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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Godric Shackleford (ranked 2081 p4p, 192 weight class) and Magomed Magomedov (ranked 21389 p4p, 450 weight class). Godric Shackleford 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Godric Shackleford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magomed Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov closes the distance and clinches.
Magomedov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shackleford's efforts to push away.
Magomedov gets through Shackleford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shackleford tries to circle away but Magomedov has him pinned against the cage.
Shackleford wants to break free but Magomedov has control.
Shackleford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magomedov throws an off balance right hand
and Shackleford counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Magomedov misses its intended target.
Shackleford blocks a jab.
Shackleford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shackleford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magomedov blocks a jab.
Magomedov has managed to clinch.
Magomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Shackleford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shackleford looks to land a right hand but Magomedov moved out of range.
Shackleford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magomedov.
Shackleford lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Shackleford misses the target.
Shackleford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magomedov.
A jab from Shackleford misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov swings widly with a right hand
and Shackleford counters with a left and a right that stings Magomedov.
Shackleford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magomedov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magomedov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shackleford's head.
Nice defenses there by Magomedov.
Magomedov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shackleford misses with a straight right.
Magomedov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shackleford connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Magomedov scrambles back to his feet.
Magomedov misses with a head kick.
Magomedov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shackleford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magomedov throws out the jab.
Magomedov sizes up Shackleford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shackleford is rocked!
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!
Magomedov tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Shackleford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magomedov with a hook.
Magomedov drops Shackleford with a huge uppercut! Shackleford drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Magomedov is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magomed Magomedov!
A relieved looking Magomed Magomedov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Day (ranked 2333 p4p, 273 weight class) and Stellario Favelli (ranked 2391 p4p, 282 weight class). Day comes to the cage accompanied by Last minute - Great day to choke you out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stellario Favelli!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Favelli looks for the body kick but Day saw that one coming.
Favelli slips a jab from Day.
Favelli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Day counters with a stiff right hand.
Day misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Day. Beautiful body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Favelli, right into the meat.
Day's jab looks to have found its range, popping Favelli under the eye.
Day slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Favelli tries a low kick but Day avoids it.
Day on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Favelli. Favelli obviously looking to wear him down.
Stellario Favelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Favelli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Day counters with a nice body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Favelli.
Favelli throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Day throws a lazy right hand but Favelli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Favelli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Day counters with a head kick. That will keep Favelli thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Favelli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Day's calf.
Day has a takedown stuffed.
Favelli ducks under a wild hook from Day.
Favelli walks into a straight right hand from Day.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Favelli throws a jab when Day was well out of range.
Day on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Favelli misses with a straight right.
Day lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The fighters circling - Favelli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Day changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Day avoids a kick to the body.
Day tries to counter with a takedown but Favelli is quick to defend against it.
The crowd cheers as Favelli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Day doesn't seem phased though.
Favelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Day lands with a slapping head kick.
Favelli is rocked!
Day has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System in the buildup to the fight.
Crack! A monster head kick from Day and Favelli falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gary Day!
During a confident post fight interview, Gary Day thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Osiris Egyptian (ranked 540 p4p, 70 weight class) and Juan Fonseca (ranked 2060 p4p, 240 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Osiris Egyptian has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Osiris Egyptian seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osiris Egyptian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Juan Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fonseca throws out the jab.
Egyptian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fonseca can pounce on him.
Egyptian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Egyptian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fonseca on the side of the head.
Egyptian throws a body shot but no joy.
Egyptian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fonseca avoids the body shot from Egyptian.
Fonseca throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Fonseca moves out of range.
Egyptian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Secret Lab in the buildup to the fight.
Egyptian tries a low kick but Fonseca avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Fonseca misses.
Fonseca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Egyptian. Egyptian obviously looking to wear him down.
Fonseca misses with a right hand
and Egyptian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fonseca throws a nice looking combination but Egyptian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Egyptian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fonseca at a distance.
Fonseca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egyptian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Egyptian. Beautiful body shot.
Fonseca stalks Egyptian and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Egyptian's face. Egyptian staggers backwards, shaken.
Egyptian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Egyptian is looking to wear down Fonseca with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fonseca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca lands a right hook to the body.
Egyptian tries to work over Fonseca's front leg with a kick but Fonseca checks it.
Fonseca connects with a leg kick. Egyptian looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fonseca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fonseca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egyptian.
Egyptian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fonseca tries to land a leg kick but Egyptian saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Fonseca.
Fonseca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
A big right from Egyptian misses.
Egyptian throws a low kick but Fonseca moves out of range easily.
Egyptian throws a hook to the side of Fonseca's head but Fonseca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Fonseca is predictable there
and Egyptian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Egyptian throws a solid leg kick but Fonseca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Egyptian.
Fonseca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fonseca just misses with a punch to the body.
Egyptian looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fonseca lands with a straight right. Egyptian didn't see that one coming.
Fonseca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Egyptian thumps Fonseca with a low kick.
Fonseca throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
Fonseca throws the left hand but Egyptian avoids the punch easily.
Egyptian scores with a hook.
Fonseca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Fonseca.
Fonseca is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Egyptian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fonseca is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Egyptian with a body shot.
Fonseca looks to throw the jab but Egyptian is out of range.
The fighters circling - Egyptian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Juan Fonseca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fonseca ducks right into an uppercut from Egyptian.
Fonseca throws a big shot that misses.
Egyptian misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Egyptian.
Fonseca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Egyptian just misses with a punch to the body.
