
Rento throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rento tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Rento.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Rento.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rento throws a series of punches but Jokinen avoids them all with ease.
Jokinen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rento throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rento swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen lands a leg kick that knocks Rento off balance momentarily.
Rento paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rento manages to avoid it.
Rento fakes the leg kick and cracks Jokinen in the body.
Rento tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rento plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rento sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rento throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Rento showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oswald Jokinen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rento misses with a wild body shot.
Rento thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jokinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rento manages to circle out of the way.
Rento throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut. Rento saw that one coming.
Rento throws a looping overhand right but Jokinen ducks down to avoid it.
Jokinen tries to counter by clinching up but Rento breaks away and moves out of range.
Jokinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rento.
Jokinen blocks a jab.
Rento throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen is looking to counter the offense by Rento and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rento throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rento lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rento thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rento tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen tries to counter by clinching up but Rento breaks away and moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Rento moves out of range.
Jokinen blocks the body kick.
Rento pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rento with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rento is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokinen.
Rento throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rento counters with a left to the body.
Rento goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jokinen drives through and clinches with Rento against the cage.
Rento is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling him.
Jokinen lands a shot to the body.
Rento has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jokinen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Oswald Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rento tries a body shot but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rento breaks from the clinch.
Rento looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jokinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rento closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rento working the strikes but Jokinen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rento thows a huge punch but Jokinen dodges it nicely.
Rento is looking to take a break and control but Jokinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rento trying to mount his opponent but Jokinen defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rento thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rento is just content to waste time from the top position. Jokinen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rento is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rento lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Rento.
Jokinen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jokinen darts in and clinches Rento up against the cage.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Rento.
Oswald Jokinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rento is trying to force a seperation but Jokinen has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Rento fails to land.
Rento's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jokinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Rento controls the action.
Jokinen lands with a light punch inside.
Rento blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Rento avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Rento wants a takedown but no success here.
Jokinen digs a right hand underneath Rento's ribcage. Rento let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rento takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen scores with a shot to the side of Rento's head.
Jokinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jokinen lands with a left to the head.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raimo Rento.
I've got Rento 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raimo Rento!
After the fight, Raimo Rento 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Mera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young One is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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150 lbs
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159 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Jose Mera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Young One!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? One is fending him off so far but Mera persists. Nope, One circles away and we're back to standing.
Mera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling One to score with a decent uppercut.
Mera fails with the takedown
and One holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
One breaks the clinch.
One takes a swing at Mera's ribcage but misses.
One throws a body shot but no joy.
Mera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mera.
Mera prevents One from escaping the position.
One manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mera's best efforts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
One trying to control here.
One is in trouble now - Mera has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mera fails to move to back control.
Mera trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mera wants to take his opponent's back but One doesn't allow it.
Mera scoring with strikes but One is staying in there.
One is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mera swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and One is now in Mera's guard. A big mistake from Mera there, giving up the dominant position!
One wanted to stand there but Mera had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One gets to his feet - Mera follows without any prompting.
A right-left combo lands from Mera.
One moves into the clinch.
One stops a takedown attempt from Mera.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Mera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
One putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Mera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
One tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mera avoids it.
Mera tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. One just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mera jumps guard but One stands there with Mera around his waist. Mera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mera successfully pulls guard.
One wants to stand but Mera has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mera uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mera lands with a right hand.
One missing with a left hand there. Mera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mera looks for a takedown but One sprawls well.
Mera has One up against the cage in a clinch.
One utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
One scores a nice knee to the body.
Mera misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from One.
One scores a nice knee to the body.
Mera is breathing heavily.
One with a knee to the head.
One lands an elbow that stopped Mera in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
One lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One scores a nice knee to the body.
One unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from One.
One tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
One breaks the clinch.
One connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mera momentarily.
One fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
One has taken the fight to the clinch.
One with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
One escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
One throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mera blocks a jab.
Mera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by One.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
One just misses with a punch to the body.
One tries to keep at a distance but Mera has taken the fight into the clinch.
One throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young One 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.
Mera dips to his left and cracks One with an uppercut!
One has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mera throws a shot from downtown. One moves away and avoids it.
One lunges at Mera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mera's hand.
One throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mera misses with a takedown attempt
and One counters with a nice body shot.
Mera slips a jab from One.
Mera fails with the takedown.
It seemed like One was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
One stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Mera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
One swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mera shoots in for a takedown but One shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mera forces One back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mera avoids a wild elbow strike from One.
Young One seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mera is trying to pull guard but One turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mera tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. One just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
One has taken the fight to the clinch.
One landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Mera.
Mera tries for a takedown but One manages to get underhooks.
Mera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
One lands a good knee to the midsection. Mera won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from One.
One with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mera takes a knee right on the jaw!
One looks to throw an elbow but misses.
One lands a nice uppercut.
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!
One pushes off an throws an elbow but Mera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
One lands a hook that snaps the head of Mera backwards.
Mera jumps guard but One stands there with Mera around his waist. Mera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mera takes an elbow to the forehead.
One manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and One counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mera thinking.
One lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Young One seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mera avoids the body shot from One.
Young One is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by One - just one landing.
Mera is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by One! Mera is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Young One!
