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OFK 112 - Do Urden vs Kriel PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thor Fresh (ranked 3390 p4p, 21950 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 326 p4p, 482 weight class). Smith has chosen Ordinary Average Guy - Joe Walsh as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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 9 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Fresh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fresh rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith jumps guard but Fresh stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fresh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fresh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Smith no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Fresh is having none of it.
Fresh looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Fresh from controlling successfully.
Fresh stands and steps away. Smith gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fresh or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith, which made it look bad.
Fresh doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Fresh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Smith feints a counter leg kick.
Fresh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Fresh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith thuds his right hand into Fresh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fresh wants to clinch.
Fresh connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fresh at a distance.
Fresh tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fresh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Fresh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fresh looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fresh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fresh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Smith has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Fresh has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fresh wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fresh.
Fresh clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Fresh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fresh is looking for a takedown.
Fresh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Fresh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith tries to pull guard but Fresh won't allow it.
Fresh lands with a short shot to the head.
Fresh tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fresh drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fresh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fresh off to one side.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a right and a left that Fresh avoids nicely.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fresh tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
Fresh bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fresh gets a double leg takedown into Smith's guard.
Fresh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith managing to control the position.
Smith keeping full guard, as Fresh tries to pass.
Fresh trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Smith will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fresh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fresh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Fresh shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fresh closes the distance and clinches.
Fresh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fresh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fresh decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fresh looking for a sweep. Not yet Fresh, not yet.
Fresh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith is pushing down on Fresh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fresh is fighting to maintain full guard but Smith has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith slows the pace down in half guard.
Fresh tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smith decides to stand and escape the position.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Fresh drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Fresh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Fresh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Fresh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fresh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fresh backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fresh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Fresh throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fresh moves into the clinch successfully.
Fresh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fresh ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fresh no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fresh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Fresh has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh 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.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fresh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith stands and steps away. Fresh gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fresh fails with the takedown.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Fresh gets the takedown into side control.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet here but Fresh is keeping cool and he's managed to take Smith's back.
Smith preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Fresh.
Fresh is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Fresh patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Fresh looking for the RNC.
Smith can't escape the position.
Smith trying to control the action but Fresh just sinks the hooks in.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith takes a swing at Fresh's ribcage but misses.
Fresh throws a body kick that misses.
Fresh shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith stuns Fresh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thor Fresh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fresh counters by clinching up.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fresh lands with a light punch inside.
Fresh can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fresh is keeping busy.
Smith is working for takedown but Fresh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith gets control of Fresh's arms and successfully pulls guard. Smith will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fresh pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh is controlling the pace.
Thor Fresh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fresh trying to work for an americana but Smith has managed to regain full guard.
Smith keeping full guard, as Fresh tries to pass.
Smith trying to control the position.
Fresh throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Fresh wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fresh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Joe Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fresh tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fresh rather than just go for the knockout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Fresh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fresh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fresh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smith is trying to keep Fresh in close.
Fresh working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fresh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fresh lands a couple of elbows.
Fresh decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fresh blocks a leg kick.
Fresh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fresh is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Joe Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fresh dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Fresh's head and hops out.
Smith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fresh with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Fresh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fresh fails to land the takedown.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fresh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fresh backing away here, and Smith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fresh is looking to clinch.
Smith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fresh wants to clinch.
Thor Fresh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fresh.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Thor Fresh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fresh misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fresh tries to clinch up.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fresh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fresh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Smith!
Joe Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Orion Struss (ranked 3317 p4p, 3729 weight class) and Jimmy Knapp (ranked 400 p4p, 437 weight class). Struss comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Gnar - New Bugatti. Jimmy Knapp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orion Struss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Knapp!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp throws a series of punches but Struss avoids them all with ease.
Knapp with a hook.
 It looks like Orion Struss has been cut.
Good exchange - Knapp coming out on top.
