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AMS FC 118: Greed PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Swayze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julian Swayze will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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280 lbs
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268 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitch Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julian Swayze!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swayze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Swayze misses.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Some wild striking there from Swayze.
Swayze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nelson.
A big right from Nelson misses.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Swayze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson is looking to counter punch.
Swayze cracks Nelson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Swayze lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Mitch Nelson has been cut.
Nelson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swayze connects with a high kick.
A lazy left from Swayze finds it's target.
Swayze moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swayze was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Swayze cracks Nelson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Nelson falls backwards against the cage. Swayze follows up with more strikes that drop Nelson to his knees. Swayze keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Nelson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Swayze!
Julian Swayze decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Mug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Mug!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mug shoots in looking for a takedown but Austin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mug's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Austin lands a big head kick that sends Mug tumbling to the mat! Austin takes a step backwards and waves Mug back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jimmy Mug has been cut.
Austin clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Austin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Austin gets underhooks to prevent Mug's takedown attempt.
Austin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mug avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mug - that landed with a thud.
Mug just leaning against Austin, taking a breather.
Austin breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mug lands a left and a right that send Austin crashing to the mat, dazed. Mug thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Steve Austin has been cut.
Mug tries for a takedown but Austin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Mug.
Mug misses with a takedown
and Mug takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Austin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mug pinned against the cage. Mug gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mug connects with a body shot that sends Austin's belly button to the back.
Austin avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Austin misses its target.
Mug tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Austin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mug closes the distance and clinches up with Austin, looking for a takedown. Mug pushes Austin against the cage but Austin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mug fails with a takedown attempt.
Mug looks winded!
Mug forces Austin back against the cage and clinches.
Mug wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Austin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mug uses from the top position.
Mug seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Austin striking off his back but it's not causing Mug any problems.
Mug pushes down on Austin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Still in half guard, Mug seems content to control.
Mug seems to be working for a kimura but Austin defends the submission attempt.
Mug controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mug wants to control but Austin is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mug fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mug misses with a combination
and Austin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Austin.
Mug prevents a takedown attempt there.
Austin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Austin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mug clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Austin softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mug covering up well and avoiding damage.
Mug can't escape the position.
Austin avoiding Mug 's attempts to control his hands.
Mug rolls, trying to escape but Austin keeps control of the position.
Austin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mug on the ground.
Mug is trying to get back to his feet but Austin has full control of the position and if anything, Mug has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mug rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mug shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Austin pinned against the cage. Austin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Austin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mug fails with a takedown attempt.
Mug gets caught flat footed, as Austin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mug pushes Austin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Austin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mug pinned against the cage. Mug gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mug looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Austin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mug shoots in for a takedown but Austin shows good takedown defense.
Austin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Mug.
Austin swats away the attempt to clinch by Mug.
An attempted straight right counter from Austin misses the target.
Jimmy Mug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mug has one foot on Austin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Mug with that takedown attempt.
Austin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mug is breathing heavily.
Mug drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin wants to stand but Mug is controlling the position.
Mug wants to stand but Austin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Austin looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin working a defensive guard but Mug passes into half guard.
Steve Austin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Austin punching from the bottom.
Austin is staying active underneath Mug, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Austin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Austin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Austin trying to hold on to Mug's head to control him but Mug postures up.
Mug works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mug looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mug misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mug controlling his opponent.
Mug punching from mount but Austin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mug trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mug throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mug controlling the pace for now.
Mug is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Austin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mug moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Austin has worked his arm free - good work by Austin!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jimmy Mug will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mug gets caught napping as Austin dives in and scores a takedown. Mug manages to retain guard.
Austin is working Mug over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mug keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
Austin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mug manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Austin manages to get himself to full guard.
Mug wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mug with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mug seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Austin lands a nice hook to Mug's body. Mug takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Austin rushes Mug and presses him up against the cage.
Mug jumps into guard, dragging Austin to the mat.
Mug wants to sweep here but Austin controlling him for the moment.
Mug is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mug looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mug trying to keep a closed guard but Austin is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin trying to control but Mug is working from the bottom.
Austin won't allow Mug to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Austin as Mug shoots in.
Mug takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mug is looking to clinch but Austin is avoiding it.
Austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Austin goes for a double leg but Mug avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mug continues to drive forward.
Austin moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin tries for a takedown but Mug manages to get underhooks.
Austin has Mug pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Austin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mug tumbling to the mat - Austin dives into Mug's guard.
Mug pushes Austin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mug dives in for a single leg takedown but Austin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Austin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Austin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mug sprawls well. Mug wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Austin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mug looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Austin is fending him off so far but Mug persists. Nope, Austin circles away and we're back to standing.
Mug looks for a takedown but Austin sprawls well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Austin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin scoring with punches from side control.
Mug tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Austin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Austin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mug shoots in but Austin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mug was covering up waiting for the punch and Austin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mug is trying to control the position but Austin postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Austin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Austin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Austin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Robert Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Webbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Oliver Webbs was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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135 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
19 - 14 - 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Webbs!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webbs blocks a leg kick.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Webbs sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Campbell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Webbs is out of range and Campbell settles back down.
Campbell tries to land a leg kick but Webbs saw it coming and moves away.
Campbell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Webbs checks a leg kick.
Webbs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jaxon Robert Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell scores with a leg kick.
Webbs tried to score with a low kick but Campbell checks it.
Campbell throws a front kick that sends Webbs stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Webbs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, jab by Campbell - just one landing.
Webbs throws a solid leg kick but Campbell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Webbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell blocks a head kick by Webbs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Campbell. That's going to slow Webbs down.
Webbs throws a head kick that misses.
Campbell looks for the body kick but Webbs saw that one coming.
Campbell connects with a high kick.
Good work by Webbs as he checks the leg kick.
Webbs checks the leg kick.
Webbs appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Campbell tries a head kick but it misses.
Campbell tries to work over Webbs's front leg with a kick but Webbs checks it.
Webbs throws a big counter head kick but Campbell avoids it with no problem.
Webbs on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Webbs moves out of range as Campbell throws a body kick.
Webbs throws a counter combo.
Webbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Webbs blocks a leg kick.
Good work by Webbs as he checks the leg kick.
Campbell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Webbs counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell throws a chopping leg kick but Webbs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Campbell throws a low kick but Webbs avoids it.
Webbs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campbell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Webbs motions for Campbell to come forward. Webbs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell misses with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Webbs - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters circling a little - Campbell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Campbell throws a solid leg kick but Webbs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Campbell.
Campbell blocks a head kick by Webbs.
Campbell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Webbs as he connects with a hook.
Webbs blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Webbs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Campbell throws a chopping leg kick but Webbs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Campbell throws a front kick aimed at Webbs's knee but Webbs avoids it well.
Webbs looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Campbell throws the kick towards the body but Webbs avoids it.
Campbell throws a front kick aimed at Webbs's knee but Webbs avoids it well.
Webbs takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
Webbs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Campbell 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 Webbs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Webbs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Webbs is trying to counter with his kicks.
