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AMS FC: Mid-Week Mayhem 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Markov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Mug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Markov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Mug!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markov stuffs the takedown.
Mug fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Markov avoids it really well and circles away.
Markov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mug lands a jab-cross combination.
Markov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mug.
Markov keeps Mug at a distance using the push kick.
Mug looks winded!
Mug showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Markov.
Markov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Markov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Markov throws a right hand that Mug ducks under and follows up with a left that Mug also avoids with ease.
Fedor Markov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markov misses with the combination.
Mug lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Markov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jimmy Mug has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mug's head backwards.
Mug has a takedown stuffed.
Fedor Markov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Mug.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mug looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mug moves out of range as Markov strikes.
Markov looks to land a combination but Mug avoids it well.
Mug tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A combination from Markov does no damage.
Markov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Markov slaps away a takedown attempt from Mug, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Markov drops his shoulder and cracks Mug with a huge uppercut! Mug goes down! Can Markov finish him?
Mug is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markov content to stall in guard here.
Mug is still in real trouble! Can Markov finish him?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Markov looking to pass the guard.
Mug seems to have recovered his senses.
Mug working a defensive guard here.
Mug is looking to stand up but Markov isn't so interested in that idea.
Markov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Markov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No joy there for Markov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mug shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Markov but Markov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Markov looks to throw the jab but Mug is out of range.
Markov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Markov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Markov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Markov swinging wildly here.
Mug misses with a takedown attempt
letting Markov counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Jimmy Mug's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mug slips a jab and a cross from Markov.
Markov looks to land a combination but Mug avoids it well.
Mug follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Markov throws a big shot that misses.
Mug raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
No joy there for Markov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mug misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mug or perhaps it was just good defense by Markov, which made it look bad.
Markov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Markov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mug moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Markov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Markov misses with a looping right.
Mug takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Markov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mug.
Mug avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Markov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Mug's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mug shoots in for a takedown but Markov shows good takedown defense.
Markov throws a series of punches but Mug avoids them all with ease.
Markov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mug displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mug shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Markov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Markov misses with a double jab.
Fedor Markov is winning the standup battle so far.
Markov misses with a double jab
and Mug counters with a series of strikes. Markov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mug moves out of range as Markov strikes.
Markov misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mug takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Markov misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mug misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fedor Markov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Mug.
Mug is breathing heavily.
Markov misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Markov. Those never looked like landing.
Markov throws a series of punches but Mug moves out of range.
Markov digs a good hook to Mug's body.
Markov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mug.
A combination from Markov does no damage.
Markov misses with a double jab
and Mug counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mug shoots in for a takedown but Markov shows good takedown defense.
Mug keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mug changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mug has Markov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Markov breaks the clinch.
Markov works over Mug's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mug looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Markov throws a nice looking combination but Mug bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mug wants to counter the offense by Markov and move into the clinch position.
Markov swinging wildly here.
Mug dodges the punch combination from Markov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mug is looking to clinch.
Markov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Markov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Markov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Markov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mug has taken the fight to the clinch.
Markov is trying to break free.
Mug manages to break the clinch.
Mug lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mug.
Markov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mug.
Good exchange - Markov coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mug.
Markov backing away here, and Mug unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mug or perhaps it was just good defense by Markov, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Markov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mug is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Markov with a body shot.
Mug shoots for a double leg takedown but Markov sprawls well. He's pushed Mug's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Markov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The cut above Jimmy Mug's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mug bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mug throws out a counter right but Markov avoids it with no problem.
Markov throws a hook to the side of Mug's head but Mug sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mug is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mug is trying desperately to land a takedown but Markov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mug.
Markov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Markov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mug can do to turn this around?
Markov misses with an uppercut.
Markov misses the jab.
Mug appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Markov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Mug's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Markov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mug misses with a low kick.
As Mug looks to move away, Markov throws a big counter combo bu Mug just gets out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Markov. Those never looked like landing.
Mug fails to land the takedown.
Markov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mug lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Markov throws a hook but Mug avoids it easily.
Mug avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markov misses with a combination
and Mug counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Markov thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mug throws a head kick that misses.
Markov avoids the head kick by Mug.
Markov feinted with a counter takedown.
Markov misses with a double jab
and Mug counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mug rushes Markov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Markov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Mug to keep the fight standing.
Mug is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Markov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mug tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Markov just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Fedor Markov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Mug.
Markov is trying to pull guard but Mug turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Mug prevents a takedown attempt there.
Markov stalling in the clinch but Mug improves position.
Markov jumps guard but Mug turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Mug prevents Markov from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mug pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Markov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mug.
Mug shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Markov defends it nicely.
Markov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mug changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Markov tries to avoid it but Mug manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Markov to the ground. Markov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Markov catches Mug napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Mug to the canvas!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markov wants to control from the top but Mug keeps moving.
Markov tries to stand but Mug is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mug working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markov.
Markov pushes down on Mug's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Markov tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Markov lands strikes from half guard.
Markov trying to control from half guard but Mug is working away.
Markov throwing shots but Mug is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Markov is keen to just control but Mug is a slippery customer.
Mug wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mug darts in and clinches Markov up against the ropes.
Mug breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Markov looks to land a combination but Mug avoids it well.
No joy there for Markov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Markov fails to land with a series of punches.
Markov throws a lazy uppercut
and Mug counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Markov does no damage.
Fedor Markov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Markov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mug.
Jimmy Mug has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedor Markov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some bone on bone action there as Markov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Markov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Markov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Markov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dave Callaghan enters the ring!
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279 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Callaghan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Callaghan gets full guard.
Our spies down at at London Catch Wrestling inform us that Callaghan has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Callaghan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Callaghan trying to keep a closed guard but Austin is proving a slippery customer.
Austin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Austin scoring with some ground and pound.