A low kick from Knapp misses
and Struss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knapp lands a glancing blow to the side of Struss's head.
Struss throws a combination that misses
and Knapp counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
 Struss is rocked!
Struss misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Struss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knapp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Knapp connects with a body shot.
Knapp lands a nice shot that snaps Struss's head back.
Knapp lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Struss head around and knocks him out cold! Knapp hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Knapp!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sho Pereyra (ranked 2797 p4p, 4326 weight class) and Jean Labosky (ranked 275 p4p, 386 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sho Pereyra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 54 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereyra tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick from Labosky, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Labosky lands but Pereyra takes it in his stride.
Pereyra takes a swing at Labosky's ribcage but misses.
Labosky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereyra throws a body shot but no joy.
Pereyra throws a jab but it's blocked by Labosky.
Labosky misses with a head kick.
Pereyra clinches up against the cage.
Pereyra tries to work over Labosky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Labosky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pereyras head.
Labosky breaks the clinch.
Labosky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pereyra, pushing him back against the cage.
Labosky manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Labosky throws a shot to the body.
Labosky moves into the clinch.
Labosky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pereyra walks away with a smile on his face. Labosky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky is looking to land body kicks.
Jean Labosky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Labosky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pereyra.
Labosky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Labosky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Labosky scores with a head kick. Pereyra tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A left and a right from Labosky both land. Nice combination.
Pereyra clinches up with Labosky and pushes him back against the cage.
Labosky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pereyra is rocked!
Labosky tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pereyra just stands there and leans against the cage.
Labosky jumps guard.
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!
Pereyra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Labosky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pereyra engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pereyra trying to control but Labosky is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labosky has his hands on Pereyra's head, controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pereyra trying to control the position from guard on top but Labosky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Labosky throws a series of punches but Pereyra avoids them all with ease.
Pereyra attempts a counter takedown but Labosky avoids it well and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Labosky.
Labosky throws a series of punches but Pereyra avoids them all with ease.
Labosky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Labosky scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereyra throws a sloppy head kick and Labosky moves out of range easily.
Labosky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pereyra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pereyra is fighting off a takedown attempt but Labosky is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pereyra to the mat. Pereyra regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Labosky preventing the sweep.
Labosky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Labosky preventing the sweep.
Labosky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pereyra has a closed guard, preventing Labosky from standing up.
Pereyra is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Labosky is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereyra is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pereyra 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pereyra is looking to sweep but instead, Labosky has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Labosky controlling the action here.
Pereyra trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Labosky dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A swing and a miss from Pereyra.
Labosky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pereyra counters by clinching up.
Labosky lands an elbow inside that Pereyra shrugs off.
A short uppercut from Labosky.
Labosky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pereyra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Labosky gets underhooks to prevent Pereyra's takedown attempt.
Labosky breaks from the clinch.
Labosky clinches up against the cage.
Pereyra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Labosky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Labosky as the two fighters clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pereyra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Labosky's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Labosky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sho Pereyra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Labosky scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Labosky.
Labosky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Labosky explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pereyra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Labosky.
Pereyra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Labosky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pereyra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Labosky. Those never looked like landing.
Jean Labosky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Labosky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pereyra.
Labosky throws a leg kick which misses Pereyra's front leg but catches the back leg as Pereyra tries to avoid it.
Pereyra misses with the combination.
Labosky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Labosky manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereyra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Pereyra fails to land.
Labosky manages to break the clinch.
Sho Pereyra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Labosky lands with a nice combination. Pereyra backs away looking to recover.
Labosky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereyra misses with a leg kick
and Labosky counters with a solid body kick.
Nice body kick from Labosky.
Pereyra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Labosky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pereyra shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pereyra was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Labosky struggling a bit here.
Pereyra wants to control but Labosky is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labosky is trying to get back to half guard.
Labosky is not content to let Pereyra control the position.
Pereyra is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Labosky knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Labosky is looking for a sweep.