Egyptian misses with a few strikes there.
Fonseca staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fonseca moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Egyptian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Egyptian cracks Fonseca with an open hand slap.
Egyptian is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A left lands for Fonseca.
Egyptian just misses with a punch to the body.
Fonseca throws a sloppy head kick and Egyptian moves out of range easily.
Fonseca throws a hook but Egyptian blocks it.
Egyptian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Egyptian scores with a nice right hand.
Egyptian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egyptian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egyptian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fonseca avoids the body shot from Egyptian.
Fonseca catches Egyptian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Egyptian throws a leg kick but Fonseca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Egyptian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fonseca.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fonseca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca thumps Egyptian with a low kick.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Fonseca.
Fonseca throws an overhand right that lands on Egyptian's shoulder, as Egyptian tries to avoid the shot.
Egyptian misses with a leg kick.
Fonseca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Egyptian counters with an inside leg kick.
Fonseca connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fonseca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Egyptian throws a head kick that misses.
Egyptian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fonseca tries a low kick but Egyptian avoids it.
Fonseca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some bone on bone action there as Fonseca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fonseca thows a leg kick but Egyptian checks it
and Egyptian counters with a three punch combo that has Fonseca backing up. Fonseca nods at Egyptian to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egyptian cracks Fonseca with an open hand slap.
Egyptian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fonseca.
Egyptian appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fonseca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egyptian.
Fonseca throws out a leg kick but Egyptian moves out of range and Fonseca only half commits.
Egyptian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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 Osiris Egyptian will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fonseca scores with a body shot.
Fonseca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
Egyptian feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fonseca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Egyptian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fonseca.
Egyptian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fonseca.
A head kick misses from Egyptian.
It seemed like Fonseca was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Egyptian takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fonseca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Egyptian throws a hook to the side of Fonseca's head but Fonseca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Egyptian slips a straight right by Fonseca.
Egyptian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fonseca misses with a wild body shot.
Fonseca throws a jab but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egyptian fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fonseca checks it well.
Egyptian has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fonseca throws a low kick, looking for Egyptian's leg but Egyptian calmly moves out of range.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian looks to score with a jab to the body but Fonseca is just out of range.
Egyptian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fonseca dips to his left and cracks Egyptian with an uppercut!
Osiris Egyptian is winning the standup battle so far.
Fonseca throws a series of punches but Egyptian avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Fonseca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Egyptian throwing a counter right hand but Fonseca manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Egyptian.
Fonseca misses with an uppercut.
Egyptian darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fonseca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egyptian slips a jab from Fonseca.
Fonseca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fonseca moves out of range as Egyptian throws a body kick.
Egyptian misses with a body kick.
Despite the aggression on Fonseca's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fonseca throws a poor cross that misses
and Egyptian counters with a stiff right hand.
Fonseca on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fonseca misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Fonseca. Those never looked like landing.
Fonseca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Egyptian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fonseca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Egyptian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fonseca manages to avoid it.
Fonseca throws out a leg kick but Egyptian moves out of range and Fonseca only half commits.
Egyptian misses with a head kick.
Egyptian defending well as Fonseca loads up on a big left hand.
Fonseca misses with an uppercut
enabling Egyptian to counter with a crisp jab.
Fonseca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fonseca. Egyptian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egyptian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fonseca.
Fonseca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fonseca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Egyptian scores with a kick to the body.
Fonseca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Egyptian's calf.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Fonseca moves out of range.
Fonseca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egyptian. Fonseca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egyptian lands with a good body shot.
Egyptian slips a straight right by Fonseca.
Egyptian is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fonseca loads up on a big right hand but Egyptian slips the punch.
Fonseca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fonseca throws a lazy uppercut
and Fonseca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Egyptian throws a head kick but Fonseca moves out of range.
Egyptian cracks the inside of Fonseca's front leg.
Fonseca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fonseca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Egyptian is able to avoid easily.
Fonseca connects with a solid leg kick.
Egyptian misses with an uppercut. Fonseca saw that one coming.
Fonseca throws out a counter right but Egyptian avoids it with no problem.
Egyptian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fonseca.
Egyptian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egyptian takes a swing at Fonseca's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian connects with a body shot that sends Fonseca's belly button to the back.
Fonseca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Fonseca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Egyptian lands a jab to Fonseca's midsection.
Egyptian lands a right hook to the body.
Egyptian scores with the left hand. Fonseca knows he should have avoided that one.
Fonseca misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fonseca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Egyptian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fonseca was well out of range. Poor timing from Egyptian.
A slapping leg kick lands for Egyptian.
Good leg kick by Egyptian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fonseca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fonseca takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fonseca misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egyptian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fonseca.
Sloppy strikes from Egyptian. Those never looked like landing.
Egyptian throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Egyptian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fonseca was well out of range. Poor timing from Egyptian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Egyptian dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fonseca throws a head kick that misses.
Egyptian fakes the leg kick and cracks Fonseca in the body.
Fonseca moves out of range of the leg kick from Egyptian.
Fonseca tests Egyptian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Egyptian thows a body kick. Fonseca tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fonseca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fonseca misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Fonseca misses its intended target.
Egyptian lands a right hook to the body.
Fonseca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Egyptian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fonseca moves away.
Fonseca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Egyptian throws a body shot but no joy.
Egyptian cracks Fonseca with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egyptian scores with a kick to the body.
Fonseca walks into a straight right hand from Egyptian.