Young One thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Martinez (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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28
158 lbs
47 - 14 - 0 |
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27
170 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michal Tarnowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tarnowski is defending well for now.
Tarnowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Martinez is pushing Tarnowski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tarnowski avoids it.
Martinez lands a good knee to the midsection. Tarnowski won't want to take too many of those.
Martinez tries to score a body lock takedown but Tarnowski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tarnowski misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Tarnowski - that landed with a thud.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
Come on Tarnowski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez is trying to stall.
Tarnowski dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Tarnowski tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarnowski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez lands an elbow inside that Tarnowski shrugs off.
Tarnowski can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Tarnowski prevents a takedown attempt there.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've been informed that Martinez 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.
Martinez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tarnowski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Michal Tarnowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Martinez.
Martinez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tarnowski up against the cage.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Tarnowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tarnowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarnowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez lands a nice knee to the body.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Tarnowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski has clasped his hands together around Martinez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez is looking for a sweep.
Martinez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tarnowski off and has taken his back!
Martinez keeps control of the position as Tarnowski tries to break free.
Martinez looking for the choke from the back.
Martinez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Tarnowski defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Martinez's arms.
Martinez somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Martinez doesn't have the hooks in and Tarnowski manages to turn into his guard.
Tarnowski preventing the sweep.
Martinez is looking for a triangle but Tarnowski pushes his legs off easily.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Tarnowski from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarnowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.
Martinez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tarnowski manages to get himself to full guard.
Tarnowski has his foot on Martinez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martinez works his way back into a safe position though.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez is sitting in close to Tarnowski's body. Tarnowski has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Martinez is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Martinez is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Tarnowski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michal Tarnowski!
Our winner, Michal Tarnowski, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kk Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jock Sleed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brewer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is scooby doo. Sleed has chosen I'm An Individual as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
150 lbs
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159 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kk Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jock Sleed!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Brewer.
Brewer throws a front kick aimed at Sleed's knee but Sleed avoids it well.
Sleed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sleed blocks the body kick.
Sleed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sleed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sleed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sleed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brewer tries to land a leg kick but Sleed saw it coming and moves away.
Sleed let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brewer clinches with his opponent.
Sleed is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Sleed.
Sleed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sleed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brewer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sleed throws a hook but Brewer avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brewer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sleed lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brewer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brewer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kk Brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brewer misses with a wild body shot.
Brewer tries a head kick but it misses.
Brewer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sleed scores with a jab.
Brewer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sleed looks to score with a jab to the body but Brewer is just out of range.
Brewer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Brewer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brewer digs a good body shot into Sleed's ribs.
Brewer moves out of range as Sleed strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Brewer misses the target.
Brewer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sleed throws a big shot that misses.
As Sleed backs away, Brewer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleed avoids a kick to the body.
Brewer tries to clinch there but Sleed circles away.
Brewer just misses with a punch to the body.
Sleed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Sleed misses.
Brewer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sleed's waist but Sleed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brewer off to one side.
Sleed blocks a head kick by Brewer.
Brewer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brewer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sleed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sleed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brewer's calf.
Sleed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brewer.
Sleed digs a good body shot into Brewer's ribs.
Sleed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brewer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sleed.
Sleed looks to score with a jab to the body but Brewer is just out of range.
Brewer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sleed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brewer tries to clinch up but Sleed circles away and keeps his distance.
Brewer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sleed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sleed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sleed unleashes a big counter combination but Brewer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brewer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sleed circles away.
Sleed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sleed cracks Brewer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sleed scores with the left hand. Brewer knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sleed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sleed misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleed is looking to slow Brewer down with leg kicks.
Brewer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brewer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brewer swings for the body but Sleed moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Sleed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sleed misses with a wild body shot.
Sleed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brewer.
Brewer throws a hook but Sleed avoids it easily.
Sleed tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brewer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brewer avoids the body shot from Sleed.
Sleed scores with a shot to the body.
Brewer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sleed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sleed keeps the fight on the outside.
Brewer has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jock Sleed will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A bone on bone clash there as Sleed blocks the leg kick.
Sleed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brewer throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Brewer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brewer misses with an uppercut.
Sleed feints a counter leg kick.
Jock Sleed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sleed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brewer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sleed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brewer.
Brewer checks a low kick from Sleed.
Sleed throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brewer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sleed digs a good body shot into Brewer's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer throws a sloppy head kick and Sleed moves out of range easily.
Brewer throws a lazy right hand but Sleed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sleed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sleed misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer throws a poor cross that misses
and Sleed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sleed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sleed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brewer rather than just go for the knockout.
A good leg kick by Brewer.
Sleed staying out of range there.
Sleed was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brewer moves out of range as Sleed strikes.
Sleed throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brewer throws a lazy head kick
and Sleed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sleed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sleed checks a leg kick.
Brewer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sleed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sleed scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brewer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brewer looking for a sweep but Sleed has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brewer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Brewer moves into full guard.
Brewer looking for a sweep. Not yet Brewer, not yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sleed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brewer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sleed has managed to get both his arms back between Brewer's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleed distracts Brewer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brewer looking for a sweep. Not yet Brewer, not yet.
Sleed's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sleed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sleed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brewer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sleed misses the shot to the body.
Brewer misses with a low kick.
Sleed tries a quick counter leg kick but Brewer is wise to it.