Pereyra is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Labosky has escaped the position, nice work there.
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.
Labosky gets back to half guard.
Labosky trying to control here.
Pereyra trying to control from half guard but Labosky is working away.
Labosky is looking for a sweep. Pereyra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Labosky is refusing to be controlled, as Pereyra sits in half guard.
Labosky is concentrating on defense, preventing Pereyra from advancing position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Labosky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pereyra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Labosky manages to avoid it.
Labosky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Labosky scores with the left hand. Pereyra knows he should have avoided that one.
Pereyra slips a jab and a cross from Labosky.
Labosky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Labosky misses with a head kick.
Labosky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labosky lands a high kick!
Pereyra throws a poor cross that misses
and Labosky counters with a two punch combo.
Oh Pereyra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Labosky looks to land a combination but Pereyra avoids it well.
Pereyra seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body kick from Labosky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereyra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pereyra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pereyra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Labosky tries to counter by closing the distance.
Labosky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Labosky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Labosky instigates a clinch.
Labosky avoids a wild elbow strike from Pereyra.
Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pereyra throws a sloppy head kick and Labosky moves out of range easily.
Labosky throws a right hand that Pereyra ducks under and follows up with a left that Pereyra also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Pereyra.
Labosky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheers as Labosky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pereyra doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereyra paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labosky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pereyra.
Labosky with the inside leg kick.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pereyra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Labosky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pereyra shoots in but Labosky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Labosky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Pereyra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Labosky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereyra avoids the head kick by Labosky.
Pereyra wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pereyra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Labosky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pereyra is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Labosky lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pereyra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pereyra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Labosky moves away.
Labosky moves in looking to clinch but Pereyra pushes him off.
Pereyra is looking to counter the offense by Labosky and move into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereyra misses with a head kick.
Pereyra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pereyra misses with the combination.
Pereyra clinches up against the cage.
Jean Labosky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pereyra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Labosky moves out of range as Pereyra strikes.
Labosky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pereyra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pereyra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Labosky as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labosky keeps Pereyra at a distance using the push kick.
Labosky clinches with his opponent.
Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Labosky throws a head kick that half lands.
Pereyra will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Labosky moves into range and clinches up with Pereyra.
Sho Pereyra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Labosky successfully pulls guard.
Labosky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Labosky holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Labosky is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Labosky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Labosky 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Labosky!
Sho Pereyra was interviewed post fight and said 'I still have holes in my game. I'm going to work and improve. That's that. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mono Loco (ranked 3297 p4p, 2947 weight class) and J Gay G (ranked 316 p4p, 290 weight class). Gay G has chosen Down as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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 16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mono Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, J Gay G!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gay G cracks Loco with an open hand slap.
Loco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gay G connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Loco's hands.
We've been hearing reports that Loco has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gay G lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gay G misses with a straight right.
Gay G feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Locos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gay G misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gay G. Loco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gay G fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loco manages to avoid it.
Gay G darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loco tries to get to full guard but Gay G has control of the leg.
Gay G perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Loco gets back to full guard.
Gay G throws a big elbow that misses.
Loco has momentary wrist control but Gay G slips an elbow through the middle.
Gay G told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay G is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Loco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gay G with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gay G trying to control the position from guard on top but Loco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loco controls Gay G momentarily but Gay G frees himself.
Loco wants to sweep but no luck.
Loco keeping moving, preventing Gay G from controlling successfully.
Loco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gay G doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gay G manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gay G with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gay G wants to control from the top but Loco keeps moving.
Gay G postures up in Loco's guard and throws a big left but Loco blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gay G slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Gay G.
Gay G tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Loco manages to get back to half guard.
Loco works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gay G got a little sloppy there for a moment and Loco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gay G has managed to get both his arms back between Loco's legs - danger averted.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Loco is on top in guard.
Gay G controls Loco momentarily but Loco frees himself.
Gay G looking for a sweep. Not yet Gay G, not yet.