Egyptian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fonseca can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Fonseca as he checks the leg kick.
Fonseca motions for Egyptian to come forward. Fonseca throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fonseca scores with a three punch combo!
Egyptian swings for the body but Fonseca moves out of range.
Fonseca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Egyptian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fonseca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fonseca throws out a counter right but Egyptian avoids it with no problem.
Egyptian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fonseca swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Egyptian counter with a right hand.
Egyptian throws a head kick but Fonseca moves out of range.
Fonseca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Egyptian thumps Fonseca with a low kick.
Egyptian takes a kick 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!
Fonseca connects with a right hand. Egyptian shakes it off.
Fonseca scores with a jab to the body.
Egyptian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Juan Fonseca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Egyptian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Egyptian just misses with a punch to the body.
Fonseca has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fonseca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fonseca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Egyptian lands a nice hook to Fonseca's body. Fonseca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Egyptian.
Fonseca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Egyptian.
Egyptian tries a head kick but it misses.
Fonseca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fonseca scores with a nice strike.
Fonseca throws a half hearted mid kick.
Egyptian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Egyptian lands a front kick.
Egyptian throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fonseca is looking to slow Egyptian down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Egyptian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fonseca has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Egyptian.
Fonseca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fonseca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egyptian.
Egyptian lands with a good body shot.
Egyptian scores with a nice body kick.
Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fonseca.
Egyptian looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fonseca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Egyptian throws a head kick that misses.
Fonseca only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Egyptian lands a jab to the head.
Egyptian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fonseca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Egyptian feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fonseca throws a jab when Egyptian was well out of range.
No joy there for Egyptian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Egyptian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fonseca manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Egyptian.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egyptian throws a low kick, looking for Fonseca's leg but Fonseca calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca tries to clinch but Egyptian is having none of it.
Fonseca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Egyptian. Egyptian circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fonseca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Egyptian was well out of range. Poor timing from Fonseca.
A counter left hand to the body from Egyptian misses its target.
Fonseca scores with a shot to the body.
Fonseca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fonseca throws out a leg kick but Egyptian moves out of range and Fonseca only half commits.
Fonseca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fonseca misses with a double jab
and Egyptian makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Osiris Egyptian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A chopping leg kick lands by Egyptian.
Fonseca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Egyptian.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egyptian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fonseca misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osiris Egyptian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Egyptian 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osiris Egyptian!
A victorious Osiris Egyptian thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Testicular Cancer (ranked 1470 p4p, 74 weight class) and Grimur Agnarsson (ranked 1995 p4p, 104 weight class). Agnarsson has chosen Drop death - Squeel as his entrance music. Grimur Agnarsson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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143 lbs
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Testicular Cancer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grimur Agnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cancer throws a right hand that misses
and Agnarsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cancer thinking.
Cancer throws a hook but Agnarsson blocks it.
Agnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Agnarsson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cancer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agnarsson manages to avoid it.
Agnarsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Agnarsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Agnarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cancer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Agnarsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cancer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cancer misses with a hook.
Cancer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Agnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Agnarsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cancer lands a nice hook to Agnarsson's body. Agnarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Testicular Cancer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agnarsson missing with a left hand there. Cancer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cancer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Agnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson throws the left hand but Cancer avoids the punch easily.
Cancer lands a jab to Agnarsson's midsection.
Cancer throws a jab when Agnarsson was well out of range.
Cancer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Agnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cancer staying out of range there.
Agnarsson misses the body punch
and Cancer counters with a stiff right hand.
Agnarsson is rocked!
Cancer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Cancer finish him?
Cancer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Agnarsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Cancer throws a punch but it's blocked by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Cancer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Agnarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Agnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cancer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Agnarsson's elbow.
Cancer blocking some punches.
Cancer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cancer misses with the head strike.
Agnarsson lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cancer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agnarsson.
Agnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Agnarsson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Agnarsson.
Cancer misses with some punches.
Agnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Cancer controls his hands.
Cancer pushes Agnarsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cancer lands a shoulder strike.
Cancer tries a body shot but Agnarsson blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cancer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cancer.
Cancer throws a head punch that misses.
Cancer prevents a body shot from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Cancer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cancer.
Agnarsson scores with a hook to the body.
Cancer blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson takes a shot to the head.
Cancer blocking some punches.
Cancer scores with a hook to the body.
Cancer lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cancer as the two fighters clinch.
Agnarsson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cancer fails to land.
Agnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Agnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Agnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cancer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cancer lands with a left to the head.
Cancer misses with a body punch.
Agnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Agnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Cancer lands a right hand.
Agnarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cancer or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agnarsson lands a left hand.
Agnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cancer backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cancer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cancer misses with the head strike.
Agnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cancer backwards.
Agnarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Agnarsson pushes Cancer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cancer pushes Agnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Agnarsson lands a left hand.
Cancer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cancer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cancer misses with a body punch.
Agnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Cancer.
Cancer throws a head punch that misses.
Cancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cancer throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Cancer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Agnarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cancer swings wildly with an uppercut but Agnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agnarsson pushes Cancer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agnarsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Testicular Cancer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cancer throws a hook but Agnarsson blocks it.
Cancer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agnarsson blocks a jab.
Agnarsson slips under a jab.
Cancer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Agnarsson throws out the jab.
Cancer throws a hook but Agnarsson avoids it easily.
Agnarsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Cancer's head.
Cancer avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cancer tries to clinch but Agnarsson is having none of it.
Cancer slips a straight right by Agnarsson.
