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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elton Korth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Korth's choice of entrance music: The Game Feat. Lil Wayne - Red Nation. Elton Korth has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Phil Baker's chin.
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185 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elton Korth!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker is looking to clinch but Korth is avoiding it.
Baker works over Korth's head and body with a nice combination.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Korth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Korth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Korth misses.
Korth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Korth finds it's way through Baker's defenses.
Baker forces Korth back against the cage and clinches.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker can't get the takedown.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Korth lands with a light punch inside.
Korth misses with the head strike.
Korth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baker is defending well for now.
Korth has Baker pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Baker is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Korth - that's hurt Baker badly! Oh, another knee lands and Baker is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Baker doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Elton Korth!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Meechum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Saturday Nights All Right For Fighting. 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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276 lbs
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230 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buddy Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harold Meechum!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Harold Meechum has been cut.
Meechum tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dixon swivels and escapes.
Good exchange - Dixon coming out on top.
Meechum with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dixon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Harold Meechum's cut even more.
Dixon fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Meechum out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Buddy Dixon!
An out of breath Buddy Dixon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Williams has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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154 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn closes the distance and clinches.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vovchanchyn cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Vovchanchyn pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Vovchanchyn.
A short left from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vovchanchyn smiles and moves away.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Vovchanchyn cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vovchanchyn scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams.
Williams is rocked!
Vovchanchyn scores with a body shot.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Vovchanchyn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Williams is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice body punch from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn cracks Williams with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Vovchanchyn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Williams to stand back up!
That's one minute gone in the round.
BAM! Vovchanchyn delivers a spinning backfist that drops Williams like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Igor Vovchanchyn!
Igor Vovchanchyn decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ibbe Ribbler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorkem Tuncer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribbler comes to the cage accompanied by Smash Mouth - All Star. Gorkem Tuncer looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ibbe Ribbler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorkem Tuncer!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuncer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tuncer there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Ribbler finds it's way through Tuncer's defenses.
Tuncer is rocked!
Ribbler cracks Tuncer with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tuncer falls to his knees and Ribbler doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibbe Ribbler!
Ibbe Ribbler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory O Connor!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Connor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Connor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gavin momentarily.
O Connor has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gavin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
O Connor throws a leg kick but Gavin moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Connor. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Connor avoids the head kick by Gavin.
Gavin forces O Connor back against the cage and clinches.
Gavin working aggressively here.
Gavin tries a body shot but O Connor blocks it.
Gavin has a couple of punches blocked by O Connor.
O Connor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O Connor misses with an uppercut.
O Connor misses with a straight right.
Gavin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid body kick from Gavin.
Good shot there by O Connor.
O Connor tries a low kick but Gavin avoids it.
Gavin thows a leg kick but O Connor checks it
letting O Connor counter with a right hand.
Gavin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gavin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gregory O Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavin throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Connor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Connor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gavin is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gavin throws a head kick that misses.
Gavin is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor misses with a body shot.
Gavin connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Connor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gavin is looking to counter with head kicks.
Gavin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from O Connor. Those never looked like landing.
Gavin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
O Connor blocks the body kick.
Gavin connects with a high kick.
Gavin avoids the body shot from O Connor.
Gavin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gavin misses with a combination
and O Connor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gavin thinking.
O Connor lands a jab to Gavin's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Gavin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Connor.
Gavin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gavin scores with a head kick.
Gavin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Connor's calf.
O Connor lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by O Connor. Beautiful body shot.
A solid body kick from Gavin.
O Connor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin misses with a hook.
Gavin misses with a body shot.
O Connor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
Gavin misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gavin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Connor.
O Connor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gavin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Gavin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
O Connor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gavin counters with a solid body kick.
Gavin misses with a head kick.
O Connor throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Connor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Gavin.
Gavin is looking to counter with a body kick.
O Connor throws a low kick, looking for Gavin's leg but Gavin calmly moves out of range.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Connor.
Gavin slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor throws a right hand that misses
and Gavin counters with a nice leg kick.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gavin lands a leg kick that knocks O Connor off balance momentarily.
O Connor looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin is looking to counter punch.
Gavin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Connor. That did some damage!
Gavin lands with a nice body kick.
Gavin thumps O Connor with a low kick.
O Connor 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.