Gay G is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loco 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 three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gay G holds on and takes a little breather.
Loco content to stall in guard here.
Gay G controlling Loco's posture.
Gay G had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Loco defends it easily.
Gay G controls Loco momentarily but Loco frees himself.
Gay G is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Loco is pressing down on Gay G's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Loco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gay G throwing strikes from guard but Loco blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gay G accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gay G got a little sloppy there for a moment and Loco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gay G has managed to get both his arms back between Loco's legs - danger averted.
Gay G with a nice head shot there.
Gay G stands up over Loco, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gay G engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gay G has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Loco to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gay G is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Loco pulls down on the head and he's put Gay G to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mono Loco!
A relieved looking Mono Loco 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Akharraz (ranked 1975 p4p, 20775 weight class) and Gustav Rinaldi (ranked 268 p4p, 694 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 31 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osama Akharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustav Rinaldi!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akharraz clinches.
Rinaldi can't break the clinch.
Akharraz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Rinaldi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rinaldi working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akharraz.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A left hand lands to the body for Akharraz.
Rinaldi wants to get back to striking at distance but Akharraz won't allow it.
Akharraz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rinaldi is looking to break free of the clinch but Akharraz has double underhooks.
Rinaldi is trying to push Akharraz away but Akharraz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rinaldi is trying to force a seperation but Akharraz has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinaldi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Akharraz has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Akharraz.
Akharraz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akharraz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rinaldi.
Rinaldi looks winded!
Akharraz lands an uppercut.
Akharraz lands a right hand.
Akharraz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akharraz scores with a shoulder strike.
Akharraz gets through Rinaldi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Akharraz - that landed with a thud.
Akharraz lands a nice elbow.
Akharraz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akharraz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akharraz digs a right hand underneath Rinaldi's ribcage. Rinaldi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Akharraz.
 Rinaldi is rocked!
Akharraz lands a big right hand that drops Rinaldi! The killer instinct kicks in and Akharraz finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Akharraz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osama Akharraz!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Osama Akharraz waved his t-shirt featuring Altitude Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Seehaver (ranked 1916 p4p, 5765 weight class) and Barry Ridgewood (ranked 247 p4p, 529 weight class). Barry Ridgewood 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Kyle Seehaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Ridgewood!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seehaver fails to land the takedown.
Seehaver doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ridgewood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Seehaver is defended easily by Ridgewood.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Seehaver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice combo by Ridgewood! Oh, that's hurt him - Seehaver falls to the canvas and Ridgewood follows him into side control.
Seehaver is rocked!
It looks like Kyle Seehaver has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ridgewood tries to move to mount but Seehaver blocks the move with his legs.
Oh Seehaver is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ground and pound from Ridgewood seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Seehaver is trying to improve his position.
Ridgewood misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgewood fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ridgewood misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Seehaver defending against the ground and pound.
Ridgewood has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Puncher's Chance Collective. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Seehaver is breathing heavily.
Ridgewood lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Seehaver down.
Ridgewood in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Seehaver looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Ridgewood turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Ridgewood!
Barry Ridgewood decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brett Stone (ranked 3860 p4p, 2081 weight class) and Bobby Bomstaerk (ranked 356 p4p, 210 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bomstaerk!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bomstaerk!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone tries for a kimura but Bomstaerk is defending well.
Stone scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bomstaerk to see if he's OK.
Bomstaerk is trying to buck Stone off.
Bomstaerk is not content to let Stone control the position.
Bomstaerk is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomstaerk manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bomstaerk looking for submissions off his back.
Stone wants to work for an arm triangle but Bomstaerk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is looking to take a break and control but Bomstaerk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stone keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bomstaerk looking for submissions off his back.
Bomstaerk is refusing to be controlled, as Stone sits in half guard.
Stone prevents Bomstaerk from standing back up.
Bomstaerk is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bomstaerk can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bomstaerk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Bomstaerk kicks Stone off and gets back to his feet.
