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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thadius T Thudpucker (ranked 7121 p4p, 216 weight class) and Blake Maislin (ranked 23242 p4p, 290 weight class). Maislin has chosen Downset - All Crews as his entrance music. Blake Maislin 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thadius T Thudpucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blake Maislin!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thudpucker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maislin misses with a hook to the body
and Thudpucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Blake Maislin has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Thudpucker.
Thudpucker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thudpucker slips under a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Thudpucker scores with a four punch combination!
Thudpucker looks to land a right hand but Maislin moved out of range.
Thudpucker works over Maislin's head and body with a nice combination.
That has opened up Blake Maislin's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maislin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thudpucker throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Maislin tumbling to the canvas!
Thudpucker looking to pass the guard.
Thudpucker scoring with some ground and pound.
Maislin pulls Thudpucker in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maislin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thudpucker.
Thudpucker throwing strikes but missing.
Maislin pulls Thudpucker in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thudpucker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thudpucker looking to pass the guard.
Thudpucker wants to control from the top but Maislin keeps moving.
Maislin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thudpucker.
Thudpucker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maislin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thudpucker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maislin on the ground.
Thudpucker stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Maislin throws up his legs and catches Thudpucker in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Thudpucker tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Maislin! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Blake Maislin!
Blake Maislin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Hawk (ranked 3859 p4p, 188 weight class) and Hillary Trump (ranked 1533 p4p, 69 weight class). Hawk comes to the cage accompanied by Winner Takes It All. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lincoln Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hillary Trump!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trump's waist but Trump gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hawk off to one side.
Trump looks to land a left hand but Hawk moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Hawk.
Nice uppercut lands for Trump. That snapped Hawk's head back.
Trump swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawk shoots in and gets a takedown into Trump's guard.
Trump has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hawk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trump is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hawk passes into half guard.
Trump is trying to control but can't.
Hawk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trump keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Trump is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trump manages to get to full guard.
Hawk being controlled here momentarily.
Hawk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hawk trying to control but Trump is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trump looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trump keeping full guard, as Hawk tries to pass.
Trump seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Trump has his foot on Hawk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hawk works his way back into a safe position though.
Hawk tries to free his leg and advance position but Trump is retaining full guard.
Hawk trying to control but Trump is working from the bottom.
Trump working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hawk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hawk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hawk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trump swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hawk stands and throws Trump's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Trump is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Trump has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hawk but great work by Trump.
Trump postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Trump scoring with punches from side control.
Hawk defending against the ground and pound.
Hawk is looking to reverse the position.
Hawk is breathing heavily.
Trump trying to control the action but Hawk is working from the bottom.
Trump is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hawk is avoiding damage well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Trump working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Trump controls the position from side control.
Hawk tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Trump wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hawk is trying to control Trump's posture but Trump avoids it.
Trump working the head and body with strikes.
Trump is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hawk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk is looking for a sweep.
Trump has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Trump 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 Hawk's shoulder. That is not cool.
Trump landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hillary Trump dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Trump lands with a straight right. Hawk didn't see that one coming.
Trump misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trump moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawk misses with a takedown attempt - Trump sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hawk misses with a wild body shot.
Trump misses with a straight left.
Trump misses the jab.
Hawk attempts a counter takedown but Trump avoids it well and moves away.
Hawk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hawk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawk looks to score with a jab to the body but Trump is just out of range.
Trump throws out a counter right but Hawk avoids it with no problem.
Trump scores with the left hand. Hawk knows he should have avoided that one.
Hillary Trump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trump wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trump scores with a jab.
Trump might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hawk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Trump works Hawk's body with a nice hook.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trump swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trump throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Trump slips a jab and a cross from Hawk.
Trump scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hawk scores with a shot to the body.
Trump scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trump cracks Hawk with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trump scores with a nice right hand.
Hawk is rocked!
Hawk misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Trump to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Hawk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trump connects with a right that clearly hurt Hawk. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Trump proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Hawk collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hillary Trump!
A victorious Hillary Trump thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Lincoln Hawk was interviewed post fight and said 'Stellllla!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Baumann (ranked 3200 p4p, 369 weight class) and Marv Ellis (ranked 3701 p4p, 413 weight class). Baumann comes to the cage accompanied by Bombs Over Baghdad. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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247 lbs
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256 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Baumann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marv Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis throws a poor cross that misses
letting Baumann counter with a right hand.
Baumann misses with a hook. Ellis ducked under it nicely.
Ellis scoring well with a low kick there.
Baumann throws a body shot but no joy.
Baumann closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ellis to the mat! Ellis manages to get full guard.
Ellis is looking for a triangle but Baumann pushes his legs off easily.
Ellis keeping moving, preventing Baumann from controlling successfully.
Ellis wants to improve his position but instead Baumann has moved into half guard.
Ellis is trying to maintain the position but Baumann is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baumann tries to pass to full mount but Ellis defends it.
Ellis is defending against the submission attempts here by Baumann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis looking for submissions off his back.
Baumann prevents Ellis from improving his position.
Ellis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ellis trying to control the position.
Baumann got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ellis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Baumann has managed to get both his arms back between Ellis's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellis has an active guard here but Baumann has managed to pass into half guard.
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.
Ellis looking for submissions off his back.
Ellis is pressing down on Baumann's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Baumann advances position into side control!