Sleed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Brewer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab lands there for Sleed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brewer throws a wild body kick that Sleed sees coming a mile off.
Sleed was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sleed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brewer tries to clinch up but Sleed circles away and keeps his distance.
Brewer cracks the inside of Sleed's front leg.
Brewer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sleed checks it well.
Sleed avoids a kick to the body.
Sleed throws a body punch but Brewer moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sleed.
Sleed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sleed misses with a takedown attempt - Brewer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brewer looks to land a right hand but Sleed moved out of range.
Sleed wants to slow Brewer down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jock Sleed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brewer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Jock Sleed has been cut.
Brewer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sleed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sleed connects with a right hand. Brewer shakes it off.
Sleed scores with a jab to the body.
Brewer tries to close the distance and clinch but Sleed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brewer misses the shot to the body.
Sleed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sleed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer with a jab.
Brewer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sleed's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sleed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brewer preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleed has Brewer pulled in close to control his posture.
Brewer wants to control from the top but Sleed keeps moving.
Sleed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brewer throwing strikes from guard but Sleed blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brewer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sleed keeping moving, preventing Brewer from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sleed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brewer tries to clinch but Sleed moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Sleed.
Brewer is looking to clinch but Sleed is avoiding it.
Brewer tries to clinch up but Sleed circles away and keeps his distance.
Kk Brewer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brewer tries to close the distance and clinch but Sleed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sleed only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sleed lands a leg kick that knocks Brewer off balance momentarily.
Sleed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brewer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sleed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sleed trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer trying to control but Sleed is working from the bottom.
Brewer passes Sleed's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brewer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Brewer stalling away here and it's allowed Sleed to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sleed trying to keep a closed guard but Brewer is proving a slippery customer.
Jock Sleed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sleed managing to control the position.
Sleed keeping moving, preventing Brewer from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brewer tries to work over Sleed's front leg with a kick but Sleed checks it.
Brewer throws a series of punches but Sleed avoids them all with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brewer tries to close the distance and clinch but Sleed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sleed is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brewer with a body shot.
Brewer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sleed.
Sleed misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kk Brewer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sleed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jock Sleed!
Jock Sleed bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Galasso (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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158 lbs
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164 lbs
13 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enzo Galasso!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Galasso on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Galasso tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burton thows a body kick. Galasso tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Galasso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Galasso misses with the combination.
Burton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Galasso. Galasso circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No joy there for Galasso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galasso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Galasso misses with a double jab.
Galasso swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Galasso.
A jab from Galasso misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Galasso misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Galasso.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Burton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A combination from Galasso does no damage.
Galasso throws a lazy right hand but Burton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Burton connects with the punch.
Enzo Galasso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galasso lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Burton backs up against the cage.
Burton has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton tries a body shot but Galasso blocks it.
Burton throws a punch but it's blocked by Galasso.
Galasso blocks a body shot from Burton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton gets through Galasso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burton lands with a left to the head.
Galasso jumps guard but Burton stands there with Galasso around his waist. Galasso gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Galasso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burton lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Burton.
Galasso takes an elbow to the temple.
Galasso tries to pull guard but Burton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jack Burton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Galasso.
Galasso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galasso's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Galasso jumps guard but Burton stands there with Galasso around his waist. Galasso gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burton lands a right hand.
Burton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Galasso backwards.
Burton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Galasso or not.
Galasso looks winded!
Burton connects with a knee to the head.
Galasso is rocked!
Burton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Galasso is still on wobbly legs! Can Burton finish him?
A nice left hand lands by Burton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton missing with knees to the body.
Burton scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Burton.
A short uppercut from Burton.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burton gets through Galasso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burton creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Galasso's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Galasso drops to his knees and Burton pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Burton!
Jack Burton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fakhri El Hashem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galaxy Nexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Hashem comes to the cage accompanied by Kassaman. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fakhri El Hashem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galaxy Nexus!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nexus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
El Hashem throws a combination that misses
and Nexus counters with a straight right hand.
El Hashem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nexus circles away quickly and effectively.
El Hashem jabs Nexus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
El Hashem lands a body shot.
El Hashem misses with a jab, cross combination.
El Hashem throws a body punch but Nexus moves out of range.
Nexus misses with a body shot.
El Hashem went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
El Hashem takes one on the button.
Fakhri El Hashem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Hashem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nexus.
Nexus digs a good hook to El Hashem's body.
Nexus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Hashem connects with a single shot there.
Nexus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Hashem moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from El Hashem misses the target.
Nexus connects with a body shot that sends El Hashem's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from El Hashem.
El Hashem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nexus throws out the jab.
El Hashem takes a swing at Nexus's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Hashem takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nexus takes a swing at El Hashem's ribcage but misses.
El Hashem bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nexus's head backwards.
El Hashem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
El Hashem ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nexus cracks El Hashem with a good jab.
El Hashem takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
El Hashem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nexus.
An attempted straight right counter from El Hashem misses the target.
El Hashem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nexus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down El Hashem rather than just go for the knockout.
El Hashem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nexus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from El Hashem.
Nexus just misses with a punch to the body.
El Hashem throws a combination that misses
and Nexus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nexus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nexus is stalling here. El Hashem is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nexus seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and El Hashem has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nexus is looking to regain half guard here but El Hashem keeps moving and retains side control.