Cancer lands with a cross.
Agnarsson lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Agnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cancer lands a shoulder strike.
Agnarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Agnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Agnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Cancer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cancer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Agnarsson digs a right hand underneath Cancer's ribcage. Cancer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cancer presses Agnarsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cancer pushes Agnarsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Agnarsson misses with some punches.
Agnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cancer.
Cancer misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agnarsson.
Agnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cancer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Agnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Cancer avoids it by throwing Agnarsson back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cancer.
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!
Agnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Agnarsson prevents a body shot from Cancer.
Cancer lands with a short shot to the head.
Cancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cancer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cancer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cancer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Agnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cancer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cancer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Agnarsson tries a body shot but Cancer blocks it.
Cancer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cancer can't find room to land a body shot as Agnarsson controls the action.
Cancer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Agnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Cancer avoids it by throwing Agnarsson back against the cage.
Cancer pushes Agnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cancer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cancer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Agnarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Cancer.
Agnarsson presses Cancer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cancer can't find room to land a body shot as Agnarsson controls the action.
Cancer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cancer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Agnarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cancer.
Testicular Cancer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Agnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Agnarsson blocking some punches.
Cancer tries to throw a body punch but Agnarsson avoids it by throwing Cancer back against the cage.
Cancer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Agnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Cancer's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Agnarsson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Agnarsson.
Cancer blocks an uppercut.
Cancer has a couple of punches blocked by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson tries a body shot but Cancer blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Cancer fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Cancer fails to land.
Cancer can't find room to land a body shot as Agnarsson controls the action.
Cancer gets through Agnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cancer pushes Agnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Agnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Agnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Agnarsson is leaning against Cancer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cancer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cancer prevents a body shot from Agnarsson.
Cancer lands an uppercut.
Cancer misses with a punch on the inside.
Agnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Testicular Cancer will probably get the nod.
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!
Cancer throws an off balance right hand
and Agnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Cancer misses with a double jab.
A big right from Cancer misses.
Agnarsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Agnarsson staying out of range there.
Cancer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson looks to land a left hand but Cancer moved out of range nicely.
Cancer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cancer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Agnarsson, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Cancer.
Agnarsson unleashes a big counter combination but Cancer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Agnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cancer counters with a stiff right hand.
Agnarsson misses with a hook. Cancer ducked under it nicely.
Agnarsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cancer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cancer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cancer.
Agnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Cancer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Agnarsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Agnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Cancer moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Cancer. Beautiful body shot.
Cancer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Agnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Cancer ducks down to avoid it.
Cancer takes a swing at Agnarsson's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Agnarsson misses.
Testicular Cancer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cancer.
Cancer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Agnarsson looks to land a right hand but Cancer moved out of range.
Grimur Agnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agnarsson throws a jab when Cancer was well out of range.
Agnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cancer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agnarsson misses with a straight left.
Agnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Cancer.
Agnarsson swings widly with a right hand
letting Cancer counter with a right hand.
Agnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cancer.
Cancer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Agnarsson's hands.
Cancer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agnarsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cancer forces Agnarsson back against the cage and clinches.
Agnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Cancer.
Cancer misses with a body punch.
Agnarsson misses with a body punch.
Agnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cancer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cancers head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Agnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Agnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Agnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Cancer controls his hands.
Agnarsson tries to work over Cancer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Cancer.
Agnarsson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cancer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Agnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Agnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cancer uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Grimur Agnarsson.
Well Cancer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Testicular Cancer!
Testicular Cancer made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Neil (ranked 1233 p4p, 168 weight class) and Ricardo Alvarez (ranked 1608 p4p, 218 weight class). Neil comes to the cage accompanied by Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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193 lbs
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184 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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws an off balance right hand
and Neil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Neil was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Neil takes the fight into the clinch.
Alvarez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
I was talking to Neil's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neil tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Neil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Alvarez.
Neil blocking some punches.
Alvarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Neil.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil is working Alvarez over against the cage.
Alvarez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Neil manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Neil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neil shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Neil showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Neil trying to control from half guard but Alvarez is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alvarez's head.
Neil with the ground and pound but Alvarez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Alvarez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Neil is controlling him.
Neil lands a couple of elbows.
Neil lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Neil throws a big elbow that misses.
Neil 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.
Neil keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Neil trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neil scoring with some ground and pound.
Neil trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neil postures up in Alvarez's guard and throws a big left but Alvarez blocks it.
Neil working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Neil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neil throwing strikes but missing.
Neil scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alvarez is rocked!
Neil arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Alvarez's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Neil!
James Neil took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Just hit my music and let's go.'.
The defeated Ricardo Alvarez had this to say: '"no doping control here?"'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Cooke (ranked 1106 p4p, 137 weight class) and Caio Bottura (ranked 980 p4p, 125 weight class). Cooke's entrance music is Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign. A fine choice. Bottura has chosen Face The Pain as his entrance music. Caio Bottura has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Samuel Cooke's chin.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cooke scores with a kick to the body.
Cooke moves into the clinch.
Bottura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cooke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bottura avoids it.
Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Bottura feints a counter leg kick.
Cooke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cooke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bottura. Bottura obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooke stuns Bottura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Bottura saw that one coming.
Bottura lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bottura! But no joy.
Cooke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bottura lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bottura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Bottura throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bottura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
And Cooke counters with a quick kick to the body but Bottura blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Cooke.
Cooke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bottura is out of range and Cooke settles back down.