Baumann is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ellis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ellis can't do much from the bottom here.
Baumann tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Baumann working away.
Ellis is looking for a sweep.
Ellis tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Baumann presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ellis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Baumann is looking for a kimura but Ellis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baumann to get the leverage.
Baumann is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ellis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Baumann.
Ellis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baumann pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baumann is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ellis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ellis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baumann is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Ellis reverses the position - he's now on top in Baumann's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ellis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Baumann 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.
Baumann shoots in but Ellis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ellis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baumann is out of range.
Baumann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baumann lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ellis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Baumann dives in for a single leg takedown but Ellis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ellis.
Ellis throws an off balance right hand
and Baumann moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ellis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baumann's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baumann.
Baumann displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ellis up against the cage.
Baumann tries to work over Ellis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ellis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baumann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ellis can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ellis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Ellis on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Baumann takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Baumann swings wildly with an uppercut but Ellis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baumann tries a body shot but Ellis blocks it.
Baumann misses with the head strike.
A short right from Baumann on the inside.
Ellis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baumann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
It looks like Marv Ellis has been cut.
Ellis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ellis scores with a spinning back kick!
Ellis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baumann.
Ellis moves out of range as Baumann strikes.
Baumann ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis misses with a hook to the body
and Baumann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marv Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ellis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baumann moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Baumann scores with a four punch combination!
Baumann works Ellis's body with a nice hook.
Baumann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baumann was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marv Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baumann moves into the clinch.
Ellis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ellis connects with the punch.
Baumann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ellis, pushing him back against the cage.
Baumann working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baumann as Ellis tries to tie him up.
Ellis digs a right hand underneath Baumann's ribcage. Baumann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Baumann lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baumann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baumann has him pressed against the cage.
Ellis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ellis lands a jab to the head.
Ellis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baumann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ellis 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 Baumann has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baumann and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baumann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ellis.
A little feinted left hand from Baumann on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baumann slips under a jab.
Ellis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Baumann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baumann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ellis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ellis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ellis throws a hook to the side of Baumann's head but Baumann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baumann throws a good cross that connects.
Ellis moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice combo by Baumann! Oh, that's hurt him - Ellis falls to the canvas and Baumann follows him into side control.
Ellis is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis is trying to work for a sweep but Baumann has mounted him!
Ellis is still in real trouble! Can Baumann finish him?
Ellis wants to control but Baumann is having none of it.
Baumann goes for an armbar but Ellis turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ellis.
Ellis wants to control from the top but Baumann keeps moving.
Baumann has his foot on Ellis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ellis works his way back into a safe position though.
Ellis seems to have recovered his senses.
Baumann tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ellis wants to stand but Baumann is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ellis trying to control but Baumann is working from the bottom.
Baumann trying to control the position.
Adam Baumann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baumann is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ellis is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Baumann dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marv Ellis'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ellis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baumann manages to avoid it.
Ellis swinging wildly here.
Baumann ducks right into an uppercut from Ellis.
Ellis misses with a body shot.
Baumann looks to score with a jab to the body but Ellis is just out of range.
Ellis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ellis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baumann on the side of the head.
Ellis misses with a hook.
Baumann bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ellis's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baumann is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Baumann lands a slapping body shot.
Ellis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baumann gets a double leg takedown into Ellis's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis working for submissions but it's allowed Baumann to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis is trying to get back to full guard.
Ellis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ellis is trying to control but can't.
Baumann is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ellis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Baumann.
Baumann is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Baumann is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ellis has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Baumann is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ellis is just riding it out for now. Baumann eventually gives up the hold.
Ellis 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.
Ellis is looking for a sweep. Baumann is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Baumann seems to be looking for submissions.
Ellis tries to get to full guard but Baumann has control of the leg.
Ellis with the active half guard here but Baumann passes nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baumann is working to tighten his grip on Ellis's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ellis has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Baumann is really squeezing tight and eventually Ellis passes out! Baumann breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Adam Baumann!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sajjad Gharibi (ranked 3484 p4p, 114 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 3413 p4p, 113 weight class). Sajjad Gharibi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sajjad Gharibi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gharibi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gharibi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson wants to clinch but Gharibi slips to the side
and Gharibi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Gharibi moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Johnson! Gharibi continues to tee off on Johnson, landing with a left and a right! Gharibi connects with a right hand that leaves Johnson sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Gharibi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sajjad Gharibi!
A very excited looking Sajjad Gharibi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Cummins (ranked 911 p4p, 122 weight class) and Cisowianka Naleczowianka (ranked 4181 p4p, 464 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gordon Cummins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cisowianka Naleczowianka!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cummins blocks a low kick nicely.
Cummins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Naleczowianka counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cummins throws out a loose jab but Naleczowianka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cummins looks to land a right hand but Naleczowianka moved out of range.
Cummins looks to throw the jab but Naleczowianka is out of range.
Naleczowianka throws a big counter head kick but Cummins avoids it with no problem.
Naleczowianka lands with a kick to the temple. Cummins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Naleczowianka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cummins. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naleczowianka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naleczowianka pushes Cummins away with a front kick.
Cummins on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummins avoids the head kick by Naleczowianka.
Cummins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Naleczowianka counters with a head kick.
Cummins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Naleczowianka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cummins counters with a nice uppercut.
Cummins misses with an uppercut. Naleczowianka saw that one coming.