A good leg kick by Webbs.
Campbell lands with a slapping head kick.
Webbs is rocked!
Webbs connects with a high kick.
Webbs is still on wobbly legs! Can Campbell finish him?
Campbell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Webbs seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Campbell. Webbs shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell throws a lazy body kick
and Webbs counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Campbell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Webbs doesn't seem phased though.
Good leg kick by Campbell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Campbell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Webbs counters with a leg kick.
Campbell blocks a low kick nicely.
Webbs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Campbell feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Campbell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Webbs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Campbell checks a low kick from Webbs.
Campbell thows a body kick. Webbs tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Campbell tries a low kick but Webbs avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Campbell 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 Webbs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Webbs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Robert Campbell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Webbs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Webbs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Webbs misses with a body shot.
Jaxon Robert Campbell is winning the standup battle so far.
Webbs connects with a solid leg kick.
Webbs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Webbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Campbell.
Campbell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Campbell checks a low kick from Webbs.
Good leg kick by Campbell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Webbs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Campbell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Webbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Webbs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Webbs avoids the head kick by Campbell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Webbs is out of range and Campbell settles back down.
Campbell throws out a leg kick but Webbs moves out of range and Campbell only half commits.
Campbell thumps Webbs with a low kick.
Webbs staying out of range there.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick
and Campbell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Campbell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Webbs counter with a right hand.
Campbell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Webbs can do to turn this around?
Campbell cracks the inside of Webbs's front leg.
Campbell tries a low kick but Webbs avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Campbell.
Campbell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Campbell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Webbs checks it well.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Webbs sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Webbs blocks the leg kick.
Campbell moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWebbs.
Campbell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Webbs will feel that in the morning.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
Webbs throws a fast counter high kick but Campbell manages to duck under it in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Webbs.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Webbs.
Webbs appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Webbs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Campbell. Campbell obviously looking to wear him down.
Campbell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Campbell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Webbs has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Campbell.
Campbell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Webbs lands with an uppercut that bounces Campbell off the cage and back into range.
Campbell feints and then cracks Webbs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Webbs down.
Webbs tries a head kick but it misses.
Campbell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Webbs is out of range.
Webbs unleashes a big counter combination but Campbell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Campbell lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands a nice hook to Webbs's body. Webbs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Campbell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Webbs.
Campbell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Campbell delivers a nice body kick.
Campbell scores with a nice head shot.
Webbs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Webbs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Campbell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Campbell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Campbell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell wants to land a leg kick but Webbs is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Campbell with a hook.
Webbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Webbs lands but Campbell takes it in his stride.
Campbell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Campbell lands a leg kick that knocks Webbs off balance momentarily.
Campbell throws a front kick aimed at Webbs's knee but Webbs avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Webbs.
Nice defenses there by Campbell.
Campbell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick and Webbs moves out of range easily.
Campbell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Robert Campbell dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Campbell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Webbs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Webbs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Campbell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Campbell misses
and Webbs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Campbell throws a leg kick
and Webbs counters with a straight right hand.
Webbs scores with a nice body kick.
Campbell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Campbell throws a chopping leg kick but Webbs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Webbs.
Campbell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
Campbell moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWebbs.
A bone on bone clash there as Webbs blocks the leg kick.
As Campbell backs off Webbs throws a huge counter combo but Campbell manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell misses with the body kick
and Webbs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Campbell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Webbs was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Campbell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Webbs checks it well.
Webbs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Webbs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Campbell finds it's way round the side to connect with Webbs's head.
Campbell throws a leg kick
and Webbs counters with a nice low kick that buckles Campbell's knee momentarily.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Webbs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Campbell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Campbell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Webbs moves out of range of the body kick from Campbell.
Campbell throws a leg kick
so Webbs counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell wants to hit a switch here but Webbs passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Campbell there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webbs lands a big elbow.
You can see that Webbs has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Webbs cracks Campbell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Campbell sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Campbell wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell wants to control but Webbs is keeping busy.
Oliver Webbs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Webbs.
My spies in Morbid Conditioning, Trans, Esc School $1000 inform me that Webbs has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Webbs working Campbell over with strikes.
Campbell is looking to improve his position.
Campbell regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Webbs.
Webbs chips away with some ground and pound.
Webbs prevents Campbell from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Campbell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Webbs.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Webbs trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Campbell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Webbs moves out of range of the body kick.
Webbs throws a big counter head kick but Campbell avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Webbs.
Webbs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Campbell with a nice cross.
Campbell throws out a leg kick but Webbs moves out of range and Campbell only half commits.
Oooooh!!! Campbell has knocked Webbs down with a huge combo! Campbell steps away and waves a wobbly Webbs back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jaxon Robert Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like Oliver Webbs has been cut.
Campbell lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaxon Robert Campbell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Campbell, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaxon Robert Campbell!
During a confident post fight interview, Jaxon Robert Campbell 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicola Cardinale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Hall has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicola Cardinale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hall!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Cardinale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cardinale has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.
Cardinale looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
Cardinale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cardinale connects with a body shot that sends Hall's belly button to the back.
Cardinale misses with a wild body shot.
Cardinale pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Cardinale stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cardinale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardinale throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Nice body punch from Cardinale - that landed with a thud.
Hall's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cardinale throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardinale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Cardinale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cardinale up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardinale letting Hall take a breather here.
Cardinale misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardinale.
Hall blocks a body shot from Cardinale.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cardinale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Cardinale is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hall is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cardinale to the mat. Cardinale regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cardinale gets full guard.
Hall landing some decent shots from guard.
Hall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hall trying to control but Cardinale is working from the bottom.
Cardinale looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
Hall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cardinale controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.
Hall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cardinale throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hall escapes and throws Cardinale's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cardinale, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hall lands an elbow.
It looks like Nicola Cardinale has been cut.
Hall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cardinale knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cardinale is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hall's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hall prevents Cardinale from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cardinale trying to control but Hall postures up.
Cardinale is pressing down on Hall's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cardinale had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.
Cardinale is looking to sweep but instead, Hall has passed into half guard.
Cardinale tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall trying to control from half guard but Cardinale is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicola Cardinale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicola Cardinale's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hall misses with a body kick.
Cardinale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cardinale misses with a hook to the body
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cardinale. Cardinale obviously looking to wear him down.
Cardinale throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Cardinale moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.
Hall lands a nice looking body kick.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cardinale.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Cardinale misses with a leg kick.
Cardinale pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hall is out of range and Cardinale settles back down.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Cardinale.
Cardinale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hall. Hall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cardinale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Cardinale.
Hall lands with a nice combination. Cardinale backs away looking to recover.
Cardinale dives in for a single leg takedown but Hall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Justin Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Hall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheers as Hall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cardinale doesn't seem phased though.
Cardinale shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
Hall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cardinale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall tries to land a body kick
and Cardinale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cardinale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cardinale 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 Hall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hall counters with a body kick.
Cardinale gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cardinale slips under a jab from Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardinale takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cardinale misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Hall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cardinale doesn't seem phased though.
