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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Ithamar (ranked 1520 p4p, 73 weight class) and Jose Pacheco (ranked 2826 p4p, 130 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ezekiel Ithamar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Pacheco!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacheco misses with a takedown attempt - Ithamar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ithamar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ithamar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pacheco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ithamar but Ithamar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pacheco tries for a takedown but Ithamar circles away easily
and Ithamar counters by clinching up.
Ezekiel Ithamar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Pacheco.
Pacheco goes for a takedown attempt but Ithamar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pacheco with a poor takedown
and Ithamar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ithamar tries for a takedown but Pacheco manages to get underhooks.
Ithamar has hold of one of Pacheco's legs. Pacheco is fighting the takedown attempt but Ithamar gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pacheco working a defensive guard here.
Ithamar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ithamar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pacheco is trying to control the position but Ithamar postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ithamar 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.
Pacheco controls Ithamar momentarily but Ithamar frees himself.
Ithamar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ithamar controlling the action here.
Pacheco is defending against the submission attempts here by Ithamar.
Ithamar works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ithamar is working for a guillotine from mount but Pacheco frees his head quite easily.
Pacheco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ithamar working for a submission but Pacheco is keeping him at bay.
Pacheco is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Ithamar has taken his back!
Ithamar looking for the RNC.
Ithamar biding his time, looking for the opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ithamar is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pacheco is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ithamar gets his way!
Pacheco is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ithamar gets his way!
Pacheco rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pacheco is not content to let Ithamar control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco won't allow Ithamar to pass to mount.
Ithamar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pacheco does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ithamar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pacheco is refusing to be controlled, as Ithamar sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ithamar is working for a kimura but Pacheco is defending it quite comfortably.
Ithamar seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Ithamar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pacheco fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ithamar avoids it really well and circles away.
Pacheco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ithamar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pacheco tries to get to full guard but Ithamar has control of the leg.
Ithamar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pacheco has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pacheco tries to get to full guard but Ithamar has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco is not content to let Ithamar control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ithamar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pacheco sees it coming and defends easily.
Pacheco tries to roll over but Ithamar keeps him under control.
Ithamar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ithamar has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Pacheco defend it? Ithamar steps over the head and cranks it - Pacheco is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ithamar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ezekiel Ithamar!
Ezekiel Ithamar 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 Frank Smith (ranked 3851 p4p, 387 weight class) and Afa Sila (ranked 3878 p4p, 389 weight class). Sila has chosen Samoa Joe - Destroyer (Entrance Theme) as his entrance music. Frank Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Afa Sila's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Afa Sila!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sila tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sila!
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sila manages to avoid it.
Sila throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Sila to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Afa Sila had this to say: 'Sorry Bro Gonna Win Next Fight Bro'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Loel (ranked 3303 p4p, 384 weight class) and Eric Bueller (ranked 4484 p4p, 477 weight class). Loel comes into the arena with Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Loel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Bueller!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loel rushes Bueller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bueller has had enough of the clinch but Loel keeps him there for the moment.
Bueller is trying to push Loel away but Loel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bueller blocks the elbow strike.
Loel tries to work over Bueller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bueller tries to break the clinch but Loel is controlling the position.
Bueller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've been hearing reports that Loel has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Loel tries to work over Bueller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loel slows down the pace here.
Loel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Loel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Loel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bueller's efforts to push away.
Loel swings wildly with an uppercut but Bueller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bueller is trying to break the clinch but Loel is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bueller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Loel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bueller circles away quickly and effectively.
Loel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bueller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loel moves away.
Bueller 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.
Loel slaps away a takedown attempt from Bueller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Loel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bueller lands a jab to the nose.
Loel throws a right hand that Bueller ducks under and follows up with a left that Bueller also avoids with ease.
Loel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bueller.
Bueller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loel circles away quickly and effectively.
Loel scores with a body shot.
Bueller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bueller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bueller throws a front kick that sends Loel stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loel tries a low kick but Bueller avoids it.
Bueller shoots in but no luck this time.
Loel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bueller was well out of range. Poor timing from Loel.
Loel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Loel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bueller doesn't seem bothered though.
Bueller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Loel defends well and Bueller ends up having to push Loel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yuri Loel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Bueller.
Loel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bueller is rocked!
Loel lands a body shot.
Bueller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bueller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Loel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bueller moves out of range as Loel strikes.
Loel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bueller lands with a nice body punch.
Bueller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bueller manages to avoid it.