Bomstaerk tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bomstaerk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stone sprawls well. Stone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bomstaerk gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bomstaerk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
Stone changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stone shoots in and drives through. Bomstaerk sprawls well.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stone lands with a good body shot.
Stone tries to clinch but Bomstaerk is having none of it.
Stone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bomstaerk is trying to defend but Stone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bomstaerk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bomstaerk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stone is working away from the top position though.
Stone is working for a kimura but Bomstaerk is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stone looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bomstaerk gets back to full guard.
Bomstaerk keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Stone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bomstaerk working for a triangle but Stone defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to stand but Bomstaerk is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stone working some strikes from top position.
Bomstaerk has his feet on Stone's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Stone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bomstaerk pushes Stone off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomstaerk throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bomstaerk enables Stone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bomstaerk manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bomstaerk has his foot on Stone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stone works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Bomstaerk will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stone throws the left hand but Bomstaerk avoids the punch easily.
Stone closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bomstaerk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bomstaerk pushes Stone off looking to stand but Stone dives back in and keeps control.
Bomstaerk makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bomstaerk.
Stone lands a couple of elbows.
Bomstaerk wants to stand and escape but Stone is having none of it.
Stone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bomstaerk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stone manages to get himself to full guard.
Bomstaerk lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone 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.
Bomstaerk is pushing down on Stone's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stone is fighting to maintain full guard but Bomstaerk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bomstaerk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stone is refusing to be controlled, as Bomstaerk sits in half guard.
Stone tries to get to full guard but Bomstaerk has control of the leg.
Stone is working hard here to advance position.
Bomstaerk prevents Stone from standing back up.
Stone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk with a nice head shot there.
Stone seems keen to control Bomstaerk's posture.
Stone working for a triangle but Bomstaerk defends it easily.
Bomstaerk is working Stone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bomstaerk trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Bomstaerk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bomstaerk wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bomstaerk manages to get himself to full guard.
Bomstaerk looking for a sweep. Not yet Bomstaerk, not yet.
Bobby Bomstaerk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bomstaerk is keeping the position for now.
Bomstaerk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bomstaerk is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Stone presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Stone misses with some punches.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stone.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Bomstaerk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bomstaerk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bomstaerk's brow.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bomstaerk turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomstaerk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stone is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Stone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bomstaerk scoring with punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Bomstaerk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bomstaerk stuffs the takedown.
Bobby Bomstaerk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bomstaerk throws a low kick, looking for Stone's leg but Stone calmly moves out of range.
Bomstaerk lands with a shot to the body.
Bomstaerk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stone throws Bomstaerk to one side and escapes!
Bomstaerk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good shot there by Bomstaerk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomstaerk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stone momentarily.
Bomstaerk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stone doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab lands there for Bomstaerk.
Stone shoots for a double leg takedown but Bomstaerk sprawls well. He's pushed Stone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bomstaerk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bomstaerk is just content to waste time from the top position. Stone takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Stone wants to get back to his feet but Bomstaerk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bomstaerk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is trying to keep Bomstaerk in close.
Bomstaerk lands a couple of digs.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Bomstaerk from controlling successfully.
Bomstaerk stopping the sweep attempt from Stone.
Bomstaerk is working Stone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stone is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Bomstaerk from controlling successfully.
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.
Bomstaerk throws a big right hand that misses.
Bomstaerk trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Bomstaerk postures up and lands a big shot to Stone's brow.
Stone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bomstaerk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stone pulls Bomstaerk in close to prevent any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bomstaerk working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Bomstaerk landing some decent shots from guard.
Stone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk advances position into side control!
Bomstaerk wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.
Brett Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bomstaerk is controlling him well.
That's four 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.
Bomstaerk cracks Stone with a big elbow.
Bomstaerk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bomstaerk wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.
Bobby Bomstaerk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bomstaerk scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stone to see if he's OK.
