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AMS FC 106: Donnybrook PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fabricio Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Dickens!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickens scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Fabricio Carvalho has been cut.
Dickens feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carvalhos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Carvalho misses the target.
Dickens stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dickens wants it to stay on the feet.
Dickens works the jab nicely.
Dickens darts in and clinches Carvalho up against the cage.
Carvalho has had enough of the clinch but Dickens keeps him there for the moment.
Dickens pushes Carvalho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dickens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dickens scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Dickens.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvalho drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dickens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dickens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carvalho trying to stall but Dickens improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens lands with a light punch inside.
Dickens stalling the fight.
Dickens lands a body punch.
A short left from Dickens.
Dickens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dickens.
Carvalho needs to keep his hands up - Dickens had a free shot at his head there.
Richard Dickens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dickens.
Dickens moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dickens rushes Carvalho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickens lands with a left to the head.
Dickens prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Carvalho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carvalho is trying to break free.
Dickens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens lands a hook that snaps the head of Carvalho backwards.
Dickens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Dickens.
A left hand lands to the body for Dickens.
Dickens digs a right hand underneath Carvalho's ribcage. Carvalho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carvalho is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dickens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carvalho is defended easily by Dickens.
Dickens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dickens scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carvalho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dickens is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Carvalho shoots in but no luck this time.
Dickens lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dickens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carvalho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck for Carvalho with that takedown attempt.
Carvalho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fabricio Carvalho's cut is getting worse.
Carvalho lands a jab.
Richard Dickens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carvalho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dickens. Dickens obviously looking to wear him down.
Dickens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carvalho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dickens.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Dickens and Carvalho goes tumbling to the canvas! Dickens follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Carvalho is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickens keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nice strikes from Dickens there.
Dickens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carvalho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickens is nestled in close to Carvalho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dickens connects with a nice short shot to Carvalho's temple.
Oh Carvalho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dickens throws a strike but Carvalho avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Carvalho seems to have got his legs back now.
Dickens throws a big elbow that misses.
Dickens is looking to work some ground and pound but Carvalho has wrist control.
Dickens content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carvalho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Dickens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabricio Carvalho's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dickens scores with a nice strike.
Dickens jabs Carvalho right on the nose. Carvalho blinks but takes it well.
Dickens drops his shoulder and cracks Carvalho with a huge uppercut! Carvalho goes down! Can Dickens finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickens lands a couple of digs.
Dickens trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Carvalho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dickens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dickens is looking to work some ground and pound but Carvalho has wrist control.
Carvalho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dickens is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickens is looking to work some ground and pound but Carvalho has wrist control.
Dickens wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dickens keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carvalho's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing Dickens from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Richard Dickens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dickens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dickens scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carvalho in his tracks.
Dickens ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
Dickens lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fabricio Carvalho's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Carvalho looks to land a right hand but Dickens moved out of range.
Dickens drives through and clinches with Carvalho against the cage.
Dickens effectively controlling the action here.
Dickens digs a right hand underneath Carvalho's ribcage. Carvalho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carvalho can't get the takedown.
Dickens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carvalho looking for a takedown.
Dickens lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dickens stalls.
Dickens cracks Carvalho with a nice body shot.
Dickens lands an uppercut.
Dickens has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Carvalho seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dickens can turn it around.
Dickens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dickens content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dickens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dickens.
Dickens lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dickens!
Dickens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dickens rushes Carvalho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dickens effectively controlling the action here.
Dickens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carvalho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dickens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dickens connects with an inside leg kick.
Dickens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dickens throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fabricio Carvalho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Carvalho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dickens doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carvalho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dickens steps in with a hook that catches Carvalho right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Dickens follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Carvalho looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Dickens!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Raban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Webb Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Raban could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimmy Webb Jr's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Raban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Webb Jr!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raban throws a body kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Raban.
Raban misses with a looping right.
Raban ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Webb Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Raban moves out of range of the body kick from Webb Jr.
Raban throws a front kick that sends Webb Jr stumbling back into the cage.
Raban misses with a body kick.
Raban throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Raban bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Raban misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Raban throws a low kick but Webb Jr avoids it.
Raban scores with a head kick. Webb Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Raban bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Webb Jr takes a swing at Raban's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raban decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Webb Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Raban sits in half guard.
Webb Jr is looking to control Raban's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Webb Jr avoid being mounted?
Raban wants to pass the guard but Webb Jr is defending well.
Raban lands with a punch from half guard.
Raban thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Webb Jr wants to improve his position but Raban is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Raban throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Webb Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Raban is working away from the top position though.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Webb Jr is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A cross from Webb Jr lands.
It looks like James Raban has been cut.
Webb Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raban.
Horrible takedown attempt by Raban or perhaps it was just good defense by Webb Jr, which made it look bad.
Jimmy Webb Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James Raban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webb Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raban smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Webb Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Webb Jr misses with a hook.
Webb Jr throws a body punch but Raban moves out of range.
Raban throws a head kick that misses.
Raban rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Webb Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Raban connects with a body shot that sends Webb Jr's belly button to the back.
Webb Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Raban just misses with a punch to the body.
Webb Jr blocks a head kick by Raban.
Webb Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raban's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Raban.
Raban misses with a body kick.
Raban throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Raban tries to land a body kick
and Webb Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Raban fails with the takedown
and Webb Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Raban uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Webb Jr.
Webb Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raban.
Webb Jr misses with a low kick as Raban jumps back.
Webb Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raban throws a nice looking combination but Webb Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raban throws a lazy body kick
and Webb Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Raban shoots for a double leg takedown but Webb Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Raban's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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 James Raban will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Raban's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Raban avoids the body shot from Webb Jr.
A punch lands to the side of Raban 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Webb Jr moves away from the strike by Raban.
Raban throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raban shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raban shoots for a takedown but Webb Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Raban misses with an uppercut. Webb Jr saw that one coming.
Raban shoots in for a takedown but Webb Jr shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Raban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Webb Jr drops his hands momentarily and Raban takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Raban misses its intended target.
Raban waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Webb Jr.
A jab from Webb Jr does it's job there.
Raban throws a head kick but Webb Jr moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raban.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raban walks into a jab.
Raban takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raban swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Webb Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Raban misses with a left hand
and Webb Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James Raban's cut is getting worse.
Raban pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Webb Jr lands with a cross.
Raban shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Raban showed some decent athleticism there.
Webb Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raban.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Raban's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Raban's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raban tries to roll but Webb Jr sticks to his back.
Raban is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Sanitarium, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Webb Jr punishes Raban with strikes from the back mount.