Callaghan pulls Austin in close to his closed guard and prevents Austin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Austin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Austin wants to control from the top but Callaghan keeps moving.
Austin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Callaghan is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Austin frees his head nicely. Oh but Callaghan has switched to an armbar! Austin is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Dave Callaghan!
Dave Callaghan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Stahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Bruno Stahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dale Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stahl. That did some damage!
Bunga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bunga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stahl swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stahl misses with a two punch combination.
Stahl with a nice cross.
A head kick from Bunga lands but Stahl takes it in his stride.
It looks like Bruno Stahl has been cut.
Bunga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stahl.
Stahl misses the shot to the body.
Stahl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bunga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bunga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bunga connects with an inside leg kick.
Stahl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunga was well out of range. Poor timing from Stahl.
Stahl throws a hook but Bunga blocks it.
Bunga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bunga cracks the inside of Stahl's front leg.
Bunga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stahl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Stahl was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bunga.
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga thumps Stahl with a low kick.
Bunga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stahl throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stahl lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunga tries to clinch there but Stahl circles away.
A quick step to the side and Stahl tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stahl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Stahl blocks the leg kick.
Stahl looks to land a right hand but Bunga moved out of range.
Stahl misses with a looping left.
Bunga ducks under a wild hook from Stahl.
Bunga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stahl throws a body punch but Bunga moves out of range.
Bunga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bunga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bunga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Stahl pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga tries a head kick but it misses.
Bunga rushes Stahl and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stahl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stahl lands a shot to the body.
Bunga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stahl lands a shoulder strike.
Bunga blocks a body shot from Stahl.
Nice body punch from Stahl - that landed with a thud.
Bunga looks winded!
Stahl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stahl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bungas head.
Stahl working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stahl lands a shoulder strike.
Bunga is rocked!
Stahl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bunga is still on wobbly legs! Can Stahl finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Stahl.
Stahl lands a body punch.
Stahl lands an uppercut.
Stahl unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bunga! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Stahl is unloading with more strikes now! Bunga drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Stahl!
An out of breath Bruno Stahl thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Button (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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288 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie Button!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Johns!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Button scores with a nice right hand.
Johns sends Button crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johns is motioning to the referee to let Button up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Button is rocked!
It looks like Charlie Button has been cut.
Johns knocks out Button with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Johns before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Johns picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charlie Johns!
Charlie Button spoke after the fight, saying 'I was hungryyyyyyyyyy'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Robert Campbell (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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145 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 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
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Dickens!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dickens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Campbell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dickens dives in and grabs Campbell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Campbell pushes down on Dickens's head and hops out.
Dickens swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Campbell just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Campbell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dickens looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range.
Campbell wants to land a leg kick but Dickens is out of range.
Campbell connects with a solid leg kick.
Dickens feints and then cracks Campbell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Campbell down.
Dickens looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dickens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dickens is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dickens puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dickens throwing shots but Campbell is blocking nicely.
Dickens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dickens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dickens trying to control from Campbell's half guard. Campbell has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Campbell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dickens postures up in Campbell's guard and throws a big left but Campbell blocks it.
Dickens distracts Campbell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dickens cracks Campbell with a solid left hand.
Campbell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dickens is in close to Campbell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dickens with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell pulls Dickens in close to prevent any damage.
Campbell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dickens is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Dickens from controlling successfully.
Dickens with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dickens won't allow Campbell to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dickens's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dickens lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dickens throwing strikes but missing.
Dickens throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dickens misses with a jab to the body
and Campbell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dickens has a takedown stuffed.
Dickens shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Campbell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dickens passes Campbell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Campbell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dickens throwing shots but Campbell is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dickens lands a nice short elbow.
Dickens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dickens wants to control but Campbell is keeping him busy.
Dickens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Campbell wants to improve his position but Dickens is controlling well.
Dickens working Campbell over with strikes.
Dickens trying to control the action but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Dickens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Campbell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dickens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dickens seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Campbell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Dickens dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dickens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campbell.
Campbell throws a series of punches but Dickens moves out of range.
Campbell swinging wildly here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dickens. Campbell shrugs it off though.
Dickens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donk. Dickens catches Campbell right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Dickens misses.
Dickens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Campbell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dickens jabs at Campbell's body.
Dickens shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dickens lands a nice looking body shot.
Dickens instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dickens.
Dickens blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Campbell misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Dickens.
Dickens wants to take the fight to the mat but Campbell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Campbell tries to land a knee to the head but Dickens blocks with his arms.
Dickens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dickens lands a takedown into guard.
Dickens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Campbell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dickens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dickens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Dickens from controlling successfully.
Dickens showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Campbell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dickens.
Dickens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Campbell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Dickens from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick and Dickens moves out of range easily.
Dickens has Campbell up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dickens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campbell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Campbell misses with a knee to the head.
Dickens presses Campbell against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Campbell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Campbell misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell trying to land knees to the body.
Dickens lands an elbow that stopped Campbell in his tracks for a moment.
Dickens prevents a body shot from Campbell.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dickens is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Campbell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Campbell prevents a body shot from Dickens.
Dickens stalls.
Campbell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Campbell blocking some punches.
Campbell taking a breather.
Campbell misses with a knee strike.
Dickens throws a head punch that misses.
Dickens wants a takedown but no success here.
Jaxon Robert Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Dickens.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Campbell.
Dickens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dickens makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickens tries to work over Campbell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.
Campbell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Campbell presses Dickens against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dickens looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Dickens.
Campbell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dickens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Campbell misses with a punch to the body.
Dickens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Campbell lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickens is stalling here.
Dickens has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Campbell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dickens can turn it around.
Campbell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dickens can't find room to land a body shot as Campbell controls the action.
Dickens throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Dickens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dickens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Dickens.