Stone throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Stone looks to move to half guard but instead Bomstaerk has passed into mount! Damn!
Bomstaerk lands a nice shot to the head.
Bomstaerk cracks Stone with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stone throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Bomstaerk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bomstaerk 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bomstaerk!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bobby Bomstaerk waved his t-shirt featuring Altitude Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
Brett Stone spoke after the fight, saying 'Firstly I would like to thank my sponsors $&supporters for their unwavering support and to also apologize for my performance today, I promise to do better next time '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gaia Ky Jr (ranked 1299 p4p, 4166 weight class) and Big Mouth (ranked 75 p4p, 230 weight class). Mouth has chosen Dominick as his entrance music. Gaia Ky Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaia Ky Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Mouth!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ky Jr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that Ky Jr has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ky Jr stops Mouth from getting back to his feet.
Ky Jr controlling the action here.
Ky Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ky Jr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Ky Jr.
Ky Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mouth looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mouth on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mouth is rocked!
Mouth told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Ky Jr stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Mouth is still in real trouble! Can Ky Jr finish him?
Ky Jr controlling the pace.
Mouth seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Ky Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ky Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ky Jr controlling the pace.
Ky Jr scores with a big shot! Mouth's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Mouth! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaia Ky Jr!
Post fight, Gaia Ky Jr took to the microphone: 'Yoshihiro Asai Jr I Want You Next Bitch, Come And Debut Against Me So I Ground And Pound You To Retirement '.
Big Mouth spoke after the fight, saying 'A big thanks on my sponsor Altitude Clothing and Odense MMA - Fight Or Die for the offer to fight here tonight, I'll be back much better as tonight, sorry, but tonight my opponent was better as myself. I need to gain more experience !
I will come back to do better as tonight !'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lusmu Kutvonen (ranked 1869 p4p, 2238 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 190 p4p, 223 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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146
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Insanely flexible |
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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 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lusmu Kutvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutvonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Draven moves in looking to clinch but Kutvonen pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kutvonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kutvonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kutvonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kutvonen connects with a crisp jab.
Kutvonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Draven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been hearing reports that Kutvonen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lusmu Kutvonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven clinches with his opponent.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kutvonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kutvonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Draven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kutvonen closes the distance and clinches.
Draven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kutvonen has Draven pressed against the cage, preventing Draven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Draven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven misses with a knee strike.
Kutvonen misses with some punches.
Kutvonen tries to stall but Draven uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Draven misses with the head strike.
Draven blocks a body shot from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kutvonen misses with the head strike.
Kutvonen tries to throw a body punch but Draven avoids it by throwing Kutvonen back against the cage.
Draven wants to stall.
Kutvonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Draven breaks the clinch.
Kutvonen clinches up against the cage.
Draven tries to stall but Kutvonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kutvonen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draven works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kutvonen fails to land.
Draven is working Kutvonen over against the cage.
Draven wants to break the clinch but can't.
Draven misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kutvonen.
Draven is looking to break free of the clinch but Kutvonen has double underhooks.
Kutvonen pushes Draven back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kutvonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kutvonen as Draven tries to tie him up.
Kutvonen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kutvonen lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Draven scores with a nice short uppercut.
Draven taking a breather.
Kutvonen prevents Draven from breaking the clinch.
Draven trying to control the position but instead, Kutvonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Draven into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Draven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Draven throws an elbow but misses.
Draven breaks the clinch.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Kutvonen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kutvonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Draven has closed the distance and engaged Kutvonen in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Draven fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Kutvonen fails to land.
A hook to the body from Kutvonen.
Still in the clinch, Kutvonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kutvonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draven slows down the pace here.
Draven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Draven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Draven misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Draven working hard to break the clinch.
Draven has Kutvonen pushed against the cage.
Kutvonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Draven is keeping busy.
Draven lands a damaging elbow.
Kutvonen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Draven crunches a lovely knee into Kutvonen's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kutvonen.
Draven swings wildly with an uppercut but Kutvonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draven.