Nexus is trying to control El Hashem's posture but El Hashem avoids it.
Nexus is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Hashem tries to stand but Nexus is controlling his head.
Nexus can't do much from the bottom here.
Nexus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nexus is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nexus manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nexus wants to take a breather but El Hashem is having none of it.
Nexus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nexus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nexus prevents El Hashem from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Galaxy Nexus will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
El Hashem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nexus was well out of range. Poor timing from El Hashem.
Nexus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nexus lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from El Hashem misses.
El Hashem throws a one two combo.
It looks like Galaxy Nexus has been cut.
El Hashem throws a shot to the body.
A cross from El Hashem lands.
El Hashem misses with a series of wild punches.
Fakhri El Hashem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
El Hashem throws a right hand that misses
and El Hashem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nexus connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Fakhri El Hashem has been cut.
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!
Nexus misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Nexus.
El Hashem takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nexus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
El Hashem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
El Hashem throws a body punch but Nexus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Hashem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nexus.
El Hashem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nexus throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. El Hashem tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nexus is in El Hashem's guard.
Nexus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
El Hashem keeping moving, preventing Nexus from controlling successfully.
Nexus throws a strike but El Hashem rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
El Hashem preventing the sweep.
El Hashem tries to stand but Nexus is controlling from the bottom.
Nexus wants to sweep here but El Hashem controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nexus looking for a guillotine here but El Hashem defends easily.
El Hashem wants to stand but Nexus has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Galaxy Nexus has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Hashem gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nexus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nexus throws a solid leg kick but El Hashem takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nexus.
Nexus throws a hook but El Hashem avoids it easily.
El Hashem swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nexus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nexus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nexus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
El Hashem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nexus moves away.
Fakhri El Hashem is winning the standup battle so far.
Nexus tries a head kick but it misses.
El Hashem misses with a two punch combination.
Fakhri El Hashem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
El Hashem looks to land a combination but Nexus avoids it well.
El Hashem ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
El Hashem moves away from the strike by Nexus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Hashem misses with a body shot.
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!
El Hashem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nexus connects with a right hand. El Hashem shakes it off.
El Hashem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
El Hashem slips under a jab.
Nexus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
El Hashem swinging wildly here.
Nexus throws a solid leg kick but El Hashem takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nexus.
El Hashem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nexus swings for the body but El Hashem moves out of range.
Nexus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
El Hashem misses with a two punch combination.
Nexus drops down looking to force a counter takedown but El Hashem defends it well.
Nexus slips a jab and a cross from El Hashem.
Nexus's corner calls for a 1-2. Nexus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Galaxy Nexus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! El Hashem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from El Hashem.
El Hashem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nexus was well out of range. Poor timing from El Hashem.
El Hashem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nexus circles away quickly and effectively.
El Hashem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nexus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from El Hashem.
Nexus throws a combination. El Hashem tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Hashem misses with a left hand
and Nexus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
El Hashem swings for the body but Nexus moves out of range.
El Hashem misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of El Hashem 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nexus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Hashem throws a body shot but no joy.
Nexus lands with a good body shot.
Nexus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nexus showed some decent athleticism there.
Nexus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
El Hashem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nexus.
El Hashem wants to get back to his feet.
Nexus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nexus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nexus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. El Hashem defending well though.
El Hashem wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nexus throws a hook but El Hashem avoids it easily.
Nexus throws a jab but it's blocked by El Hashem.
El Hashem throws a body shot but no joy.
Nexus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nexus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Galaxy Nexus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Hashem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
El Hashem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nexus.
Nexus slips under a jab.
El Hashem takes a shot right to the bread basket.
El Hashem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nexus.
A slow jab from El Hashem misses its intended target.
A combination from El Hashem does no damage.
Fakhri El Hashem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
El Hashem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nexus scores with a punch to the head.
Nexus connects with a body shot that sends El Hashem's belly button to the back.
El Hashem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nexus just misses with a punch to the body.
Nexus avoids the body shot from El Hashem.
El Hashem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nexus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Hashem misses with a straight left.
El Hashem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nexus looks to score with a jab to the body but El Hashem is just out of range.
El Hashem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nexus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Hashem moves away.
Nexus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nexus throws a leg kick which misses El Hashem's front leg but catches the back leg as El Hashem tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nexus.
El Hashem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nexus! But no joy.
Nexus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
El Hashem loads up on a big right hand but Nexus slips the punch.
Nexus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Hashem.
El Hashem swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nexus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nexus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nexus lands with a straight right. El Hashem didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Galaxy Nexus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nexus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Galaxy Nexus!
Galaxy Nexus very nearly forgot to thank ****160Q Energy for $150**** amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tevin Mangrove Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Meikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tevin Mangrove Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matti Meikalainen!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangrove Jr throws a combination. Meikalainen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Meikalainen misses with a hook to the body
and Mangrove Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Meikalainen's knee momentarily.
Mangrove Jr dodges the punch combination from Meikalainen.
Mangrove Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meikalainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut there from Meikalainen.
Mangrove Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Meikalainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mangrove Jr slips under a jab from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen throws a hook but Mangrove Jr blocks it.
Meikalainen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mangrove Jr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
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!
Mangrove Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Matti Meikalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meikalainen misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Mangrove Jr misses the target.
Meikalainen misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Mangrove Jr misses the target.
