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OFK 96- Lancaster Vs Tepes Lii PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stan Allstate (ranked 3974 p4p, 24000 weight class) and George Fughead (ranked 528 p4p, 746 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stan Allstate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Fughead!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Allstate both land. Nice combination.
Allstate ducks under a wild hook from Fughead.
Allstate cracks Fughead with a right hand to the side of the head.
Allstate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fughead chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fughead throws a body punch but Allstate moves out of range.
Allstate swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fughead misses with an uppercut.
Allstate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fughead swings for the body but Allstate moves out of range.
Fughead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allstate pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fughead back to the cage. Allstate follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Allstate.
Fughead is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allstate.
Allstate misses with a wild combination.
Allstate tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fughead is able to avoid easily.
Fughead takes a swing at Allstate's ribcage but misses.
Allstate bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Allstate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fughead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fughead swings for the body but Allstate moves out of range.
Allstate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fughead misses with an uppercut.
Fughead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allstate throws a right hand that Fughead ducks under and follows up with a left that Fughead also avoids with ease.
Fughead pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allstate doesn't manage to clinch there - Fughead circles away.
Allstate throws a right hand that Fughead ducks under and follows up with a left that Fughead also avoids with ease.
Allstate cracks Fughead with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fughead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fughead takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fughead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allstate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fughead circles away quickly and effectively.
Allstate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fughead counters with a straight right hand.
Allstate throws a series of punches but Fughead moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fughead darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Allstate has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Allstate there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Fughead misses the target.
Fughead looks to land a right hand but Allstate moved out of range.
Fughead misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Fughead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Allstate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fughead tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allstate was well out of range. Poor timing from Fughead.
Allstate seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fughead lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fughead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allstate tries to clinch but Fughead moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Allstate.
Allstate takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Allstate stuns Fughead with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Allstate displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fughead scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fughead uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allstate.
Fughead is looking for the big counter here.
An inside leg kick from Fughead misses.
Fughead is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allstate.
Fughead throws an off balance right hand
and Allstate counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allstate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fughead's hands.
 Fughead is rocked!
Fughead slips a jab and a cross from Allstate.
Fughead misses with a head kick.
Allstate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fughead.
Allstate tries to clinch there but Fughead circles away.
Fughead swats away the attempt to clinch by Allstate.
Allstate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fughead.
Allstate throws a big counter combination but Fughead scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Allstate sizes up Fughead with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Allstate lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fughead is still on wobbly legs! Can Allstate finish him?
Allstate swinging wildly here.
Fughead tries to counter with a clinch but Allstate shakes him off and moves away.
Allstate connects with a combination that backs up Fughead into the cage. Allstate lands a flurry of punches that gets past Fughead's guard. Fughead is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Allstate bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Allstate!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor McNuggets (ranked 3681 p4p, 6982 weight class) and Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 461 p4p, 663 weight class). McNuggets comes into the arena with Hypnotize- Biggie Smalls blaring out of the sound system. Conor McNuggets could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tatsuya Kimura's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor McNuggets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tatsuya Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McNuggets pushes Kimura off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kimura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Conor McNuggets seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from McNuggets is predictable there
and Kimura counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McNuggets keeping full guard, as Kimura tries to pass.
McNuggets knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kimura on the ground.
McNuggets wants to stand but Kimura is controlling the position.
Kimura wants to pass the guard but McNuggets is keeping the position.
Kimura won't allow McNuggets to get back to his feet.
Kimura trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but McNuggets manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
McNuggets has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kimura to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! McNuggets is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kimura pulls down on the head and he's put McNuggets to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tatsuya Kimura!
The defeated Conor McNuggets had this to say: 'Its just business'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Copeland (ranked 3038 p4p, 3663 weight class) and Charlie Chan (ranked 400 p4p, 458 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Chan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Copeland tries to clinch there but Chan circles away.
Chan throws a hook but Copeland avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Chan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Copeland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Copeland fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Chan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chan looks to score with a jab to the body but Copeland is just out of range.
Copeland misses with a wild combination.
Chan has Copeland up against the cage in a clinch.
Chan is trying to stall.
Chan blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Copeland.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Chan.
Chan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.
Copeland is stalling here.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Chan struggles to land a body shot inside as Copeland controls his hands.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chan jumps guard but Copeland stands there with Chan around his waist. Chan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Copeland stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan blocks an elbow strike.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Copeland is trying to stall.
Chan breaks from the clinch.
Copeland throws a shot to the body.
Copeland lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Chan loads up on a big right hand but Copeland slips the punch.
Copeland doesn't manage to clinch there - Chan circles away.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Copeland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chan misses with a straight right.