O Connor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
O Connor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
It appears Gavin was looking to counter with a kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Connor. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gavin tried to counter with a leg kick but O Connor avoided it.
O Connor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gavin rather than just go for the knockout.
O Connor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gavin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Connor.
Some wild striking there from O Connor.
O Connor is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Gavin.
O Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
O Connor misses with a looping right.
Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
O Connor misses with a two punch combination.
Gavin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavin lands a nice looking kick to the body. O Connor takes a step back to recover.
O Connor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Gavin misses the target.
O Connor digs a good hook to Gavin's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin looks to land a body kick but O Connor moved away.
Gavin slips a straight right by O Connor.
O Connor misses with a low kick.
O Connor throws a leg kick but Gavin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gavin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
O Connor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
O Connor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gavin.
O Connor moves out of range as Gavin throws a body kick.
O Connor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
O Connor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
O Connor is rocked!
It looks like Gregory O Connor has been cut.
O Connor looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gavin.
O Connor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gavin counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin has managed to clinch.
Gavin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Connor is still on wobbly legs! Can Gavin finish him?
O Connor is trying to force a seperation but Gavin has the dominant position.
Gavin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Connor seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavin lands with a shot to the body.
Gavin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gavin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Connor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gavin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gavin!
Gavin and O Connor are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Gavin throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking O Connor into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Gavin knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elie Sounamana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka comes into the arena with Boyka blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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198 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elie Sounamana!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sounamana swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boyka.
Sounamana scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sounamana feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Boyka sprawling to the canvas! Boyka rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sounamana finish him?!
Boyka is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sounamana cracks Boyka with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elie Sounamana!
Elie Sounamana took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaly Minakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knutr Sveinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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249 lbs
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265 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vitaly Minakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knutr Sveinsson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sveinsson misses with an uppercut.
Sveinsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Sveinsson rushes Minakov and presses him up against the cage.
Minakov blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Minakov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Minakov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Minakov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sveinsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sveinsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Knutr Sveinsson has been cut.
Minakov tries to work over Sveinsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sveinsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Sveinsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sveinsson throws a head punch that misses.
Minakov pushes off an throws an elbow but Sveinsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
I was talking to Minakov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Minakov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sveinsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Minakov blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Sveinsson.
Minakov tries to circle away but Sveinsson has him pinned against the cage.
Sveinsson is pushing Minakov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Minakov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sveinsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Minakov breaks from the clinch.
Sveinsson misses with an uppercut. Minakov saw that one coming.
Sveinsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Minakov throws an off balance right hand
and Sveinsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Minakov thinking.
Minakov throws a poor cross that misses
and Sveinsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sveinsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Vitaly Minakov has been cut.
Minakov misses with an uppercut. Sveinsson saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sveinsson! But no joy.
Minakov ducks right into an uppercut from Sveinsson.
Sveinsson connects with a looping right hand.
Sveinsson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sveinsson cracks Minakov with an open hand slap.
Sveinsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Minakov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sveinsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Minakov lands with a nice body punch.
Sveinsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minakov.
Minakov throws a jab but it's blocked by Sveinsson.
Sveinsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sveinsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Minakov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sveinsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Minakov is just out of range.
Minakov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sveinsson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Minakov misses with a looping left.
Minakov throws an overhand right that lands on Sveinsson's shoulder, as Sveinsson tries to avoid the shot.
Minakov misses with a straight left.
Sveinsson misses with a looping right.
Minakov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Minakov dodges the punch combination from Sveinsson.
Sveinsson lands a left and a right that send Minakov crashing to the mat, dazed. Sveinsson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Minakov misses with a hook.
Sveinsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sveinsson. Minakov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sveinsson gets in close and tags Minakov with a short punch that almost sends Minakov to the mat! Oh Minakov is in big trouble! He turns his back on Sveinsson, trying to create some distance but Sveinsson rushes him, striking wildly and Minakov goes down! The referee tackles Sveinsson into the cage to end the fight! Sveinsson is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knutr Sveinsson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Knutr Sveinsson waved his t-shirt featuring Red Light Coffeeshop's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Studge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marky Mark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark has chosen Taylor Swift - Shake It Off as his entrance music. Marky Mark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Studge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marky Mark!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Studge throws a shot from downtown. Mark moves away and avoids it.
