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OFK 119 - Rhino Vs Kriel PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wallid Moura (ranked 2916 p4p, 3854 weight class) and Fedor Emperor (ranked 367 p4p, 472 weight class). Emperor has chosen Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fedor Emperor told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wallid Moura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emperor!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Emperor stuffs the takedown.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Emperor, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut there from Emperor.
 Moura is rocked!
Moura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Emperor! But no joy.
Moura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Emperor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moura has time to react.
Emperor throws a lazy uppercut
and Moura counters with a shoot takedown. Emperor fights it but they end up in guard.
Emperor scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emperor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emperor throws out a loose jab but Moura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emperor misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emperor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Emperor drops Moura with a beautiful combination! Moura stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Emperor is looking for the KO!
Oh Moura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Moura.
Moura seems to have got his legs back now.
Emperor stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wallid Moura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moura misses with a takedown
and Emperor counters with a nice right hand that sends Moura toppling to the canvas! Moura scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Emperor finish him?!
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!
Emperor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Emperor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moura is breathing heavily.
Emperor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moura.
Emperor gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emperor has Moura pressed against the cage.
Moura is trying to pull guard but Emperor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Moura jumps guard but Emperor stands there with Moura around his waist. Moura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Emperor stalls.
Emperor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Emperor tries to stall but Moura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moura drops down looking for an ankle pick but Emperor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Emperor sends Moura crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Emperor is motioning to the referee to let Moura up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Emperor has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Moura is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Emperor misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emperor lands a jab to Moura's midsection.
Emperor goes for a small jab and connects. Now Emperor goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Moura stumbles back but Emperor runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Moura to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Moura will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fedor Emperor!
A very excited looking Fedor Emperor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bunyan (ranked 2123 p4p, 20454 weight class) and Gustav Rinaldi (ranked 278 p4p, 659 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Bunyan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustav Rinaldi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinaldi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bunyan , pushing him back against the cage.
Bunyan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rinaldi after a bit of a struggle.
Rinaldi tries to break free but Bunyan pushes him back against the cage.
Bunyan lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunyan .
Bunyan jumps guard but Rinaldi stands there with Bunyan around his waist. Bunyan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bunyan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rinaldi wants to break free but Bunyan has control.
Bunyan pulls guard effortlessly.
Bunyan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rinaldi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rinaldi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rinaldi preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rinaldi controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rinaldi chips away with some ground and pound.
Rinaldi sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rinaldi is aware though and is defending well.
Bunyan wants to sweep here but Rinaldi controlling him for the moment.
Bunyan working for a triangle but Rinaldi defends it easily.
Bunyan keeping full guard, as Rinaldi tries to pass.
Rinaldi won't allow Bunyan to sweep him here.
Bunyan keeping moving, preventing Rinaldi from controlling successfully.
Bunyan wants to sweep here but Rinaldi controlling him for the moment.
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.
Rinaldi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rinaldi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rinaldi preventing the sweep.
Rinaldi passes into half guard.
Rinaldi is trying to work for a kimura but Bunyan is defending well.
Rinaldi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bunyan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rinaldi.
Rinaldi prevents Bunyan from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunyan actively working from the bottom here.
Bunyan tries to get to full guard but Rinaldi has control of the leg.
Rinaldi trying to control the pace.
Bunyan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four 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.
Bunyan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rinaldi pulls his head out easily.
Bunyan wants to improve his position but Rinaldi is controlling well.
Rinaldi working Bunyan over with strikes.
Rinaldi passes to side control.
Bunyan is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rinaldi takes a little break here. Bunyan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
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 Paul Bunyan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rinaldi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bunyan .
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunyan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bunyan wants to clinch.
Bunyan sets himself, and Rinaldi steps forward looking for the clinch! Bunyan avoids it this time.
Rinaldi clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyan is trying to pull guard but Rinaldi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bunyan tightens his grip and picks Rinaldi up, before dumping him to the ground. Rinaldi manages to land in guard.
Bunyan slips nicely into half guard.
Rinaldi is looking to improve his position.
We've been hearing that Bunyan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Paul Bunyan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyan seems to be working for a kimura but Rinaldi defends the submission attempt.