Kutvonen being controlled against the cage.
Kutvonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lusmu Kutvonen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Draven throws a nice looking combination but Kutvonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Draven moves out of range of the strikes.
Kutvonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Draven throws a head kick but Kutvonen moves out of range.
Kutvonen fails to land the takedown.
Draven stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Draven wants it to stay on the feet.
Draven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kutvonen.
Draven clinches up against the cage.
Kutvonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kutvonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Draven lands a hook that snaps the head of Kutvonen backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Draven.
Kutvonen prevents a body shot from Draven.
Draven looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Kutvonen.
Draven slowing the pace effectively.
Kutvonen avoids the elbow strike from Draven, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Draven gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lusmu Kutvonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draven lands a knee to the head.
Kutvonen lands a right hand.
Draven lands a hook that snaps the head of Kutvonen backwards.
Kutvonen misses with the head strike.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Kutvonen counter with a right hand.
Draven tries to clinch up.
Draven defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kutvonen.
Draven has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Draven there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kutvonen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Draven explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Eric Draven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven has managed to clinch.
Draven is struggling to control the position.
Draven stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kutvonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kutvonen wants to take the fight to the mat but Draven manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Draven using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kutvonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kutvonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draven's elbow.
Kutvonen working aggressively here.
Kutvonen presses Draven against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Draven doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draven wants to get back to striking at distance but Kutvonen won't allow it.
Kutvonen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kutvonen lands a nice uppercut.
Kutvonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Kutvonen wants to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen avoiding damage as Draven throws knees to the body.
Draven presses Kutvonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen misses with some punches.
Kutvonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Draven looking to throw knees to the head but Kutvonen is blocking nicely.
Kutvonen has a couple of punches blocked by Draven.
Kutvonen blocks an elbow strike.
Draven tries to break free but Kutvonen pushes him back against the cage.
Kutvonen throws a head punch that misses.
Draven breaks from the clinch.
Kutvonen throws a looping overhand right but Draven ducks down to avoid it.
Kutvonen misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.
Draven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kutvonen to score with a decent uppercut.
Draven throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eric Draven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draven staying out of range there.
Kutvonen connects with a leg kick.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kutvonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kutvonen misses with a few strikes there.
Kutvonen catches Draven with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven moves into range and clinches up with Kutvonen.
Draven breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven needs to keep his hands up - Kutvonen had a free shot at his head there.
Draven takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kutvonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kutvonen loads up on a big right hand but Draven slips the punch.
Kutvonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Draven takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Draven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kutvonen throwing a counter right hand but Draven manages to avoid it.
Draven tries to clinch up.
Draven clinches with his opponent.
Draven is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kutvonen tries to score a body lock takedown but Draven shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Draven is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lusmu Kutvonen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Draven blocks a jab.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch but Kutvonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Draven has Kutvonen up against the cage in a clinch.
Draven lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Draven misses with a body punch.
Kutvonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eric Draven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kutvonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draven.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kutvonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kutvonen misses with the head strike.
Kutvonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Draven is trying to push Kutvonen away but Kutvonen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Come on Kutvonen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kutvonen.
Draven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kutvonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Draven.
Draven breaks from the clinch.
Draven avoids the body shot from Kutvonen.
Draven looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kutvonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kutvonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kutvonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kutvonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kutvonen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kutvonen working Draven over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kutvonen prevents Draven from standing back up.
Kutvonen 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.
Draven trying to control here.
Kutvonen lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen wants to free his trapped foot but Draven is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Draven is trying to stand back up but Kutvonen is controlling him
Kutvonen slips a nice elbow through Draven's hands, connecting with Draven's forehead.
Draven is not content to let Kutvonen control the position.
Draven on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Kutvonen there.
Draven trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Kutvonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven is looking for a sweep. Kutvonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Draven wants to get back to his feet.
Draven wants to control the action here but instead Kutvonen manages to pass to full mount!