Dickens throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell lands with an uppercut that bounces Dickens off the ropes and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Some wild striking there from Dickens.
Dickens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Campbell rather than just go for the knockout.
Campbell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Campbell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Campbell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dickens is out of range.
Dickens misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell thows a leg kick but Dickens checks it
and Dickens counters with a series of strikes. Campbell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dickens keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dickens moves out of range of the body kick from Campbell.
It seemed like Dickens was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Campbell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickens moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Dickens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell stops a takedown attempt from Dickens.
Campbell misses with a body punch.
Dickens lands with a right to the head.
Dickens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Campbell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dickens is looking to control Campbell's arms but Campbell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dickens has his back to the ropes.
Campbell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Campbell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickens blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees to the body from Dickens.
Campbell dodges an elbow strike from Dickens.
Campbell is trying to maintain a safe position but Dickens gets an underhook and turns Campbell into the ropes.
Dickens is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Campbell can't fight it off and eventually Dickens manages to take the fight to the floor. Campbell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dickens keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Campbell's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dickens.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dickens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Richard Dickens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dickens trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dickens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dickens cracks Campbell with a solid left hand.
Dickens lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dickens is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dickens with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dickens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dickens trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Richard Dickens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dickens clinches up with Campbell and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dickens is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Campbell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dickens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dickens.
Dickens looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Campbell fails to land.
Campbell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Campbell leaning against his opponent.
Campbell misses with the head strike.
Dickens taking a breather.
Campbell presses Dickens against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dickens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jaxon Robert Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dickens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dickens is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Campbell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jaxon Robert Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Dickens.
Campbell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dickens backwards.
Dickens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Dickens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dickens 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Dickens!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Tallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
23 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
22 - 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
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Tallon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tallon just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tallon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nathan Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tallon throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver feints and then cracks Tallon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tallon down.
Silver misses with a lunging right hand
and Tallon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tallon slips under a jab.
Tallon tries to clinch up.
Silver throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silver moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTallon.
A head kick misses from Silver.
Silver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tallon closes the distance and pushes Silver back into the ropes.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tallon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tallon misses with the head strike.
Tallon misses with a body punch.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon misses with a punch to the body.
Silver blocking some punches.
Tallon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tallon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silver.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tallon.
Silver working aggressively here.
Silver scores with a shot to the side of Tallon's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silver.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Tallon has him pressed against the ropes.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tallon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Tallon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver misses with a left hand
and Tallon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silver blocks a head kick by Tallon.
A big left from Tallon misses.
Silver connects with the punch.
Tallon throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver lands a head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Silver. Those never looked like landing.
Tallon flicks out a counter leg kick but Silver steps away.
Tallon checks a low kick from Silver.
Tallon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Tallon blocks the leg kick.
Tallon misses the shot to the body.
Silver throws a nice head kick!
Silver misses with a low kick.
Silver lands a head kick!
Silver throws a lazy right hand but Tallon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tallon checks a leg kick nicely.
Silver sets himself, and Tallon steps forward looking for the clinch! Silver avoids it this time.
Silver fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tallon is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tallon.
Silver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tallon.
Silver tries to land a leg kick but Tallon saw it coming and moves away.
Tallon lands a head kick!
It looks like Nathan Silver has been cut.
Silver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Silver as he connects with a hook.
Tallon dips to his left and cracks Silver with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick from Silver misses.
Tallon just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver throws a shot to the body.
Silver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab lands there for Tallon.
Tallon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver is looking to counter punch.
Good shot there by Silver.
Nice defenses there by Tallon.
Tallon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tallon tried to score with a low kick but Silver checks it.
Silver thuds his right hand into Tallon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tallon manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tallon! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver thuds his shin into the meat of Tallon's side.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Silver avoids the body shot from Tallon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Silver looks to land a left hand but Tallon moved out of range nicely.
Tallon tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tallon in his tracks.
Silver looks to land a left hand but Tallon moved out of range nicely.
Tallon throws a wild body kick that Silver sees coming a mile off.
Tallon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Silver tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tallon is able to avoid easily.
Tallon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tallon.
Silver throws out a powerful jab.
Tallon tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silver throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tallon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tallon.
Tallon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tallon lands a hook that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
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 Nathan Silver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver's cut.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Tallon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Silver.
Tallon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silver's sensitive parts.
Tallon misses the shot to the body.
Tallon walks into a jab.
Tallon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A big right from Silver misses.
Silver moves out of range as Tallon throws a body kick.
Tallon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silver throws a push kick but Tallon slaps the foot to one side.
Tallon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tallon thuds a left hand into Silver's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tallon throws a head kick that misses.
Silver scores with a push kick.
Tallon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tallon there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver misses with an uppercut.
Tallon checks a leg kick.
Tallon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Nathan Silver is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Tallon is just out of range.
Tallon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silver throws a low kick but Tallon avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tallon! But no joy.
Tallon has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tallon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tallon throws a leg kick
and Silver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Tallon scores with a head kick.
Silver throws a wild body kick that Tallon sees coming a mile off.
Silver blocks a head kick by Tallon.
Silver appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tallon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut there from Tallon.
Tallon connects with a right hand. Silver shakes it off.
Tallon misses the jab.
Tallon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon misses with a hook
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silver.
Silver throws a jab when Tallon was well out of range.
Silver lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silver misses with the body kick
and Tallon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Tallon blocks the leg kick.
Silver scores with a punch to the head.
Silver lands the left hand.
Silver cracks the inside of Tallon's front leg.
Silver misses with a hook
enabling Tallon to counter with a crisp jab.
Tallon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Tallon's head but Tallon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silver lands the left hand.
Silver misses with a hook to the body
and Tallon counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon blocks a leg kick.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tallon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tallon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Silver shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tallon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Silver misses.
Tallon slips a jab from Silver.