It seemed like Naleczowianka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gordon Cummins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cummins misses with a hook. Naleczowianka ducked under it nicely.
Cummins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cummins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cummins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cummins throws a jab but it's blocked by Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cummins swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummins closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cummins.
Cummins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Naleczowianka is looking to break free of the clinch but Cummins has double underhooks.
Naleczowianka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Naleczowianka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Naleczowianka blocking some punches.
Cummins misses with a punch on the inside.
Cummins working aggressively here.
Naleczowianka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cummins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naleczowianka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Naleczowianka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Naleczowianka misses
and Naleczowianka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Naleczowianka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cummins's head.
Cummins misses with an uppercut. Naleczowianka saw that one coming.
Naleczowianka throws a big counter head kick but Cummins avoids it with no problem.
Naleczowianka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Cummins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cummins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cummins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Naleczowianka.
A cross from Naleczowianka lands.
Cummins misses with a hook
and Naleczowianka counters with a series of strikes. Cummins will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cummins. Naleczowianka does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naleczowianka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cummins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Cummins misses with an uppercut.
And Naleczowianka responds with a good body kick, but Cummins manages to step out the way in time.
Cummins misses with a double jab
and Naleczowianka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big left from Cummins misses.
Naleczowianka throws a big counter head kick but Cummins avoids it with no problem.
Cummins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Naleczowianka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cummins doesn't seem bothered though.
Naleczowianka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cummins moves away.
It looked like Cummins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cummins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cisowianka Naleczowianka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cummins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Naleczowianka. That one must have hurt.
Cisowianka Naleczowianka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka lands a head kick!
Cummins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Naleczowianka lands with a shot to the body.
Cummins wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cummins thuds his right hand into Naleczowianka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Cisowianka Naleczowianka has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummins misses with a jab to the body
and Naleczowianka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Naleczowianka takes a swing at Cummins's ribcage but misses.
Naleczowianka drops his hands momentarily and Cummins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cummins throws a lazy uppercut
and Naleczowianka counters with a head kick.
Cummins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Naleczowianka scores with a head kick.
Naleczowianka misses with a right hand
and Cummins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Naleczowianka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cummins's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummins throws a lazy uppercut
and Naleczowianka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cummins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naleczowianka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cummins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naleczowianka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cummins scores with a nice head shot.
Cummins misses with a lunging right hand
and Naleczowianka counters with a head kick. That will keep Cummins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cummins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Naleczowianka counters with a good, hard body kick but Cummins shrugs it off.
Naleczowianka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cummins misses with a hook.
Naleczowianka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cummins fails to land with a series of punches.
Naleczowianka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cummins rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummins throws a poor cross that misses
and Naleczowianka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cummins really felt that one!
Naleczowianka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cummins looks to clinch
and Naleczowianka counters with a head kick. That will keep Cummins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice body kick there by Naleczowianka.
A slow jab from Cummins misses its intended target.
Naleczowianka thinks about the counter body kick.
Cummins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Naleczowianka.
Cummins misses with a right hand
and Naleczowianka counters with a nice leg kick.
Naleczowianka throws a head kick that misses.
Cummins missing with a left hand there. Naleczowianka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cummins throws a body punch but Naleczowianka moves out of range.
Cummins throws a jab when Naleczowianka was well out of range.
Cummins backing away here, and Naleczowianka unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cummins throws a lazy uppercut
and Naleczowianka counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Cummins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cummins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Naleczowianka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cummins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cummins misses with a body shot.
Cummins misses with a lunging right hand
and Naleczowianka counters with a solid body kick.
Naleczowianka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cummins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cisowianka Naleczowianka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cisowianka Naleczowianka'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!
Cummins swings widly with a right hand
and Naleczowianka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cummins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cummins throws a hook but Naleczowianka blocks it.
Naleczowianka moves away from the strike by Cummins.
Cummins misses with an uppercut
and Naleczowianka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Naleczowianka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cummins.
Naleczowianka is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Cummins will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Naleczowianka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Naleczowianka throws a fast counter high kick but Cummins manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naleczowianka moves out of range of the strikes.
Cummins throws a looping overhand right but Naleczowianka ducks down to avoid it.
Naleczowianka throws a fast counter high kick but Cummins manages to duck under it in time.
Cummins misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Naleczowianka throws a head kick but Cummins moves out of range.
Naleczowianka slips a jab from Cummins.
Naleczowianka takes a swing at Cummins's ribcage but misses.
Cummins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Naleczowianka counters with a nice leg kick.
Cummins tries to clinch up.
Cummins throws a jab but it's blocked by Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Naleczowianka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cummins.
Cisowianka Naleczowianka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Naleczowianka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cummins on the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cummins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cummins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Naleczowianka lands a jab to Cummins's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naleczowianka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Naleczowianka moves out of range as Cummins strikes.
Cummins misses with a hook
and Naleczowianka counters with a nice body kick.
Naleczowianka takes a swing at Cummins's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Naleczowianka, pushing him back against the cage.
Naleczowianka blocking some punches.
Cummins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Cummins.
Cummins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Naleczowianka takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cummins fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Cummins fails to land.
Naleczowianka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Naleczowianka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cummins walks away with a smile on his face. Naleczowianka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Naleczowianka misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cummins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naleczowianka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naleczowianka follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Naleczowianka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cummins.