Cardinale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cardinale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Justin Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Hall.
Hall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hall blocks a jab.
Hall tests Cardinale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cardinale misses with a head kick.
Cardinale cracks Hall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hall works over Cardinale's head and body with a nice combination.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cardinale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hall is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cardinale misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hall digs a good hook to Cardinale's body.
Cardinale tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cardinale somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicola Cardinale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hall scores with a leg kick.
Cardinale keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
Cardinale throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cardinale attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardinale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cardinale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice side step and Hall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice shot lands for Hall.
Cardinale scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cardinale jabs at Hall's body.
Cardinale misses with a lunging right hand
so Hall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardinale has an active guard here but Hall has managed to pass into half guard.
Cardinale wants to control but Hall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall prevents Cardinale from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nicola Cardinale's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cardinale throws a body kick that misses
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cardinale.
Hall moves out of range as Cardinale strikes.
Cardinale will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hall. Cardinale shrugs it off though.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hall throws a hook but Cardinale blocks it.
Hall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
Cardinale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hall.
Cardinale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Hall scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hall connects with a nice short shot to Cardinale's temple.
Cardinale looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cardinale is looking to improve his position.
Hall looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cardinale with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cardinale tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
Justin Hall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hall scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cardinale is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hall jumps into side control!
Cardinale struggling a bit here.
Hall connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cardinale some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardinale manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cardinale throwing shots but Hall is blocking nicely.
Hall actively working from the bottom here.
Cardinale wants to take a breather but Hall is having none of it.
Cardinale is pressing down on Hall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hall is holding on for now.
Cardinale throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cardinale thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cardinale is stalling here. Hall is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cardinale seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hall has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hall connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cardinale some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries for a kimura but Cardinale is defending well.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cardinale tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cardinale regains half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cardinale trying to control here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hall shoots in but no luck this time.
Hall slips a straight right by Cardinale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall throws a head kick but Cardinale moves out of range.
Hall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cardinale gets caught napping as Hall dives in and scores a takedown. Cardinale manages to retain guard.
Cardinale is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cardinale is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cardinale.
Cardinale throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hall to regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hall 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Hall!
Justin Hall 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sata comes to the cage accompanied by Onward to Victory!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Dickens!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickens scores with a nice head shot.
Dickens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sata was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dickens connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sata's hands.
Dickens throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sata counters with a left and a right that stings Dickens.
Dickens swings for the body but Sata moves out of range.
Dickens throws a looping overhand right but Sata ducks down to avoid it.
Sata scores with a jab. Dickens acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dickens moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dickens blocks a jab.
Dickens misses with an uppercut. Sata saw that one coming.
Sata takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickens takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dickens swats away the attempt to clinch by Sata.
Dickens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sata counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sata clinches up against the cage.
Dickens lands a shot to the body.
Dickens pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dickens breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata moves out of range of the strikes.
Sata lands a nice shot to the body.
Sata slips a straight right by Dickens.
Sata tries to clinch there but Dickens circles away.
Dickens misses with a hook. Sata ducked under it nicely.
Sata darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dickens tries to kick Sata off in order to stand up. Sata Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Sata misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sata has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dickens is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sata is controlling him well.
Sata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dickens keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Sata.
Sata prevents Dickens from escaping the position.
Sata trying to control the position but Dickens is working away.
Sata is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dickens's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sata tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dickens is trying to get back to his feet.
Dickens wants to get back to his feet but Sata is dominant here and he's now got Dickens's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Sata scores with punches and elbows.
Dickens wants to get back to his feet.
Sata trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Dickens doesn't escape.
Dickens is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sata throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Dickens takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Sata looking for the choke but no joy.
Sata will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sata missing with punches from the back.
Sata missing with strikes from the back.
Sata keeps control of the position easily here as Dickens tries to buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiro Sata dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sata tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sata throws a shot from downtown. Dickens moves away and avoids it.
Sata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dickens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dickens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sata.
Dickens misses with a straight right.
Sata throws a nice looking combination but Dickens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dickens keeps the fight on the outside.
Sata fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dickens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dickens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sata.
Dickens walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sata shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sata showed some decent athleticism there.
Sata throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dickens is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sata scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dickens sees it coming and defends easily.
Dickens is in trouble now - Sata has advanced to mount!
Sata trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sata misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dickens is trying to stand.
Sata thowing shots but they're missing.
Dickens is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sata trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sata looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The referee warns Dickens that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickens is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sata goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dickens is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens scoring with some ground and pound.
Sata not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dickens wants to control from the top but Sata keeps moving.
Sata is adopting a defensive guard.
Sata looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dickens passes into half guard.
Sata tries to roll over but Dickens keeps him under control.
Sata is pressing down on Dickens's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sata manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dickens manages to get himself to full guard.
Sata scoring with some ground and pound.
Dickens keeping full guard, as Sata tries to pass.
Dickens wants to stand up but Sata is controlling him.
Sata is in close to Dickens's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dickens wants to stand up but Sata is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sata working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiro Sata dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sata.
Dickens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sata.
Dickens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sata moves away.
Dickens misses with a straight right.
Sata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dickens can do to turn this around?
Nice shot by Sata.
Dickens finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dickens moves away.
Sata lands a slapping body shot.
Sata scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sata was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickens moves out of range as Sata strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Dickens. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dickens.
Sata shoots for a double leg takedown but Dickens sprawls well. He's pushed Sata's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Akiro Sata is winning the standup battle so far.
Dickens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sata.
Sata scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Dickens. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dickens.
Sata slips a jab and a cross from Dickens.
Dickens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sata drives through and clinches with Dickens against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sata breaks from the clinch.
Dickens tries to clinch up
and Sata counters with a nice uppercut.
Dickens cracks a nice hook into Sata's ribs.
Dickens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sata moves away.
Sata takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dickens misses with a series of wild punches.
Richard Dickens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickens misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens misses with a body shot.
Sata has a takedown stuffed.
Dickens flicks out a counter leg kick but Sata steps away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiro Sata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Dickens.
Dickens tries to work over Sata's front leg with a kick but Sata checks it.
Dickens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dickens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Sata wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sata dives in for a single leg takedown but Dickens sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sata looking to score a takedown here. Dickens is defending well but Sata drives through and ends up in Dickens's guard.
Sata slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sata wants to control but Dickens is keeping him busy.
Sata scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dickens managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sata.
Dickens throws Sata to one side and escapes!
Sata throws a good cross that connects.
Sata moves out of range of the body kick.
Sata swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickens.
Sata cracks Dickens with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sata swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dickens counters with a series of strikes. Sata will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dickens throws a right hand that misses
and Sata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sata just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickens walks into a jab.
A left lands for Dickens.
Richard Dickens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata defending well as Dickens loads up on a big left hand.
Dickens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sata.
Dickens lands a jab.
Sata tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dickens swivels and escapes.
Dickens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akiro Sata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sata checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sata manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dickens on his heels. He'll look to pass Dickens's guard now, I'm sure.