Raban tries to escape but Webb Jr has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Webb Jr is working the ground and pound. Can Raban escape?
Webb Jr loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Raban hold on?
Jeez, James Raban's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Raban's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimmy Webb Jr!
Jimmy Webb Jr made sure to mention his sponsor, AnonymouS in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamil Koltun is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamil Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kamil Koltun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koltun throws a head kick that Tucker semi-blocks.
It looks like Dan Tucker has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Koltun. Those never looked like landing.
Koltun is looking to score with low kicks.
Koltun bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tucker's head.
Koltun closes the distance and pushes Tucker back into the cage.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tucker stalling in the clinch but Koltun improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Koltun.
Tucker is trying to break free.
Tucker can't find room to land a body shot as Koltun controls the action.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Koltun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koltun misses with the head strike.
Tucker manages to break the clinch.
Tucker throws a hook but Koltun blocks it.
Koltun is looking to counter with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koltun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun wants to clinch.
Tucker ducks right into an uppercut from Koltun.
Koltun misses with a straight left.
Koltun blocks a jab.
Tucker checks a low kick from Koltun.
Koltun tries to clinch but Tucker moves away
and Tucker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koltun darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koltun manages to avoid it.
Tucker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koltun is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koltun clinches up against the cage.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koltun takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tucker misses with a body punch.
Tucker is working Koltun over against the cage.
Koltun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Koltun.
Tucker throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koltun.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koltun.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch but Koltun keeps him there for the moment.
Koltun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Koltun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koltun misses with a straight left.
Tucker moves forwards but Koltun connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That has opened up Dan Tucker's cut even more.
Koltun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Tucker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tucker throws a looping overhand right but Koltun ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Koltun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koltun tries to clinch up.
Tucker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Some wild striking there from Koltun.
Koltun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Tucker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Koltun counters with a straight right hand.
A left and a right from Tucker both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Kamil Koltun has been cut.
Koltun ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Tucker lands with a shot to the body.
Koltun misses with a left hand
and Tucker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tucker swings for the body but Koltun moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Koltun there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Tucker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koltuns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker walks into a jab.
Tucker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koltun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tucker avoids a wild elbow strike from Koltun.
Koltun swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Koltun's head coaches at Vale Tudo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Koltun moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tucker connects with a body shot.
Koltun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koltun is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Koltun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
Koltun throws out a loose jab but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tucker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Koltun with a body shot.
Koltun throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Koltun dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Koltun.
Koltun slips under a jab.
Koltun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tucker can do to turn this around?
Koltun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Koltun is just out of range.
Koltun was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tucker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Koltun looks to throw the jab but Tucker is out of range.
Koltun connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koltun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Koltun throws a head kick that misses.
Tucker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Koltun with a body shot.
Tucker tries to bum rush Koltun with a series of wild strikes but Koltun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker lands with a right hand.
Tucker moves out of range of the body kick from Koltun.
Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamil Koltun is winning the standup battle so far.
Tucker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun misses with a straight left.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
Koltun throws a big counter combination but Tucker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Koltun cracks Tucker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tucker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koltun rather than just go for the knockout.
Tucker lands the left hand.
Koltun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koltun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tucker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koltun throws a leg kick
and Tucker counters with a stiff right hand.
Tucker throws a body punch but Koltun moves out of range.
Koltun misses with a straight right.
Koltun paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koltun throws an off balance right hand
and Tucker counters with a nice body shot.
Tucker slips under a jab from Koltun.
A nice side step and Tucker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koltun.
Koltun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tucker.
Tucker throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koltun is looking to clinch but Tucker is avoiding it.
Tucker throws the left hand but Koltun avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koltun.
Tucker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koltun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koltun slips a straight right by Tucker.
Koltun connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tucker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koltun misses with a hook. Tucker ducked under it nicely.
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koltun quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Koltun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a straight left.
Koltun clinches with his opponent.
Tucker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koltun is keeping busy.
Koltun lands with a left to the head.
The cut above Dan Tucker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tucker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tucker tries to break the clinch but Koltun is controlling the position.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker is looking to break free of the clinch but Koltun has double underhooks.
A short right from Koltun.
Koltun manages to break the clinch.
Koltun lands with a kick to the ribs.
Koltun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koltun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tucker throws the left hand but Koltun avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Koltun misses the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker connects with the punch.
Kamil Koltun's cut is getting worse.
Koltun walks into a straight right hand from Tucker.
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!
Tucker misses with a hook.
Koltun moves away from the strike by Tucker.
Koltun throws a big counter combination but Tucker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Koltun pushes Tucker up against the cage in a clinch.
Koltun manages to break the clinch.
Koltun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tucker.
Koltun lands a head kick. Tucker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tucker is rocked!
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koltun.
Tucker throws a body punch but Koltun moves out of range.
Nice cross by Koltun.
Tucker is still on wobbly legs! Can Koltun finish him?
Koltun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koltun scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Koltun dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tucker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koltun in his tracks.
Tucker seems to have recovered his senses.
Koltun slips under a jab from Tucker.
Koltun misses with a few strikes there.
Koltun throws a low kick, looking for Tucker's leg but Tucker calmly moves out of range.
Tucker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Koltun throws a head kick but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koltun connects with a jab.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Koltun misses with a body kick.
Tucker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
Tucker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Koltun counters with a leg kick.
Koltun ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Koltun tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tucker manages to circle out of the way.
Koltun throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tucker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun misses with a double jab.
Good shot there by Tucker.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koltun moves away.
Tucker connects with a looping right hand.
Koltun is looking to clinch but Tucker is avoiding it.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Koltun is just out of range.
Koltun tries to clinch but Tucker is having none of it.
Tucker staying out of range there.
Koltun throws a body punch but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker throws a jab but it's blocked by Koltun.
Koltun throws a counter high kick but Tucker was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koltun.
Tucker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker tries to keep at a distance but Koltun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tucker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tucker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tucker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucker blocks an elbow strike from Koltun.
Koltun lands a shoulder strike.
Kamil Koltun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koltun lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Koltun avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.
Tucker is trying to push Koltun away but Koltun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tucker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koltun blocks a body shot from Tucker.
Kamil Koltun has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koltun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Koltun misses.
Tucker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker swats away the attempt to clinch by Koltun.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Koltun. Those never looked like landing.
Koltun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Koltun.
A nice side step and Tucker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Koltun lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Koltun lands a glancing blow to the side of Tucker's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koltun.
Koltun lands a jab to Tucker's midsection.
Tucker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koltun is looking to counter punch.
Koltun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koltun swings widly with a right hand
and Tucker counters with a left and a right that stings Koltun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tucker. That did some damage!