Cummins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naleczowianka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naleczowianka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Naleczowianka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cummins throws a hook but Naleczowianka avoids it easily.
Naleczowianka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Naleczowianka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Cummins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gordon Cummins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cummins throws a poor cross that misses
and Naleczowianka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cisowianka Naleczowianka.
I've got Naleczowianka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cisowianka Naleczowianka!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kampatimar Shankariya (ranked 2262 p4p, 74 weight class) and Kevin Shinnie (ranked 2940 p4p, 97 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kampatimar Shankariya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Shinnie!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shankariya shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shinnie sprawls well. Shinnie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shankariya gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinnie. Shankariya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shankariya closes the distance and clinches up with Shinnie, looking for a takedown. Shankariya pushes Shinnie against the cage but Shinnie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shinnie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shankariya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shinnie.
As Shinnie looks to move away, Shankariya throws a big counter combo but Shinnie just gets out of the way.
Shankariya throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shinnie tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shankariya is in Shinnie's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinnie pulls Shankariya in close to prevent any damage.
Shankariya missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shankariya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shinnie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shankariya 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.
Shankariya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankariya throws a big elbow that misses.
Shankariya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shankariya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shankariya trying to control the position from guard on top but Shinnie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shinnie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shankariya works over Shinnie with some ground and pound from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shinnie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shinnie working a defensive guard here.
Shankariya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shinnie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shankariya wants to pass the guard but Shinnie is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shinnie seems keen to control Shankariya's posture.
Shankariya missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shankariya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shinnie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shankariya wants to control from the top but Shinnie keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shinnie misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Shankariya was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shinnie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shankariya.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kampatimar Shankariya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shankariya drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie parries the strikes from Shankariya easily there. Shankariya is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shinnie to escape.
Shinnie is looking for a sweep.
Shankariya scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Shinnie to see if he's OK.
Shinnie is looking to regain half guard here but Shankariya keeps moving and retains side control.
Shankariya working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Shankariya looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shinnie is avoiding damage well.
Shankariya postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Shankariya working the head and body with strikes.
Shinnie is trying to control Shankariya's posture but Shankariya avoids it.
Shinnie is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Shankariya is staying active.
Shankariya throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shankariya scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shinnie takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
It looks like Kevin Shinnie has been cut.
Shankariya working the ground and pound but Shinnie is defending the strikes.
Shankariya misses with the ground and pound.
Shinnie taking a bit of punishment here - Shankariya scoring with strikes.
Shankariya throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shankariya in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Shankariya is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Shinnie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shankariya wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shankariya misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kampatimar Shankariya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Shinnie'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.
Shankariya fails to land the takedown.
Shinnie slips a jab and a cross from Shankariya.
Shinnie throws a hook but Shankariya avoids it easily.
Shankariya shoots in for a double leg but Shinnie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shinnie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shankariya gets in close and tags Shinnie with a short punch that almost sends Shinnie to the mat! Oh Shinnie is in big trouble! He turns his back on Shankariya, trying to create some distance but Shankariya rushes him, striking wildly and Shinnie goes down! The referee tackles Shankariya into the cage to end the fight! Shankariya is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kampatimar Shankariya!
In his post fight interview, Kampatimar Shankariya started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erick Darko (ranked 934 p4p, 148 weight class) and Argat Khan (ranked 3151 p4p, 420 weight class). Darko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, S.C.O.S.A - Flatbush Zombies. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Erick Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Argat Khan!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Darko.
It looks like Argat Khan has been cut.
Darko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darko has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Darko throws a head punch that misses.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darko lands with a left to the head.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Darko.
Darko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darko swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Darko avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Darko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Darko seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Khan can turn it around.
Khan blocking some punches.
Darko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khan tries to work over Darko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darko lands with a light punch inside.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darko misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Darko controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Darko.
Khan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darko lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Darko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darko or not.
A short right from Darko.
Khan lands a right hand.
Darko working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darko.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Darko misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Khan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darko's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Darko misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darko.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darko prevents a body shot from Khan.
Darko has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Darko presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Darko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darko misses with the head strike.
Darko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Darko controls the action.
Khan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Darko blocks an uppercut.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Darko controls his hands.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darko misses with a body punch.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Darko misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko throws a head punch that misses.
Darko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darko working aggressively here.
Darko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Darko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darko gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Darko.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Khan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darko.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Darko avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Khan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Khan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darko.
Khan digs a right hand underneath Darko's ribcage. Darko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darko prevents a body shot from Khan.
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 Erick Darko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Argat Khan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darko with a jab.
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but Darko seems unphased.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darko, as that shot connected.
Darko throws a big shot that misses.
Khan throws a lazy uppercut
and Darko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khan. Khan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Darko has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Darko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darko throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erick Darko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Darko misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Darko tries to pull guard but Khan holds him up against the cage and eventually Darko drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Khan.
Darko misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Darko fails to land.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Darko avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Darko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Darko controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Darko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan pushes Darko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darko blocks an uppercut.
Darko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Darko fails to land.
Darko prevents a body shot from Khan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darko.
Darko pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darko.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darko blocking some punches.
Darko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darko scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Darko misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Darko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darko.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Darko controls his hands.
A short left from Darko.
Darko pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Darko blocking some punches.
A short right from Darko.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Darko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Darko has hold of one of Khan's legs. Khan is fighting the takedown attempt but Darko gets the trip and lands the 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!