Copeland takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Copeland lands a really nice looking cross but Chan seems unphased.
Chan scores with a leg kick.
Copeland connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chan. Chan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Copeland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chan to score with a decent uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Copeland gets a clinch.
Chan managing to block the knees to the body from Copeland.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan scores with a shot to the side of Copeland's head.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan working aggressively here.
Copeland throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chan throws an elbow but misses.
Copeland landing knees to the body.
Chan takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chan working aggressively here.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Copeland.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Chan 's eye.
 It looks like Charlie Chan has been cut.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Chan lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Copeland.
Copeland pressing his opponent against the cage.
Copeland lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chan looks winded!
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.
Chan misses with some punches.
Chan takes an elbow to the temple.
Copeland scores with a knee to the head.
Chan takes an elbow to the temple.
Copeland lands a shot to the body.
Copeland is working Chan over against the cage.
Copeland lands a nice elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Copeland leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Copeland.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Copeland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Chan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Copeland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charlie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan sizes up Copeland with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Travis Copeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Copeland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Chan lands the left hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
Chan misses with some punches.
Copeland with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Chan pushes Copeland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Copeland lands a knee to the body.
Copeland stalling in the clinch.
Copeland working Chan over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.
Copeland lands a knee to the body.
Copeland pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chan's defenses.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Copeland with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Copeland.
Chan misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Copeland - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Copeland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chan can do to turn this around?
Copeland blocking some punches.
Chan working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Copeland.
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Chan 's eye.
The referee calls for Copeland to work.
Chan dodges an elbow strike from Copeland.
Copeland putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Copeland.
Chan takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Copeland scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland with a knee to the head.
Chan is rocked!
Chan takes an elbow to the temple.
Chan is still on wobbly legs! Can Copeland finish him?
Copeland looking to throw knees to the head but Chan is blocking nicely.
Copeland unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chan seems to have recovered his senses.
Copeland slows down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Copeland.
Copeland lands a knee to the body.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Chan 's eye.
Copeland lands an elbow inside that Chan shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Copeland.
Chan pushes off an throws an elbow but Copeland leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Copeland with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Chan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Copeland lands a nice elbow.
Chan stalling in the clinch but Copeland improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Copeland misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Copeland displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chan up against the cage.
Chan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
Copeland lands an elbow inside.
Copeland just leaning against Chan, taking a breather.
Chan blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Copeland misses with a knee to the head.
Chan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Copeland.
Chan throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Chan blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chan pushes off an throws an elbow but Copeland leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Copeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chan's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Copeland.
Copeland landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chan takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Copeland.
A hook to the body from Copeland.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Copeland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland lands a good knee to the midsection. Chan won't want to take too many of those.
Copeland lands an elbow inside that Chan shrugs off.
Travis Copeland has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Copeland taking a breather.
Copeland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but Chan blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Copeland.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Copeland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Chan's cut.
That's time! Copeland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Copeland scores with a hook.
Chan just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Copeland was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chan.
Chan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chan throws a hook but Copeland avoids it easily.
Chan lunges at Copeland with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Copeland's hand.
A big left from Chan misses.
Copeland clinches up against the cage.
Copeland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chan.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Chan 's eye.
Copeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chan's defenses.
Chan blocks the elbow strike.
Chan blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
Copeland unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Copeland tries to land knees in the clinch but Chan avoids the damage to the body.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Copeland lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Copeland.
Copeland taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Copeland putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan working aggressively here.
Copeland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chan letting Copeland take a breather here.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Copeland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Chan 's eye.
Chan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan takes an elbow to the temple.
Chan blocks the elbow strike.
Chan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Copeland is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chan throws an elbow but misses.
Chan throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Copeland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with some punches.
Copeland throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
Chan avoids the elbow strike from Copeland, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chan.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chan stalling in the clinch but Copeland improves position.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Copeland to work.
Copeland tries to land knees in the clinch but Chan avoids the damage to the body.
Chan working aggressively here.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Copeland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chan tries to land knees in the clinch but Copeland avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Chan 's eye.
Chan jumps into guard, dragging Copeland to the mat.
Copeland decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chan, up you get!
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
letting Copeland counter with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Chan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Copeland works Chan's body with a nice hook.
Chan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Copeland smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Copeland tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Copeland smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chan is looking to score with low kicks.
Chan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chan pushes off an throws an elbow but Copeland leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Copeland lands an elbow inside that Chan shrugs off.
Copeland just leaning against Chan, taking a breather.
Chan misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Copeland lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chan misses with some punches.
Copeland avoids a wild elbow strike from Chan.
Copeland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Copeland lands an elbow inside.