Meikalainen scores with a jab to the head.
Meikalainen gets tackled into the cage by Mangrove Jr. Mangrove Jr maintains the clinch.
Meikalainen scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meikalainen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mangrove Jr backwards.
Meikalainen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mangrove Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Meikalainen pushes Mangrove Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Meikalainen scores with a shot to the side of Mangrove Jr's head.
Meikalainen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mangrove Jr backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meikalainen.
Mangrove Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Meikalainen controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Meikalainen.
Mangrove Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mangrove Jr gets through Meikalainen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Meikalainen.
Meikalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meikalainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Meikalainen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Meikalainen wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meikalainen gets through Mangrove Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangrove Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Meikalainen backwards.
Mangrove Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meikalainen's elbow.
Meikalainen is struggling to control the position.
Meikalainen slowing the pace effectively.
Meikalainen receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Mangrove Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Meikalainen.
A right hand to the body from Mangrove Jr.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mangrove Jr as Meikalainen tries to tie him up.
A short uppercut from Meikalainen.
Mangrove Jr scores with a shot to the side of Meikalainen's head.
Mangrove Jr tries to work over Meikalainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mangrove Jr working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mangrove Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr working aggressively here.
Meikalainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mangrove Jr's elbow.
Meikalainen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mangrove Jr is keeping busy.
Meikalainen misses with a punch to the body.
Meikalainen prevents a body shot from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Meikalainen blocks an uppercut.
Meikalainen lands with a short shot to the head.
Meikalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mangrove Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mangrove Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Meikalainen misses with a wild body shot.
Mangrove Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Mangrove Jr as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mangrove Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Meikalainen's calf.
A solid body kick from Mangrove Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meikalainen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mangrove Jr counters with a good, hard body kick but Meikalainen shrugs it off.
Meikalainen thumps Mangrove Jr with a low kick.
Meikalainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Mangrove Jr.
Meikalainen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mangrove Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mangrove Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meikalainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mangrove Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mangrove Jr.
Meikalainen punishes Mangrove Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Meikalainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meikalainen tries to work over Mangrove Jr's front leg with a kick but Mangrove Jr checks it.
Mangrove Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mangrove Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meikalainen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mangrove Jr blocks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matti Meikalainen will probably get the nod.
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.
Meikalainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Meikalainen misses with an uppercut. Mangrove Jr saw that one coming.
Meikalainen throws a series of punches but Mangrove Jr moves out of range.
Meikalainen moves out of range as Mangrove Jr strikes.
Meikalainen takes a swing at Mangrove Jr's ribcage but misses.
Meikalainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meikalainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mangrove Jr. That did some damage!
Mangrove Jr swings for the body but Meikalainen moves out of range.
Meikalainen throws a body kick that misses.
Mangrove Jr thows a body kick. Meikalainen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Meikalainen throws a chopping leg kick but Mangrove Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mangrove Jr lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meikalainen misses with the combination.
Meikalainen throws an overhand right that lands on Mangrove Jr's shoulder, as Mangrove Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Meikalainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mangrove Jr is able to avoid easily.
Mangrove Jr slips under a jab from Meikalainen.
It looked like Mangrove Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Meikalainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meikalainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Mangrove Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meikalainen.
Mangrove Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mangrove Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meikalainen.
Mangrove Jr throws the kick towards the body but Meikalainen avoids it.
Mangrove Jr throws a wild body kick that Meikalainen sees coming a mile off.
Meikalainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mangrove Jr manages to avoid it.
Meikalainen jabs at Mangrove Jr's body.
Meikalainen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meikalainen wants to slow Mangrove Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Meikalainen throws a jab when Mangrove Jr was well out of range.
Meikalainen throws a lazy head kick
and Mangrove Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Meikalainen thinking.
Mangrove Jr throws a leg kick but Meikalainen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Meikalainen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Meikalainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left lands for Mangrove Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangrove Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Meikalainen's head back.
Meikalainen throws a leg kick
and Mangrove Jr counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Meikalainen does no damage.
Meikalainen walks into a straight right hand from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Meikalainen avoids the head kick by Mangrove Jr.
Meikalainen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mangrove Jr staying out of range there.
Tevin Mangrove Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Meikalainen misses with a body kick.
Meikalainen lands a nice looking body kick.
Meikalainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mangrove Jr.
Meikalainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mangrove Jr blocks a head kick by Meikalainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A lazy left from Mangrove Jr finds it's target.
Mangrove Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meikalainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meikalainen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meikalainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mangrove Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Meikalainen avoided it.
Mangrove Jr looks to land a body kick but Meikalainen moved away.
Meikalainen throws a series of punches but Mangrove Jr avoids them all with ease.
Meikalainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Mangrove Jr counters with a series of strikes. Meikalainen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mangrove Jr darts in and clinches Meikalainen up against the cage.
Meikalainen misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mangrove Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meikalainen is trying to push Mangrove Jr away but Mangrove Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangrove Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mangrove Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Meikalainen.
Mangrove Jr tries a body shot but Meikalainen blocks it.
Meikalainen misses with some punches.
Mangrove Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meikalainen scores with a shoulder strike.
Mangrove Jr lands a left hand.
Mangrove Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Meikalainen.
Mangrove Jr misses with some punches.
Mangrove Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meikalainen is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meikalainen.