Darko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Darko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Darko from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Darko trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darko controls the position.
Darko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Darko landing strikes.
Darko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Darko is putting a hurting on Khan here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Darko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Argat Khan'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jab by Darko.
A big right from Khan misses.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Darko is out of range.
Khan walks into a left hand.
Khan connects with an inside leg kick.
Darko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan throws a combination. Darko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Darko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan swings for the body but Darko moves out of range.
Darko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko lunges at Khan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khan's hand.
Darko lands a nice shot that snaps Khan's head back.
Darko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Khan moves away from the strike by Darko.
Darko misses with a straight left.
Darko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khan finds it's way round the side to connect with Darko's head.
Khan swings for the body but Darko moves out of range.
Khan throws a jab when Darko was well out of range.
Darko moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Darko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Darko tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Darko.
Khan defending well as Darko loads up on a big left hand.
Darko slips a straight right by Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko misses the jab.
Erick Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Darko blocks a jab.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Darko had a free shot at his head there.
Darko tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Darko throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Darko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Darko.
Khan misses the jab.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Darko saw it coming and moves away.
Darko attempts a counter takedown but Khan avoids it well and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Darko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Khan misses.
Darko tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Darko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Darko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Darko.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darko moves away.
Darko lands a right hook to the body.
Argat Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darko slips under a jab from Khan.
Darko looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Erick Darko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Darko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Darko moved out of range.
Darko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khan's hands.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Darko.
Khan takes a swing at Darko's ribcage but misses.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Darko saw that one coming.
Darko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Darko scores with a decent looking hook.
Darko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Darko scores with a nice strike.
Erick Darko is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Khan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darko connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice straight punches there by Darko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darko.
Darko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Erick Darko.
Well Darko 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erick Darko!
Erick Darko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rory McDonnell (ranked 470 p4p, 66 weight class) and Rosco Ladd (ranked 2502 p4p, 308 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McDonnell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bloc Party - Ares (Remix). Rosco Ladd has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rory McDonnell's chin.
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198 lbs
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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
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McDonnell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ladd manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McDonnell preventing the sweep.
Ladd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ladd is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McDonnell tries to free his leg and advance position but Ladd is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell stopping the sweep attempt from Ladd.
McDonnell throws a big elbow that misses.
McDonnell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McDonnell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ladd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell pushing down on Ladd's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McDonnell 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.
Ladd trying to hold on to McDonnell's head to control him but McDonnell postures up.
McDonnell controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonnell is trying to control. Ladd wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ladd moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McDonnell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ladd is keeping the position for now.
Ladd looking for a guillotine here but McDonnell defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ladd controls McDonnell momentarily but McDonnell frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ladd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDonnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ladd throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonnell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ladd's knee momentarily.
Ladd avoids the body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell lands with a cross.
Ladd throws a big shot that misses.
Ladd loads up on a big right hand but McDonnell slips the punch.
McDonnell jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ladd checks a leg kick.
McDonnell looks to throw the jab but Ladd is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McDonnell moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonnell.
A shot in the inside from Ladd.
Ladd can't break the clinch.
McDonnell pushes Ladd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ladd tries to work over McDonnell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonnell jumps guard.
McDonnell looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonnell, not yet.
Ladd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McDonnell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ladd won't allow McDonnell to sweep him here.
Ladd is fighting to break McDonnell's control of his arms but McDonnell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
McDonnell looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonnell, not yet.
McDonnell controls Ladd momentarily but Ladd frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd tries to stand but McDonnell is controlling from the bottom.
Ladd's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McDonnell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McDonnell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ladd defends well.
Ladd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ladd wants to control from the top but McDonnell keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McDonnell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory McDonnell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ladd swings away with a body shot that misses
and McDonnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot lands for McDonnell.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonnell.
McDonnell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McDonnell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ladd working hard to break the clinch.
McDonnell works on Ladd's body with a couple of short punches.
McDonnell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McDonnell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ladd misses with a body punch.
Ladd working hard to break the clinch.
Ladd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ladd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ladd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from McDonnell.
McDonnell looks to land a combination but Ladd avoids it well.
Ladd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonnell scores with a nice head shot.
Rory McDonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell throws the kick towards the body but Ladd avoids it.
McDonnell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ladd misses with a hook. McDonnell ducked under it nicely.
McDonnell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ladd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ladd looks to land a right hand but McDonnell moved out of range.
McDonnell rushes Ladd and presses him up against the cage.
Ladd tries a body shot but McDonnell blocks it.
McDonnell tries to work over Ladd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ladd is trying to force a seperation but McDonnell has the dominant position.
Ladd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ladd lands with a right to the head.
Ladd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDonnell takes one to the chin there.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
Ladd misses with a lunging right hand
and McDonnell counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. McDonnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonnell throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDonnell shoots in for a takedown but Ladd shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Ladd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McDonnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonnell slips under a jab.
Ladd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonnell.
Ladd doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ladd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDonnell.
Ladd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladd.
Ladd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ladd lands a slapping body shot.
Ladd works McDonnell's body with a nice hook.
McDonnell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ladd can do to turn this around?
Ladd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ladd misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell lands a front kick.
Ladd lands a nice shot that snaps McDonnell's head back.
McDonnell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McDonnell moves out of range of the strikes.
Ladd thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ladd moves away.