Charlie Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Copeland landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chan misses with some punches.
Chan blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
Good body shot from Copeland.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
Copeland is stalling here.
Copeland with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chan takes an elbow to the temple.
Travis Copeland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chan avoids the elbow strike from Copeland, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Copeland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Copeland, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Copeland!
A relieved looking Travis Copeland 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 2828 p4p, 3896 weight class) and Hershel Hasselhoff (ranked 386 p4p, 482 weight class). Hershel Hasselhoff is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hershel Hasselhoff!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendy digs a good hook to Hasselhoff's body.
Pierre Ragout Mendy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendy scores with a jab.
A punch combination from Mendy misses.
Mendy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hasselhoff.
Mendy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hasselhoff looking for submissions off his back.
Hasselhoff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mendy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mendy working Hasselhoff over with strikes.
Mendy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hasselhoff wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mendy lands strikes from half guard.
Hasselhoff looking for submissions off his back.
We've been hearing that Mendy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hasselhoff has hold of Mendy's hands but Mendy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mendy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hasselhoff with the active half guard here but Mendy passes nicely into side control.
Mendy trying to control the position but Hasselhoff is working away.
Mendy working the body and head with strikes.
Hasselhoff is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mendy off and has taken his back!
Mendy is in bad spot here.
Mendy trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Mendy is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff is not going to allow Mendy to sit and survive in this position.
Mendy is in bad spot here.
Mendy is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendy trying to get back to his feet but Hasselhoff is in full control for now.
Mendy can't escape the position.
Mendy defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hasselhoff's arms.
Mendy breaks Hasselhoff's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hasselhoff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mendy lands a couple of elbows.
Mendy passes Hasselhoff's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mendy pulls his head out easily.
Hasselhoff has hold of Mendy's hands but Mendy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Mendy there.
Mendy working Hasselhoff over with strikes.
Mendy controlling the action here.
Mendy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hasselhoff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mendy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mendy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mendy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hasselhoff is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mendy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mendy's back!
Mendy wants to get back to his feet.
Mendy defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hasselhoff's arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hasselhoff has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Mendy has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Hasselhoff is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mendy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendy is trying to stand back up.
Hasselhoff is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mendy is defending well though. Hasselhoff let's go of the attempt for now.
Mendy just trying to survive but Hasselhoff is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hasselhoff is looking for the choke from the back position but Mendy is controlling his hands well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that round.
That's time! Mendy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mendy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mendy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hasselhoff.
Mendy throws a right hand that Hasselhoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Hasselhoff also avoids with ease.
Hasselhoff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mendy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mendy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mendy preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy cracks Hasselhoff with a solid left hand.
Mendy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hasselhoff working for submissions but it's allowed Mendy to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mendy lands strikes from half guard.
Mendy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hasselhoff looking for subs from the bottom but Mendy mounts him!
A nice elbow there by Mendy.
Hasselhoff is looking to improve his position but Mendy isn't that keen on the idea.
Mendy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hasselhoff regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mendy in particular looking to stall.
Hasselhoff on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is keen to just control but Hasselhoff is a slippery customer.
Mendy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hasselhoff is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mendy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hasselhoff has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hasselhoff taking some punishment here, with Mendy in his half guard.
Mendy working over Hasselhoff with some ground and pound. Hasselhoff looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mendy working over Hasselhoff with some ground and pound. Hasselhoff looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mendy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pierre Ragout Mendy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hasselhoff keeps working.
Mendy trying to control the pace.
Hasselhoff looking for submissions off his back.
Hasselhoff wants to control but Mendy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy not doing much here.
Hasselhoff misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mendy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hasselhoff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mendy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hasselhoff can do to turn this around?
Hasselhoff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hasselhoff punching from the bottom.
Mendy winds up and cracks Hasselhoff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hasselhoff moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mendy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hasselhoff has momentary wrist control but Mendy slips an elbow through the middle.
Mendy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hasselhoff's head.
Mendy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hasselhoff throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mendy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mendy lands a couple of elbows.
Mendy is stalling in the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mendy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hasselhoff moves away.
Mendy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mendy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hasselhoff working for a triangle but Mendy defends it easily.
Mendy trying to control but Hasselhoff is working from the bottom.
Hasselhoff has his foot on Mendy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendy works his way back into a safe position though.
Hasselhoff working for a triangle but Mendy defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasselhoff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hasselhoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mendy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mendy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mendy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mendy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mendy working the body and head with strikes.
Mendy scoring with punches and elbows.
Mendy works to advance to full mount. Hasselhoff defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hasselhoff has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Mendy's lack of action.
Mendy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hasselhoff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mendy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hasselhoff looking for submissions off his back.