Bottura throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke swings for the body but Bottura moves out of range.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Bottura moves his leg out of the way.
Bottura throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooke counters with a right hand to the body.
Cooke moves out of range of the leg kick from Bottura.
Bottura is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cooke scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura throws a sloppy head kick and Cooke moves out of range easily.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bottura throws out the jab.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bottura.
Cooke swings for the body but Bottura moves out of range.
Bottura flicks out a counter leg kick but Cooke steps away.
Bottura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bottura.
Bottura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Cooke there.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws out a leg kick but Bottura moves out of range and Cooke only half commits.
Bottura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooke misses with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Bottura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bottura lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bottura takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke wants to slow Bottura down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bottura just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke throws a counter high kick but Bottura was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cooke swings for the body but Bottura moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Bottura sees coming a mile off.
Bottura looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bottura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
Bottura swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cooke misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Bottura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bottura will feel that in the morning.
Samuel Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bottura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke throws a right hand that Bottura ducks under and follows up with a left that Bottura also avoids with ease.
Bottura getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bottura stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cooke connects with a high kick.
Cooke throws a low kick but Bottura avoids it.
Bottura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bottura! But no joy.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 Samuel Cooke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bottura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bottura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cooke.
Bottura connects with the punch.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Bottura moves his leg out of the way.
Bottura throws a fast counter high kick but Cooke manages to duck under it in time.
Bottura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bottura takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Bottura.
Bottura misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke throws a counter high kick but Bottura was just alert enough to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooke.
Bottura checks a leg kick.
Samuel Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Bottura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cookes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cooke motions for Bottura to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bottura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a wild combination.
Bottura flicks out a counter leg kick but Cooke steps away.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheers as Cooke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bottura doesn't seem phased though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cooke.
Bottura misses with a low kick as Cooke jumps back.
Bottura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bottura counters with a right hand to the body.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cooke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bottura. Cooke shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body
and Bottura counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bottura throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bottura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cooke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bottura is out of range and Cooke settles back down.
Bottura only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bottura.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Cooke.
Bottura now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Bottura dips to his left and cracks Cooke with an uppercut!
Cooke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bottura.
Cooke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bottura at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bottura.
Bottura takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cooke moves in looking to clinch but Bottura pushes him off.
Bottura throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Bottura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Bottura is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke tried to counter with a leg kick but Bottura avoided it.
Bottura feints and then cracks Cooke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooke down.
Cooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bottura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooke scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body
and Bottura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bottura checks a leg kick.
Bottura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cooke takes one to the chin there.
Bottura motions for Cooke to come forward. Bottura throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bottura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bottura misses with a straight right.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bottura.
Cooke is looking to wear down Bottura with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bottura walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bottura throws a wild body kick that Cooke sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Bottura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bottura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bottura avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Nice shot by Bottura.
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Bottura's head but Bottura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bottura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cooke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cooke lands a leg kick that knocks Bottura off balance momentarily.
Bottura throws a push kick but Cooke slaps the foot to one side.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bottura checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottura misses the shot to the body.
Bottura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bottura throws a lazy right hand but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke jabs at Bottura's body.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Cooke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bottura throws a front kick aimed at Cooke's knee but Cooke avoids it well.
Bottura throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bottura defending well as Cooke loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Bottura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bottura scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cooke throws a sloppy body shot
letting Bottura counter with a right hand.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bottura throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke lands a high kick!
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!
Cooke throws a poor cross that misses
and Bottura counters with a straight right hand.
Bottura walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cooke jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bottura looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Bottura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bottura lands a jab to Cooke's midsection.
Bottura lands a nice shot that snaps Cooke's head back.
Bottura scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooke takes one on the button.
Cooke lands with a kick to the temple. Bottura shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cooke lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cooke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bottura has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cooke.
Bottura throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bottura.
Bottura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Bottura throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
No joy there for Bottura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bottura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bottura throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Cooke darts in and clinches Bottura up against the cage.
Cooke scores with a knee to the head.
Bottura jumps guard.
Cooke is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura is looking for a triangle but Cooke pushes his legs off easily.
Bottura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cooke is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Bottura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bottura working a defensive guard but Cooke passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Caio Bottura.
I think Bottura has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caio Bottura!
Caio Bottura 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 Kylar Sensei (ranked 957 p4p, 42 weight class) and Quân Lê (ranked 1014 p4p, 48 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kylar Sensei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quân Lê!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Lê - just one landing.
Lê connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Lê.
Sensei throws a right hand that Lê ducks under and follows up with a left that Lê also avoids with ease.
Sensei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sensei has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sensei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sensei works Lê's body with a nice hook.
Sensei just misses with a punch to the body.
Sensei shoots in but no luck this time.
Lê looks to land a left hand but Sensei moved out of range nicely.
Sensei takes a swing at Lê's ribcage but misses.
Quân Lê seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lê throws a wild body kick that Sensei sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Sensei does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lê missing with a left hand there. Sensei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lê moves in looking to clinch but Sensei pushes him off.
Lê has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sensei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sensei closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lê has hold of Sensei's hands but Sensei slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sensei throwing shots but Lê is blocking nicely.
Sensei throwing shots but Lê is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sensei.
Lê is looking for a sweep. Sensei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sensei working over Lê with some ground and pound. Lê looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lê blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sensei.
Sensei is looking to advance position but Lê won't allow it.