Bunyan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bunyan stalling.
Bunyan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rinaldi is just riding it out for now. Bunyan eventually gives up the hold.
Rinaldi wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Bunyan tries to pass to full mount but Rinaldi defends it.
Bunyan 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.
Rinaldi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rinaldi 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.
Bunyan looking to pass the guard.
Bunyan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunyan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunyan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rinaldi is keeping the position for now.
Rinaldi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bunyan is one step ahead there.
Rinaldi keeping moving, preventing Bunyan from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rinaldi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bunyan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rinaldi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bunyan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rinaldi keeping full guard, as Bunyan tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rinaldi misses with the combination.
Bunyan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rinaldi is fending him off so far but Bunyan persists. Nope, Rinaldi circles away and we're back to standing.
Bunyan with a poor takedown
and Rinaldi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Bunyan . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunyan is looking to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bunyan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rinaldi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bunyan misses with a takedown
and Rinaldi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Rinaldi 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rinaldi lands a left and a right that send Bunyan crashing to the mat, dazed. Rinaldi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Paul Bunyan has been cut.
Donk. Rinaldi catches Bunyan right on the button with a cross.
Bunyan is rocked!
Bunyan tries for a takedown but Rinaldi circles away easily
and Rinaldi counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Bunyan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bunyan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rinaldi is fending him off so far but Bunyan persists. Nope, Rinaldi circles away and we're back to standing.
Rinaldi moves into the clinch successfully.
Rinaldi tries to circle away but Bunyan has him pinned against the cage.
Rinaldi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rinaldi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
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!
Bunyan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rinaldi defends well and Bunyan ends up having to push Rinaldi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Bunyan . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rinaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunyan seems to have got his legs back now.
Rinaldi can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bunyan .
Bunyan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rinaldi backwards.
Rinaldi is trying to push Bunyan away but Bunyan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rinaldi is looking to break free of the clinch but Bunyan has double underhooks.
Rinaldi can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bunyan tries to pull guard but Rinaldi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bunyan stalling in the clinch but Rinaldi improves position.
Bunyan tries a body shot but Rinaldi blocks it.
Rinaldi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bunyan goes for a takedown attempt but Rinaldi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bunyan wants to clinch up but Rinaldi keeps it at a distance.
Bunyan blocks a jab.
Rinaldi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rinaldi lands with a nice body punch.
Rinaldi works Bunyan 's body with a nice hook.
Rinaldi closes the distance and pushes Bunyan back into the cage.
Rinaldi working hard to break the clinch.
Rinaldi is looking to break free of the clinch but Bunyan has double underhooks.
Rinaldi is trying to force a seperation but Bunyan has the dominant position.
Bunyan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rinaldi breaks the clinch.
Bunyan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rinaldi misses with a double jab.
Paul Bunyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Bunyan misses with a double jab.
Rinaldi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bunyan .
Oooooh!!! Rinaldi has knocked Bunyan down with a huge combo! Rinaldi steps away and waves a wobbly Bunyan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Rinaldi closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Bunyan out cold! Bunyan corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gustav Rinaldi!
Gustav Rinaldi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Altitude Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Paul Bunyan spoke after the fight, saying 'well back to the gym, and try to figure out what Im doing so wrong with planning. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Akharraz (ranked 2114 p4p, 4296 weight class) and Eerikki Salmi (ranked 276 p4p, 510 weight class). Salmi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Korpiklaani - Ievan Polkka . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 32 - 37 - 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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eerikki Salmi!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akharraz stuffs the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Akharraz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Akharraz throws a right and a left that Salmi avoids nicely.
Akharraz cracks Salmi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salmi avoids the head kick by Akharraz.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Salmi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Akharraz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Salmi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salmi blocks the body kick.
Akharraz tries to clinch up but Salmi circles away and keeps his distance.
Akharraz throws a body shot but no joy.
Akharraz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Salmi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Akharraz won't be happy with that.
Akharraz sneaks out the side door and pushes Salmi away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Akharraz enables Salmi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Akharraz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Akharraz is wriggling around but Salmi manages to pass to half guard.
Salmi seems to be looking for submissions.
Salmi stops Akharraz from getting back to his feet.