A big left from McDonnell misses.
Ladd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonnell.
Ladd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
McDonnell quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
No joy there for McDonnell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDonnell slips a jab from Ladd.
McDonnell wants to clinch up but Ladd keeps it at a distance.
Ladd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonnell. McDonnell obviously looking to wear him down.
McDonnell misses with a low kick.
Rory McDonnell is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ladd connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDonnell. McDonnell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladd ducks under a wild hook from McDonnell.
McDonnell works the jab nicely.
Ladd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from McDonnell.
A countering left hand to the body from Ladd misses.
Nice body kick there by McDonnell.
Ladd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ladd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDonnell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ladd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McDonnell looks to land a left hand but Ladd moved out of range nicely.
McDonnell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory McDonnell dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McDonnell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ladd manages to avoid it.
Ladd lands with a cross.
It looks like McDonnell has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Ladd.
McDonnell lands a head kick. Ladd smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McDonnell misses with a hook. Ladd ducked under it nicely.
McDonnell swings for the body but Ladd moves out of range.
McDonnell moves out of range of the strikes.
McDonnell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ladd napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McDonnell is looking to take a break and control but Ladd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McDonnell throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ladd works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
McDonnell is just content to waste time from the top position. Ladd takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell trying to control the position from guard on top but Ladd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ladd is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
McDonnell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rory McDonnell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McDonnell tries to free his leg and advance position but Ladd is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ladd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ladd keeping full guard, as McDonnell tries to pass.
Ladd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ladd keeping full guard, as McDonnell tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ladd misses the shot to the body.
McDonnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ladd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDonnell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
McDonnell throws out a loose jab but Ladd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ladd throws out a loose jab but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from McDonnell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell misses with a body kick.
McDonnell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McDonnell cracks Ladd with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ladd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ladd lands a glancing blow to the side of McDonnell's head.
Ladd swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonnell.
McDonnell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDonnell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ladd is out of range.
McDonnell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McDonnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ladd ducks under a wild hook from McDonnell.
Rory McDonnell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McDonnell, as that shot connected.
McDonnell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ladd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McDonnell misses with a head kick.
Ladd has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McDonnell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonnell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDonnell throws a leg kick that misses.
Ladd misses with a looping left.
Rosco Ladd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonnell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ladd on the side of the head.
McDonnell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ladd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McDonnell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ladd throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rosco Ladd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McDonnell 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azar Qasi (ranked 1225 p4p, 191 weight class) and Duke Newell (ranked 2841 p4p, 380 weight class). Qasi comes into the arena with For Whom The Bell Tolls blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Newell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Newell just misses with a punch to the body.
Qasi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid body kick from Qasi.
Qasi delivers a nice body kick.
Qasi misses with a low kick as Newell jumps back.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Newell 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.
Newell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Qasi.
Newell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Qasi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Qasi throws a shot to the body.
Qasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Qasi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Qasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Newell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Qasi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Newell takes a step back to recover.
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!
Qasi lunges at Newell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Newell's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Qasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Newell is just out of range.
Newell with the counter takedown but Qasi avoids it easily.
Qasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Qasi lands with an uppercut that bounces Newell off the cage and back into range.
Newell throws a jab but it's blocked by Qasi.
Qasi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Qasi misses the shot to the body.
Newell misses with a body shot.
Newell just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromQasi.
Qasi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Newell's head backwards.
Qasi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newell.
A punch lands to the side of Newell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Qasi as Newell shoots in.
Qasi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Newell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Qasi's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qasi keeping moving, preventing Newell from controlling successfully.
Qasi has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Newell doesn't defend quickly enough and Qasi has managed to lock this one up! Can Newell escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Qasi on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Azar Qasi!
Azar Qasi 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between T-R-T Vitor (ranked 217 p4p, 35 weight class) and Khalid Mamedov (ranked 157 p4p, 24 weight class). Mamedov has chosen Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz as his entrance music. T-R-T Vitor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Khalid Mamedov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, T-R-T Vitor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalid Mamedov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitor just misses with a punch to the body.
Vitor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamedov.
Mamedov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vitor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mamedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vitor misses with a low kick.
Vitor scores with a push kick.
Vitor tries to clinch there but Mamedov circles away.
Mamedov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vitor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vitor takes one on the button.
Mamedov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vitor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Vitor tries a head kick but it misses.
Mamedov looks to land a right hand but Vitor moved out of range.
Vitor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitor misses the body punch
and Mamedov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vitor is staying active underneath Mamedov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mamedov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vitor wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamedov is looking to take a break and control but Vitor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vitor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vitor is trying to stand up here but Mamedov is controlling him well.
Vitor is not content to let Mamedov control the position.
Mamedov winds up and cracks Vitor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mamedov throwing shots but Vitor is blocking nicely.
Mamedov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vitor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mamedov on the ground.
Vitor tries to kick Mamedov off but Mamedov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mamedov wants to pass to mount but Vitor is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vitor has hold of Mamedov's hands but Mamedov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vitor pushes Mamedov off and gets back to his feet.
Vitor moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov pulls Vitor into guard.
Vitor wanted to stand there but Mamedov had control of the position.
Mamedov managing to control the position.
Vitor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mamedov's guard.
Mamedov looking to control.
Vitor wants to stand and escape but instead Mamedov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mamedov passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamedov stops Vitor from getting back to his feet.