Kutvonen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Draven is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Eric Draven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lusmu Kutvonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kutvonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kutvonen 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.
Draven keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Draven is squirming around, avoiding Kutvonen's attempts to control the action.
Kutvonen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Draven really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lusmu Kutvonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kutvonen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lusmu Kutvonen!
Lusmu Kutvonen 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 Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 354 p4p, 446 weight class) and Willem Kriel (ranked 54 p4p, 64 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kriel's choice of entrance music: Jack Parow & Freshlyground - Army Of One. Drizzt Do Urden 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizzt Do Urden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willem Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Urden slips under a jab.
Do Urden scores with a jab to the body.
Kriel misses with a looping right.
Kriel scores with a jab to the body.
Do Urden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kriel.
Do Urden blocks a jab.
Do Urden lands a slapping body shot.
Kriel moves forwards but Do Urden connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Do Urden throws a body punch but Kriel moves out of range.
Do Urden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kriel manages to avoid it.
Do Urden seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kriel 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 Do Urden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Do Urden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Do Urden is just out of range.
Do Urden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Do Urden moves forwards but Kriel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooh!!! Do Urden has knocked Kriel down with a huge combo! Do Urden steps away and waves a wobbly Kriel back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kriel is rocked!
Nice shot lands for Do Urden.
Kriel is still on wobbly legs! Can Do Urden finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Do Urden. Kriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Do Urden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel misses the shot to the body.
Kriel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kriel connects with a crisp jab.
Kriel seems to have recovered his senses.
Kriel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kriel misses the jab.
Do Urden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Do Urden misses its intended target.
Kriel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kriel blocks a jab.
Kriel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Do Urden scores with a body shot.
Do Urden throws a body punch but Kriel moves out of range.
Kriel slips under a jab.
Kriel tries to land a leg kick but Do Urden saw it coming and moves away.
Kriel throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do Urden checks the leg kick.
Do Urden misses with a hook.
Do Urden lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do Urden. Kriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kriel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Do Urden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Do Urden misses with a hook. Kriel ducked under it nicely.
Do Urden looks to land a left hand but Kriel moved out of range nicely.
Kriel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do Urden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kriel misses the target.
Do Urden works the jab nicely.
Do Urden throws a body punch but Kriel moves out of range.
Kriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kriel throws a looping overhand right but Do Urden ducks down to avoid it.
Kriel throws a wild body kick that Do Urden sees coming a mile off.
Nice straight punches there by Do Urden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Do Urden.
Do Urden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kriel.
Kriel throws a leg kick but Do Urden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kriel slips a jab from Do Urden.
Do Urden cracks Kriel with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kriel does no damage.
Do Urden avoids the head kick by Kriel.
Kriel misses with a body shot.
Kriel misses with a looping right.
Kriel throws a leg kick but Do Urden sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kriel misses the shot to the body.
Kriel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Do Urden misses with a jab to the body
and Kriel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Do Urden lands a lovely overhand right.
Kriel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Do Urden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kriel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kriel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Do Urden to score with a decent uppercut.
Kriel throws a looping overhand right but Do Urden ducks down to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Do Urden tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Do Urden misses with a right hand
and Kriel counters with a nice body kick.
Do Urden scores with a sloppy right hand. Kriel should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do Urden lands with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Do Urden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kriel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Do Urden is able to avoid easily.
Kriel misses with a hook. Do Urden ducked under it nicely.
Do Urden is looking to counter punch.
Kriel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Do Urden is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Do Urden moves away from the strike by Kriel.
Kriel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do Urden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Do Urden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Do Urden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kriel misses with a head kick.
Do Urden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kriel.
Do Urden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Do Urden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kriel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kriel throws a low kick but Do Urden avoids it.
Do Urden cracks Kriel with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Do Urden drops Kriel with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kriel looks back up at him and smiles so Do Urden waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Do Urden lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Drizzt Do Urden!
An out of breath and clearly excited Drizzt Do Urden thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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