Silver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tallon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silver.
Silver takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tallon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silver on the side of the head.
Tallon cracks Silver with a right hand to the side of the head.
A low kick from Tallon misses
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Tallon as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallon throws a nice head kick!
Tallon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tallon drops his hands momentarily and Silver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silver throws a hook but Tallon avoids it easily.
Tallon tries to counter with a clinch but Silver shakes him off and moves away.
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Tallon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Silver's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silver duly obliges.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Tallon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tallon just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver is looking to counter with a body kick.
Silver tries to move into range but Tallon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Tallon.
Tallon throws a head kick that half lands.
Tallon connects with a solid leg kick.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tallon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver thuds his right hand into Tallon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tallon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tallon tries to clinch but Silver is having none of it.
Tallon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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 Nathan Silver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver's cut.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tallon throws a head kick but Silver moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Tallon blocks the leg kick.
Silver backing away here, and Tallon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Tallon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tallon tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tallon just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver lands a nice shot that snaps Tallon's head back.
Silver is looking to chop away at Tallon's legs.
Silver sets himself, and Tallon steps forward looking for the clinch! Silver avoids it this time.
Tallon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Tallon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tallon connects with a leg kick. Silver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tallon moves out of range of the body kick.
Tallon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A cross from Tallon lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Tallon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silver at a distance.
Silver is looking to slow Tallon down with leg kicks.
Silver misses the jab.
Silver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tallon slips a straight right by Silver.
Tallon scores with a head kick.
Tallon is looking to slow Silver down with leg kicks.
Tallon misses with a low kick.
Silver throws a hook but Tallon blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Silver lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tallon doesn't seem phased though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tallon, right into the meat.
Silver looks for the body kick but Tallon saw that one coming.
Silver takes a swing at Tallon's ribcage but misses.
Tallon flicks out a counter leg kick but Silver steps away.
Tallon scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver staying out of range there.
Silver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tallon misses with a series of wild punches.
Sean Tallon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tallon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tallon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Tallon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Tallon ducks down to avoid it.
Silver throws a leg kick but Tallon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silver 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 Tallon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tallon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silver lands a nice shot that snaps Tallon's head back.
Silver tries to score with a low kick but Tallon moves his leg out of the way.
Silver lands a jab to the nose.
Tallon throws a head kick but Silver moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Tallon.
Silver works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon misses the shot to the body.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tallon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tallon feints a counter leg kick.
Tallon throws a poor cross that misses
and Silver counters with a two punch combo.
Tallon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silver misses with a right hand
and Tallon counters with a low kick, right behind Silver 's knee.
Tallon checks a leg kick nicely.
Silver throws a sloppy body shot
and Tallon counters with a leg kick.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Tallon moves out of range easily.
Tallon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silver tries to move into range but Tallon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tallon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tallon, right into the meat.
Tallon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silver avoids the head kick by Tallon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Silver. That's going to slow Tallon down.
Silver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tallon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silver.
Tallon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silver tests Tallon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Tallon just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Silver there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silver thumps Tallon with a low kick.
Tallon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silver.
Silver 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.
Silver misses with a two punch combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Tallon misses.
Silver moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tallon tries to clinch but Silver is having none of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tallon.
Tallon throws a shot from downtown. Silver moves away and avoids it.
Nathan Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Silver!
After winning the bout, Nathan Silver thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sata's entrance music is Onward to Victory!. A fine choice. 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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29
143 lbs
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28
142 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akiro Sata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Incheol Wonha!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sata misses with a hook.
Wonha misses with a body shot.
Wonha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sata is out of range.
Wonha walks into a straight right hand from Sata.
Akiro Sata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sata displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sata lands with a hook. Wonha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sata clinches with his opponent.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sata takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wonha pushes off an throws an elbow but Sata leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sata has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wonha avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wonha lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sata goes for a takedown attempt but Wonha pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sata closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha lands a damaging elbow.
Wonha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wonha lands a nice knee to the body.
Sata lands with a short shot to the head.
Sata is trying to pull guard but Wonha turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiro Sata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sata blocks an elbow strike from Wonha.
Sata blocks an elbow strike.
Wonha tries to land knees in the clinch but Sata avoids the damage to the body.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Sata shrugs off.
Wonha lands an elbow inside.
Sata blocks an elbow strike from Wonha.
Wonha prevents the takedown attempt.
Sata tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sata lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Wonha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wonha is defending well for now.
Wonha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wonha lands a knee to the body.
Wonha missing with knees to the body.
Wonha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wonha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sata.
Sata is trying to drag Wonha to the mat but Wonha just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Wonha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wonha lands a good knee to the midsection. Sata won't want to take too many of those.
Wonha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wonha tries a body shot but Sata blocks it.
Sata misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sata is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wonha is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Sata.
Sata tries for a takedown but Wonha manages to get underhooks.
Wonha digs a right hand underneath Sata's ribcage. Sata let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wonha blocking some punches.
Sata takes an elbow to the temple.
Sata makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sata misses with the head strike.
Wonha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sata in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sata lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Sata's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wonha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sata's face.
Sata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sata misses the body punch
and Wonha counters by clinching up.
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!
Wonha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sata lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata is trying to push Wonha away but Wonha has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sata tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wonha just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Sata fails to land.
Sata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Sata shrugs off.
Sata tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wonha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wonha trying to land knees to the body.
Sata makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wonha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sata has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wonha lands a damaging elbow.
Wonha missing with knees to the body.
Sata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sata misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Incheol Wonha dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wonha scores with a hook to the body. Sata takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sata fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wonha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wonha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wonha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wonha lands a slapping body shot.
Wonha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sata's hands.
Wonha's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sata under the eye.
Sata displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wonha stuffs the takedown attempt from Sata. Sata gets slowly back to his feet.
Wonha misses with a body shot.