Mendy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mendy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hasselhoff doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mendy.
Mendy lands strikes from half guard.
Mendy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hasselhoff taking some punishment here, with Mendy in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendy wants to pass to mount but Hasselhoff is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mendy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hasselhoff is looking to control Mendy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hasselhoff avoid being mounted?
Hasselhoff has hold of Mendy's hands but Mendy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hasselhoff wants to improve his position but Mendy is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Mendy.
Hasselhoff tries to kick Mendy off but Mendy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mendy lands strikes from half guard.
Mendy lands strikes from half guard.
Mendy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hasselhoff actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is nestled in close to Hasselhoff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mendy wants to work for an arm triangle but Hasselhoff is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nice strikes from Mendy there.
Mendy lands with a punch from half guard.
Mendy winds up and cracks Hasselhoff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mendy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mendy drops an elbow to the side of Hasselhoff's head.
Mendy lands with a punch from half guard.
Hasselhoff actively working from the bottom here.
Mendy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mendy connects with a nice short shot to Hasselhoff's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendy is controlling the pace.
Hershel Hasselhoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre Ragout Mendy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hasselhoff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Ragout Mendy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendy 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Ragout Mendy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Akharraz (ranked 1902 p4p, 3084 weight class) and Fedor Emperor (ranked 269 p4p, 404 weight class). Emperor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enae Volare Mezzo. Osama Akharraz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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 30 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osama Akharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emperor!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akharraz clinches up against the cage.
I was talking to Akharraz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Emperor controls his hands.
Emperor misses with a punch to the body.
Emperor avoiding damage.
Emperor effectively controlling the action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emperor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Akharraz lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emperor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akharraz scores with a shot to the side of Emperor's head.
Akharraz slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emperor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Akharraz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Akharraz is working Emperor over against the cage.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akharraz gets underhooks to prevent Emperor's takedown attempt.
Emperor wants to stall.
Akharraz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Emperor throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emperor is working for takedown but Akharraz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Akharraz lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Fedor Emperor has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akharraz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emperor's brow.
Akharraz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emperor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akharraz or not.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Akharraz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Emperor avoids a wild elbow strike from Akharraz.
Akharraz pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Emperor scores with a hook to the body.
Akharraz is leaning against Emperor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Akharraz has a couple of punches blocked by Emperor.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz tries a body shot but Emperor blocks it.
Emperor avoiding damage as Akharraz throws knees to the body.
Akharraz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Akharraz is pushing Emperor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emperor wants to stall.
The referee calls for Akharraz to work.
Akharraz stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Osama Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a right hand that Emperor ducks under and follows up with a left that Emperor also avoids with ease.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Emperor under the eye.
Akharraz lands a jab to the nose.
Emperor slips a jab and a cross from Akharraz.
Akharraz has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Come on Emperor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Akharraz lands a shoulder strike.
Akharraz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emperor avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emperor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Akharraz instigates a clinch.
Akharraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emperor can do to turn this around?
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Emperor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emperor looking to stall.
Emperor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz is leaning against Emperor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Akharraz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akharraz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akharraz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz missing with knees to the body.
Emperor blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akharraz.
A short right from Akharraz.
Emperor trying to stall but Akharraz improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akharraz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Emperor is breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Akharraz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Akharraz pushes Emperor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Akharraz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Akharraz.
Emperor taking a breather.
Akharraz lands an elbow inside that Emperor shrugs off.
Akharraz lands a body punch.
Akharraz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That has opened up Fedor Emperor's cut even more.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akharraz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akharraz stalling against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akharraz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Akharraz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Emperor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emperor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Akharraz is keeping busy.
Akharraz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Emperor up against the cage.
Akharraz slowing the pace effectively.
Akharraz seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Akharraz lands with a right to the head.
Emperor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akharraz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
Osama Akharraz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Emperor avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.
Akharraz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Emperor blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akharraz misses with a knee to the head.
Akharraz slowing the pace effectively.
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emperor's elbow.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Emperor controls the action.
Emperor avoids a wild elbow strike from Akharraz.
A short right from Akharraz.
Emperor blocks the elbow strike.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Emperor uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz has a couple of punches blocked by Emperor.
Akharraz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emperor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Akharraz lands a left hand.
Emperor is rocked!
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emperor's elbow.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
Emperor taking a breather.
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emperor's elbow.
Akharraz leaning against his opponent.
A short left from Akharraz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Osama Akharraz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emperor's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Emperor misses with an uppercut.
Akharraz throws a nice head kick!
Emperor is still on wobbly legs! Can Akharraz finish him?