Tucker blocks the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Tucker misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koltun tries to clinch but Tucker is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Tucker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A right-left combo lands from Koltun.
Koltun slips a jab from Tucker.
The crowd cheers as Koltun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tucker doesn't seem phased though.
Tucker staying out of range there.
Tucker misses with an uppercut. Koltun saw that one coming.
Koltun lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tucker throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Tucker misses.
Dan Tucker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tucker swings for the body but Koltun moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamil Koltun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koltun has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamil Koltun!
Kamil Koltun 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Kawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keiji Kawada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keiji Kawada!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawada tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silver darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silver dips to his left and cracks Kawada with an uppercut!
Kawada is looking to clinch but Silver is avoiding it.
Silver lands a leg kick that knocks Kawada off balance momentarily.
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kawada bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kawada wants to control for a moment but Silver uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Silver is looking to improve his position.
Kawada is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silver doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kawada.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silver manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawada stands and throws Silver's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Silver's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kawada working the ground and pound but Silver is defending the strikes.
Kawada wants to control but Silver is keeping him busy.
Silver is trying to control Kawada's posture but Kawada avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kawada tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kawada has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kawada throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Silver works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Silver gets back to full guard.
Kawada avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
My spies in The Coffee Shop inform me that Kawada has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Silver has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kawada should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Silver has tightened it up now! Kawada should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nathan Silver!
After the big win, Nathan Silver made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sun-Tzu and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gorm Branting (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. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gorm Branting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raimo Rento!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rento displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Gorm Branting has been cut.
Branting uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rento.
A big right from Branting misses.
A head kick misses from Rento.
It looked like Branting wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Branting with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Rento.
Rento throws a poor cross that misses
and Branting counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rento thinking.
Rento jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Branting throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rento sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Rento misses
letting Branting counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Branting checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A shot to the body from Rento misses
and Rento takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Branting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rento was well out of range. Poor timing from Branting.
Rento gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Branting gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gorm Branting!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titan Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Longbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rain comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Longbow has chosen Hero as his entrance music. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titan Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Longbow!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Longbow throws a solid leg kick but Rain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Longbow.
As Longbow backs away, Rain returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rain takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Titan Rain has been cut.
Longbow misses with a looping right.
Longbow throws a lazy head kick
and Rain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Longbow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Longbow checks a leg kick nicely.
Longbow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rain. That's going to slow Longbow down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Longbow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Longbow tries to move into range but Rain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rain lands with a good body shot.
Longbow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Longbow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbow misses with a hook to the body
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
Rain lands a right hook to the body.
Longbow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rain is able to avoid easily.
Longbow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Longbow walks into a left hand.
Longbow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Longbow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Longbow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rain tried to counter with a leg kick but Longbow avoided it.
Rain lands with an overhand left.
Longbow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rain.
Rain connects with a leg kick. Longbow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A clash of legs there as Longbow blocks the low kick.
Rain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Longbow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Longbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Longbow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice straight punches there by Longbow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Longbow.
Rain avoids the body shot from Longbow.
Rain moves out of range of the leg kick from Longbow.
Rain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Longbow misses the body punch
and Rain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Longbow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rain's calf.
Nice shot lands for Rain.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rain. Longbow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain scores with a decent looking hook.
Longbow takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Longbow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rain, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rain lands a nice looking body kick.
Rain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rain lands with a kick to the ribs.
Longbow throws a low kick but Rain avoids it.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rain moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLongbow.
Longbow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Longbow throws the left hand but Rain avoids the punch easily.
Longbow tries to work over Rain's front leg with a kick but Rain checks it.
A big left from Longbow misses.
Rain throws a good cross that connects.
Donk. Rain catches Longbow right on the button with a cross.
Rain is looking to slow Longbow down with leg kicks.
Rain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry Longbow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Longbow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rain's calf.
Rain tries to bum rush Longbow with a series of wild strikes but Longbow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rain lands a glancing blow to the side of Longbow's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain fails with a takedown attempt.
Longbow connects with a high kick.
Longbow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut there from Rain.
Rain tries to land a front kick but Longbow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Longbow only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Longbow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rain's hands.
Rain moves out of range of the body kick from Longbow.
Rain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Titan Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rain cracks a nice hook into Longbow's ribs.
Rain misses with an uppercut.
Longbow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rain changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rain slips a jab from Longbow.
As Longbow backs away, Rain returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Rain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Titan Rain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rain tests Longbow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Longbow can do to turn this around?
Rain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rain throws a head kick that misses.
Longbow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rain looks for the body kick but Longbow saw that one coming.
Longbow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheers as Longbow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rain doesn't seem phased though.
Rain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Longbow defending well as Rain loads up on a big left hand.
A jab lands there for Rain.
Longbow misses with an uppercut.
Longbow throws a sloppy head kick and Rain moves out of range easily.
Longbow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longbow throws a body kick that misses.
Longbow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rain is looking to chop away at Longbow's legs.
Longbow looks for the body kick but Rain saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbow scores with a kick to the body.
Longbow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rain.
Rain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Longbow throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Longbow. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Longbow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Titan Rain is winning the standup battle so far.
Longbow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rain cracks the inside of Longbow's front leg.
Longbow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rain.
Rain throws a low kick but Longbow avoids it.
Rain takes one to the chin there.
Rain lands a slapping body shot.
Longbow misses with a low kick.
Longbow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Longbow.
A head kick misses from Longbow.
Longbow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rain to score with a decent uppercut.
Longbow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rain to score with a decent uppercut.
Rain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Longbow.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Longbow lands with an uppercut that bounces Rain off the cage and back into range.
Rain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Longbow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Longbow blocks the low kick.
Longbow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain throws a right and a left that Longbow avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Longbow.
Longbow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Longbow.
Rain drops his hands momentarily and Longbow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Longbow throws a jab when Rain was well out of range.
Rain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Longbow.
Rain blocks a head kick by Longbow.
Rain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Longbow - that will leave a mark!
Nice cross by Rain.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Rain there.
Rain throws a head kick but Longbow moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Longbow might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rain has got the better of the exchanges.
Rain moves out of range as Longbow throws a body kick.
Longbow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Longbow wants to land a leg kick but Rain is out of range.
A punch combination from Longbow misses.
Longbow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rain thumps Longbow with a low kick.
Rain lands with a nice body punch.
Longbow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rain looks to throw the jab but Longbow is out of range.
Longbow jabs at Rain's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longbow takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Rain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Titan Rain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Rain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rain misses with a kick to the body.
Longbow throws a big counter head kick but Rain avoids it with no problem.