Meikalainen has a couple of punches blocked by Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mangrove Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mangrove Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
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 Tevin Mangrove Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mangrove Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mangrove Jr connects with a leg kick. Meikalainen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Meikalainen misses with a hook. Mangrove Jr ducked under it nicely.
Meikalainen misses with a low kick.
Meikalainen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mangrove Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Meikalainen tenderised Mangrove Jr's leg. Mangrove Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mangrove Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Meikalainen takes a step back to recover.
Mangrove Jr tries to land a front kick but Meikalainen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mangrove Jr throws a leg kick which misses Meikalainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Meikalainen tries to avoid it.
Mangrove Jr moves away from the strike by Meikalainen.
Meikalainen cracks Mangrove Jr with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meikalainen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mangrove Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Meikalainen just manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Meikalainen misses.
Mangrove Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Meikalainen just manages to avoid it.
Mangrove Jr blocks a jab.
Mangrove Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Meikalainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Meikalainen does no damage.
It looked like Mangrove Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mangrove Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meikalainen throws a leg kick but Mangrove Jr checks it.
Meikalainen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meikalainen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mangrove Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Meikalainen moves out of range easily.
Mangrove Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mangrove Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mangrove Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Meikalainen misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Meikalainen misses
and Mangrove Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meikalainen misses with a double jab
and Mangrove Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mangrove Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mangrove Jr checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mangrove Jr cracks Meikalainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meikalainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mangrove Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Meikalainen.
Mangrove Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meikalainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mangrove Jr manages to avoid it.
Mangrove Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Meikalainen looking to slow down the pace here.
Meikalainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mangrove Jr backwards.
Meikalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mangrove Jr blocks an uppercut.
Mangrove Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meikalainen tries to stall but Mangrove Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mangrove Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Mangrove Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meikalainen's efforts to push away.
Meikalainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mangrove Jr backwards.
Mangrove Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Meikalainen.
Mangrove Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meikalainen pushes Mangrove Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meikalainen.
Mangrove Jr misses with some punches.
Mangrove Jr blocks an uppercut.
Meikalainen stalling in the clinch but Mangrove Jr improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right handed body shot lands from Meikalainen.
Mangrove Jr lands a body shot.
A short right from Meikalainen.
Mangrove Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Meikalainen lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Meikalainen.
A head punch on the inside from Mangrove Jr fails to land.
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 head punch blocked on the inside by Meikalainen.
A short right from Meikalainen on the inside.
Meikalainen working aggressively here.
Meikalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mangrove Jr misses with the head strike.
Mangrove Jr misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matti Meikalainen.
I think Meikalainen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tevin Mangrove Jr!
A very excited looking Tevin Mangrove Jr rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bear Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stevenson tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevenson takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Stevenson connects with a looping right hand.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Stevenson tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stevenson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevenson lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stevenson misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Stevenson counters with a straight right hand.
Stevenson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Stevenson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stevenson lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Stevenson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stevenson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva avoids the body shot from Stevenson.
Silva is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stevenson! But no joy.
Stevenson lands with a shot to the body.
Stevenson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Stevenson scores with a hook.
Stevenson leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bear Stevenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevenson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Stevenson moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Stevenson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Stevenson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot by Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Stevenson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stevenson throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stevenson tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Stevenson tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stevenson throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Stevenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Stevenson lands a slapping body shot.
Stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevenson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Stevenson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stevenson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Stevenson saw it coming and moves away.
Stevenson lands with a right hand.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Silva trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stevenson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Silva is trying to control the position but Stevenson postures up.
Silva wants to hit a switch here but Stevenson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Silva there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Stevenson 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.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevenson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stevenson dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Stevenson misses with a leg kick.
Stevenson throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stevenson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Stevenson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva throws a body punch but Stevenson moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Stevenson misses.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stevenson.
Stevenson works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Alex Silva has been cut.
Stevenson is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stevenson swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stevenson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva shoots and misses
and Stevenson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the head.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stevenson pinned against the cage. Stevenson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to clinch there but Stevenson circles away.
Stevenson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Stevenson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevenson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva looks to clinch
and Stevenson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stevenson digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Stevenson.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stevenson trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevenson.
Stevenson scores with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to stall.
Stevenson is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevenson.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva pulls Stevenson into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson postures up.
Stevenson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stevenson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stevenson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stevenson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stevenson prevents Silva from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
My spies in Hey Steves Fight Shack inform me that Stevenson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice strikes from Stevenson there.
Stevenson prevents Silva from improving his position.
Stevenson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva wants to improve his position but Stevenson is controlling well.
Stevenson wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Stevenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stevenson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stevenson tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stevenson sprawls and moves away.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stevenson is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Alex Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Stevenson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva gets to mount! Stevenson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stevenson is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Stevenson is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Stevenson wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva unloading with bombs!
Stevenson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva lands a couple of good shots and Stevenson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stick to Stevenson's back but Stevenson is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Stevenson.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Alex Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevenson.
Silva is trying to keep Stevenson in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bear Stevenson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stevenson prevents Silva from improving his position.
Stevenson is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stevenson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stevenson is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stevenson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bear Stevenson!
Bear Stevenson took some time post fight to say the following; 'Time for another shot at the title!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ola John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasparaitis has chosen Gotta Get Away as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ola John!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Kasparaitis!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
John thumps Kasparaitis with a low kick.
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kasparaitis throws a push kick but John slaps the foot to one side.
Kasparaitis throws a low kick but John avoids it.