Emperor looks to throw the jab but Akharraz is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emperor. Akharraz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akharraz circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Emperor to the canvas! Emperor doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Akharraz keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osama Akharraz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Avetisyan (ranked 1921 p4p, 1629 weight class) and Brutalis Rhino (ranked 266 p4p, 232 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Edgar Avetisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avetisyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rhino.
A lazy left from Rhino finds it's target.
 It looks like Edgar Avetisyan has been cut.
Rhino's corner calls for a 1-2. Rhino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 Avetisyan is rocked!
Avetisyan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Avetisyan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rhino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Avetisyan.
Rhino misses with a combination
and Avetisyan counters with an inside leg kick.
Rhino has his takedown stuffed
and Avetisyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Avetisyan seems to have got his legs back now.
Rhino looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Avetisyan is fending him off so far but Rhino persists. Nope, Avetisyan circles away and we're back to standing.
Avetisyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhino.
It appears Avetisyan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rhino gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avetisyan is looking to escape.
Rhino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avetisyan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rhino scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rhino lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rhino scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rhino throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rhino looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Avetisyan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Avetisyan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Rhino is trying to control. Avetisyan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhino might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Avetisyan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Avetisyan is trying to stand.
Avetisyan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rhino not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Avetisyan is trying to stand up here but Rhino is controlling him well.
Avetisyan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rhino looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Avetisyan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Avetisyan is looking to escape.
Rhino working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Avetisyan's thigh. Avetisyan counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Avetisyan has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Rhino has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Avetisyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhino falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Avetisyan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rhino checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rhino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avetisyan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rhino swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Avetisyan.
Rhino explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Edgar Avetisyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Avetisyan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rhino doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rhino. Avetisyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Avetisyan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rhino shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Avetisyan sprawls well. Avetisyan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rhino gets slowly back to his feet.
Avetisyan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Edgar Avetisyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brutalis Rhino.
Avetisyan scores with a jab. Rhino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Avetisyan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhino shoots in looking for a takedown but Avetisyan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rhino's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Avetisyan misses with an uppercut. Rhino saw that one coming.
Avetisyan blocks a head kick by Rhino.
Avetisyan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rhino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rhino with a poor takedown
and Avetisyan counters with a left and a right... And another left! Rhino is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar Avetisyan!
Edgar Avetisyan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rou Joukani (ranked 1305 p4p, 1318 weight class) and Konichiwa Jempsa (ranked 185 p4p, 190 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rou Joukani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Konichiwa Jempsa!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jempsa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Joukani wants to improve his position but instead Jempsa has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joukani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joukani avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jempsa.
Jempsa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jempsa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jempsa not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joukani keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jempsa connects with a nice short shot to Joukani's temple.
Joukani on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Joukani tries to get out of the position.
Jempsa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jempsa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joukani is trying to control but can't.
Jempsa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jempsa prevents Joukani from improving his position.
Jempsa seems to be working for a kimura but Joukani defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jempsa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Joukani defending well though.
Jempsa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Konichiwa Jempsa has been cut.
Jempsa avoids the head kick by Joukani.
Joukani scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joukani throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Joukani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jempsa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jempsa shoots in and bounces Joukani off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jempsa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jempsa throwing strikes from guard but Joukani blocks nicely.
Jempsa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jempsa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jempsa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like Jempsa might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konichiwa Jempsa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konichiwa Jempsa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jempsa lands a jab-cross combination.
Jempsa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joukani is looking to counter punch.
Jempsa misses with a takedown attempt - Joukani sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Joukani jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jempsa 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.
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jempsa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jempsa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joukani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jempsa is stalling in the full guard.
Joukani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jempsa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Joukani is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Joukani has escaped and now he's on top!
Jempsa is adopting a defensive guard.
Joukani is looking to stand up but Jempsa won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Joukani has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Joukani stands up and waves to Jempsa to follow him.
Jempsa fails with a takedown attempt.
Jempsa throws a lazy right hand but Joukani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joukani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jempsa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Joukani lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jempsa moves out of range as Joukani throws a body kick.
Joukani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jempsa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joukani's hands.
Jempsa shoots in looking for a takedown. Joukani tries to sprawl out of it but Jempsa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Joukani manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rou Joukani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konichiwa Jempsa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joukani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joukani throws a head kick that misses.
Jempsa fails with the takedown.
Joukani swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joukani stuns Jempsa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jempsa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jempsa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jempsa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joukani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jempsa throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Joukani can't keep his opponent in guard - Jempsa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jempsa controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jempsa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konichiwa Jempsa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konichiwa Jempsa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jempsa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Joukani swivels and escapes.
Jempsa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joukani scores with a sloppy right hand. Jempsa should have avoided that one.
Jempsa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jempsa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joukani sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jempsa somewhat.