Mamedov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vitor's head.
Vitor is looking to escape.
Mamedov working Vitor over with strikes.
Mamedov wants to take a breather but Vitor is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mamedov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vitor tries to kick Mamedov off but Mamedov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vitor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mamedov.
Mamedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vitor keeps working.
Mamedov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mamedov working his ground and pound in the gym.
Mamedov winds up and cracks Vitor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mamedov wants to free his trapped foot but Vitor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mamedov stops Vitor from getting back to his feet.
Mamedov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vitor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vitor wants to get back to his feet.
Mamedov trying to control from half guard but Vitor is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mamedov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vitor's head.
Vitor is trying to stand back up but Mamedov is controlling him
Mamedov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vitor is trying to stand back up but Mamedov is controlling him
Vitor is refusing to be controlled, as Mamedov sits in half guard.
Mamedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nice strikes from Mamedov there.
Mamedov is trying to work for a kimura but Vitor is defending well.
Vitor wants to get back to his feet.
Mamedov working over Vitor with some ground and pound. Vitor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vitor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vitor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mamedov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Mamedov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Mamedov misses its intended target.
Mamedov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mamedov is looking to clinch.
Vitor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamedov moves away.
Vitor connects with a single shot there.
Vitor ducks under a wild hook from Mamedov.
Vitor throws a body punch but Mamedov moves out of range.
Vitor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Vitor.
Vitor slips under a jab from Mamedov.
Vitor throws a lazy right hand but Mamedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick from Vitor lands but Mamedov takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mamedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vitor is looking to wear down Mamedov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mamedov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vitor takes a swing at Mamedov's ribcage but misses.
Vitor connects with a body shot that sends Mamedov's belly button to the back.
Vitor looks to score with a jab to the body but Mamedov is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitor misses with a body shot.
Vitor dodges the punch combination from Mamedov.
Mamedov blocks a jab.
Vitor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamedov manages to avoid it.
Vitor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A lazy left from Mamedov finds it's target.
Vitor throws a front kick aimed at Mamedov's knee but Mamedov avoids it well.
Vitor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mamedov wants to clinch up but Vitor keeps it at a distance.
Vitor moves out of range as Mamedov strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Vitor misses the target.
Mamedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vitor.
Vitor wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mamedov connects with a single shot there.
Vitor avoids the body shot from Mamedov.
Vitor swats away the attempt to clinch by Mamedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mamedov blocks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Mamedov coming out on top.
Some wild striking there from Mamedov.
Mamedov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like T-R-T Vitor has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mamedov throws a jab when Vitor was well out of range.
Vitor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vitor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
T-R-T Vitor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Mamedov.
Mamedov misses with a hook. Vitor ducked under it nicely.
Vitor is looking to counter the offense by Mamedov and move into the clinch.
Vitor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mamedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vitor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mamedov doesn't seem bothered though.
Vitor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vitor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mamedov misses with a hook. Vitor ducked under it nicely.
Mamedov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mamedov loads up on a big right hand but Vitor slips the punch.
Vitor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vitor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mamedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mamedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vitor tries to clinch there but Mamedov circles away.
Mamedov wants to clinch.
T-R-T Vitor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vitor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mamedov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vitor misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitor tries to clinch there but Mamedov circles away.
Mamedov throws a shot from downtown. Vitor moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Mamedov misses.
Mamedov misses with a looping left.
Vitor connects with a solid leg kick.
Vitor thows a leg kick but Mamedov checks it
and Mamedov counters with a shoot takedown. Vitor fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamedov is working Vitor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mamedov won't allow Vitor to get back to his feet.
Mamedov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mamedov throwing strikes from guard but Vitor blocks nicely.
Vitor is looking to stand up but Mamedov isn't so interested in that idea.
Mamedov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mamedov trying to control from half guard but Vitor is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Khalid Mamedov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on T-R-T Vitor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vitor thumps Mamedov with a low kick.
Vitor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vitor misses with a straight left.
Mamedov lands a jab to the nose.
Mamedov throws a shot from downtown. Vitor moves away and avoids it.
Vitor misses with a body punch
enabling Mamedov to counter with a crisp jab.
Vitor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vitor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mamedov with a jab.
Mamedov throws a jab when Vitor was well out of range.
Vitor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vitor throws a hook but Mamedov avoids it easily.
Vitor throws an overhand right that lands on Mamedov's shoulder, as Mamedov tries to avoid the shot.
Mamedov looks to land a combination but Vitor avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vitor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitor throws a leg kick but Mamedov checks it.
Vitor swings for the body but Mamedov moves out of range.
Mamedov looks to throw the jab but Vitor is out of range.
Vitor walks into a stiff left hand from Mamedov.
Mamedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mamedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vitor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mamedov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Vitor.
Vitor moves out of range of the strikes.
Vitor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mamedov.
Mamedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mamedov throws a series of punches but Vitor avoids them all with ease.
Mamedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vitor.
Vitor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mamedov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vitor as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitor slips a straight right by Mamedov.
Vitor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vitor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vitor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mamedov. That did some damage!
Vitor is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Mamedov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamedov lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from Mamedov does no damage.
Mamedov clobbers Vitor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mamedov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mamedov avoids the body shot from Vitor.
Vitor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vitor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vitor forces Mamedov back against the cage and clinches.
Mamedov pulls guard successfully.