Kasparaitis misses the shot to the body.
John misses with a low kick.
Kasparaitis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
John throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
John shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kasparaitis defends it nicely.
Kasparaitis looks for the body kick but John saw that one coming.
Kasparaitis lands a leg kick that knocks John off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasparaitis.
John has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme HGH Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
John scores with a kick to the body.
That kick from John tenderised Kasparaitis's leg. Kasparaitis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kasparaitis slips under a jab from John.
Kasparaitis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
John scores with a decent looking hook.
John throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis stuns John with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
John scores with a leg kick.
Kasparaitis tried to score with a low kick but John checks it.
Kasparaitis looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
A big right from Kasparaitis misses.
John looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Kasparaitis.
John closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kasparaitis's guard.
John is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kasparaitis wants to sweep here but John controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John tries to free his leg and advance position but Kasparaitis is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kasparaitis holds on and takes a little breather.
John trying to control but Kasparaitis is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis is trying to control the position but John postures up.
Kasparaitis wants to sweep here but John controlling him for the moment.
John is fighting to break Kasparaitis's control of his arms but Kasparaitis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kasparaitis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
John loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
John missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kasparaitis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kasparaitis misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and John tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. John darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Kasparaitis misses with a body kick.
John half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
John staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasparaitis.
John is looking to land body kicks.
John slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darius Kasparaitis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John misses with an uppercut.
Kasparaitis connects with a single shot there.
Kasparaitis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kasparaitis connects with a body shot.
John misses with a low kick.
Kasparaitis wants to clinch up but John keeps it at a distance.
John scores with a decent looking hook.
John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
John has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from John, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John lands an overhand right.
Kasparaitis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kasparaitis, right into the meat.
John looks to throw the jab but Kasparaitis is out of range.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasparaitis manages to avoid it.
Kasparaitis throws a half hearted mid kick.
John fails to land the takedown.
Kasparaitis feints and then cracks John's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow John down.
John misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Kasparaitis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
John is looking to score with low kicks.
Kasparaitis missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John defending well as Kasparaitis loads up on a big left hand.
Kasparaitis throws a leg kick that misses.
Kasparaitis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by John.
Ola John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasparaitis misses the shot to the body.
John tries to counter with a takedown but Kasparaitis is quick to defend against it.
John throws a leg kick
and Kasparaitis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps John thinking.
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 Ola John will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
John throws a solid leg kick but Kasparaitis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at John.
John avoids the body shot from Kasparaitis.
Darius Kasparaitis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasparaitis is just out of range.
Kasparaitis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
John blocks a jab.
Kasparaitis avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid body kick from Kasparaitis.
John looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kasparaitis!
Kasparaitis is looking to regain half guard here but John keeps moving and retains side control.
Kasparaitis keeps trying to improve his position.
Kasparaitis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kasparaitis is on top in guard.
Kasparaitis has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Los Santos. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
John working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kasparaitis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kasparaitis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
John throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
John looking for a guillotine here but Kasparaitis defends easily.
Kasparaitis sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis passes John's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
John is staying active underneath Kasparaitis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kasparaitis is taking a breather. John 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.
Kasparaitis prevents John from improving his position.
John has a hand on Kasparaitis's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kasparaitis takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
John tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kasparaitis trying to control but John is having none of it.
John can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as John is looking to escape.
Kasparaitis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. John can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
John is bucking up trying to escape but Kasparaitis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
John is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kasparaitis looking to control and managing it successfully.
John keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ola John overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
John is working hard here to advance position.
Kasparaitis tries to control but John wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kasparaitis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish John?
Kasparaitis content just to control the position here.
Kasparaitis moves to take his opponent's back.
You can see the frustration on John's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
John prevents Kasparaitis from getting a body triangle.
Kasparaitis has good solid back control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Kasparaitis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
John throws a low kick but Kasparaitis moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Kasparaitis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kasparaitis throws a chopping leg kick but John manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
John connects with a crisp jab.
John checks a low kick from Kasparaitis.
John goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kasparaitis scores with a kick to the midsection.
John will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kasparaitis is looking to land body kicks.
John moves into range and connects with a jab.
John scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kasparaitis in his tracks.
Kasparaitis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kasparaitis moves out of range of the body kick from John.
Kasparaitis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Kasparaitis lands with a thumping leg kick.
John throws the left hand but Kasparaitis avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis misses with a body shot.
John misses with a head kick.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasparaitis. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kasparaitis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kasparaitis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down John rather than just go for the knockout.
Kasparaitis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John feinted with a counter takedown.
John is looking to chop away at Kasparaitis's legs.
John misses with a low kick.
Kasparaitis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kasparaitis misses the shot to the body.
John takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
John misses with an uppercut.
Kasparaitis misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but John checks it well.
Jab, jab by John - just one landing.
John attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kasparaitis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kasparaitis throws a body kick that misses.
Kasparaitis throws a push kick but John slaps the foot to one side.
Kasparaitis lands with an uppercut that bounces John off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasparaitis misses with a kick to the body.
John thumps Kasparaitis with a low kick.
Kasparaitis scores with a nice body kick.
John throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasparaitis counters with a straight right hand.
Kasparaitis is looking to land body kicks.
Kasparaitis checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Kasparaitis does a little dance to reset his feet.