Joukani throws out a loose jab but Jempsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jempsa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Joukani's guard.
Jempsa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Konichiwa Jempsa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jempsa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jempsa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Jempsa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jempsa postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rou Joukani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jempsa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Joukani avoids it really well and circles away.
Rou Joukani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konichiwa Jempsa.
Nice jab there from Joukani.
Jempsa dives in and grabs Joukani's left leg, looking for a takedown. Joukani pushes down on Jempsa's head and hops out.
Joukani uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joukani walks into a left hand.
Joukani throws a sloppy head kick and Jempsa moves out of range easily.
Jempsa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Joukani to the mat! Joukani manages to get full guard.
Jempsa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa trying to control but Joukani is working from the bottom.
Jempsa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Joukani tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Joukani being controlled here, momentarily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Joukani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jempsa misses with a body shot.
Joukani scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jempsa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joukani tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Joukani as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rou Joukani showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jempsa 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konichiwa Jempsa!
A very excited looking Konichiwa Jempsa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Barnes (ranked 729 p4p, 2126 weight class) and Chief Walker (ranked 117 p4p, 291 weight class). Chief Walker acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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176
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Walker!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes lands an overhand right.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Walker is predictable there
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker tries to work over Barnes's front leg with a kick but Barnes checks it.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnes duly obliges.
Walker is looking to score with low kicks.
Barnes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker throws a leg kick
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barnes defends it nicely.
Barnes connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
Walker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Walker throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Walker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Walker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walker gets caught flat footed, as Barnes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Barnes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barnes is stalling in the full guard.
Barnes is in close to Walker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Walker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Walker is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker lands a nice uppercut.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Barnes tries to tie him up.
Walker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barnes.
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walker prevents a body shot from Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Walker has Barnes pressed against the cage.
Walker prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walker.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker wants a takedown.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Barnes looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barnes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Walker can turn it around.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Barnes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Walker tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Barnes scores with a four punch combination!
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
Walker looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Walker takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Don Barnes will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker misses with some punches.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Walker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barnes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A low kick from Walker misses
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Walker's front leg but catches the back leg as Walker tries to avoid it.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
Walker misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barnes gets a clinch.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
Barnes pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Walker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Barnes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Walker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Walker working aggressively here.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barnes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chief Walker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barnes lands with a left to the head.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walker. That did some damage!
Walker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barnes shoots for a takedown but Walker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Don Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker throws a leg kick but Barnes moved away.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Walker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has Walker backing up. Walker nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barnes on the side of the head.
Barnes is rocked!
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Walker's knee momentarily.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Barnes goes down! Can Walker finish him!?
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walker's guard.
Barnes 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.
Barnes lands a couple of elbows.
Walker scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick lands for Walker.
Barnes clobbers Walker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Don Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Walker.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker misses with a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
Walker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes scores with a three punch combo!
Walker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Walker throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Walker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws a leg kick but Walker moved away.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Walker waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Barnes to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Barnes is trying to control the position but Walker postures up.
Walker stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Chief Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnes counters with a left and a right that stings Walker.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Walker jumps back.
Walker throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Walker connects with a combination that backs up Barnes into the cage. Walker lands a flurry of punches that gets past Barnes's guard. Barnes is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Walker bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Walker!
Chief Walker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Donde (ranked 528 p4p, 1763 weight class) and Hiroki Tomori (ranked 56 p4p, 178 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Donde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomori rushes Donde and presses him up against the cage.
Donde wants to take the fight to the mat but Tomori manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tomori is pressed up against the cage. Donde has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tomori down to the mat. Tomori avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tomori tries to clinch up but Donde circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomori moves into range and clinches up with Donde.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donde.
Tomori can't break the clinch.
Donde blocking some punches.
Tomori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donde prevents a body shot from Tomori.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomori effectively controlling the action here.
Tomori lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donde looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Donde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donde avoids it.
Donde blocking some punches.
Donde is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tomori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donde.
Donde dodges an elbow strike from Tomori.
Donde avoids the elbow strike from Tomori, against the cage.
Tomori is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Donde tries for a takedown but Tomori manages to get underhooks.
Donde has Tomori pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tomori manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomori.
Tomori has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Donde seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tomori can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donde is looking to take this one to the mat.
Donde goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tomori prevents it.
Donde gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tomori is trying is best to control the position here.
Tomori is looking for a sweep. Donde is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donde is working for a submission of some sort.
Tomori scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Donde manages to mount him!
Tomori is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donde prevents Tomori from getting the reversal.
Donde is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tomori has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tomori!
Donde keeping moving, preventing Tomori from controlling successfully.