Salmi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Akharraz keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmi tries to pass to full mount but Akharraz defends it.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salmi wants to free his trapped foot but Akharraz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Salmi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Akharraz is trying to stand up here but Salmi is controlling him well.
Salmi 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.
Salmi is working for a kimura but Akharraz is defending it quite comfortably.
Akharraz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmi tries to keep at a distance but Akharraz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Salmi tries to throw a body punch but Akharraz avoids it by throwing Salmi back against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Salmi fails to land.
Akharraz looking to stall.
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 misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akharraz tries to work over Salmi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Akharraz pushes off an throws an elbow but Salmi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Akharraz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Akharraz cracks Salmi with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Salmi fails to land.
Akharraz missing with knees to the body.
Akharraz stalling in the clinch but Salmi improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Salmi fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salmi throws a head punch that misses.
Salmi swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salmi lands a right hand.
Akharraz gets through Salmi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salmi lands with a light punch inside.
Salmi working aggressively here.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz tries a body shot but Salmi blocks it.
Salmi misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salmi.
Akharraz lands an elbow inside that Salmi shrugs off.
 It looks like Eerikki Salmi has been cut.
Akharraz lands a nice shot to the body.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salmi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
Salmi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Salmi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salmi blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Salmi has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz digs a right hand into Salmi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salmi's gas tank.
Salmi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akharraz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salmi lands a left hand.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Salmi controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salmi can't find room to land a body shot as Akharraz controls the action.
Salmi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akharraz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akharraz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Salmi misses with some punches.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salmi.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salmi lands with a light punch inside.
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 Osama Akharraz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eerikki Salmi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Akharraz's corner calls for a 1-2. Akharraz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Akharraz lands with a nice body punch.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch but Salmi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akharraz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akharraz tries to clinch up.
Akharraz tries to clinch up.
Salmi darts in looking for a takedown but Akharraz gets double underhooks and turns Salmi into the cage.
Salmi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Akharraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salmi can do to turn this around?
Akharraz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salmi on the side of the head.
Akharraz throws a head kick but Salmi moves out of range.
Salmi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Akharraz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salmi somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salmi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Salmi lands in his opponent's 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!
Akharraz wants to stand up but Salmi is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmi trying to control but Akharraz is working from the bottom.
Salmi prevents Akharraz from getting back to his feet.
Akharraz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Osama Akharraz is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick there by Akharraz.
Salmi avoids the body shot from Akharraz.
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.
Akharraz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akharraz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salmi lands with a shot to the body.
Akharraz misses with an uppercut. Salmi saw that one coming.
Salmi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Akharraz sprawls well initially but Salmi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Salmi decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Akharraz tries to sprawl but Salmi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Salmi prevents Akharraz from standing back up.
Salmi moves into full mount! Akharraz won't be happy about that!
Akharraz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Salmi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Akharraz is looking to escape.
Salmi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Akharraz is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmi controlling the pace for now.
Oh Akharraz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salmi connects with a bit shot that sees Akharraz covering up! More strikes from Salmi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Salmi is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eerikki Salmi!
Our winner, Eerikki Salmi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Nagasaki (ranked 1204 p4p, 2615 weight class) and Edgar Avetisyan (ranked 69 p4p, 155 weight class). Edgar Avetisyan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Edgar Avetisyan!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Nagasaki.
 Avetisyan is rocked!
It looks like Edgar Avetisyan has been cut.
Nagasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Avetisyan.
Avetisyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Nagasaki finish him?
Yuri Nagasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avetisyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Avetisyan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nagasaki loads up on a big right hand but Avetisyan slips the punch.
Avetisyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nagasaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Avetisyan throws out a counter right but Nagasaki avoids it with no problem.
Nagasaki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Avetisyan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Avetisyan seems to have recovered his senses.
Avetisyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagasaki.
Avetisyan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Avetisyan throws a sloppy head kick and Nagasaki moves out of range easily.
Nagasaki checks the leg kick.
Nagasaki thumps Avetisyan with a low kick.
Nagasaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nagasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Avetisyan circles away.
Nagasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avetisyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nagasaki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagasaki connects with a looping right hand.