Sata appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wonha tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wonha moves in looking to clinch but Sata pushes him off.
Sata blocks a head kick by Wonha.
Sata misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha looks to score with a jab to the body but Sata is just out of range.
Akiro Sata is winning the standup battle so far.
Wonha connects with a body shot that sends Sata's belly button to the back.
Sata lands a body shot.
Sata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wonha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sata moves away.
Sata bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sata drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wonha avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sata.
Wonha tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sata wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wonha prevents Sata from improving position.
Wonha gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wonha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wonha controlling the position well.
Wonha makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wonha.
Sata looking to sit in guard and control but Wonha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha stopping the sweep attempt from Sata.
Wonha avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wonha controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sata working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wonha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wonha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sata looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sata is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wonha trying to control but Sata is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sata misses with a straight right.
Wonha throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sata.
Sata is rocked!
Sata scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wonha.
Sata lands a right hook to the body.
Sata lands a nice looking body shot.
Sata throws a body shot but no joy.
Wonha scores with a body shot.
Sata is looking to wear down Wonha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sata chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wonha can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Incheol Wonha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wonha, right into the meat.
Sata punishes Wonha's body with a nice straight punch.
Sata just misses with a punch to the body.
Wonha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sata.
Sata lands a slapping body shot.
Wonha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wonha takes one to the chin there.
Sata missing with a left hand there. Wonha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sata lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sata closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sata lands in his opponent's guard.
Wonha keeping moving, preventing Sata from controlling successfully.
Sata looking to sit in guard and control but Wonha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wonha wants to control from the top but Sata keeps moving.
Sata has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wonha can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wonha trying to control but Sata is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wonha slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wonha takes a little break here. Sata wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
You can see the frustration on Sata's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sata is looking for a sweep.
Sata is not content to let Wonha control the position.
Sata struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Wonha working away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sata moves out of range of the strikes.
Wonha lunges at Sata with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sata's hand.
Incheol Wonha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wonha misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wonha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonha throws a body shot but no joy.
Sata misses with a hook.
Wonha drives through and clinches with Sata against the ropes.
Akiro Sata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wonha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sata misses with the head strike.
Sata lands a right hand.
Wonha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sata drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wonha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sata tries to stall but Wonha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wonha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Incheol Wonha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wonha prevents a body shot from Sata.
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 Akiro Sata.
I think Wonha 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Incheol Wonha!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Didion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fakhri El Hashem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Hashem has chosen Kassaman as his entrance music. Fakhri El Hashem acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Didion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fakhri El Hashem!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Hashem throws out a loose jab but Didion uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from El Hashem misses.
El Hashem lands with a nice combination. Didion backs away looking to recover.
Didion scores with a nice strike.
El Hashem misses with the combination.
Didion 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.
El Hashem misses with a series of wild punches.
As El Hashem backs away, Didion returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fakhri El Hashem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from El Hashem. Didion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. El Hashem catches Didion right on the button with a cross.
Didion throws an overhand right that lands on El Hashem's shoulder, as El Hashem tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Didion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Hashem takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Didion lands a nice shot that snaps El Hashem's head back.
El Hashem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Didion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Didion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
El Hashem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Didion misses its intended target.
El Hashem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Didion looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
El Hashem bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Didion's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Hashem throws a jab but it's blocked by Didion.
El Hashem takes a swing at Didion's ribcage but misses.
El Hashem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Didion throws out the jab.
Didion scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from El Hashem.
Didion throws a leg kick which misses El Hashem's front leg but catches the back leg as El Hashem tries to avoid it.
Didion misses with a low kick.
Didion wants to land a leg kick but El Hashem is out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that El Hashem has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Didion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Hashem.
El Hashem slips a straight right by Didion.
Didion throws a low kick but El Hashem avoids it.
El Hashem just misses with a punch to the body.
El Hashem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from El Hashem. Those never looked like landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Didion 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 El Hashem has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from El Hashem and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Didion scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Didion lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from El Hashem. Didion does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Hashem comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Didion cracks El Hashem with a good jab.
A punch combination from El Hashem misses.
El Hashem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Didion misses its target.
Some wild striking there from El Hashem.
Didion ducks under a wild hook from El Hashem.
A jab from El Hashem misses.
Didion works El Hashem's body with a nice hook.
Didion lands a glancing blow to the side of El Hashem's head.
Didion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Hashem moves away.
Didion tries to bum rush El Hashem with a series of wild strikes but El Hashem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
El Hashem fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Didion looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from El Hashem. Didion does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Hashem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Didion moves away.
El Hashem is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Didion rather than just go for the knockout.
El Hashem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
El Hashem avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
El Hashem throws a series of punches but Didion moves out of range.
Didion throws a sloppy body shot
and El Hashem counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters circling a little - Didion finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Didion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from El Hashem.
El Hashem misses the shot to the body.
El Hashem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
El Hashem drops his hands momentarily and Didion takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
El Hashem works over Didion's head and body with a nice combination.
El Hashem moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice jab there from El Hashem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Didion connects with a body shot that sends El Hashem's belly button to the back.
Didion tries to land a leg kick but El Hashem saw it coming and moves away.
Didion looks to throw the jab but El Hashem is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Didion.
El Hashem lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
El Hashem avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Didion on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
El Hashem thuds a left hand into Didion's body.
Didion walks into a straight right hand from El Hashem.
Didion lands a jab to El Hashem's midsection.
El Hashem ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
El Hashem misses with a looping right.
El Hashem fails to land with a series of punches.
Didion lands with a hook. El Hashem tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
El Hashem swinging wildly here.
El Hashem sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
El Hashem throws a series of punches but Didion moves out of range.
El Hashem works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Hashem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from El Hashem. Those never looked like landing.
Didion lands a nice leg kick that just misses El Hashem's sensitive parts.