A punch lands to the side of Rain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rain dips to his left and cracks Longbow with an uppercut!
Longbow thows a leg kick but Rain checks it
and Rain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Longbow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Longbow slips under a jab from Rain.
Rain slips a straight right by Longbow.
Rain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice shot by Longbow.
Longbow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Longbow as Rain shoots in.
Both fighters circling a little - Longbow finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Longbow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rain.
Longbow sneaks back into half guard.
Longbow slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rain is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rain stops Longbow from standing up.
Longbow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henry Longbow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Longbow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rain wants to control from the top but Longbow keeps moving.
Longbow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Longbow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Longbow isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rain stacks Longbow on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rain!
Longbow is trying to get back to half guard.
Longbow can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longbow is looking to reverse the position.
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.
Rain in side control lands a decent elbow.
Longbow tries to buck Rain off but Rain is having none of it.
Rain trying to control the position but Longbow is working away.
Longbow takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Longbow takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rain gets to mount! Longbow was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Longbow is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titan Rain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Rain!
During a confident post fight interview, Titan Rain thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Robert Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ksawery Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ksawery Koltun acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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143 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Jaxon Robert Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Ksawery Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Campbell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Koltun missing with a left hand there. Campbell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Campbell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A low kick from Campbell misses
and Koltun counters with a nice double leg into side control. Campbell won't be happy with that.
Koltun controlling the position from side mount.
Campbell has one of Koltun's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
The ground and pound from Koltun seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun working away.
Koltun creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Campbell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Koltun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell prevents Koltun from improving position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koltun creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Campbell sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Campbell is not content to let Koltun control the position.
Campbell stops Koltun from passing to mount.
Campbell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koltun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koltun looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Campbell is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Koltun scores with a couple of short elbows.
Koltun throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Koltun throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Campbell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koltun on the ground.
Campbell is looking to regain half guard here but Koltun keeps moving and retains side control.
Koltun tries to score with some ground and pound. Campbell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Campbell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Koltun.
Koltun throws an elbow but Campbell slips to the side and avoids it well.
Campbell wants to control but Koltun postures up.
Koltun trying to control the action but Campbell is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell struggling a bit here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Koltun tries to score with some ground and pound. Campbell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Koltun trying to control the position but Campbell is working away.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Campbell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koltun fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Campbell throws a body kick that misses
and Koltun counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Koltun.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Koltun from controlling successfully.
Campbell keeping full guard, as Koltun tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell wants to sweep but no luck.
Koltun postures up in Campbell's guard and throws a big left but Campbell blocks it.
Campbell trying to control the position.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koltun stopping the sweep attempt from Campbell.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ksawery Koltun dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Campbell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koltun scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Campbell doesn't seem bothered though.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koltun scores with a jab.
Campbell motions for Koltun to come forward. Campbell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell throws a hook but Koltun blocks it.
Koltun misses with a straight left.
Jaxon Robert Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koltun getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Koltun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koltun swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Campbell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koltun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koltun checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koltun thuds his right hand into Campbell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Campbell misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell cracks the inside of Koltun's front leg.
Campbell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell scores with a head kick.
Koltun has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Campbell wants to land a leg kick but Koltun is out of range.
Koltun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koltun tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Campbell defends well and Koltun ends up having to push Campbell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Campbell thows a leg kick but Koltun checks it
and Koltun counters with a stiff right hand.
Koltun connects with a looping right hand.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses.
Koltun throws a hook to the side of Campbell's head but Campbell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Campbell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koltun takes a step back to recover.
Koltun connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell defending well as Koltun loads up on a big left hand.
Campbell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koltun feints the counter takedown.
Campbell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koltun.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Koltun.
A big right from Campbell misses.
Koltun changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A cross from Koltun lands.
Koltun shoots in but no luck this time.
A swing and a miss from Koltun.
Campbell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koltun is out of range.
Campbell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Campbell looks to land a body kick but Koltun moved away.
Campbell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koltun's hands.
Koltun connects with a good right hand that stumbles Campbell. Campbell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koltun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ksawery Koltun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Campbell throws a wild body kick that Koltun sees coming a mile off.
Campbell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Campbell tries a head kick but it misses.
Campbell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koltun has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koltun blocks a head kick by Campbell.
Campbell misses with a body shot.
Koltun swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Campbell.
Koltun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Campbell throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Koltun counter with a right hand.
Koltun avoids the head kick by Campbell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun lands a head kick!
Campbell throws a front kick aimed at Koltun's knee but Koltun avoids it well.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
Koltun drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Campbell defends it well.
Koltun moves out of range as Campbell strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koltun moves into range and connects with a jab.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses.
Campbell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koltun throws a predictable looking body shot
and Campbell counters with a low kick, right behind Koltun 's knee.
Koltun checks a low kick from Campbell.
Koltun lands a jab to the head.
Campbell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ksawery Koltun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Koltun takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Koltun throws a half hearted mid kick.
Campbell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Campbell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good work by Koltun as he checks the leg kick.
Koltun throws a lazy right hand but Campbell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koltun moves out of range of the body kick from Campbell.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koltun is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Koltun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Campbell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koltun checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
Campbell throws a sloppy body shot
and Koltun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab by Koltun.
Koltun moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Campbell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Campbell lands with a nice body kick.
Koltun thumps Campbell with a low kick.
Koltun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab by Koltun.
Campbell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
Koltun is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Koltun scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Campbell, right into the meat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Campbell, as that shot connected.
Campbell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands a lovely overhand right.
Campbell throws a looping overhand right but Koltun ducks down to avoid it.
Koltun misses the jab.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
Koltun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Campbell's calf.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
And Koltun tries to counter it with a takedown but Campbell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Koltun tried to score with a low kick but Campbell checks it.
Koltun connects with a body shot that sends Campbell's belly button to the back.
Jaxon Robert Campbell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Campbell lands but Koltun takes it in his stride.
Campbell misses with a wild body shot.
Ksawery Koltun is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Koltun connects with a body shot that sends Campbell's belly button to the back.
Koltun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koltun throws a looping overhand right but Campbell ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun avoids the head kick by Campbell.
Koltun connects with the punch.
Koltun blocks a leg kick.
And Koltun tries to counter it with a takedown but Campbell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Campbell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koltun scores with a nice strike.
A nice leg kick lands there from Campbell.
Campbell connects with a leg kick. Koltun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Campbell throws a leg kick that misses.
Koltun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Campbell.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koltun.
Campbell motions for Koltun to come forward. Campbell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koltun drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Campbell defends it well.