Nagasaki throws a shot from downtown. Avetisyan moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki is looking to land body kicks.
Avetisyan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nagasaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Edgar Avetisyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagasaki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Avetisyan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Avetisyan pushes Nagasaki away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nagasaki gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nagasaki sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Avetisyan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Avetisyan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Avetisyan taking a bit of punishment here - Nagasaki scoring with strikes.
Avetisyan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nagasaki has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Avetisyan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nagasaki connects with a decent elbow.
Nagasaki controlling the position.
Avetisyan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan tries to escape but Nagasaki is in control.
Nagasaki taking a breather here.
Nagasaki is chipping away with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagasaki scores with punches from side control.
Nagasaki grinds an elbow into Avetisyan's temple.
Avetisyan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nagasaki is controlling him well.
Nagasaki working the head with strikes.
Nagasaki taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki in side control lands a decent elbow.
Avetisyan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nagasaki has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nagasaki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Avetisyan tries to escape but Nagasaki is in control.
Nagasaki tries to move to mount but Avetisyan blocks the move with his legs.
Avetisyan wants to get back to his feet but Nagasaki drags him back down.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Avetisyan stops Nagasaki from passing to mount.
Nagasaki lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nagasaki cracks Avetisyan with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Nagasaki immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Avetisyan is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Nagasaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Nagasaki!
Yuri Nagasaki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Barnes (ranked 804 p4p, 3452 weight class) and Conor OShea (ranked 125 p4p, 429 weight class). Andrew Barnes 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor OShea!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes defending well as OShea loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from OShea. Those never looked like landing.
OShea shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
OShea closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from OShea is defended easily by Barnes.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OShea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
OShea throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OShea throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
OShea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
OShea throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
OShea is looking to clinch.
As OShea tries to get set, Barnes tries to push him back and clinch up but OShea manages to avoid the attempt.
OShea has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A head kick misses from OShea.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes is looking to counter the offense by OShea and move into the clinch.
OShea doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Barnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped OShea in his tracks.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes tries to move into range but OShea moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
OShea connects with a crisp jab.
OShea throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Good shot there by Barnes.
Barnes slaps away a takedown attempt from OShea, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As OShea looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but OShea just gets out of the way.
Andrew Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor OShea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OShea throws a shot to the body.
OShea swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch.
Barnes blocks a body shot from OShea.
OShea lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as OShea controls the action.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
Barnes is trying to maintain a safe position but OShea gets an underhook and turns Barnes into the cage.
OShea drags the fight down to the ground.
Barnes gets to his feet. OShea looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
OShea throws a sloppy head kick
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch.
OShea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OShea lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barnes backs up against the cage.
OShea tries for a takedown but Barnes circles away easily
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barnes throws a leg kick but OShea sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
OShea connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnes. Barnes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barnes throws a low kick but OShea moves out of range easily.
Barnes looks to land a combination but OShea avoids it well.
OShea looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
OShea tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
OShea throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
OShea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
OShea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
OShea tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OShea throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
OShea fails with the takedown.
OShea throws a sloppy head kick
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
OShea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
OShea is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by Barnes's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
OShea throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
OShea dives in for a single leg takedown but Barnes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Conor OShea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by OShea.
OShea throws a sloppy head kick
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
OShea has his takedown stuffed
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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 Andrew Barnes 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.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
OShea shapes to counter with a head kick.
OShea loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
OShea 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.
Barnes scores with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from OShea. Those never looked like landing.
OShea lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
OShea has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from OShea.
Barnes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A left lands for OShea.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Conor OShea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by OShea. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of OShea.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from OShea.
OShea throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
OShea tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from OShea.
OShea misses with a body shot.
Barnes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice cross by OShea.
OShea is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
OShea throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
OShea needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
OShea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
OShea doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Good exchange - Barnes coming out on top.
Barnes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barnes avoids the body shot from OShea.
Andrew Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
OShea misses with a head kick.
OShea moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OShea doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes thumps OShea with a low kick.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
OShea closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barnes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as OShea controls his hands.
OShea manages to break the clinch.
OShea throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes stuns OShea with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
OShea shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OShea shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Andrew Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor OShea.