El Hashem tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fakhri El Hashem dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Didion lands with a good body shot.
Didion throws the kick towards the body but El Hashem avoids it.
El Hashem slips a jab from Didion.
Didion tries to bum rush El Hashem with a series of wild strikes but El Hashem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Didion scores with a shot to the body.
El Hashem works the jab nicely.
El Hashem dips to his left and cracks Didion with an uppercut!
El Hashem works over Didion's head and body with a nice combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Didion.
El Hashem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Didion. That snapped El Hashem's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Hashem looks to land a combination but Didion avoids it well.
El Hashem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
El Hashem throws a combination. Didion tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Didion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Didion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Hashem moves away.
Didion throws a body shot but no joy.
El Hashem lands with a good body shot.
Jab by El Hashem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Hashem swings for the body but Didion moves out of range.
El Hashem fails to land with a series of punches.
Didion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on El Hashem. That did some damage!
El Hashem connects with a jab.
Fakhri El Hashem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
El Hashem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Didion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
El Hashem misses with a jab to the body
and Didion makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fakhri El Hashem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Didion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from El Hashem.
El Hashem misses with a double jab.
El Hashem misses with a combination
and Didion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
El Hashem is breathing heavily.
El Hashem lands a jab to the nose.
El Hashem on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Didion. Didion obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Didion slips under a jab from El Hashem.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as El Hashem checks a leg kick.
El Hashem's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Didion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Didion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didion swings for the body but El Hashem moves out of range.
El Hashem slips under a jab from Didion.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Didion stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
El Hashem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Didion moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Didion wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Didion lands with a thumping leg kick.
El Hashem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
El Hashem misses with the combination.
El Hashem misses with a combination
and Didion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
El Hashem throws a right hand that Didion ducks under and follows up with a left that Didion also avoids with ease.
Didion throws a low kick but it's checked well by El Hashem.
Didion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent El Hashem stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
El Hashem uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
El Hashem scores with a nice strike.
El Hashem is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Hashem takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice shot by El Hashem.
El Hashem lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
El Hashem throws a body shot but no joy.
El Hashem tries to move into range but Didion moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Didion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Didion misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Didion.
Didion throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
El Hashem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
El Hashem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
El Hashem needs to keep his hands up - Didion had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Didion misses the jab.
El Hashem misses with a looping right.
Nice combo by Didion! Oh, that's hurt him - El Hashem falls to the canvas and Didion follows him into side control.
El Hashem is rocked!
It looks like Fakhri El Hashem has been cut.
A big shot lands for Didion! That's hurt El Hashem! Will he recover? Didion fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Didion!
Our winner, Chad Didion, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aribert Heim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ksawery Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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143 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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aribert Heim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Ksawery Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun loads up on a big right hand but Heim slips the punch.
Heim closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Koltun's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Koltun sneaks back into half guard.
Koltun keeping hold of Heim's head, controlling as best he can.
Koltun is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Koltun tries to roll over but Heim keeps him under control.
Heim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koltun defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun won't allow Heim to pass to mount.
Heim scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Koltun tries to roll over but Heim keeps him under control.
Koltun looking for submissions off his back.
Heim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koltun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Heim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Heim 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.
Heim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koltun defending well though.
Heim lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun pushes Heim off looking to stand but Heim dives back in and keeps control.
Heim is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Heim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koltun wants to control but Heim is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koltun manages to get to full guard.
Heim postures up in Koltun's guard and throws a big left but Koltun blocks it.
Koltun trying to control the position.
Heim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim won't allow Koltun to sweep him here.
Koltun keeping moving, preventing Heim from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Heim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heim is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heim throws a shot from downtown. Koltun moves away and avoids it.
Heim misses with an uppercut. Koltun saw that one coming.
Koltun misses with a hook.
Koltun throws an overhand right that lands on Heim's shoulder, as Heim tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Koltun misses the target.
Koltun staying out of range there.
Koltun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heim.
Koltun checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim cracks Koltun with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Koltun keeps the fight on the outside.
Heim is looking to clinch but Koltun is avoiding it.
Heim looks to score with a jab to the body but Koltun is just out of range.
Koltun lands with a shot to the body.
Heim tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koltun defends well and Heim ends up having to push Koltun into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Heim wants to clinch up but Koltun keeps it at a distance.
Aribert Heim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koltun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heim.
Koltun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koltun goes for a double leg but Heim avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Heim continues to drive forward.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koltun sprawls well. Koltun wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Heim gets slowly back to his feet.
Koltun now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aribert Heim dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Heim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heim moves into range and clinches up with Koltun.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koltun.
Heim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koltun's elbow.
Koltun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koltun can do to turn this around?
Koltun connects with a single shot there.
Heim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koltun lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koltun moves away.
Koltun takes a swing at Heim's ribcage but misses.
Heim has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koltun finds it's way round the side to connect with Heim's head.
Koltun will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim has a takedown stuffed.
Heim moves in looking to clinch but Koltun pushes him off.
Heim is looking to clinch.
Koltun throws a shot from downtown. Heim moves away and avoids it.
Koltun moves away from the strike by Heim.
Koltun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heim misses with a low kick as Koltun jumps back.
Koltun slips a straight right by Heim.
Koltun throws a big shot that misses.
Heim just misses with a punch to the body.
Koltun with the counter takedown but Heim avoids it easily.
Koltun fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Heim sprawls well initially but Koltun persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Koltun moves into full mount! Heim won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun landing shots from mount.
Heim holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Koltun tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heim squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Koltun cracks Heim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Heim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Koltun landing shots from mount.
Heim is rocked!
Heim is looking to improve his position but Koltun isn't that keen on the idea.
Oh Heim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heim tries to lock up and control but Koltun gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Heim seems to have got his legs back now.
Heim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim regains half guard.