Campbell throws a head kick but Koltun moves out of range.
Koltun tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Koltun's shoulder, as Koltun tries to avoid the shot.
Campbell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koltun scoring well with a low kick there.
Campbell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koltun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell misses with a head kick.
Campbell connects with a leg kick. Koltun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koltun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Campbell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koltun throws a combination. Campbell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jaxon Robert Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campbell throws a low kick but Koltun avoids it.
Campbell scores with a kick to the body.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses
and Koltun counters with a takedown into side control.
Campbell being controlled for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ksawery Koltun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koltun 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ksawery Koltun!
Ksawery Koltun decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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139 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Incheol Wonha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Zoran Markovic!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Markovic misses its intended target.
Wonha moves into the clinch.
Wonha lands with a left to the head.
Wonha lands a nice elbow.
Wonha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Markovic.
Wonha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wonha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Markovic.
Markovic misses with the head strike.
Markovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Markovic shrugs off.
Markovic wants to stall.
Markovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Markovic avoiding damage as Wonha throws knees to the body.
Markovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Markovic working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markovic pushes Wonha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wonha.
Markovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Wonha.
Wonha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wonha lands a nice elbow.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Markovic shrugs off.
Wonha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Markovic throws a head punch that misses.
Wonha misses with an elbow over the top.
Wonha blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wonha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Markovic's brow.
Markovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wonha blocking some punches.
Wonha looking to throw knees to the head but Markovic is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha misses with an elbow strike.
Markovic has a couple of punches blocked by Wonha.
Wonha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Markovic is defending well for now.
Markovic throws a head punch that misses.
Wonha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wonha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Markovic's brow.
Wonha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Markovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wonha backwards.
Markovic blocks an elbow strike.
Wonha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wonha misses with a knee strike.
Markovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Markovic managing to block the knees to the body from Wonha.
Markovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Wonha has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wonha blocks a body shot from Markovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Markovic avoids it.
Markovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Markovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wonha backwards.
Markovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Wonha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Markovic blocks an elbow strike.
Markovic avoiding damage as Wonha throws knees to the body.
Wonha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wonha misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Markovic leaning against his opponent.
Wonha lands with a light punch inside.
Wonha crunches a lovely knee into Markovic's ribcage.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Markovic shrugs off.
Wonha lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonha trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wonha throws an elbow but misses.
Markovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Wonha controls his hands.
Wonha scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markovic lands with a left to the head.
Wonha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Markovic scores with a shot to the side of Wonha's head.
Markovic tries to work over Wonha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wonha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wonha blocks an uppercut.
Wonha tries a body shot but Markovic blocks it.
Wonha misses with an elbow over the top.
Wonha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Markovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Markovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Incheol Wonha dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Markovic needs to keep his hands up - Wonha had a free shot at his head there.
Markovic connects with a jab.
Markovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Wonha is just out of range.
Wonha clinches.
Wonha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Markovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Markovic.
Markovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Markovic in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Markovic misses with the head strike.
Markovic blocks an elbow strike from Wonha.
Incheol Wonha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Markovic.
Wonha struggles to land a body shot inside as Markovic controls his hands.
Markovic managing to block the knees to the body from Wonha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Markovic dodges an elbow strike from Wonha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Markovic.
Wonha misses with a punch on the inside.
Markovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wonha lands an elbow that stopped Markovic in his tracks for a moment.
Wonha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Markovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wonha misses with a knee to the head.
Markovic misses with a body punch.
Markovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Markovic.
Wonha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wonha tries to land knees in the clinch but Markovic avoids the damage to the body.
Markovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Wonha tries to work over Markovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wonha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Markovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wonha blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha pushes off an throws an elbow but Markovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Markovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wonha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Markovic.
Wonha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wonha missing with knees to the body.
Markovic lands an uppercut.
Markovic managing to block the knees to the body from Wonha.
A body shot lands from Markovic.
Wonha misses with an elbow over the top.
Wonha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wonha throws an elbow but it misses.
Wonha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wonha pushes off an throws an elbow but Markovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Markovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha throws an elbow that misses.
Markovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Markovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Markovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wonha.
Markovic lands a left hand.
Wonha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wonha scores with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Markovic.
Wonha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wonha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Markovic avoids the elbow strike from Wonha, against the cage.
Wonha lands a nice elbow.
Wonha tries a body shot but Markovic blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wonha lands a damaging elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wonha misses with some punches.
Wonha blocking some punches.
Markovic blocks an elbow strike from Wonha.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Markovic avoids it.
Wonha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Markovic.
Wonha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wonha as Markovic tries to tie him up.
Markovic blocks an elbow strike.
Markovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Incheol Wonha dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wonha moves away from the strike by Markovic.
As Markovic tries to get set, Wonha tries to push him back and clinch up but Markovic manages to avoid the attempt.
Markovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Markovic.
Wonha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Markovic.
Markovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wonha lands a nice shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Markovic.
Markovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Wonha is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Markovic.
A jab from Wonha does it's job there.
Markovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wonha.
Markovic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wonha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Markovic can do to turn this around?
That kick from Markovic tenderised Wonha's leg. Wonha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Markovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wonha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Markovic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wonha.
Markovic throws a leg kick but Wonha checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic throws a low kick but Wonha moves out of range easily.
Wonha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Markovic cracks Wonha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Markovic connects with a jab.
Wonha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Markovic tries to land a leg kick but Wonha saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Markovic.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Markovic.
Zoran Markovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Wonha throws a poor cross that misses
and Markovic counters with a body kick that stops Wonha in his tracks momentarily.
Markovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Markovic punishes Wonha's body with a nice straight punch.
Markovic misses with a low kick.
A big left from Wonha misses.
Markovic throws a series of punches but Wonha avoids them all with ease.
A thudding body kick lands there by Markovic!
Wonha misses with a hook.
Zoran Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wonha is looking to clinch but Markovic is avoiding it.
Wonha throws the left hand but Markovic avoids the punch easily.
Wonha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
Markovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Markovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wonha moves away.
Markovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Wonha is just out of range.
Wonha throws a hook but Markovic blocks it.
Wonha slips under a jab.
Markovic lands a right hook to the body.
Markovic is looking to land body kicks.
A shot to the liver by Markovic. Beautiful body shot.
Wonha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Markovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wonha checks a leg kick.
Markovic lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic looks to land a right hand but Wonha moved out of range.
Markovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wonha.
Wonha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wonha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wonha moves out of range of the strikes.
Markovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wonha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Markovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wonha gets a clinch.
Wonha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Markovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wonha throws an elbow but misses.
Markovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Markovic.
Wonha blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wonha throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Wonha.
Markovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wonha blocks an uppercut.
Wonha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Markovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wonha lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Markovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wonha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Markovic.
Wonha pushes off an throws an elbow but Markovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Markovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Wonha backwards.
Wonha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wonha.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Markovic avoids it.
Markovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Markovic is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Markovic really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Markovic avoids the body shot from Wonha.
Markovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Wonha off the cage and back into range.
Wonha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wonha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wonha has Markovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Wonha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wonha throws an elbow that misses.
Markovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wonha.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Markovic avoids it.
Wonha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wonha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wonha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wonha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Markovic's brow.
Markovic gets through Wonha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Markovic - that landed with a thud.
Wonha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wonha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Markovic's defenses.
A hook to the body from Markovic.
Wonha blocking some punches.
Markovic dodges an elbow strike from Wonha.
Markovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wonha throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Markovic misses with a head kick.
Markovic lands a nice hook to Wonha's body. Wonha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Wonha is just out of range.
Markovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wonha doesn't seem bothered though.
Markovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wonha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Markovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Wonha.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Markovic throws a leg kick but Wonha sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wonha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice straight punches there by Markovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Markovic.
Markovic looks to land a left hand but Wonha moved out of range nicely.
Wonha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Markovic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wonha tries to clinch but Markovic moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markovic.
Wonha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wonha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wonha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wonha throws a body punch but Markovic moves out of range.
Wonha misses the shot to the body.
Wonha avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Markovic.
Markovic lands a slapping body shot.
Good shot there by Markovic.
Markovic throws a leg kick but Wonha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wonha wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A slow jab from Markovic misses its intended target.
Markovic connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Markovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Markovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wonha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Markovic scores with a jab.
Wonha throws a leg kick but Markovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wonha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wonha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Markovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wonha closes the distance and pushes Markovic back into the cage.
Wonha blocking some punches.
Markovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Markovic avoids it.
Markovic misses with the head strike.
Wonha tries to land knees in the clinch but Markovic avoids the damage to the body.
Wonha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Markovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wonha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Markovic dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Markovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Markovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Markovic.
Wonha seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Markovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Markovic.
Markovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Markovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Markovic misses with a body shot.
Wonha takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good exchange - Markovic coming out on top.
Wonha looks to land a left hand but Markovic moved out of range nicely.
Wonha throws a big shot that misses.
Markovic scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha misses with a body shot.
Markovic swings for the body but Wonha moves out of range.
Markovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Markovic misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wonha.
Wonha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Markovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Wonha.
Wonha connects with a leg kick. Markovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wonha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wonha slips a jab from Markovic.
Markovic throws out a loose jab but Wonha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wonha sizes up Markovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Markovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic looks to land a left hand but Wonha moved out of range nicely.
Markovic misses with a leg kick
and Wonha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wonha blocking some punches.
Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Markovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wonha misses with an elbow strike.
Markovic managing to block the knees to the body from Wonha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha tries a body shot but Markovic blocks it.
A short left from Markovic.
Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Markovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markovic avoids the elbow strike from Wonha, against the cage.
Wonha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Markovic.
Markovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Markovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Markovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wonha's elbow.
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Markovic blocks an elbow strike from Wonha.
Wonha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wonha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wonha prevents a body shot from Markovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha letting Markovic take a breather here.
Wonha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Markovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Wonha.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wonha.
Markovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wonha backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Markovic fails to land.
Markovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch on the inside from Markovic fails to land.
Wonha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Markovic's defenses.
Wonha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Markovic is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Markovic.
Markovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Markovic avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Markovic avoids it.
Markovic misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wonha throws an elbow but misses.
Markovic blocks the elbow strike.
Wonha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Markovic is defending well for now.
Markovic misses with the head strike.
Markovic throws a head punch that misses.
Markovic is leaning against Wonha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Markovic blocks the elbow strike.
Markovic dodges an elbow strike from Wonha.
Wonha pushes off an throws an elbow but Markovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Markovic is pushing Wonha up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wonha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zoran Markovic.
I think Markovic 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 48:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Zoran Markovic! Zoran Markovic retains his bantamweight title!
After the big win, Zoran Markovic made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Perkele! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bear Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galaxy Nexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galaxy Nexus!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nexus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nexus.
Nexus lands a really nice looking cross but Stevenson seems unphased.
Stevenson tries to land a leg kick but Nexus saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Stevenson misses the target.
Stevenson punishes Nexus's body with a nice straight punch.
Nexus misses with a hook.
Nexus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stevenson at a distance.
Stevenson throws a looping overhand right but Nexus ducks down to avoid it.
Nexus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nexus throws a looping overhand right but Stevenson ducks down to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nexus.
Stevenson stuns Nexus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nexus counters with a straight right hand.
Stevenson throws a sloppy body shot
and Nexus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nexus moves out of range of the body kick from Stevenson.
Nexus wants to land a leg kick but Stevenson is out of range.
Stevenson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nexus scores with a hook to the body. Stevenson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nexus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Nexus moves out of range.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Nexus scores with a jab to the body.
Stevenson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nexus.
Stevenson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stevenson misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson tests Nexus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stevenson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nexus thuds his right hand into Stevenson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for 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!
Stevenson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nexus swivels and escapes.
Stevenson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stevenson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nexus counters with a nice body shot.
Nexus shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nexus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nexus working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nexus trying to control from half guard but Stevenson is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stevenson trying to control the position.
Stevenson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nexus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nexus preventing the sweep.
Nexus trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nexus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stevenson's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nexus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stevenson looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stevenson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stevenson lands a jab to the nose.
Stevenson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nexus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nexus connects with the punch.
Stevenson throws a leg kick but Nexus moved away.
Nexus throws out a counter right but Stevenson avoids it with no problem.
Nexus misses with a body shot.
Nexus misses with a wild body shot.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Nexus moves out of range.
Stevenson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stevenson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nexus throws an overhand right that lands on Stevenson's shoulder, as Stevenson tries to avoid the shot.
Stevenson misses with a left hand
and Nexus counters by clinching up.
Stevenson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
I was talking to Stevenson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stevenson tries to land knees in the clinch but Nexus avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galaxy Nexus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stevenson blocks a jab.
Stevenson lands a nice shot to the body.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
Nexus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nexus throws a right hand that Stevenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevenson also avoids with ease.
A combination from Stevenson does no damage.
Nexus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nexus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nexus.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
Nexus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nexus.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nexus throws a body punch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson slips under a jab.
Stevenson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stevenson is looking to wear down Nexus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nexus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevenson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nexus checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to move into range but Nexus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nexus.
Nexus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stevenson with a body shot.