OShea is breathing heavily.
Barnes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits OSheas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
OShea wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
OShea looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barnes is fending him off so far but OShea persists. Nope, Barnes circles away and we're back to standing.
Barnes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from OShea.
Barnes cracks OShea with a good jab.
OShea throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has OShea backing up. OShea nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
OShea avoids the head kick by Barnes.
OShea closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OShea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
OShea throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OShea tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
OShea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
OShea throws a head kick that misses
and OShea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from OShea misses.
Barnes jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
OShea looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Barnes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
OShea shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
Andrew Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
OShea closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but OShea bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Barnes dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
OShea shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
OShea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
OShea cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
Barnes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnes throws a head kick but OShea moves out of range.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses OShea's sensitive parts.
OShea misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles OShea's knee momentarily.
OShea with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has OShea backing up. OShea nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
A big right from OShea misses.
OShea is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes attempts a counter takedown but OShea avoids it well and moves away.
OShea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
OShea closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OShea changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but OShea manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andrew Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor OShea.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
OShea is rocked!
OShea has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes blocks a head kick by OShea.
Barnes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
OShea is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OShea can do to turn this around?
OShea shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed OShea's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
OShea misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
OShea seems to have recovered his senses.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses OShea's sensitive parts.
Barnes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
OShea misses with a head kick.
OShea misses with a hook.
Barnes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from OShea.
OShea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barnes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barnes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes passes OShea's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Barnes gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoids the body shot from OShea.
Barnes throws a big counter combination but OShea scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
OShea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
OShea avoids the body shot from Barnes.
OShea misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
OShea rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Barnes with a nice cross.
Barnes cracks OShea with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barnes connects with a jab.
OShea rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
OShea misses with some punches.
OShea jumps guard but Barnes stands there with OShea around his waist. OShea gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
OShea closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
OShea fails with the takedown.
Barnes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
OShea tries for a takedown but Barnes circles away easily
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
OShea is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
OShea throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has OShea backing up. OShea nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
OShea avoids the head kick by Barnes.
OShea tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes throws a hook but OShea avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a swing at OShea's ribcage but misses.
OShea throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
OShea misses with the combination.
OShea is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barnes tries to counter by clinching up but OShea breaks away and moves out of range.
OShea fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OShea throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
OShea throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Conor OShea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping OShea at a distance.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnes 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Barnes!
Andrew Barnes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horace Cuba (ranked 1306 p4p, 1830 weight class) and Oscar Meyer (ranked 164 p4p, 227 weight class). Horace Cuba 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Horace Cuba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuba instigates a clinch.
Cuba misses with some punches.
Meyer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cuba smiles and moves away.
Meyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuba.
Cuba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
Cuba just misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cuba just misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horace Cuba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cuba throws an overhand right that lands on Meyer's shoulder, as Meyer tries to avoid the shot.
Meyer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Meyer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Meyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuba wants to clinch but Meyer slips to the side
and Meyer counters with a three punch combo that has Cuba backing up. Cuba nods at Meyer to acknowledge the strikes.
Meyer goes for a double leg but Cuba avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cuba continues to drive forward.
Meyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuba misses with a wild body shot.
Meyer moves in looking to clinch but Cuba pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cuba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cuba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meyer slips a jab and a cross from Cuba.
Cuba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meyer counters by clinching up.
Cuba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meyer has Cuba pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cuba manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Horace Cuba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Meyer.
Cuba throws an elbow but it misses.
Cuba misses with a punch on the inside.
Cuba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meyer blocks an elbow strike from Cuba.
Meyer wants a takedown but no success here.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuba misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Cuba.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cuba.
It looks like Oscar Meyer has been cut.
Meyer lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cuba after a bit of a struggle.
Meyer tries to pull guard but Cuba forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Meyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meyer stalling the fight.
Cuba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cuba displaying some good clinch control by pressing Meyer up against the cage.
Cuba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meyer manages to break the clinch.
Meyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cuba tries to clinch but Meyer is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cuba. Meyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cuba swats away the attempt to clinch by Meyer.
Meyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Cuba circles away.