Donde is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tomori trying to control but Donde is working from the bottom.
Tomori got a little sloppy there for a moment and Donde has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tomori has managed to get both his arms back between Donde's legs - danger averted.
Donde is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Catch Wrestling L.A. that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Tomori's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Donde is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tomori would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donde has his foot on Tomori's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tomori works his way back into a safe position though.
Donde keeping moving, preventing Tomori from controlling successfully.
Tomori preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomori not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Donde looking for a guillotine here but Tomori defends easily.
Tomori throws a big right hand that misses.
Donde escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tomori gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomori loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tomori engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroki Tomori dominated that round.
That's time! Donde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tomori tries to clinch but Donde is having none of it.
Donde lands with a kick to the temple. Tomori shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tomori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Donde lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tomori regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tomori controls Donde momentarily but Donde frees himself.
Tomori looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Donde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tomori swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomori wants to stand but Donde is controlling the position.
Donde drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Donde jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donde passes Tomori's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tomori makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tomori.
Tomori wants to stand and escape but Donde is having none of it.
Donde forces his way into half guard.
Donde stops Tomori from getting back to his feet.
Donde looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Donde is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Tomori still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Tomori has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori wants to control but Donde is keeping him busy.
Tomori controls the position.
Tomori decides to stand back up. Tomori steps back and let's Donde get back to his feet.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch but Donde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomori pushes Donde up against the cage in a clinch.
Donde drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tomori gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short uppercut from Tomori.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donde blocks an elbow strike from Tomori.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomori.
Tomori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tomori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donde has picked Tomori up - he's going for a ride! Donde dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tomori wants to get back to his feet.
Tomori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donde is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tomori is trying to stand up here but Donde is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomori is trying to get back to full guard.
Donde prevents Tomori from standing back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Donde seems to be working for a kimura but Tomori defends the submission attempt.
Raymond Donde overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tomori is trying to stand up here but Donde is controlling him well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tomori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donde drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tomori sprawls and moves away.
Tomori drives through and clinches with Donde against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomori gets underhooks to prevent Donde's takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomori.
Donde drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tomori gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroki Tomori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tomori shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Donde defends it nicely.
Tomori moves into the clinch.
Donde blocks an uppercut.
Tomori throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donde blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tomori throws an elbow but misses.
Donde avoids a wild elbow strike from Tomori.
Tomori gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Donde.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donde.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tomori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tomori effectively controlling the action here.
Tomori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donde blocks it with crossed arms.
Donde blocking some punches.
Donde is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tomori is defending well.
Tomori misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donde goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tomori prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Donde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donde blocks an uppercut.
Tomori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donde.
Tomori throws a head punch that misses.
Tomori is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tomori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tomori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tomori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donde.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomori throws an elbow but it misses.
Donde avoiding damage as Tomori throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tomori fails to land.
Tomori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tomori moves into the clinch.
Tomori landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hiroki Tomori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tomori misses with some punches.
Tomori tries a body shot but Donde blocks it.
Tomori is stalling here.
Tomori gets underhooks to prevent Donde's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomori creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Donde's defenses.
Donde dodges an elbow strike from Tomori.
Hiroki Tomori is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Donde blocks an uppercut.
Donde is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Donde has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tomori after a bit of a struggle.
Raymond Donde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomori pressing his opponent against the cage.
Donde blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroki Tomori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tomori winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroki Tomori!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Lancaster (ranked 693 p4p, 632 weight class) and Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 107 p4p, 93 weight class). Henry Lancaster is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes Iii staying out of range there.
Tepes Iii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lancaster with a body shot.
Lancaster fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tepes Iii on the side of the head.
It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
Tepes Iii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tepes Iii throws the kick towards the body but Lancaster avoids it.
Lancaster moves out of range as Tepes Iii throws a body kick.
Tepes Iii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lancaster connects with a body shot that sends Tepes Iii's belly button to the back.
Tepes Iii misses with a body shot.
Lancaster blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Lancaster. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lancaster.
Tepes Iii slips under a jab.
Tepes Iii moves out of range as Lancaster strikes.
Lancaster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but Tepes Iii slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Tepes Iii thuds a left hand into Lancaster's body.
Lancaster jabs Tepes Iii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lancaster throws a right and a left that Tepes Iii avoids nicely.
Tepes Iii misses the jab.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry Lancaster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Lancaster.
Tepes Iii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lancaster scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tepes Iii walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tepes Iii lands with a straight right. Lancaster didn't see that one coming.
Lancaster avoids the head kick by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lancaster's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lancaster holds on and takes a little breather.
Tepes Iii is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lancaster keeping full guard, as Tepes Iii tries to pass.