Bueller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bueller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bueller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bueller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Loel as he jumps to the side.
Loel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bueller. That did some damage!
Loel looks to score with a jab to the body but Bueller is just out of range.
Bueller with the counter takedown but Loel avoids it easily.
Loel throws a series of punches but Bueller avoids them all with ease.
Loel with a hook.
Loel tries to clinch but Bueller is having none of it.
Loel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bueller was well out of range. Poor timing from Loel.
Loel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Loel misses with a wild body shot.
Loel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bueller connects with a single shot there.
Bueller blocks a low kick nicely.
Loel misses with an uppercut
and Bueller counters with a nice uppercut.
Loel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bueller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loel.
As Bueller looks to move away, Loel throws a big counter combo but Bueller just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bueller misses the target.
Bueller avoids the head kick by Loel.
Bueller has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bueller connects with a high kick.
Loel is looking to wear down Bueller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bueller throws a wild body kick that Loel sees coming a mile off.
Loel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yuri Loel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bueller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bueller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loel avoids the body shot from Bueller.
Loel thinks about countering with a head kick.
Loel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Loel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bueller on the side of the head.
Loel thumps Bueller with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bueller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Loel just misses with a punch to the body.
Bueller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Loel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bueller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Loel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bueller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loel.
Loel takes a swing at Bueller's ribcage but misses.
Loel lands with a good body shot.
Loel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bueller manages to avoid it.
Loel lands a nice shot that snaps Bueller's head back.
Bueller is still on wobbly legs! Can Loel finish him?
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab from Loel.
Loel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bueller.
Loel thumps Bueller with a low kick.
Bueller dodges the punch combination from Loel.
Loel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bueller can do to turn this around?
Bueller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loel.
Loel throws a body shot but no joy.
Bueller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loel circles away quickly and effectively.
Loel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bueller seems to have recovered his senses.
Loel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bueller counters with a straight right hand.
Loel scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bueller jabs Loel right on the nose. Loel blinks but takes it well.
Loel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bueller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loel thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bueller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bueller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Loel moves away from the strike by Bueller.
Loel looks to throw the jab but Bueller is out of range.
Loel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bueller connects with a body shot.
Loel misses with a shot to the body
and Bueller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bueller misses with a head kick.
Bueller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bueller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Loel momentarily.
Bueller swinging wildly here.
A jab from Bueller misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bueller.
Loel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bueller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bueller throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bueller misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice shot lands for Bueller.
Loel ducks under a wild hook from Bueller.
Loel misses with a wild body shot.
Bueller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bueller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Bueller looks to move away, Loel throws a big counter combo but Bueller just gets out of the way.
Loel throws a shot from downtown. Bueller moves away and avoids it.
Bueller cracks Loel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Loel clobbers Bueller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Loel catches Bueller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bueller connects with a right hand. Loel shakes it off.
Good leg kick by Loel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bueller throws a leg kick but Loel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Loel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Loel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Loel cracks Bueller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bueller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueller shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Loel is trying to defend but Bueller finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Loel tries to get to full guard but Bueller has control of the leg.
Loel makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bueller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bueller scores with a punch to the head.
Bueller scores with a jab.
Bueller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bueller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Loel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bueller misses with a body kick.
Loel misses with a wild combination.
Loel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loel checks a leg kick nicely.
Loel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Loel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bueller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bueller throws a looping overhand right but Loel ducks down to avoid it.
Loel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yuri Loel is winning the standup battle so far.
Loel closes the distance and clinches.
Loel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bueller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bueller blocks an elbow strike.
Loel misses with a body punch.
Bueller prevents a body shot from Loel.
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 Yuri Loel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Loel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bueller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bueller.
Loel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Loel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bueller on the side of the head.
Loel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bueller.
Bueller misses with an uppercut. Loel saw that one coming.
Loel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Bueller misses.
Bueller keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Loel. Those never looked like landing.
Bueller throws out a counter right but Loel avoids it with no problem.
Yuri Loel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loel throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bueller misses with a two punch combination.
Bueller scores with a punch to the head.
Loel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bueller.
Bueller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loel circles away quickly and effectively.
Bueller connects with a body shot.
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!
Bueller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueller misses with a hook. Loel ducked under it nicely.
Loel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Loel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bueller eats them both and turns towards Loel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Loel digs a good body shot into Bueller's ribs.
Bueller throws a head kick that Loel semi-blocks.
Bueller checks a leg kick.