Meyer shoots for a takedown but Cuba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cuba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cuba clinches up with Meyer and pushes him back against the cage.
Cuba pushes off an throws an elbow but Meyer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Cuba.
Meyer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cuba to keep the fight standing.
Good body shot from Cuba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuba lands an elbow inside.
Cuba content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Meyer blocks an elbow strike.
Cuba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meyer prevents a body shot from Cuba.
Cuba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meyer avoids a wild elbow strike from Cuba.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Meyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meyer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cuba after a bit of a struggle.
Meyer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cuba gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cuba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meyer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meyer being controlled against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horace Cuba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Meyer's cut.
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.
Cuba darts in and clinches Meyer up against the cage.
Cuba gets underhooks to prevent Meyer's takedown attempt.
Meyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Cuba. Those never looked like landing.
Cuba throws a body shot but no joy.
Cuba takes a swing at Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Cuba throws a hook to the side of Meyer's head but Meyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meyer with the counter takedown but Cuba avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cuba!
Cuba throws a lazy uppercut
and Meyer counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Cuba.
Cuba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meyer can do to turn this around?
Cuba misses with a straight left.
Meyer closes the distance and pushes Cuba back into the cage.
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!
Cuba lands an elbow just above Meyer 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuba throws an elbow that misses.
Cuba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meyer is trying to break the clinch but Cuba has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Meyer to work.
Cuba is stalling here.
Cuba misses with some punches.
Meyer is looking for a takedown.
Meyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cuba has him pressed against the cage.
Cuba displaying some good clinch control by pressing Meyer up against the cage.
Meyer drags the fight down to the ground.
Meyer is trying to control the position but Cuba postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuba showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Meyer working a defensive guard here.
Meyer being controlled here, momentarily.
Meyer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cuba's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meyer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cuba is proving hard to escape from.
Meyer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Meyer throws a big elbow that misses.
Meyer forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyer is keen to just control but Cuba is a slippery customer.
Meyer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cuba manages to get to full guard.
Meyer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer wants to stand but Cuba is controlling his posture from full guard.
Meyer being controlled here momentarily.
Cuba doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horace Cuba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Meyer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cuba tries to close the distance and clinch but Meyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cuba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuba stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cuba wants it to stay on the feet.
Cuba is looking to counter punch.
Horace Cuba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cuba tries to clinch up but Meyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Meyer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cuba defends it well.
Meyer misses with a head kick.
Cuba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cuba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meyer.
Meyer looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Cuba throws a big shot that misses.
Cuba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cuba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer slips a straight right by Cuba.
Cuba tries to clinch but Meyer moves away
and Meyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cuba keeps the fight on the outside.
Meyer avoids the body shot from Cuba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Meyer throws a right and a left that Cuba avoids nicely.
Horace Cuba is winning the standup battle so far.
Cuba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meyer manages to avoid it.
Meyer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cuba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cuba with a jab.
Cuba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cuba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cuba.
Cuba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meyer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Meyer is looking to land body kicks.
Meyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Meyer lands with a right that hurts Cuba. Cuba looks to clinch but Meyer throws a short knee that drops Cuba. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Oscar Meyer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Barnes (ranked 1121 p4p, 2089 weight class) and Ryan Yoder (ranked 168 p4p, 291 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 Las Vegas, Don Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Yoder!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnes tests Yoder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barnes checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the body from Barnes misses
and Yoder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoder throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yoder sprawls and moves away.
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yoder gets caught flat footed, as Barnes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barnes trying to control but Yoder is working from the bottom.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoder has wrist control.
Barnes trying to control but Yoder is working from the bottom.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoder is retaining full guard.
Yoder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yoder wants to stand up but Barnes is controlling him.
Yoder controlling Barnes's posture.
Barnes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barnes trying to control but Yoder is working from the bottom.
Yoder has his feet on Barnes's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Yoder counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Yoder blocks a jab.
Yoder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes looking to score a takedown here. Yoder is defending well but Barnes drives through and ends up in Yoder's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes connects with a couple of short punches.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yoder wants to sweep but no luck.
Yoder is pulling down on Barnes's head to control his posture.
Barnes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yoder 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.