Dickens trying to strike off his back.
Sata is looking to advance position but Dickens has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Dickens lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dickens unloading with bombs!
Sata is rocked!
Dickens lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Sata is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sata is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Dickens.
I think Sata has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akiro Sata!
After winning the bout, Akiro Sata 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kk Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brewer comes to the cage accompanied by scooby doo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kk Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez blocks a head kick by Brewer.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brewer.
Brewer is looking to land body kicks.
Brewer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martinez just leaning against Brewer, taking a breather.
Brewer lands a body punch.
Martinez scores a nice knee to the body.
Martinez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brewer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brewer is keeping busy.
Brewer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brewer avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Martinez is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but Brewer is blocking nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Martinez 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.
Martinez is trying to drag Brewer to the mat but Brewer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brewer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brewer takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Brewer blocks with his arms.
Brewer decides to pull guard.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Brewer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brewer pulls Martinez in close to his closed guard and prevents Martinez from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
Brewer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brewer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Martinez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brewer's head.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brewer keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Brewer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Martinez is looking to advance position but Brewer has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martinez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brewer wants to take Martinez's back but he can't do it this time.
Martinez regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brewer looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brewer, pushing him back against the cage.
Brewer is trying to trip Martinez. He has hold of a leg but Martinez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Brewer persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Martinez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Brewer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martinez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brewer is keeping the position for now.
Brewer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Brewer has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martinez manages to get himself to full guard.
Brewer trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez working for a triangle but Brewer defends it easily.
Martinez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martinez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jackson Martinez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brewer tries a head kick but it misses.
Brewer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez blocks the body kick.
And Martinez tries to counter it with a takedown but Brewer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brewer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brewer throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Brewer throws a leg kick but Martinez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick.
Martinez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Martinez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brewer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Brewer ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Brewer is just out of range.
Brewer throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Brewer throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Brewer takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Brewer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Martinez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martinez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brewer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
Martinez is trying to get back to half guard.
Brewer tries for a kimura but Martinez is defending well.
Martinez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brewer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Martinez won't allow Brewer to pass to mount.
Martinez wants to improve his position but Brewer is controlling well.
Martinez manages to get to full guard.
Martinez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brewer is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Martinez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martinez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brewer has passed into side control.
Martinez prevents Brewer from improving position.
Martinez is not content to let Brewer control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Martinez is looking to regain half guard here but Brewer keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Martinez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brewer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Kk Brewer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez actively working from the bottom here.
Martinez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brewer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Martinez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Martinez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
Martinez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brewer pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martinez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brewer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brewer controls the pace.
Brewer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Martinez tries to buck Brewer off but Brewer is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brewer off and has taken his back!
Martinez missing with strikes from the back.
Brewer trying to control the hands but Martinez breaks the grip.
Brewer tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kk Brewer dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brewer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kk Brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brewer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Brewer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Martinez is looking for a sweep.
Brewer controlling from side mount.
Martinez regains half guard.
Martinez moves into full guard.
Brewer wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez working for a triangle but Brewer defends it easily.
Martinez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brewer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brewer misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Brewer misses the target.
Brewer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Martinez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martinez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brewer defends well.
Martinez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brewer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Martinez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brewer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Martinez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brewer defends well.
Brewer tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.
Brewer controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to hit a switch here but Brewer passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Martinez there!
Martinez tries to improve his position but instead Brewer has taken his back!
Martinez is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Martinez staying busy and making it hard for Brewer to control.
Martinez tries to break free.
A lull in the action here.
Brewer has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
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.
Brewer has the hooks in. Martinez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Brewer punches Martinez on the ear.
Brewer is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Martinez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Martinez staying busy and making it hard for Brewer to control.
Brewer is hanging on to Martinez's back as he tries to escape.
Brewer is working the ground and pound. Can Martinez escape?
Will Brewer go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez tries to escape the position.
Brewer just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kk Brewer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brewer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kk Brewer!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Longbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Longbow comes to the cage accompanied by Hero. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Longbow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Silver!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longbow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver tries to move into range but Longbow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Longbow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Longbow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Longbow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Longbow with a body shot.
Longbow looks for the body kick but Silver saw that one coming.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Longbow.
Longbow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silver lands a really nice looking cross but Longbow seems unphased.
Longbow throws a low kick, looking for Silver's leg but Silver calmly moves out of range.
Longbow lands a nice looking body shot.
Silver swings for the body but Longbow moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Longbow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silver throws a lazy uppercut
and Longbow counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longbow misses with an uppercut.
Silver thuds his right hand into Longbow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Longbow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Silver misses the body punch
and Longbow counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver lands a jab.
Longbow lands a high kick!
A big right from Silver misses.
Longbow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Longbow.
Nice uppercut lands for Silver. That snapped Longbow's head back.
Longbow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silver circles away quickly and effectively.
Silver goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Longbow was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silver.
Nathan Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longbow lands with a kick to the temple. Silver shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Nathan Silver has been cut.
Silver lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silver slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver avoids the head kick by Longbow.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Longbow lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Longbow throws a body shot but no joy.
Longbow looks to land a left hand but Silver moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Longbow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Longbow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Longbow throws a chopping leg kick but Silver manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice straight punches there by Silver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silver.
Longbow bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Longbow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Longbow slips a jab and a cross from Silver.
Silver scores with a kick to the midsection.
Longbow looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
Silver lands with a right hand.
Longbow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silver checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silver takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Longbow connects with a nice looking jab.
Silver misses with an uppercut
and Longbow counters with a thumping low kick.
Silver walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Longbow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Silver misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver cracks Longbow with a good jab.
Silver avoids the head kick by Longbow.
Silver lands a nice hook to Longbow's body. Longbow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick by Longbow misses
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Longbow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Longbow moves away from the strike by Silver.
Longbow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silver just manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Silver misses
and Longbow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Longbow moves out of range as Silver strikes.
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 Longbow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Longbow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Longbow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Longbow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver.
Silver lands a high kick!
Longbow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Silver misses.
Longbow takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silver lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Longbow moves out of range as Silver strikes.
Longbow cracks Silver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silver swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Longbow does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Silver looks to move away, Longbow throws a big counter combo bu Silver just gets out of the way.
Silver has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Longbow.
Longbow ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick by Longbow misses
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Longbow ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver throws a leg kick that misses.
Silver connects with a leg kick. Longbow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab lands there for Longbow.
Longbow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nathan Silver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver'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.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Longbow's head but Longbow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Longbow throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
Longbow scores with a one two! Silver had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Longbow blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Longbow takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Longbow staying out of range there.
Longbow appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silver throws out a leg kick but Longbow moves out of range and Silver only half commits.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longbow.
Longbow wants to land a leg kick but Silver is out of range.
Silver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Longbow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longbow tried to score with a low kick but Silver checks it.
Longbow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silver is out of range and Longbow settles back down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silver.
Silver throws a nice inside leg kick.