Koltun wants to advance to full mount but Heim doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Koltun got a little sloppy there for a moment and Heim has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koltun has managed to get both his arms back between Heim's legs - danger averted.
Heim has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Koltun doesn't defend quickly enough and Heim has managed to lock this one up! Can Koltun escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Heim on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aribert Heim!
During a confident post fight interview, Aribert Heim 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 Zoran Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Perrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Zoran Markovic has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Zoran Markovic seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Zoran Markovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helio Perrera!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markovic jabs Perrera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perrera lands with an overhand left.
Markovic jabs Perrera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perrera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Perrera staying out of range there.
Markovic misses with a looping right.
Markovic misses with a body shot.
Markovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perrera swings for the body but Markovic moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Markovic. Perrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perrera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zoran Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perrera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Markovic throws a low kick but Perrera moves out of range easily.
Perrera with the counter takedown but Markovic avoids it easily.
Perrera has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markovic is trying to maintain a safe position but Perrera gets an underhook and turns Markovic into the ropes.
Markovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perrera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Markovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Perrera pushes Markovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Markovic as Perrera tries to tie him up.
Perrera throws a head punch that misses.
Perrera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Markovic misses with a body punch.
Markovic throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Markovic fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Markovic throws a head punch that misses.
Perrera wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Markovic fails to land.
Perrera blocks an uppercut.
Markovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perrera misses with a body punch.
Markovic prevents a body shot from Perrera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Markovic fails to land.
Markovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Perrera.
Markovic prevents a body shot from Perrera.
Perrera tries to throw a body punch but Markovic avoids it by throwing Perrera back against the ropes.
Markovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Markovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Perrera.
Perrera has Markovic pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Markovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Markovic breaks from the clinch.
Markovic tries to land a front kick but Perrera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perrera feints the counter takedown.
Markovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Markovic avoids the body shot from Perrera.
A little feinted left hand from Markovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Markovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Markovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zoran Markovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Markovic throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Markovic. Markovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Markovic scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Markovic, right into the meat.
Markovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Markovic is looking to land body kicks.
Markovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perrera is out of range.
Perrera misses with a body shot.
Markovic misses with a right hand
and Perrera counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Perrera has a couple of punches blocked by Markovic.
Perrera misses with the head strike.
Markovic lands with a left to the head.
Markovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Markovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Markovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Markovic has a couple of punches blocked by Perrera.
Markovic lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perrera has a couple of punches blocked by Markovic.
Perrera has hold of one of Markovic's legs. Markovic is fighting the takedown attempt but Perrera gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Markovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Perrera is controlling him.
Perrera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Perrera throwing strikes from guard but Markovic blocks nicely.
Perrera controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Perrera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Perrera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Markovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Perrera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Markovic misses with a low kick.
Perrera drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Markovic defends it well.
Perrera blocks a jab.
Perrera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Markovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Markovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perrera can do to turn this around?
Markovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Perrera is just out of range.
Perrera lands a right hook to the body.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Markovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Perrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markovic scores with a body shot.
Zoran Markovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Perrera lands with a good body shot.
We've been told by Markovic's head coaches at KO Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perrera slips a jab from Markovic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Markovic. Perrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Markovic lands a body shot.
Perrera's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Markovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Perrera scrambles back to his feet.
Perrera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Markovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Perrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
Markovic throws the left hand but Perrera avoids the punch easily.
Perrera moves away from the strike by Markovic.
Perrera scores with a nice head shot.
Perrera defending well as Markovic loads up on a big left hand.
Perrera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Markovic rather than just go for the knockout.
Markovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Perrera cracks Markovic with a good jab.
Perrera scores with a hook.
Perrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Markovic throws out the jab.
Perrera slips under a jab from Markovic.
Perrera doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circling - Markovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Markovic throws out a loose jab but Perrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Markovic thows a leg kick but Perrera checks it
and Perrera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perrera takes a swing at Markovic's ribcage but misses.
Markovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Markovic throws the kick towards the body but Perrera avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perrera avoids the body shot from Markovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Perrera blocks the leg kick.
Markovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Perrera is just out of range.
Perrera has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Markovic.
Markovic throws a solid leg kick but Perrera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Markovic.
Perrera connects with a single shot there.
Markovic connects with a body shot.
Perrera slips a straight right by Markovic.
Markovic scores with a jab to the head.
Perrera looks to land a left hand but Markovic moved out of range nicely.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Markovic misses.
Perrera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Markovic on the side of the head.
Perrera ducks under a wild hook from Markovic.
Perrera connects with a single shot there.
Markovic throws a low kick, looking for Perrera's leg but Perrera calmly moves out of range.
Perrera throws a looping overhand right but Markovic ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic wants to slow Perrera down by chopping away at his legs.
Markovic checks a low kick from Perrera.
Perrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Markovic.
Markovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Markovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A lazy left from Perrera finds it's target.
Perrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Markovic.
Markovic misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Perrera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Markovic misses with a body punch
and Perrera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Markovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perrera throws out the jab.
Markovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perrera swings for the body but Markovic moves out of range.
Markovic slips a straight right by Perrera.
A big right from Markovic misses.
Markovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Markovic cracks Perrera with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Markovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Markovic is looking to slow Perrera down with leg kicks.
Perrera steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Markovic. That one must have hurt.
Markovic throws a body punch but Perrera moves out of range.
Perrera is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Markovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perrera.
Perrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markovic.
Perrera lands with an uppercut that bounces Markovic off the ropes and back into range.
Markovic scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Markovic - just one landing.
Perrera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perrera blocks a body shot from Markovic.
Perrera looking to throw knees to the head but Markovic is blocking nicely.
Perrera misses with a body punch.
Markovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Perrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perrera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Markovic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Markovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Markovic throws the left hand but Perrera avoids the punch easily.
Markovic throws a lazy body kick
and Perrera decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Markovic's guard.