Yoder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
Yoder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.
Yoder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yoder is keeping the position for now.
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.
Yoder looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Barnes working some strikes from top position.
Yoder keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Yoder is looking to stand up but Barnes isn't so interested in that idea.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Yoder keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yoder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yoder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoder throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Barnes fails to land the takedown.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Yoder's head.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yoder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Yoder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yoder looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes feinted with a counter takedown.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yoder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Ryan Yoder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoder cracks a nice hook into Barnes's ribs.
Yoder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Yoder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yoder thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
Barnes tries to land a front kick but Yoder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yoder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Yoder finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Yoder counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes throws a leg kick that misses.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Yoder looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes attempts a counter takedown but Yoder avoids it well and moves away.
Barnes lands with a kick to the ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoder. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yoder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yoder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Don Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoder throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barnes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes won't allow Yoder to get back to his feet.
Yoder wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Barnes manages to pass to side control.
Yoder is staying active underneath Barnes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yoder on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yoder is looking to control Barnes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yoder avoid being mounted?
Barnes trying to control from half guard but Yoder is working away.
Yoder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
Yoder is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Yoder kicks Barnes off and gets back to his feet.
Ryan Yoder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoder moves away.
Yoder swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes thumps Yoder with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Yoder.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Yoder flicks out a counter leg kick but Barnes steps away.
Yoder tries to score with a low kick but Barnes moves his leg out of the way.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoder.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Yoder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yoder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes tries to counter with a takedown but Yoder is quick to defend against it.
Don Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoder ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Yoder 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Yoder 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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoder was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoder lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Yoder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yoder throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoder throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yoder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoder slips a jab from Barnes.
Yoder doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoder misses with a hook.
Yoder lands a lovely overhand right.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoder.
Barnes attempts a counter takedown but Yoder avoids it well and moves away.
Yoder feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
Yoder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barnes finds it's way round the side to connect with Yoder's head.
Yoder with the inside leg kick.
Barnes throws a leg kick
enabling Yoder to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoder takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barnes tries a low kick but Yoder avoids it.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Yoder jumps back.
Yoder takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Yoder tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yoder throws a nice head kick!
Barnes throws a leg kick but Yoder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yoder!
Yoder bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yoder throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Yoder takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Barnes backs off Yoder throws a huge counter combo but Barnes manages to avoid it all.
Yoder lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barnes takes a step back to recover.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoder.
A countering left hand to the body from Yoder misses.
Yoder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoder misses with a low kick.
Yoder dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Yoder misses with a body shot
and Barnes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barnes.
Yoder scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Yoder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yoder 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 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Yoder!
Ryan Yoder 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Jackson (ranked 1326 p4p, 1447 weight class) and Donald Trump (ranked 184 p4p, 200 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Come As You Are - Nirvana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luther Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Trump doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Trump throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Trump sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Trump.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Trump sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luther Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Trump is avoiding it.
Trump swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trump follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trump is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Trump circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Trump.
Trump paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Trump misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Trump's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Trump manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Trump lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Luther Jackson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trump prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice body punch from Trump.
Trump throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson wants a takedown.
Trump lands a nice uppercut.
Trump misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson wants to stall.
Jackson wants to take the fight to the mat but Trump manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Trump.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice sprawl there from Trump as Jackson shoots in.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trump avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Trump. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Trump throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Trump throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jackson tries to move into range but Trump moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Trump manages to circle out of the way.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Trump's belly button to the back.
Trump is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Trump scores with a jab to the head.
Donald Trump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trump tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson pushes Trump up against the cage in a clinch.
Trump pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trump misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Trump manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump is struggling to control the position.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trump is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jackson is trying to trip Trump. He has hold of a leg but Trump is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jackson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Trump pushes Jackson off and scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Trump defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Trump scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trump scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trump lands a jab.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Trump dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Jackson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A left lands for Trump.
Trump misses with a looping left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Trump makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've been informed that Trump has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Trump moves into range and connects with a jab.
Trump swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Trump circles away.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Trump.
Trump misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Trump fights it but they end up in guard.