Bueller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bueller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loel.
Loel steps in with a hook that catches Bueller right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Loel follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Bueller looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Loel!
Yuri Loel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dzoko Dzoker (ranked 4336 p4p, 187 weight class) and Hank Holmes (ranked 3438 p4p, 152 weight class). Hank Holmes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 34 - 0, fighting out of London, Dzoko Dzoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzoker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holmes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Dzoko Dzoker has been cut.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dzoker but Dzoker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Holmes lands a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Holmes. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Holmes catches Dzoker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dzoker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dzoker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holmes.
Dzoker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holmes lands a nice hook to Dzoker's body. Dzoker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmes misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Holmes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holmes throws the left hand but Dzoker avoids the punch easily.
Hank Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dzoker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Holmes manages to get back to half guard.
Dzoker lands with a punch from half guard.
Holmes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dzoker is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dzoker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dzoker 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.
Dzoker is trying to control the action in half guard but Holmes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dzoker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dzoker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Holmes's head.
Holmes wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes moves into full guard.
Holmes told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Holmes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dzoker works over Holmes with some ground and pound from guard.
Holmes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dzoker manages to get himself to full guard.
Dzoker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holmes trying to move into half guard but instead Dzoker has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dzoker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Holmes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dzoker defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dzoker trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holmes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dzoker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Dzoker from controlling successfully.
Dzoker is working Holmes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dzoker trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Holmes wants to hit a switch here but Dzoker passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Holmes there!
Dzoker looking to control but Holmes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Holmes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Holmes wants to hold on but Dzoker pushes him away.
Dzoker landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzoker working Holmes over with strikes here.
Dzoker with shots to the head and body - Holmes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dzoker with a couple of short strikes.
Dzoker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holmes is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dzoker prevents Holmes from getting the reversal.
Dzoker lands a big elbow - Holmes is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Holmes is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dzoko Dzoker!
A victorious Dzoko Dzoker 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ushat Belov (ranked 2366 p4p, 248 weight class) and Robin Tuck (ranked 3077 p4p, 292 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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288 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ushat Belov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robin Tuck!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuck throws a body punch but Belov moves out of range.
And Belov counters with a quick kick to the body but Tuck blocks it.
Belov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tuck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belov.
A nice side step and Tuck releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tuck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belov throws a sloppy body shot
and Tuck counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Belov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tuck motions for Belov to come forward. Tuck throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tuck drops his hands momentarily and Belov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Robin Tuck has been cut.
Tuck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Belov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belov misses with a body shot.
Belov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuck lands with a nice body punch.
Tuck is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Belov like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Belov from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robin Tuck!
As Robin Tuck got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Be ready! I am here!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Neil (ranked 2703 p4p, 335 weight class) and Billy Ray Badass (ranked 3809 p4p, 443 weight class). Neil comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Side. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vince Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Ray Badass!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badass changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Badass throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Neil tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Badass is in Neil's guard.
Badass won't allow Neil to get back to his feet.
Neil is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neil looking for a sweep. Not yet Neil, not yet.
Badass sitting in guard here, content to control.
Neil wants to stand but Badass is controlling the position.
Neil is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Badass is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've been told by Neil's head coaches at Mello MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Neil leaves Badass with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass shoots in for a takedown but Neil shows good takedown defense.
Neil lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Badass takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Neil connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Neil throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Badass's head.
Badass closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Neil to the mat! Neil manages to get full guard.
Badass prevents Neil from getting back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Neil holds on and takes a little breather.
Badass passes into half guard.
Neil wants to get back to his feet.
Badass trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Neil is just riding it out for now. Badass eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badass prevents Neil from standing back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Neil wants to get back to his feet.
Badass performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badass prevents Neil from standing back up.
Badass is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Badass stops Neil from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass is keen to just control but Neil is a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vince Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Badass.
Neil is looking to slow Badass down with leg kicks.
Badass looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Neil is fending him off so far but Badass persists. Nope, Neil circles away and we're back to standing.
Vince Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Ray Badass.
Badass tries for a takedown but Neil circles away easily
and Neil counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Neil scores with a nice strike.
Badass takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Neil scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Neil.
Badass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neil.
Neil lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Neil ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Neil misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Neil.
Nice uppercut there from Neil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass misses with a takedown
and Neil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Neil! Badass is out on his feet! Neil rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Badass is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Badass is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vince Neil!
During a confident post fight interview, Vince Neil thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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