Perrera engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Perrera working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Perrera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Markovic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perrera wants to control from the top but Markovic keeps moving.
Markovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Perrera postures up in Markovic's guard and throws a big left but Markovic blocks it.
Perrera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perrera wants to control from the top but Markovic keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Perrera won't allow Markovic to sweep him here.
Perrera trying to control but Markovic is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Markovic lands with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perrera.
Good leg kick by Markovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Perrera is just out of range.
Markovic misses with a leg kick
and Perrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perrera lands a slapping body shot.
Perrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markovic.
A clash of legs there as Markovic blocks the low kick.
Markovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Perrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Markovic throws the kick towards the body but Perrera avoids it.
Markovic misses with a body punch
letting Perrera counter with a right hand.
Markovic looks to land a left hand but Perrera moved out of range nicely.
Perrera is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Perrera avoids the body shot from Markovic.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perrera, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perrera misses with a looping right.
Perrera moves out of range of the body kick from Markovic.
Markovic tries to land a front kick but Perrera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A countering left hand to the body from Perrera misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic ducks right into an uppercut from Perrera.
Markovic throws a low kick but Perrera moves out of range easily.
Perrera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perrera. Markovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perrera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Markovic scores with a body shot.
Markovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perrera.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Perrera misses with a body shot.
Perrera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Markovic doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perrera.
Markovic swings for the body but Perrera moves out of range.
Perrera misses with a looping right.
Perrera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Markovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Perrera takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perrera checks a low kick from Markovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perrera manages to avoid it.
Markovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perrera.
Perrera takes one to the side of the head.
Markovic misses the shot to the body.
Markovic sets himself, and Perrera steps forward looking for the clinch! Markovic avoids it this time.
Markovic blocks a jab.
Perrera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perrera misses the shot to the body.
Markovic misses with a looping left.
Markovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perrera misses with an uppercut.
Markovic checks a leg kick nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perrera.
Markovic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Markovic connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Helio Perrera just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Perrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markovic.
Perrera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perrera is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Markovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Perrera has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Markovic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Markovic jabs Perrera right on the nose. Perrera blinks but takes it well.
Perrera misses the jab.
Markovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Markovic.
Perrera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Markovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Markovic moves forwards but Perrera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Perrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Markovic throws out a powerful jab.
Markovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perrera's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perrera misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Markovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Perrera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Markovic scores with a jab to the body.
Markovic throws the left hand but Perrera avoids the punch easily.
Perrera drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Markovic defends it well.
Markovic throws a lazy right hand but Perrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perrera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Markovic momentarily.
Markovic throws a body punch but Perrera moves out of range.
Markovic sets himself, and Perrera steps forward looking for the clinch! Markovic avoids it this time.
Perrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markovic moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Markovic. That's going to slow Perrera down.
Perrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markovic.
Markovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Markovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perrera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Perrera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Perrera blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Perrera misses.
Perrera tries to clinch but Markovic is having none of it.
Perrera just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMarkovic.
Markovic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Perrera walks into a straight right hand from Markovic.
Markovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perrera throws out a counter right but Markovic avoids it with no problem.
Perrera blocks the body kick.
Perrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perrera moves out of range as Markovic throws a body kick.
Perrera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Markovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Markovic throws a body kick that misses
and Perrera counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Markovic is not content to let Perrera control the position.
Perrera trying to control from Markovic's half guard. Markovic has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Perrera cracks Markovic with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic trying to control the position.
Helio Perrera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perrera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Markovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Markovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perrera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perrera stands up over Markovic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Perrera lands a couple of digs.
Perrera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perrera trying to control but Markovic is working from the bottom.
Perrera chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perrera.
Perrera working some strikes from top position.
Markovic is looking to stand up but Perrera isn't so interested in that idea.
Markovic being controlled here, momentarily.
Markovic keeping moving, preventing Perrera from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Markovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Markovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perrera.
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 Zoran Markovic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Markovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Perrera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Markovic.
Markovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markovic.
Perrera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Markovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perrera blocks the body kick.
Markovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perrera.
Markovic throws a hook but Perrera blocks it.
Markovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Perrera is just out of range.
Markovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perrera throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Markovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic looks to land a right hand but Perrera moved out of range.
Markovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Markovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Perrera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrera is looking to clinch.
Markovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Perrera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Markovic lands with a shot to the body.
Markovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Perrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perrera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Markovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Perrera is looking to slow Markovic down with leg kicks.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Markovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Markovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Perrera tries to counter it with a takedown but Markovic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Perrera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Perrera shoots in for a takedown but Markovic shows good takedown defense.
Perrera connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Markovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Markovic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markovic defending well as Perrera loads up on a big left hand.
Markovic misses the shot to the body.
Perrera feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Markovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Markovic misses with a wild body shot.
Perrera jabs at Markovic's body.
Jab by Markovic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Markovic. Perrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perrera with the counter takedown but Markovic avoids it easily.
Perrera drives through with a takedown into Markovic's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Perrera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Markovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perrera throws a big elbow that misses.
Perrera is looking to work some ground and pound but Markovic has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic controlling Perrera's posture.
Markovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Perrera is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Markovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Markovic's back!
Markovic has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Perrera.
Perrera lands shots from the back.
Markovic is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Perrera off. It looks like it's working - Perrera slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Markovic displaying calm under pressure there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Markovic.
Markovic throws a hook but Perrera blocks it.
Perrera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perrera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Markovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perrera manages to avoid it.
Markovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perrera gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Markovic.
Markovic taking a breather.
Markovic blocking some punches.
Zoran Markovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Markovic blocks a body shot from Perrera.
Perrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helio Perrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Markovic blocking some punches.
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 Zoran Markovic.
I think Markovic 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoran Markovic!
Zoran Markovic retains his bantamweight title!
Zoran Markovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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