Longbow scores with a sloppy right hand. Silver should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longbow moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbow lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Longbow.
Silver throws a low kick but Longbow moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Silver.
Longbow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Longbow lands a nice looking body shot.
Longbow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Longbow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Longbow.
A left lands for Longbow.
Longbow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Longbow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver avoids the head kick by Longbow.
Silver appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Henry Longbow is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longbow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Silver fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silver moves out of range of the body kick.
Longbow throws the left hand but Silver avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Longbow. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver dips to his left and cracks Longbow with an uppercut!
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Longbow.
Silver cracks Longbow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Longbow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Longbow throws a leg kick
and Silver counters with a body kick.
Longbow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Longbow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Longbow.
It seemed like Silver was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Longbow misses with a two punch combination.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Silver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Longbow at a distance.
Silver throws a nice head kick!
Silver misses with a looping left.
Longbow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silver walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Longbow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big right from Silver misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbow 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.
Longbow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Silver moves away from the strike by Longbow.
Good shot there by Silver.
Silver tries a low kick but Longbow avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Longbow misses its target.
Silver thows a leg kick but Longbow checks it
and Longbow counters with a left and a right that stings Silver.
Longbow looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Silver unleashes a big counter combination but Longbow bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Silver blocks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Longbow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Longbow to score with a decent uppercut.
Silver takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Longbow misses with a right hand
and Silver counters with a nice body kick.
Longbow misses with a combination
and Longbow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Longbow's hands.
Longbow with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a body kick.
Longbow walks into a straight right hand from Silver.
Silver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Longbow's head backwards.
A big left from Longbow misses.
Longbow swings widly with a right hand
and Silver counters with a nice uppercut.
Longbow checks a low kick from Silver.
Longbow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Longbow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silver fakes the leg kick and cracks Longbow in the body.
Longbow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silver connects with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Silver throws out a powerful jab.
Longbow connects with a nice looking jab.
Longbow throws a chopping leg kick but Silver manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nathan Silver will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Silver shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Longbow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Longbow lands with a good body shot.
Longbow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silver lands the left hand.
Longbow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver throws a half hearted mid kick.
Longbow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silver is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silver! But no joy.
Longbow lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Longbow throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
Silver blocks a head kick by Longbow.
Nice shot lands for Silver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longbow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silver lands a jab to Longbow's midsection.
Longbow slips under a jab.
Longbow looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Longbow crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silver - the referee stops the clock and Longbow gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silver. Longbow manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Longbow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silver is out of range and Longbow settles back down.
Longbow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver.
Longbow misses the shot to the body.
Longbow backing away here, and Silver unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Longbow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Longbow scores with a head kick.
Silver sizes up Longbow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Longbow misses with a hook. Silver ducked under it nicely.
Silver appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Longbow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silver stalks Longbow and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Longbow's face. Longbow staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longbow throws a head kick that misses.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Longbow.
Silver just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLongbow.
Silver defending well as Longbow loads up on a big left hand.
Longbow misses with a double jab.
Henry Longbow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Silver catches Longbow right on the button with a cross.
Longbow misses with a double jab.
Silver throws out a counter right but Longbow avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver misses with a leg kick
and Longbow counters with a left to the body.
Longbow will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silver throws a body kick that misses.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Silver lands with a hook. Longbow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Longbow throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Silver releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Longbow throws a head kick that misses.
Longbow takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Longbow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver scores with a leg kick.
Longbow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Longbow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silver circles away quickly and effectively.
Silver checks a leg kick.
Silver misses with a body kick.
It looked like Longbow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a head kick that half lands.
Silver tries a low kick but Longbow avoids it.
Longbow tries a head kick but it misses.
Longbow backing away here, and Silver unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice shot by Silver.
Longbow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silver is able to avoid easily.
Silver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Longbow counters with a series of strikes. Silver will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silver punishes Longbow's body with a nice straight punch.
Silver lunges at Longbow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Longbow's hand.
Good exchange - Silver coming out on top.
Silver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Longbow cracks Silver with an open hand slap.
Longbow checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Longbow misses the target.
Longbow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Longbow.
Silver throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silver. That's going to slow Longbow down.
Longbow looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Silver throws a jab when Longbow was well out of range.
Silver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silver scores with a jab. Longbow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silver moves away from the strike by Longbow.
Longbow checks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Silver. Beautiful body shot.
Silver scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Longbow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Longbow's head backwards.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nathan Silver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silver 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Silver!
A relieved looking Nathan Silver thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Tallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Tallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Incheol Wonha!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tallon looks to land a left hand but Wonha moved out of range nicely.
Wonha moves out of range as Tallon strikes.
Tallon sets himself, and Wonha steps forward looking for the clinch! Tallon avoids it this time.
Wonha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wonha wants to clinch.
Wonha scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wonha, as that shot connected.
Wonha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tallon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wonha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wonha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tallon's face.
A left hand lands to the body for Tallon.
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Tallon.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tallon tries to pull guard but Wonha holds him up against the cage and eventually Tallon drops back down to his feet.
Tallon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wonha backwards.
Wonha misses with an elbow strike.
Wonha misses with an elbow over the top.
Tallon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tallon working aggressively here.
Tallon breaks the clinch.
Wonha instigates a clinch.
Tallon leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tallon avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tallon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wonha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tallon.
Tallon staying out of range there.
Wonha tries to land a leg kick but Tallon saw it coming and moves away.
Wonha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tallon scores with a hook.
Wonha clobbers Tallon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tallon.
Tallon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tallon throws a hook but Wonha blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha moves into the clinch.
Tallon working aggressively here.
Tallon is struggling to control the position.
Tallon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tallon avoids it.
Wonha throws an elbow that misses.
Tallon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Tallon misses its intended target.
Wonha steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tallon.
Tallon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wonha.
Tallon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wonha takes the fight into the clinch.
Tallon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wonha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Sean Tallon has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallon trying to control the position but instead, Wonha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tallon into the cage.
Tallon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wonha to keep the fight standing.
Tallon lands a left hand.
Wonha lands an elbow just above Tallon 's eye.
Wonha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tallon is defending well for now.
Tallon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wonha to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Tallon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tallon is trying to break free.
Tallon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tallon blocks an elbow strike from Wonha.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tallon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wonha lands an elbow inside.
Tallon has a couple of punches blocked by Wonha.
Tallon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tallon blocks an elbow strike from Wonha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Incheol Wonha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Tallon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tallon lands a nice looking body shot.
Tallon misses with a body shot.
Tallon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wonha.
Wonha tries to clinch there but Tallon circles away.
Tallon throws a body punch but Wonha moves out of range.
Wonha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Incheol Wonha has been cut.
Tallon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tallon misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tallon misses with a hook. Wonha ducked under it nicely.
Tallon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wonha misses with a leg kick
letting Tallon counter with a right hand.
Tallon blocks a head kick by Wonha.
A little feinted left hand from Tallon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon lands with a good body shot.
Sean Tallon is winning the standup battle so far.
Wonha ducks under a wild hook from Tallon.