Tepes Iii passes into half guard.
Tepes Iii is trying to control. Lancaster wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tepes Iii throwing shots but Lancaster is blocking nicely.
Lancaster keeping hold of Tepes Iii's head, controlling as best he can.
Tepes Iii misses with a head shot. Lancaster uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tepes Iii bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lancaster's guard.
Lancaster is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tepes Iii wants to control from the top but Lancaster keeps moving.
Lancaster has momentary wrist control but Tepes Iii slips an elbow through the middle.
Lancaster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lancaster trying to keep a closed guard but Tepes Iii is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lancaster holds on and takes a little breather.
Tepes Iii trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tepes Iii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tepes Iii's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tepes Iii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tepes Iii trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lancaster looking for a sweep. Not yet Lancaster, not yet.
Tepes Iii trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Tepes Iii's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lancaster seems keen to control Tepes Iii's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tepes Iii throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Henry Lancaster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii digs a good body shot into Lancaster's ribs.
Lancaster misses with a series of wild punches.
Lancaster clobbers Tepes Iii with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Tepes Iii explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lancaster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster jabs Tepes Iii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tepes Iii misses with a kick to the body.
Lancaster misses with a looping right.
Lancaster slips a straight right by Tepes Iii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lancaster lands with a right hand.
Tepes Iii takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tepes Iii pushes Lancaster away with a front kick.
Lancaster misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tepes Iii avoids the body shot from Lancaster.
Tepes Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
Tepes Iii doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lancaster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lancaster throws a jab but it's blocked by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lancaster lands with a shot to the body.
Tepes Iii throws a leg kick which misses Lancaster's front leg but catches the back leg as Lancaster tries to avoid it.
Tepes Iii connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Lancaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danga de danga de dang - Tepes Iii scores with a four punch combination!
Vlad Tepes Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Tepes Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tepes Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lancaster throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Lancaster misses the target.
Tepes Iii looks to land a left hand but Lancaster moved out of range nicely.
Tepes Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster stalks Tepes Iii and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tepes Iii's face. Tepes Iii staggers backwards, shaken.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut. Tepes Iii saw that one coming.
Tepes Iii throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lancaster tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tepes Iii is in Lancaster's guard.
Tepes Iii sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tepes Iii preventing the sweep.
Lancaster is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tepes Iii tries to free his leg and advance position but Lancaster is retaining full guard.
Lancaster is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tepes Iii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tepes Iii stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lancaster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii stopping the sweep attempt from Lancaster.
Tepes Iii wants to control from the top but Lancaster keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lancaster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lancaster misses with a looping left.
Tepes Iii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tepes Iii lands a glancing blow to the side of Lancaster's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lancaster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tepes Iii.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tepes Iii slips under a jab from Lancaster.
We've been told by Lancaster's head coaches at Tōshi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tepes Iii ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Tepes Iii moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vlad Tepes Iii will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Tepes Iii. That's going to slow Lancaster down.
Tepes Iii lands a nice shot that snaps Lancaster's head back.
Tepes Iii's corner calls for a 1-2. Tepes Iii obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Lancaster misses with a looping left.
Lancaster keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tepes Iii misses with a body shot.
Tepes Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Lancaster is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Lancaster. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lancaster.
Lancaster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lancaster swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tepes Iii counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lancaster!
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!
Lancaster manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii prevents Lancaster from improving his position.
Tepes Iii trying to control the action but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Tepes Iii missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lancaster is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tepes Iii thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lancaster is trying to stand.
Tepes Iii stalling away here and it's allowed Lancaster to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lancaster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tepes Iii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lancaster is keeping the position for now.
Lancaster has Tepes Iii pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lancaster takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tepes Iii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lancaster thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Tepes Iii does no damage.
Tepes Iii misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lancaster misses with a body shot
and Tepes Iii counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lancaster cracks Tepes Iii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lancaster scores with a three punch combo!
That has opened up Vlad Tepes Iii's cut even more.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tepes Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tepes Iii looks to land a body kick but Lancaster moved away.
Tepes Iii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lancaster has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lancaster lands a right hook to the body.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Lancaster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tepes Iii.
Lancaster gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Tepes Iii is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tepes Iii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tepes Iii misses with a hook. Lancaster ducked under it nicely.
Tepes Iii moves away from the strike by Lancaster.
A left lands for Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii defending well as Lancaster loads up on a big left hand.
Tepes Iii shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tepes Iii 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 Lancaster has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lancaster and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lancaster swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tepes Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.
Lancaster was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lancaster darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tepes Iii throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lancaster darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Tepes Iii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tepes Iii 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Tepes Iii!
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