Studge misses with a combination
and Mark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Studge. Mark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mark is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Studge with a body shot.
Mark scores with a punch to the head.
Mark has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mark throws a shot to the body.
Studge misses with a looping right.
Studge lands a jab to the head.
Danny Studge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mark catches Studge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some wild striking there from Studge.
Studge scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mark needs to keep his hands up - Studge had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Studge jabs Mark right on the nose. Mark blinks but takes it well.
Mark throws a series of punches but Studge moves out of range.
Studge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Studge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mark.
Studge misses with a hook
and Mark counters with a nice uppercut.
Mark lands with a straight right. Studge didn't see that one coming.
Studge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mark manages to avoid it.
Studge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Studge throws a jab but it's blocked by Mark.
Mark scores with a nice head shot.
Studge jabs at Mark's body.
Mark blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mark staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Studge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Studge takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mark misses with a takedown attempt - Studge sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Mark misses the target.
A big left from Studge misses.
Studge misses with a wild combination.
Mark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mark shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Studge napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mark is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Studge is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Studge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark gets to mount! Studge was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Mark is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Studge is in real trouble.
Studge tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Studge trying to control the hands but Mark breaks the grip.
Mark is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Studge has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mark is riding his opponent, not letting Studge buck him off.
Mark is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Studge taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Mark.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marky Mark!
A relieved looking Marky Mark 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Cerrone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice right hand.
Cerrone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cerrone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cerrone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ragnarsson throws a solid leg kick but Cerrone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnarsson.
Cerrone misses the jab.
Cerrone takes one to the chin there.
Cerrone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cerrone.
A counter left hand to the body from Ragnarsson misses its target.
The fighters circling - Cerrone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cerrone with a hook.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Cerrone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cerrone. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cerrone lands a slapping body shot.
Ragnarsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cerrone lands a jab to the head.
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!
Cerrone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cerrone misses with a looping left.
Cerrone tries a head kick but it misses.
Cerrone misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone throws a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head but Ragnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
Cerrone is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Cerrone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ragnarsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ragnarsson catches Cerrone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cerrone punishes Ragnarsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Cerrone's coach down at Double XX was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cerrone's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cerrone blocks a jab.
Cerrone throws a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cerrone walks into a stiff left hand from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnarsson lands with a nice combination. Cerrone backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson tries to bum rush Cerrone with a series of wild strikes but Cerrone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cerrone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cerrone staying out of range there.
Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Cerrone.
Cerrone throws out a loose jab but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cerrone.
Cerrone throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ragnarsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cerrone jabs Ragnarsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cerrone throws a chopping leg kick but Ragnarsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cerrone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone misses with a series of wild punches.
Ragnarsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ragnarsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab from Ragnarsson misses.
Ragnarsson connects with a right hand. Cerrone shakes it off.
Cerrone throws a lazy right hand but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body kick there by Cerrone.
Ragnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cerrone.
Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Cerrone is out of range.
Cerrone appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands the left hand.
Ragnarsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ragnarsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good exchange - Ragnarsson coming out on top.
Ragnarsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Cerrone is out of range.
Cerrone slips a jab from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson scores with a jab.
Cerrone ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cerrone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cerrone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnarsson throws out the jab.
Ragnarsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Cerrone defending well as Ragnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Cerrone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone takes a swing at Ragnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Cerrone throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarsson thuds his right hand into Cerrone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone scores with a nice head shot.
Ragnarsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ragnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cerrone.
Cerrone moves away from the strike by Ragnarsson.
Cerrone throws out a loose jab but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cerrone looks to land a right hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range.
Ragnarsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target.
Cerrone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cerrone slips under a jab from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone checks the leg kick.
Cerrone looks to land a combination but Ragnarsson avoids it well.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook.
Cerrone throws out a counter right but Ragnarsson avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cerrone catches Ragnarsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ragnarsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cerrone at a distance.
Ragnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cerrone.
Cerrone cracks Ragnarsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Cerrone misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson'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.
Cerrone connects with a leg kick. Ragnarsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Cerrone is out of range.
Cerrone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ragnarsson.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cerrone looks to throw the jab but Ragnarsson is out of range.
Cerrone connects with a body shot.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping right.
Cerrone stuns Ragnarsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cerrone throws a body kick that misses.
Ragnarsson with a jab.
Ragnarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cerrone scores with the left hand. Ragnarsson knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Cerrone misses.
Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Cerrone.
Ragnarsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ragnarsson blocks a head kick by Cerrone.
Cerrone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnarsson throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cerrone doesn't seem bothered though.
Ragnarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cerrone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot that snaps Cerrone's head back.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ragnarsson!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cerrone.
Ragnarsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A leg kick checked by Cerrone.
A big left from Cerrone misses.
Cerrone throws a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head but Ragnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cerrone cracks the inside of Ragnarsson's front leg.
Ragnarsson scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cerrone throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Cerrone misses.
Cerrone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ragnarsson checks it well.
Cerrone moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnarsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cerrone's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cerrone throws a body punch but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cerrone can do to turn this around?
Ragnarsson blocks the body kick.
Cerrone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cerrone throws out a counter right but Ragnarsson avoids it with no problem.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ragnarsson 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 Cerrone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cerrone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cerrone tries to land a leg kick but Ragnarsson saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Ragnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cerrone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cerrone lands with a right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ragnarsson drops his hands momentarily and Cerrone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big left from Cerrone misses.
Ragnarsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cerrone.
Cerrone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cerrone tries to score with a low kick but Ragnarsson moves his leg out of the way.
David Cerrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsson stuns Cerrone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ragnarsson misses the jab.
Cerrone scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Cerrone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses the jab.
Ragnarsson throws a low kick but Cerrone avoids it.
Ragnarsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Ragnarsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ragnarsson lands a two punch combo.
Cerrone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cerrone missing with a left hand there. Ragnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cerrone might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ragnarsson has got the better of the exchanges.
Cerrone with a nice cross.
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cerrone was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bjorn Ragnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragnarsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cerrone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cerrone misses with a hook. Ragnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Ragnarsson lands a jab to the nose.
Ragnarsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ragnarsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cerrone is able to avoid easily.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
A punch combination from Cerrone misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerrone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cerrone looks to throw the jab but Ragnarsson is out of range.
Cerrone misses with a right hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Ragnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cerrone only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cerrone with a hook.
Cerrone misses with a low kick.
Cerrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone missing with a left hand there. Ragnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ragnarsson avoids a kick to the body.
Ragnarsson walks into a stiff left hand from Cerrone.
Cerrone tries a low kick but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Cerrone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cerrone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson jabs Cerrone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cerrone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ragnarsson on the side of the head.
Cerrone slips a straight right by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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 Bjorn Ragnarsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cerrone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cerrone slips a jab from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Cerrone.
Cerrone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Cerrone.
Cerrone scores with a shot to the body.
Cerrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cerrone was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Cerrone avoids the punch easily.
Cerrone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson misses with a low kick.
Ragnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cerrone is just out of range.
Cerrone misses with a looping left.
Ragnarsson lands a leg kick that knocks Cerrone off balance momentarily.
Cerrone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Cerrone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnarsson defending well as Cerrone loads up on a big left hand.
Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Cerrone avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Ragnarsson misses.
Ragnarsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut
enabling Cerrone to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick
enabling Cerrone to counter with a crisp jab.
Cerrone misses with a looping right.
Cerrone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnarsson.
Good work by Cerrone as he checks the leg kick.
Ragnarsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cerrone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnarsson gets a clinch.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Cerrone.
Still in the clinch, Ragnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cerrone takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cerrone working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson lands a nice uppercut.
Cerrone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ragnarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cerrone lands with a short shot to the head.
Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is getting worse.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Cerrone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cerrone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson tries a body shot but Cerrone blocks it.
Bjorn Ragnarsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cerrone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cerrone tries to break the clinch but Ragnarsson is controlling the position.
Ragnarsson has Cerrone pressed against the cage, preventing Cerrone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cerrone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Cerrone struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone tries to circle away but Ragnarsson has him pinned against the cage.
Cerrone misses with a punch on the inside.
Cerrone misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
Still in the clinch, Ragnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Cerrone controls the action.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Cerrone.
Cerrone struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
Ragnarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Cerrone misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Cerrone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Cerrone.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
David Cerrone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cerrone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cerrone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Cerrone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cerrone is trying to push Ragnarsson away but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cerrone working aggressively here.
Cerrone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cerrone has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Cerrone throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Bjorn Ragnarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cerrone working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Cerrone.
I think Ragnarsson 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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