Tallon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tallon misses with a looping left.
Wonha tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wonha cracks Tallon with a good jab.
Tallon avoids the body shot from Wonha.
Wonha tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tallon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wonha looks to clinch
and Tallon counters with a nice body shot.
Wonha misses the body punch
and Tallon counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wonha digs a good body shot into Tallon's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tallon moves away from the strike by Wonha.
As Wonha looks to move away, Tallon throws a big counter combo bu Wonha just gets out of the way.
Tallon throws a nice looking combination but Wonha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tallon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wonha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wonha misses with a left hand
and Tallon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tallon throws a hook but Wonha blocks it.
Wonha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Tallon misses the target.
The fighters circling - Tallon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wonha lands with an uppercut that bounces Tallon off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wonha slips under a jab from Tallon.
Nice shot lands for Wonha.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tallon.
A slow jab from Tallon misses its intended target.
Wonha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tallon scores with a nice strike.
Wonha lands a nice shot that snaps Tallon's head back.
Wonha darts in and clinches Tallon up against the cage.
Tallon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wonha throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonha with a knee to the head.
Tallon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tallon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tallon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wonha prevents a body shot from Tallon.
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wonha misses with a knee to the head.
Tallon misses with a body punch.
Wonha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Incheol Wonha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tallon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wonha lands an elbow that stopped Tallon in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wonha.
Tallon blocks the elbow strike.
Wonha tries to land knees in the clinch but Tallon avoids the damage to the body.
Wonha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tallon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Tallon dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wonha goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tallon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wonha has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wonha misses the jab.
Donk. Wonha catches Tallon right on the button with a cross.
Tallon tries to move into range but Wonha moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tallon throws a head kick that misses.
Wonha tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Wonha finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wonha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tallon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Tallon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon avoids the body shot from Wonha.
Wonha defending well as Tallon loads up on a big left hand.
Tallon lands with a hook. Wonha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tallon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wonha finds it's way round the side to connect with Tallon's head.
Wonha looks to land a left hand but Tallon moved out of range nicely.
Tallon missing with a left hand there. Wonha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wonha tries to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick misses from Tallon.
Wonha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tallon misses with a looping right.
Tallon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wonha's calf.
Wonha missing with a left hand there. Tallon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon throws a hook to the side of Wonha's head but Wonha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wonha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tallon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wonha tries to counter with a clinch but Tallon shakes him off and moves away.
Wonha misses with an uppercut. Tallon saw that one coming.
Tallon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tallon lands with a hook. Wonha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tallon cracks Wonha with an open hand slap.
Wonha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tallon.
Wonha wants to counter with a clinch but Tallon pushes him away.
Wonha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tallon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tallon scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wonha.
Wonha throws an overhand right that lands on Tallon's shoulder, as Tallon tries to avoid the shot.
Wonha moves in looking to clinch but Tallon pushes him off.
Tallon moves out of range as Wonha strikes.
Tallon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wonha rushes Tallon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wonha misses with a punch to the body.
Tallon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tallon tries a body shot but Wonha blocks it.
Wonha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wonha blocking some punches.
Tallon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wonha misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallon struggles to land a body shot inside as Wonha controls his hands.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as Wonha controls the action.
Tallon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wonha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tallon.
Wonha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tallon lands a hook that snaps the head of Wonha backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wonha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wonha pushes off an throws an elbow but Tallon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tallon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tallon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tallon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tallon avoids it.
Tallon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tallon digs a right hand underneath Wonha's ribcage. Wonha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wonha throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Tallon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tallon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Tallon!
After winning the bout, Sean Tallon 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 Aribert Heim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aribert Heim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Zoran Markovic!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Heim.
Heim ducks under a wild hook from Markovic.
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.
Heim scoring well with a low kick there.
Heim moves out of range as Markovic throws a body kick.
Heim misses with an uppercut.
Heim misses the jab.
Markovic scores with a push kick.
Markovic jabs Heim to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zoran Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heim rushes Markovic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heim lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Markovic.
Markovic misses with some punches.
Markovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Heim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Markovic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Markovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Heim fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heim takes a swing at Markovic's ribcage but misses.
Heim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Heim tries to clinch but Markovic moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Markovic. Heim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Markovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Heim. Heim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Markovic throws an off balance right hand
and Heim counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Heim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Markovic's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Heim lands a nice short elbow.
Heim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Heim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Markovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Heim.
Markovic is refusing to be controlled, as Heim sits in half guard.
Markovic wants to improve his position but Heim is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Markovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Heim is working away from the top position though.
Markovic is looking for a sweep. Heim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Markovic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Markovic regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Heim.
Heim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heim trying to control but Markovic is working from the bottom.
Heim throwing strikes from guard but Markovic blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Markovic is on top in guard.
Heim wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Markovic lands with a nice body punch.
Markovic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from Heim does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Markovic! But no joy.
Markovic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Markovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Markovic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Heim to counter with a crisp jab.
Markovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Markovic throws a leg kick but Heim checks it.
Heim drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Heim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Markovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic keeping moving, preventing Heim from controlling successfully.
Markovic is trying to control the position but Heim postures up.
Markovic keeping moving, preventing Heim from controlling successfully.
Markovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Markovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Heim is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Markovic is keeping the position for now.
Heim is working Markovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aribert Heim dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Heim. That snapped Markovic's head back.
Markovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Markovic works the jab nicely.
Aribert Heim is winning the standup battle so far.
Markovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Markovic misses with a straight right.
Heim feinted with a counter takedown.
Markovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Markovic throws a lazy body kick
and Heim counters with a single leg into guard. Markovic didn't expect that.
Heim won't allow Markovic to get back to his feet.
Heim trying to control but Markovic is working from the bottom.
Heim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heim trying to control the position from guard on top but Markovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Markovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Heim is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic keeping moving, preventing Heim from controlling successfully.
Heim is stalling in the full guard.
Heim wants to pass the guard but Markovic is keeping the position.
Heim makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Heim slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Heim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Heim postures up.
Markovic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Markovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Markovic throws a leg kick but Heim checks it.
Heim is looking to counter punch.
Markovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heim's corner calls for a 1-2. Heim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Heim walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Markovic 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.
Markovic wants to slow Heim down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Markovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Markovic. Heim does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Heim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Heim avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heim seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Markovic swings widly with a right hand
and Heim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Markovic lands a nice shot that snaps Heim's head back.
Heim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Markovic can do to turn this around?
Markovic misses with a looping left.
Heim throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Markovic catches Heim right on the button with a cross.
Heim fails with a takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Markovic.
Markovic with a jab.
Markovic delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heim changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Markovic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Markovic can't do much from the bottom here.
Markovic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Heim's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Heim in side control, throwing shots but Markovic defends.
Markovic can't do much from the bottom here.
Heim trying to control the position but Markovic is working away.
Heim tries to score with some ground and pound. Markovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zoran Markovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heim avoids the body shot from Markovic.
Heim tries to land a front kick but Markovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Markovic scores with a shot to the body.
Markovic lands a really nice looking cross but Heim seems unphased.
Markovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Markovic throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Markovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Markovic tries to sprawl but Heim drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Markovic is trying to stand back up but Heim is controlling him
Heim wants to take a breather but Markovic is having none of it.
Heim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic tries to roll over but Heim keeps him under control.
Heim working Markovic over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Heim.
Markovic wants to improve his position but Heim is controlling well.
Markovic felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Heim is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Heim working over Markovic with some ground and pound. Markovic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Markovic kicks Heim off and gets back to his feet.
Markovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heim doesn't seem bothered though.
Markovic throws a jab when Heim was well out of range.
Markovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Heim cracks Markovic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Markovic scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim slips under a jab.
A jab from Markovic misses.
Heim throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Markovic's waist but Markovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Heim off to one side.
Markovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markovic staying out of range there.
A big right from Heim misses.
Markovic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Heim has a takedown stuffed.
Heim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Markovic misses with a hook.
Heim swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Heim looks for a takedown but Markovic sprawls well.
Markovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aribert Heim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Markovic scores with a leg kick.
Heim tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic misses with a body shot.
Markovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Markovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heim.
Heim connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heim slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Markovic.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Markovic.
Heim connects with a looping right hand.
Markovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Heim misses the target.
A shot to the body from Markovic misses
and Heim counters with a nice uppercut.
Markovic scores with a body shot.
Zoran Markovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Markovic cracks Heim with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heim works the jab nicely.
Markovic thuds his shin into the meat of Heim's side.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heim closes the distance looking to clinch
and Markovic counters with a nice body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Markovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Heim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Markovic misses with an uppercut.
Heim tries to clinch but Markovic is having none of it.
Markovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heim moves away.
Markovic misses the shot to the body.
Markovic looks to land a right hand but Heim moved out of range.
Markovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Markovic throws a nice head kick!
Markovic scores with a hook to the body. Heim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heim is looking to clinch but Markovic is avoiding it.
Markovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Markovic really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Markovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Heim checks a leg kick.
Markovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heim.
Heim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heim misses with a straight left.
Markovic throws a lazy right hand but Heim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Markovic throws a push kick but Heim slaps the foot to one side.
Markovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Markovic throws a right hand that misses
and Markovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Markovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Heim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heim just misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Heim is just out of range.
Markovic throws a wild body kick that Heim sees coming a mile off.
Markovic throws a solid leg kick but Heim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Markovic.
Heim appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic avoids the body shot from Heim.
Heim manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Markovic on his heels. He'll look to pass Markovic's guard now, I'm sure.
Heim throws an elbow that misses. Markovic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Heim's guard. Nice move by Markovic!
Heim is looking for a triangle but Markovic pushes his legs off easily.
Markovic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim looking for a guillotine here but Markovic defends easily.
Heim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heim working a defensive guard here.
Markovic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aribert Heim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heim isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Markovic stacks Heim on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Markovic!
Heim is not content to let Markovic control the position.
Markovic stands up.
Heim avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Markovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Markovic throws a hook but Heim blocks it.
Heim was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Markovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Markovic scores with a jab.
Markovic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Heim.
Markovic slips a straight right by Heim.
Markovic gets tackled into the cage by Heim. Heim maintains the clinch.
Markovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heim tries a body shot but Markovic blocks it.
Heim is trying to break the clinch but Markovic is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Markovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Markovic misses with some punches.
A short right from Heim on the inside.
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 Aribert Heim will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Heim moves out of range as Markovic throws a body kick.
Markovic missing with a left hand there. Heim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Markovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heim was well out of range. Poor timing from Markovic.
Markovic walks into a jab.
Markovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Heim.
Heim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markovic manages to avoid it.
Heim defending well as Markovic loads up on a big left hand.
Heim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Markovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heim misses with a lunging right hand
and Markovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Heim works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heim lands a jab.
Markovic cracks Heim with a good jab.
Markovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heim.
A big left from Markovic misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Heim misses.
Markovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic walks into a left hand.
A jab from Markovic finds it's way through Heim's defenses.
Heim is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Heim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
Markovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Heim throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Markovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Markovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heim.
Heim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Markovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heim blocks a head kick by Markovic.
Heim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Markovic.
Markovic slips a straight right by Heim.
Heim moves in looking to clinch but Markovic pushes him off.
Heim shoots in but Markovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markovic dips to his left and cracks Heim with an uppercut!
Markovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heim.
Heim punishes Markovic's body with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Markovic.
Heim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Markovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Markovic throws the left hand but Heim avoids the punch easily.
Heim changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Heim misses with a takedown attempt
and Markovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Markovic thumps Heim with a low kick.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Markovic throws a head kick that Heim semi-blocks.
Heim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markovic moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim shoots in for a double leg but Markovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aribert Heim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Heim looks for a takedown but Markovic sprawls well.
Heim misses with a looping left.
Markovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Heim shoots in looking for a takedown but Markovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Heim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Markovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Heim if he has to take too many more of those.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Markovic.
Markovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Heim avoids a kick to the body.
Markovic scores with a shot to the body.
Markovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Heim staying out of range there.
Markovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heim tries for a takedown but Markovic circles away easily
and Markovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heim thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Markovic thumps Heim with a low kick.
Markovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heim looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Markovic manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Heim keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Markovic working aggressively here.
Markovic lands a shoulder strike.
Markovic misses with some punches.
Heim blocks an uppercut.
Heim working aggressively here.
Markovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Heim.
Markovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heim has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Markovic after a bit of a struggle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zoran Markovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Markovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parmalee Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogan Aye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is RATM: Know Your Enemy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parmalee Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shogan Aye!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Aye is just out of range.
Aye tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sackett blocks the body kick.
Sackett feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sackett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aye walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Parmalee Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Sackett lands a head kick. Aye smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aye slips a jab from Sackett.
Sackett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but Aye manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aye tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sackett swivels and escapes.
Aye misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Aye.
Aye lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick by Aye misses
and Sackett 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!
Aye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett tries a body shot but Aye blocks it.
Aye dodges an elbow strike from Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Sackett - that landed with a thud.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Aye.
Aye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Aye.
Sackett tries a body shot but Aye blocks it.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Sackett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parmalee Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aye gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sackett works Aye's body with a nice hook.
Aye fails with the takedown
and Sackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aye blocks a leg kick.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Aye.
A low kick from Sackett is predictable there
and Aye makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sackett really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tests Aye's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett 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.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aye if he has to take too many more of those.
Aye takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aye.
Aye shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Parmalee Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shogan Aye.
Sackett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Aye lands a head kick. Sackett smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Parmalee Sackett has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Aye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
Aye checks a low kick from Sackett.
Aye misses with a hook.
Aye tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sackett is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aye shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sackett wants to get back to full guard.
Sackett has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aye is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aye is working for a kimura but Sackett is defending it quite comfortably.
Aye prevents Sackett from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aye not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Aye is trying to control the action in half guard but Sackett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aye misses with a head shot. Sackett uses the momentum to regain guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sackett throws out a leg kick but Aye moves out of range and Sackett only half commits.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parmalee Sackett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Parmalee Sackett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aye misses with a looping left.