Vitor wants to get up but he can't break Mamedov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mamedov working a defensive guard here.
Vitor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vitor gets to his feet - Mamedov follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Mamedov. That snapped Vitor's head back.
Mamedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Vitor.
It seemed like Mamedov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mamedov gets a takedown into half guard.
Vitor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mamedov.
Vitor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mamedov.
Vitor tries to kick Mamedov off but Mamedov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Khalid Mamedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vitor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mamedov.
Vitor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mamedov.
Mamedov slips a nice elbow through Vitor's hands, connecting with Vitor's forehead.
Mamedov is looking to take a break and control but Vitor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mamedov stops Vitor from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov is looking to take a break and control but Vitor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vitor scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Mamedov manages to mount him!
Mamedov working the ground and pound effectively.
Vitor is squirming around, avoiding Mamedov's attempts to control the action.
Vitor is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
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!
Mamedov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mamedov lands a nice shot to the head.
Mamedov won't let Vitor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mamedov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mamedov dominating with strikes here.
Vitor squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mamedov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vitor wants to hold on but Mamedov pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Mamedov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on T-R-T Vitor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vitor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mamedov.
Mamedov staying out of range there.
Mamedov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vitor on the side of the head.
Mamedov misses with a hook.
Vitor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mamedov.
Vitor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mamedov takes a step back to recover.
Vitor throws a solid leg kick but Mamedov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vitor.
Mamedov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vitor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mamedov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mamedov prevents Vitor from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamedov advances to half guard.
Vitor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mamedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mamedov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamedov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mamedov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mamedov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamedov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mamedov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vitor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vitor is looking to escape.
Mamedov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vitor is just riding it out for now. Mamedov eventually gives up the hold.
Vitor tries to kick Mamedov off but Mamedov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vitor is not content to let Mamedov control the position.
Vitor is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitor tries to get to full guard but Mamedov has control of the leg.
Vitor is looking to escape.
Vitor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mamedov trying to control the action but Vitor is working from the bottom.
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. Mamedov connects with a nice short shot to Vitor's temple.
Mamedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vitor defending well though.
Mamedov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vitor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mamedov lands strikes from half guard.
Vitor pushes Mamedov off looking to stand but Mamedov dives back in and keeps control.
Vitor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mamedov.
Vitor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mamedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vitor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vitor is trying to stand back up but Mamedov is controlling him
Mamedov is looking to take a break and control but Vitor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vitor wants to get back to his feet.
Mamedov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mamedov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vitor wants to get back to his feet.
Mamedov is trying to control the action in half guard but Vitor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mamedov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mamedov is nestled in close to Vitor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vitor tries to kick Mamedov off but Mamedov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mamedov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mamedov trying to mount his opponent but Vitor defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vitor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mamedov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vitor is rocked!
Vitor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Vitor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mamedov wants to pass to mount but Vitor is defending the position.
Vitor wants to control but Mamedov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vitor seems to have got his legs back now.
Mamedov slips a nice elbow through Vitor's hands, connecting with Vitor's forehead.
Vitor is staying active underneath Mamedov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mamedov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mamedov stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vitor is trying to stand back up but Mamedov is controlling him
Vitor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mamedov.
Vitor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mamedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Mamedov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on T-R-T Vitor'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!
Vitor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khalid Mamedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mamedov misses with an uppercut.
Mamedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vitor swings for the body but Mamedov moves out of range.
Vitor moves into range and clinches up with Mamedov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mamedov.
Vitor working aggressively here.
Vitor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mamedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vitor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mamedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamedov working aggressively here.
Mamedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Vitor.
Vitor misses with the head strike.
Vitor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vitor struggles to land a body shot inside as Mamedov controls his hands.
Vitor misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vitor is leaning against Mamedov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vitor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vitor blocking some punches.
Mamedov misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Mamedov.
Vitor cracks Mamedov with a nice body shot.
Mamedov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mamedov is trying to pull guard but Vitor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vitor fails to land.
Mamedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vitor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mamedov's elbow.
Mamedov working aggressively here.
Vitor lands with a right to the head.
Mamedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vitor.
Vitor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mamedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Mamedov.
T-R-T Vitor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Vitor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vitor.
Vitor lands a body shot.
Vitor throws a punch but it's blocked by Mamedov.
Vitor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vitor takes a shot to the head.
Mamedov lands with a right to the head.
Mamedov working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Mamedov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vitor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vitor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vitor can't find room to land a body shot as Mamedov controls the action.
Vitor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Vitor.
Mamedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Vitor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mamedov pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov trying to keep a closed guard but Vitor is proving a slippery customer.
Mamedov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vitor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vitor wanted to stand there but Mamedov had control of the position.
Mamedov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vitor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vitor stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Khalid Mamedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mamedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vitor looks to score with a jab to the body but Mamedov is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mamedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mamedov throws a looping overhand right but Vitor ducks down to avoid it.
Vitor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vitor blocks a jab.
Vitor lands a slapping body shot.
Mamedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vitor.
A good leg kick by Vitor.
Mamedov connects with a body shot.
Mamedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Mamedov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vitor thumps Mamedov with a low kick.
Mamedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mamedov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vitor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vitor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamedov moves away.
Mamedov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vitor sizes up Mamedov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Mamedov as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
T-R-T Vitor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mamedov 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalid Mamedov!
Khalid Mamedov is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Khalid Mamedov 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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