John throws a hook but Kasparaitis blocks it.
John walks into a left hand.
Kasparaitis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kasparaitis can pounce on him.
John throws a low kick but Kasparaitis avoids it.
John with a jab.
John moves forwards but Kasparaitis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
John defending well as Kasparaitis loads up on a big left hand.
Kasparaitis staying out of range there.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis throws a hook but John blocks it.
Kasparaitis throws a low kick, looking for John's leg but John calmly moves out of range.
Kasparaitis blocks a leg kick.
Kasparaitis misses with a wild body shot.
Kasparaitis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kasparaitis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before John can pounce on him.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kasparaitis throws out the jab.
Kasparaitis wants to slow John down by chopping away at his legs.
Kasparaitis lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John moves out of range of the body kick from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
Kasparaitis cracks John with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Kasparaitis avoids the body shot from John.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kasparaitis.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John misses with a body kick.
Kasparaitis dodges the punch combination from John.
John misses with a low kick.
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
John lands with a cross.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Kasparaitis lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Kasparaitis really 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.
John slips under a jab.
Kasparaitis moves forwards but John connects with a nice, crisp jab.
John moves out of range as Kasparaitis strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Kasparaitis blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Kasparaitis misses.
John swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kasparaitis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
Kasparaitis is looking to slow John down with leg kicks.
John stuns Kasparaitis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kasparaitis pivots, looking for a leg kick but John is out of range and Kasparaitis settles back down.
John misses with a hook. Kasparaitis ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kasparaitis! But no joy.
John scores with a sloppy right hand. Kasparaitis should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John blocks a low kick nicely.
Kasparaitis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
John lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kasparaitis takes a step back to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasparaitis. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis lands a glancing blow to the side of John's head.
Kasparaitis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by John.
John throws a hook but Kasparaitis blocks it.
Kasparaitis throws a push kick but John slaps the foot to one side.
Kasparaitis misses with a looping left.
Kasparaitis misses with a left hand
letting John counter with a right hand.
Kasparaitis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kasparaitis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kasparaitis misses with a low kick.
John misses with a looping left.
Kasparaitis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from Kasparaitis misses.
John misses with a low kick.
John scores with the left hand. Kasparaitis knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from John.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as John checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kasparaitis checks a leg kick.
Kasparaitis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. John checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kasparaitis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
John looks for the body kick but Kasparaitis saw that one coming.
Kasparaitis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kasparaitis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Kasparaitis throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
John misses the shot to the body.
Kasparaitis ducks under a wild hook from John.
Kasparaitis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kasparaitis lands a leg kick that knocks John off balance momentarily.
John misses with a body kick.
John stuns Kasparaitis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kasparaitis scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis thuds his shin into the meat of John's side.
John fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
John lands a leg kick that knocks Kasparaitis off balance momentarily.
Kasparaitis throws a nice inside leg kick.
John misses with a takedown attempt
and Kasparaitis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
John looks to throw the jab but Kasparaitis is out of range.
Kasparaitis scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kasparaitis tries to clinch but John moves out of range.
Kasparaitis misses the shot to the body.
Kasparaitis lands with a straight right. John didn't see that one coming.
John throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kasparaitis moves away from the strike by John.
Kasparaitis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
John on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
John takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasparaitis cracks John with a good jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kasparaitis, as that shot connected.
Nice shot lands for John.
John scores with a kick to the body.
Kasparaitis throws a nice outside leg kick.
John avoids the body shot from Kasparaitis.
The fighters circling - Kasparaitis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from John misses the target.
Kasparaitis throws a body kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by John.
Kasparaitis misses with a leg kick.
John checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kasparaitis stuns John with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Kasparaitis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kasparaitis loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Kasparaitis dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
John throws a head kick that Kasparaitis semi-blocks.
Kasparaitis throws a push kick but John slaps the foot to one side.
John misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for John.
Kasparaitis lands with a good body shot.
John closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kasparaitis quickly recovers to half guard.
Kasparaitis moves into full guard.
Kasparaitis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
John looking to pass the guard.
Kasparaitis working for a triangle but John defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kasparaitis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
John distracts Kasparaitis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
John looking to pass the guard.
Kasparaitis keeping moving, preventing John from controlling successfully.
Darius Kasparaitis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
John advances position into side control!
John is looking to take a break and control but Kasparaitis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
John cracks Kasparaitis with a big elbow.
Kasparaitis is looking for a sweep.
John trying to control the action but Kasparaitis is working from the bottom.
Kasparaitis is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John working away.
Kasparaitis is not content to let John control the position.
Kasparaitis can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kasparaitis. That did some damage!
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kasparaitis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kasparaitis tries to land a front kick but John steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
John swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kasparaitis blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John avoids a kick to the body.
Kasparaitis slips under a jab from John.
Kasparaitis misses with a leg kick.
John shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
John slips under a jab.
Ola John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasparaitis.
John misses with a two punch combination.
John checks a leg kick.
John with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kasparaitis to score with a decent uppercut.
John shoots in and gets a takedown into Kasparaitis's guard.
John is fighting to break Kasparaitis's control of his arms but Kasparaitis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kasparaitis looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ola John showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kasparaitis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Kasparaitis!
Darius Kasparaitis is the new lightweight champion!
Darius Kasparaitis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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