Sensei winds up and cracks Lê with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sensei missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lê is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sensei throwing shots but Lê is blocking nicely.
Lê tries to roll over but Sensei keeps him under control.
Sensei 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.
Sensei missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensei throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lê works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sensei slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sensei controlling from side mount.
Sensei is chipping away with strikes.
Lê prevents Sensei from improving position.
Sensei working the ground and pound.
Sensei postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lê is looking to reverse the position.
Sensei throws a strike aimed at the side of Lê's head but Lê avoids it well.
Sensei creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lê sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lê gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lê taking shots to the head.
Lê is squirming around, avoiding Sensei's attempts to control the action.
Sensei unloading with bombs!
Sensei pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lê is looking to get to half guard.
Sensei avoids the attempt from Lê to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei misses with a head shot.
Sensei working Lê over with strikes here.
Sensei thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sensei misses with a head shot.
Sensei punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lê 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.
Lê avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sensei.
Sensei prevents Lê from improving his position.
Lê on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sensei looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylar Sensei dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sensei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quân Lê has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lê throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sensei takes a swing at Lê's ribcage but misses.
Sensei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lê uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sensei.
Lê walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sensei checks a leg kick nicely.
Lê misses with a kick to the body.
Sensei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lê.
Lê was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sensei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lê.
Sensei moves away from the strike by Lê.
Sensei throws the left hand but Lê avoids the punch easily.
Lê replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sensei blocks it well.
Sensei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lê takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sensei moves out of range of the strikes.
Sensei moves into range and connects with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Sensei blocks the leg kick.
Sensei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sensei throws a jab but it's blocked by Lê.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê scores with a sloppy right hand. Sensei should have avoided that one.
Lê takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sensei shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lê sprawls well. Lê wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sensei gets slowly back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lê.
Sensei shoots in and bounces Lê off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sensei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lê is keeping the position for now.
Lê utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sensei postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sensei wants to pass the guard but Lê is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lê keeping moving, preventing Sensei from controlling successfully.
Sensei scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kylar Sensei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sensei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lê has momentary wrist control but Sensei slips an elbow through the middle.
Sensei works over Lê with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sensei pushes down on Lê's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lê keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sensei not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sensei not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensei not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sensei lands with a punch from half guard.
Sensei keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lê is looking to control Sensei's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lê avoid being mounted?
Sensei wants to pass the guard but Lê is defending well.
Lê is looking to control Sensei's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lê avoid being mounted?
Lê avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sensei.
Sensei thows a huge punch but Lê dodges it nicely.
Sensei looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lê does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lê moves into full guard.
Sensei pushes down on Lê's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sensei missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sensei wants to take a breather but Lê is having none of it.
Sensei not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sensei slips a nice elbow through Lê's hands, connecting with Lê's forehead.
Sensei throwing shots but Lê is blocking nicely.
Sensei passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylar Sensei dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lê fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lê ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sensei moves away.
Sensei is looking to counter punch.
Lê keeps Sensei at a distance using the push kick.
Sensei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sensei lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lê. Sensei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sensei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sensei shoots in looking for a takedown but Lê manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sensei's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lê throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sensei is looking to wear down Lê with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lê takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sensei bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lê avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sensei.
Sensei looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lê is avoiding damage well.
Sensei lands a nice forearm strike.
Sensei cracks Lê with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Sensei's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sensei wants to control but Lê is keeping him busy.
Sensei landing strikes.
Lê is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sensei is putting a hurting on Lê here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Sensei.
Sensei working the ground and pound.
Lê is not content to let Sensei control the position.
Sensei grinds an elbow into Lê's temple.
Kylar Sensei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensei wants to control but Lê is keeping him busy.
Sensei grinds an elbow into Lê's temple.
Sensei tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sensei slows the pace down.
Sensei working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensei trying to control the position but Lê is working away.
Lê is trying to escape the position but Sensei is controlling the position.
Sensei wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lê keeps working.
Sensei remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sensei throws a strike aimed at the side of Lê's head but Lê avoids it well.
Sensei wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lê keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lê is trying to improve his position.
Sensei landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sensei just content to control the position.
Sensei works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sensei is staying tight to Lê's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sensei has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kylar Sensei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sensei 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kylar Sensei!
Kylar Sensei decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Murphy (ranked 642 p4p, 95 weight class) and Alexandre Ribeiro (ranked 905 p4p, 134 weight class). Ribeiro has chosen Ratos de Porao - Sofrer as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandre Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Murphy.
A big left from Ribeiro misses.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribeiro. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ribeiro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ribeiro throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ribeiro shoots and misses
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Murphy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ribeiro jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ribeiro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ribeiro's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribeiro. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ribeiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Ribeiro misses with a body punch
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Ribeiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ribeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Ribeiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ribeiro.
Ribeiro takes one to the side of the head.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alexandre Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Ribeiro slips a straight right by Murphy.
Despite the aggression on Ribeiro's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ribeiro misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ribeiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Ribeiro misses with a body punch
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Ribeiro.
Murphy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ribeiro misses the jab.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Ribeiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ribeiro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ribeiro throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ribeiro has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ribeiro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murphy backs up against the cage.
Ribeiro looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Ribeiro throws a sloppy body shot
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ribeiro.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mick Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ribeiro thinking.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Ribeiro saw that one coming.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Ribeiro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ribeiro.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Ribeiro manages to avoid it.
Ribeiro lands a jab.
Ribeiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ribeiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ribeiro slips under a jab.
Ribeiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ribeiro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murphy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ribeiro throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Murphy works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ribeiro trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ribeiro is working away from the top position though.
Murphy manages to get to full guard.
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 Mick Murphy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ribeiro slips under a jab.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ribeiro misses the shot to the body.
Ribeiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ribeiro.
Murphy walks into a left hand.
Ribeiro throws a sloppy body shot
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but Ribeiro seems unphased.
Murphy scores with a jab. Ribeiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ribeiro misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Ribeiro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ribeiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Ribeiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murphy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ribeiro misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ribeiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Ribeiro throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ribeiro on the side of the head.
Ribeiro slips a jab from Murphy.
Ribeiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ribeiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Ribeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribeiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Ribeiro slips a jab from Murphy.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Ribeiro swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Ribeiro walks into a left hand.
Ribeiro looks to clinch
and Ribeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ribeiro moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy cracks Ribeiro with a good jab.
Ribeiro swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Ribeiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Ribeiro counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ribeiro can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ribeiro misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ribeiro throws a right hand that misses
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Ribeiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Ribeiro moves away and avoids it.
Ribeiro is looking for the big counter here.
Murphy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Ribeiro misses with an uppercut
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Ribeiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Ribeiro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murphy but Murphy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ribeiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ribeiro has time to react.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Ribeiro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
Ribeiro misses with a jab to the body
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Ribeiro misses with a hook
and Ribeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ribeiro blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ribeiro! But no joy.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Ribeiro moved out of range.
Ribeiro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ribeiro under the eye.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ribeiro or perhaps it was just good defense by Murphy, which made it look bad.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch.
Ribeiro has his takedown stuffed
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Ribeiro misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Ribeiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Ribeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Ribeiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Mick Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Ribeiro throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a jab.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Ribeiro is just out of range.
Ribeiro misses with an uppercut
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Ribeiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ribeiro moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Ribeiro throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Ribeiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ribeiro misses with an uppercut
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Ribeiro avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Ribeiro counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribeiro misses with a body shot.
Mick Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ribeiro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ribeiro takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Ribeiro manages to avoid it.
Murphy punishes Ribeiro's body with a nice straight punch.
Ribeiro tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro staying out of range there.
A big left from Ribeiro misses.
A quick step to the side and Murphy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribeiro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ribeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy cracks Ribeiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Ribeiro moved out of range.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ribeiro.
Murphy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ribeiro misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
letting Ribeiro counter with a right hand.
Alexandre Ribeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ribeiro staying out of range there.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Ribeiro with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ribeiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribeiro manages to avoid it.
Ribeiro throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Ribeiro lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Ribeiro should have avoided that one.
Murphy slips a straight right by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro misses with a body punch
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ribeiro finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Ribeiro defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Ribeiro throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murphy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Murphy!
Mick Murphy decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 244 p4p, 31 weight class) and Marat Magomedov (ranked 272 p4p, 34 weight class). Magomedov has chosen Persecution of the Masses as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Marat Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov with a jab.
Magomedov has a takedown stuffed.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Magomedov 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 Gavin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gavin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Magomedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gavin.
Gavin scores with a head kick.
Magomedov moves in looking to clinch but Gavin pushes him off.
Gavin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Gavin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Magomedov 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.
Magomedov cracks Gavin with an open hand slap.
Magomedov moves in looking to clinch but Gavin pushes him off.
Gavin tried to counter with a leg kick but Magomedov avoided it.
Gavin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gavin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov misses with a body kick.
Magomedov shoots for a takedown but Gavin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A lazy body kick from Magomedov
and Gavin counters with a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Magomedov.
Gavin scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin moves forwards but Magomedov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Magomedov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Magomedov misses with a head kick.
Magomedov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gavin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Magomedov misses.
Magomedov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Magomedov moves out of range as Gavin throws a body kick.
Magomedov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gavin throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Magomedov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gavin blocks a jab.
Magomedov has Gavin up against the cage in a clinch.
Gavin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magomedov has a couple of punches blocked by Gavin.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov working aggressively here.
Gavin misses with the head strike.
Gavin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Gavin.
Magomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Gavin's shoulder, as Gavin tries to avoid the shot.
Gavin blocks the body kick.
Good leg kick by Magomedov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circling - Gavin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gavin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magomedov on the side of the head.
Magomedov tries for a takedown but Gavin circles away easily
and Gavin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tommy Gavin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marat Magomedov.
Gavin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magomedov looks to land a combination but Gavin avoids it well.
Gavin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Magomedov throws a head kick but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin misses with a body kick.
Magomedov throws a leg kick but Gavin sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Gavin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magomedov doesn't seem phased though.
Gavin scores with a head kick. Magomedov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Marat Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov defending well as Gavin loads up on a big left hand.
Tommy Gavin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gavin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gavin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gavin tests Magomedov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magomedov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Gavin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Magomedov tries to clinch up.
As Magomedov backs away, Gavin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gavin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the body
and Gavin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Magomedov is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Gavin.
Magomedov is still on wobbly legs! Can Gavin finish him?
Magomedov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gavin's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Magomedov to the canvas! Magomedov doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Gavin keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin retains his lightweight title!
Tommy Gavin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 152 p4p, 19 weight class) and Krystian Soszynski (ranked 457 p4p, 67 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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27
204 lbs
21 - 5 - 0 |
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207 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Krystian Soszynski!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soszynski tries to land a front kick but Vermeulen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Decent striking displayed by Soszynski there.