Sackett is looking to slow Aye down with leg kicks.
Aye tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aye is out of range and Sackett settles back down.
Aye misses with a wild body shot.
Aye attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett 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 Aye has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aye and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A leg kick checked by Aye.
A bone on bone clash there as Sackett blocks the leg kick.
Aye tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sackett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aye somewhat.
Sackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aye can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett connects with a jab.
Aye checks a low kick from Sackett.
Sackett lands a really nice looking cross but Aye seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a jab.
Sackett throws a head kick but Aye moves out of range.
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aye lands with a good body shot.
Aye throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett throws a low kick but Aye avoids it.
Aye is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Aye shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sackett pinned against the cage. Sackett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Danga de danga de dang - Sackett scores with a four punch combination!
Aye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sackett seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sackett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aye can pounce on him.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aye manages to avoid it.
Sackett is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aye slips a straight right by Sackett.
Aye misses with a body kick.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Aye throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sackett on the side of the head.
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sackett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aye dodges the punch combination from Sackett.
Aye lands a jab to Sackett's midsection.
Aye misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aye. That's going to slow Sackett down.
Aye shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sackett pinned against the cage. Sackett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Parmalee Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shogan Aye.
Aye on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Aye off balance momentarily.
Sackett is looking to clinch.
Aye jabs at Sackett's body.
Aye lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aye throws a body kick that misses.
Sackett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
Aye misses with a straight left.
Sackett scores with a spinning back kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sackett.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aye.
Aye has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sackett.
Aye misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aye. Aye obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Sackett coming out on top.
Aye cracks Sackett with a good jab.
Sackett lands with a shot to the body.
Aye throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Aye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aye.
Aye blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aye breaks from the clinch.
Sackett scores with a nice strike.
Aye 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.
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 Parmalee Sackett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Parmalee Sackett's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aye cracks Sackett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aye has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Aye.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Aye.
Aye slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sackett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aye checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aye misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aye throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sackett was covering up waiting for the punch and Aye finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Aye postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aye throws a big elbow that misses.
Sackett is adopting a defensive guard.
Aye postures up.
Aye has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aye wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.
Sackett is adopting a defensive guard.
Aye postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Aye working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aye postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Aye on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sackett cracks a nice hook into Aye's ribs.
Aye avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Some wild striking there from Aye.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aye keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aye connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aye keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sackett throws a one two combo.
Parmalee Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Sackett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aye walks into a straight right hand from Sackett.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Aye saw that one coming.
Aye changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sackett throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Aye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sackett scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aye thuds his right hand into Sackett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett throws a body punch but Aye moves out of range.
Aye throws out a counter right but Sackett avoids it with no problem.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Aye saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Aye.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aye connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sackett. Sackett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Parmalee Sackett's cut is getting worse.
Aye tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Aye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aye scoring well with a low kick there.
Sackett lands a jab to the nose.
A punch combination from Sackett misses.
Aye wants to slow Sackett down by chopping away at his legs.
Aye looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
Sackett tried to counter with a leg kick but Aye avoided it.
A leg kick checked by Sackett.
Sackett thows a body kick. Aye tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Aye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sackett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aye in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Aye does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Shogan Aye just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Parmalee Sackett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aye 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.
Aye shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sackett defends it nicely.
Aye will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sackett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aye checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aye shoots in looking for a takedown. Sackett tries to sprawl out of it but Aye keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sackett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aye walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett lands a jab to the head.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Sackett tries a low kick but Aye avoids it.
Aye tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aye goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sackett fires out a quick counter leg kick but Aye just manages to avoid it.
Aye looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
Aye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sackett quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sackett fakes the leg kick and cracks Aye in the body.
Aye takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Aye tries to keep at a distance but Sackett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Aye - that landed with a thud.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A head punch on the inside from Aye fails to land.
Sackett misses with a body punch.
Aye's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aye tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sackett lands a left hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aye looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aye working aggressively here.
Sackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aye backwards.
Aye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sackett as Aye tries to tie him up.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Sackett as Aye shoots in.
Parmalee Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shogan Aye.
Aye throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aye clobbers Sackett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Sackett - just one landing.
Sackett throws a head kick but Aye moves out of range.
Aye on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aye stuns Sackett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aye throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Aye finds it's way through Sackett's defenses.
Aye dodges the punch combination from Sackett.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Aye takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
Sackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aye throws a push kick but Sackett slaps the foot to one side.
Sackett takes a swing at Aye's ribcage but misses.
Aye feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sackett's calf.
Aye has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sackett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Parmalee Sackett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Aye on the inside.
A short right from Aye.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Aye.
Aye scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
Aye throws a solid leg kick but Sackett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aye.
Aye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
Aye pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Aye checks a leg kick.
Aye tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aye throws out the jab.
Aye scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aye throws a low kick, looking for Sackett's leg but Sackett calmly moves out of range.
Sackett lands an overhand right.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parmalee Sackett had his way with Shogan Aye in that round.
The cut man is working on Parmalee Sackett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Aye. That's going to slow Sackett down.
Aye has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sackett finds it's way round the side to connect with Aye's head.
Aye throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aye manages to avoid it.
Aye tries to keep at a distance but Sackett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Aye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aye misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aye backwards.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett lands a left hand.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Sackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sackett manages to break the clinch.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aye fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Aye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aye stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
Sackett slips under a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Sackett as Aye shoots in.
Aye thuds his shin into the meat of Sackett's side.
Sackett takes a swing at Aye's ribcage but misses.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Aye with a hook.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aye.
Sackett connects with a right hand. Aye shakes it off.
Sackett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sackett is looking to slow Aye down with leg kicks.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Aye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aye walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
Aye takes one to the chin there.
Sackett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aye has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sackett.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Aye sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aye slips under a jab.
Aye pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sackett is out of range and Aye settles back down.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aye. That did some damage!
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aye was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
Sackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aye pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sackett slips under a jab from Aye.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sackett avoids the head kick by Aye.
Aye checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shogan Aye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Aye throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Aye.
Aye misses with a body shot.
Sackett is looking to counter with a body kick.
Aye tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sackett is able to avoid easily.
Sackett throws a big counter combination but Aye scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aye doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sackett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aye blocks the body kick.
Aye looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aye checks a leg kick.
Aye fails to land with a series of punches.
Aye misses with a combination
enabling Sackett to counter with a crisp jab.
Aye gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett connects with a nice looking jab.
Aye lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aye checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Aye saw that one coming.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Aye saw that one coming.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Aye lands a slapping body shot.
Aye takes one on the button.
Aye takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Sackett catches Aye with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That kick from Sackett tenderised Aye's leg. Aye is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aye throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aye manages to circle out of the way.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Parmalee Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sackett 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:46
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Parmalee Sackett!
Parmalee Sackett retains his light heavyweight title!
Parmalee Sackett managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellraiser FightGear, into his post fight interview.
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