Nexus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Galaxy Nexus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Nexus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nexus is looking for the big counter here.
Nexus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stevenson!
Stevenson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nexus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stevenson to score with a decent uppercut.
Stevenson cracks Nexus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stevenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nexus swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
Nexus misses with a body shot.
Nexus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nexus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevenson.
Nexus throws a shot from downtown. Stevenson moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nexus ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevenson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nexus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stevenson.
Nexus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Nexus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stevenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nexus throws out a counter right but Stevenson avoids it with no problem.
Nexus throws a looping overhand right but Stevenson ducks down to avoid it.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nexus moves away.
Nexus just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stevenson tries a low kick but Nexus avoids it.
Bear Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson swings for the body but Nexus moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nexus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nexus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevenson dives in for a single leg takedown but Nexus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nexus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevenson lands with a shot to the body.
Nexus misses with a head kick.
Stevenson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from Nexus finds it's target.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Nexus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nexus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nexus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nexus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crunch! Stevenson slams his shin into Nexus's torso.
Stevenson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nexus's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nexus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throwing strikes but missing.
Nexus is adopting a defensive guard.
Nexus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stevenson's guard.
Nexus wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.
Nexus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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 Bear Stevenson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stevenson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nexus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stevenson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nexus throws out a loose jab but Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevenson lands a jab-cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Stevenson misses the target.
Stevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nexus was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevenson.
Nexus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nexus scores with a decent looking hook.
Stevenson staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
Nexus takes a swing at Stevenson's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Nexus misses.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nexus moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Stevenson.
A leg kick checked by Nexus.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevenson misses with a body shot
and Nexus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nexus swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson looks to land a body kick but Nexus moved away.
Nexus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stevenson misses the body punch
and Stevenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stevenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nexus throws out the jab.
Nexus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nexus lands a nice hook to Stevenson's body. Stevenson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Nexus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nexus scores with a shot to the body.
Nexus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws an off balance right hand
and Nexus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nexus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stevenson misses with a hook.
Stevenson avoids the body shot from Nexus.
Stevenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevenson tries to bum rush Nexus with a series of wild strikes but Nexus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevenson looks to land a left hand but Nexus moved out of range nicely.
Nexus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stevenson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stevenson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nexus checks the leg kick.
Nexus throws the left hand but Stevenson avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Nexus as Stevenson shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nexus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stevenson. Stevenson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nexus.
Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nexus.
Nexus misses with a hook. Stevenson ducked under it nicely.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stevenson is in close to Nexus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nexus working a defensive guard here.
Stevenson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nexus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bear Stevenson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nexus seems keen to control Stevenson's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is looking to work some ground and pound but Nexus has wrist control.
Stevenson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nexus is controlling Stevenson's posture.
Stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nexus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stevenson throws a low kick but Nexus moves out of range easily.
And Nexus tries to counter it with a takedown but Stevenson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nexus throws a hook to the side of Stevenson's head but Stevenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Nexus misses.
Nexus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stevenson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Nexus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Galaxy Nexus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nexus 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galaxy Nexus!
Galaxy Nexus took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, ****160Q Energy for $150**** for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ola John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kasparaitis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gotta Get Away. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Kasparaitis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ola John!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasparaitis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
John doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
John sizes up Kasparaitis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kasparaitis throws a solid leg kick but John takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kasparaitis.
John drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kasparaitis is looking for a sweep.
Kasparaitis sneaks back into half guard.
John is thwarting Kasparaitis's attempts to control the position.
Kasparaitis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from John.
John seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kasparaitis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kasparaitis wants to control but John is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kasparaitis is doing well to control the position and prevent John from advancing to side control.
Kasparaitis is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis wants to control but John is keeping busy.
John throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kasparaitis is concentrating on defense, preventing John from advancing position.
John seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kasparaitis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kasparaitis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
John throws a big right hand that misses.
John is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kasparaitis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kasparaitis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
John postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis pulls John in to control the position.
Kasparaitis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
John missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
John is pushing down on Kasparaitis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kasparaitis is fighting to maintain full guard but John has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kasparaitis is defending against the submission attempts here by John.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasparaitis is looking to control John's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kasparaitis avoid being mounted?
Kasparaitis manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis seems keen to control John's posture.
Kasparaitis controls John momentarily but John frees himself.
John trying to control but Kasparaitis is working from the bottom.
John sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kasparaitis's guard.
John prevents Kasparaitis from improving his position.
John seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kasparaitis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kasparaitis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of John's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take John's back!
Kasparaitis trying to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kasparaitis wants to pass the guard but John is defending well.
John is not content to let Kasparaitis control the position.
John is looking to improve his position.
Kasparaitis stalling.
John looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
John is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
John is pressing down on Kasparaitis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ola John dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kasparaitis takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
John throws a looping overhand right but Kasparaitis ducks down to avoid it.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
John lands with a thumping leg kick.
John avoids the body shot from Kasparaitis.
Crunch! Kasparaitis slams his shin into John's torso.
John wants to land a leg kick but Kasparaitis is out of range.
Kasparaitis tries to keep at a distance but John has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kasparaitis lands a body punch.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
John drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasparaitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
Kasparaitis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kasparaitis.
Nice body punch from Kasparaitis - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
Kasparaitis taking a breather.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook to the ribs.
John blocks a body shot from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis avoiding damage.
Kasparaitis is pressed up against the cage. John has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kasparaitis down to the mat. Kasparaitis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good leg kick by Kasparaitis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Kasparaitis does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from John.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kasparaitis throws a big counter combination but John scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kasparaitis checks the leg kick.
John throws an off balance right hand
and Kasparaitis counters with a right hand to the body.
Kasparaitis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kasparaitis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John tries to clinch but Kasparaitis moves out of range.
Kasparaitis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before John has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Kasparaitis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from John.
Kasparaitis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kasparaitis throws out a leg kick but John moves out of range and Kasparaitis only half commits.
Kasparaitis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John wants to land a leg kick but Kasparaitis is out of range.
John misses with a straight left.
John throws a hook but Kasparaitis blocks it.
A jab from John misses.
Kasparaitis ducks under a wild hook from John.
John gets in close and instigates a clinch.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
Kasparaitis lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
Kasparaitis lands a right hand.
Kasparaitis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kasparaitis taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kasparaitis scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Kasparaitis.
A left hand lands to the body for Kasparaitis.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kasparaitis's elbow.
John working aggressively here.
Kasparaitis avoids the elbow strike from John, against the cage.
Kasparaitis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kasparaitis tries a body shot but John blocks it.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasparaitis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kasparaitis taking a breather.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kasparaitis avoids it.
Kasparaitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kasparaitis can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
Kasparaitis tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kasparaitiss head.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasparaitis lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasparaitis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A left hand lands to the body for Kasparaitis.
A nice right hand lands inside from John.
Kasparaitis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kasparaitis backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kasparaitis.
John blocks a body shot from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Darius Kasparaitis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kasparaitis cracks John with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Kasparaitis managing to block the knees to the body from John.
John throws an elbow but it misses.
Kasparaitis is leaning against John and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Kasparaitis dominated that second 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.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Kasparaitis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
John misses the jab.
A jab from John does it's job there.
Kasparaitis connects with a crisp jab.
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kasparaitis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
John throws a push kick but Kasparaitis slaps the foot to one side.
Kasparaitis half committed to a counter leg kick.
John wants to land a leg kick but Kasparaitis is out of range.
John scores with a punch to the head.
John changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasparaitis misses the shot to the body.
Kasparaitis misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasparaitis cracks the inside of John's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John moves out of range as Kasparaitis strikes.
Ola John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John throws a good cross that connects.
John rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kasparaitis counters with a stiff right hand.
Kasparaitis keeps the fight on the outside.
John tries to clinch up
and Kasparaitis counters with a nice body shot.
Kasparaitis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
John looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kasparaitis is looking to counter punch.
Kasparaitis lands a jab.
John lands a glancing blow to the side of Kasparaitis's head.
A big right from John misses.
John looks to land a body kick but Kasparaitis moved away.
Kasparaitis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
John throws a push kick but Kasparaitis slaps the foot to one side.
Kasparaitis connects with a leg kick. John looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kasparaitis swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
John has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kasparaitis finds it's way round the side to connect with John's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasparaitis takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
Kasparaitis throws a lazy body kick
and John makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
John takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
John misses with a low kick as Kasparaitis jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis tries to land a leg kick but John saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Kasparaitis misses the target.
John sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
John connects with a right hand. Kasparaitis shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kasparaitis.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kasparaitis was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
Kasparaitis throws a low kick but it's checked well by John.
Darius Kasparaitis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crunch! Kasparaitis slams his shin into John's torso.
John gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kasparaitis dodges an elbow strike from John.
Kasparaitis taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis managing to block the knees to the body from John.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kasparaitis struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. John obliges.
Kasparaitis wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kasparaitis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by John.
John lands with a light punch inside.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasparaitis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kasparaitis stalling in the clinch but John improves position.
Kasparaitis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from John.
Kasparaitis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Kasparaitis is working John over against the cage.
Kasparaitis lands a shot to the body.
John takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kasparaitis scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
Kasparaitis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kasparaitis throws out a powerful jab.
John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis throws a quick counter kick to the body but John avoids it.
John throws a solid leg kick but Kasparaitis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at John.
John misses with a body kick.
John swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kasparaitis counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Kasparaitis clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kasparaitis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kasparaitis!
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasparaitis is just out of range.
John motions for Kasparaitis to come forward. John throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John lands with a kick to the ribs.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kasparaitis swings for the body but John moves out of range.
Kasparaitis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kasparaitis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kasparaitis throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from John does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John slips a jab from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis throws a leg kick
and John counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kasparaitis's knee momentarily.
Kasparaitis moves away from the strike by John.
Kasparaitis blocks a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by John.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kasparaitis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
John throws a big shot that misses.
John checks a leg kick.
Kasparaitis throws a leg kick but John checks it.
John takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kasparaitis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kasparaitis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John clinches up against the cage.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasparaitis.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
John lands a knee to the body.
Kasparaitis digs a right hand into John's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on John's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for John.
Kasparaitis taking a breather.
Kasparaitis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Kasparaitis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasparaitis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darius Kasparaitis is winning the standup battle so far.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Kasparaitis misses.
Nice body kick from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis jabs John to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kasparaitis gets tackled into the cage by John. John maintains the clinch.
Kasparaitis tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John misses with some punches.
Kasparaitis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kasparaitis managing to block the knees to the body from John.
John is looking for a takedown.
John is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A left hand lands to the body for Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kasparaitis.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kasparaitis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch on the inside.
John putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kasparaitis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kasparaitis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kasparaitis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John tries a body shot but Kasparaitis blocks it.
Kasparaitis stalling in the clinch but John improves position.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kasparaitis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasparaitis wants to stall.
Kasparaitis digs a right hand into John's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on John's gas tank.
Kasparaitis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kasparaitis tries to stall but John uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kasparaitis avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John tries for a takedown but Kasparaitis manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kasparaitis.
John crunches a lovely knee into Kasparaitis's ribcage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hook to the body lands for Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis tries to land knees in the clinch but John avoids the damage to the body.
John blocks a body shot from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kasparaitis.
John takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Kasparaitis avoids the damage to the body.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis lands a left hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
Kasparaitis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kasparaitis lands with a short shot to the head.
John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasparaitis is leaning against John and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Darius Kasparaitis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kasparaitis connects with a body shot.
John cracks a nice hook into Kasparaitis's ribs.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Kasparaitis's shoulder, as Kasparaitis tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut there from John.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kasparaitis can pounce on him.
Kasparaitis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kasparaitis lunges at John with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by John's hand.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
Kasparaitis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. John checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
John doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kasparaitis 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 John has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from John and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasparaitis slips a straight right by John.
Kasparaitis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
John throws a body punch but Kasparaitis moves out of range.
Kasparaitis misses with a wild body shot.
John moves out of range of the body kick.
John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kasparaitis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis delivers a nice body kick.
A big left from Kasparaitis misses.
Nice uppercut lands for John. That snapped Kasparaitis's head back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kasparaitis.
John goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kasparaitis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
John working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
John working away.
John in side control, throwing shots but Kasparaitis defends.
John goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kasparaitis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for John but great work by Kasparaitis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John is trying to escape the position but Kasparaitis is controlling the position.
John tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Darius Kasparaitis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt John will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
John is trying to improve his position.
Ola John has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kasparaitis controls the position.
John tries to improve position but can't.
John seems a little lost for a moment, as Kasparaitis dominates the positioning.
John stops Kasparaitis from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis is looking to take a break and control but John is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
John looks to move to half guard but instead Kasparaitis has passed into mount! Damn!
John sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
John is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kasparaitis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
Kasparaitis moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from John.
Ola John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kasparaitis wants to control but John is keeping him busy.
John tries to improve position but can't.
Kasparaitis moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darius Kasparaitis.
I think Kasparaitis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Kasparaitis!
Darius Kasparaitis retains his lightweight title!
Darius Kasparaitis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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