Soszynski misses with a lunging right hand
and Vermeulen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soszynski staying out of range there.
Vermeulen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soszynski counters with a nice body shot.
Soszynski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vermeulen.
Soszynski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vermeulen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vermeulen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vermeulen slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen misses the jab.
Vermeulen avoids the body shot from Soszynski.
Vermeulen tries to bum rush Soszynski with a series of wild strikes but Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vermeulen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen lands with a straight right. Soszynski didn't see that one coming.
Vermeulen misses with a combination
and Soszynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vermeulen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vermeulen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soszynski.
A punch combination from Soszynski misses.
Soszynski throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Vermeulen to counter with a crisp jab.
Soszynski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vermeulen throws a right hand that Soszynski ducks under and follows up with a left that Soszynski also avoids with ease.
Vermeulen lands with a nice body punch.
Vermeulen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soszynski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vermeulen keeps the fight on the outside.
Vermeulen throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vermeulen scores with a shot to the body.
Vermeulen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soszynski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soszynski wants to slow Vermeulen down by chopping away at his legs.
Soszynski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vermeulen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soszynski staying out of range there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Soszynski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski connects with a body shot that sends Vermeulen's belly button to the back.
Hendrik Vermeulen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Vermeulen misses.
Soszynski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vermeulen misses the shot to the body.
Soszynski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vermeulen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soszynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vermeulen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vermeulen throws a shot to the body.
Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fighters circling - Soszynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vermeulen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Soszynski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vermeulen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soszynski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut. Soszynski saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Soszynski misses its intended target.
Soszynski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soszynski slips under a jab from Vermeulen.
Soszynski misses with the body kick
and Vermeulen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vermeulen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vermeulen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut. Soszynski saw that one coming.
Vermeulen lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Vermeulen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vermeulen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vermeulen staying out of range there.
Vermeulen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut. Soszynski saw that one coming.
Vermeulen misses with a hook to the body
and Soszynski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vermeulen misses with a looping right.
Soszynski jabs Vermeulen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vermeulen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Soszynski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Soszynski might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vermeulen has got the better of the exchanges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vermeulen throws a right and a left that Soszynski avoids nicely.
Vermeulen backing away here, and Soszynski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeulen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Vermeulen blocks the leg kick.
Soszynski throws a hook but Vermeulen blocks it.
Vermeulen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soszynski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vermeulen throws a poor cross that misses
and Soszynski counters with a stiff right hand.
Soszynski misses with a body shot.
Vermeulen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soszynski can do to turn this around?
Soszynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soszynski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vermeulen misses with a hook. Soszynski ducked under it nicely.
Soszynski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soszynski cracks Vermeulen with a big right hand and Vermeulen goes down!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeulen trying to keep a closed guard but Soszynski is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vermeulen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vermeulen wants to sweep here but Soszynski controlling him for the moment.
Soszynski distracts Vermeulen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Soszynski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Vermeulen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen trying to control the position here.
Vermeulen wants to sweep but no luck.
Vermeulen keeping moving, preventing Soszynski from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big right from Vermeulen misses.
Vermeulen lands with a shot to the body.
Soszynski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vermeulen misses with a straight right.
Vermeulen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soszynski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Vermeulen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski scores with a hook to the body. Vermeulen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vermeulen moves out of range as Soszynski throws a body kick.
Vermeulen is looking for a counter combo.
Nice shot by Soszynski.
Vermeulen looks to throw the jab but Soszynski is out of range.
Vermeulen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soszynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soszynski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soszynski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soszynski digs a good body shot into Vermeulen's ribs.
Vermeulen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vermeulen is rocked!
A good leg kick by Soszynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krystian Soszynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Soszynski misses with a body shot.
Soszynski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soszynski throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Vermeulen tumbling to the canvas!
Oh Vermeulen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vermeulen wants to sweep here but Soszynski controlling him for the moment.
Soszynski content to stall in guard here.
Vermeulen wants to sweep but no luck.
Vermeulen seems to have got his legs back now.
Soszynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Vermeulen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soszynski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vermeulen controls Soszynski momentarily but Soszynski frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vermeulen 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.
Vermeulen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vermeulen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vermeulen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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.
Vermeulen scores with a body shot.
Vermeulen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vermeulen misses with a two punch combination.
Vermeulen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soszynski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soszynski digs a good hook to Vermeulen's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soszynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vermeulen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Vermeulen misses its target.
Soszynski misses with an uppercut.
Vermeulen feinted with a counter takedown.
Soszynski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vermeulen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soszynski scrambles back to his feet.
Soszynski misses with a double jab.
Soszynski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vermeulen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vermeulen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vermeulen lands with a cross.
Krystian Soszynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soszynski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen throws out a powerful jab.
Soszynski misses with a hook
and Vermeulen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vermeulen throws a lazy uppercut
and Soszynski counters with a left to the body.
Soszynski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vermeulen under the eye.
Soszynski misses with a low kick.
Vermeulen misses with a double jab
and Soszynski counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen works Soszynski's body with a nice hook.
Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vermeulen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soszynski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Soszynski slips a jab and a cross from Vermeulen.
A punch combination from Vermeulen misses.
Soszynski slips under a jab.
Soszynski misses with a kick to the body.
Soszynski lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krystian Soszynski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Soszynski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krystian Soszynski!
During a confident post fight interview, Krystian Soszynski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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pop
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RATING
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