Trump wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson being controlled here momentarily.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Trump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trump managing to control the position.
Trump is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Trump wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Trump keeps trying to improve his position.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trump is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A swing and a miss from Trump.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Trump circles away easily
and Trump counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luther Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trump is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Trump circles away and we're back to standing.
Luther Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Trump was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A good leg kick by Trump.
Trump has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson walks into a jab.
A jab lands there for Trump.
Luther Jackson's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Trump swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Trump with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trump fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Trump connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jackson scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Trump.
Trump misses with a looping left.
Jackson feinted with a counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Trump misses the target.
Jackson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Trump moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trump sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trump swinging wildly here.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Trump stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Trump ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Trump sprawls and moves away.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Trump.
Jackson feinted with a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Trump showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luther Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trump's waist but Trump gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Trump takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trump! But no joy.
Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Trump on his heels. He'll look to pass Trump's guard now, I'm sure.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Trump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Trump is keeping the position.
Luther Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Trump.
A jab lands there for Trump.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luther Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trump lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Trump avoids the body shot from Jackson.
A nice side step and Trump releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trump. Trump obviously looking to wear him down.
Trump misses with a straight left.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trump dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trump.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Trump misses.
A jab from Trump misses.
Trump throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Trump throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Trump but Trump pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump connects with a nice looking jab.
Trump throws a big shot that misses.
Trump ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trump throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trump.
Luther Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trump.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trump. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Good shot there by Trump.
Trump stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Trump scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trump's waist but Trump gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Trump connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Trump.
Trump uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Trump feints a jab promting Jackson to slip. Trump then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jackson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Trump to score with a decent uppercut.
Trump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trump lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson is rocked!
Donald Trump seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trump throws a monster overhand right that drops Jackson! Trump follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Trump!
In his post fight interview, Donald Trump started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Petrov (ranked 889 p4p, 1585 weight class) and Vasilios Megalos (ranked 53 p4p, 95 weight class). Petrov comes into the arena with Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 30 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasilios Megalos!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megalos misses with a right hand
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Megalos misses with an uppercut.
Megalos cracks Petrov with an open hand slap.
Megalos drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Petrov right on the button. Petrov goes down! Megalos follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Megalos gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasilios Megalos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutalis Rhino (ranked 1148 p4p, 773 weight class) and Willem Kriel (ranked 173 p4p, 118 weight class). Kriel has chosen Jack Parow & Freshlyground - Army Of One as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willem Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rhino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kriel throws the left hand but Rhino avoids the punch easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rhino.
Kriel fakes the leg kick and cracks Rhino in the body.
Rhino shoots in for a double leg but Kriel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brutalis Rhino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhino scores with a jab to the head.
Rhino takes a swing at Kriel's ribcage but misses.
Kriel is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kriel is looking to land body kicks.
Kriel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rhino tries to counter with a takedown but Kriel is quick to defend against it.
Kriel lands a slapping body shot.
Rhino looking to score a takedown here. Kriel is defending well but Rhino drives through and ends up in Kriel's guard.
Kriel has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rhino off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhino avoids the body shot from Kriel.
Rhino gets a double leg takedown into Kriel's guard.
Rhino working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rhino trying to control but Kriel is working from the bottom.
Rhino with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing that Rhino has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino trying to control the position from guard on top but Kriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kriel is pulling down on Rhino's head to control his posture.
Rhino working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rhino trying to control the position from guard on top but Kriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhino is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rhino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kriel looks to land a combination but Rhino avoids it well.
Kriel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhino takes a swing at Kriel's ribcage but misses.
Kriel scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Kriel misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kriel misses the target.
Kriel lands a really nice looking cross but Rhino seems unphased.
Kriel gets caught napping as Rhino dives in and scores a takedown. Kriel manages to retain guard.
Rhino with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rhino being controlled here momentarily.
Rhino is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rhino accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rhino trying to control the position from guard on top but Kriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino throws a big right hand that misses.
Rhino working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rhino lands a couple of digs.
Kriel working a defensive guard here.
Rhino scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rhino wants to pass the guard but Kriel is keeping the position.
Rhino lands a couple of elbows.
Rhino controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhino trying to control but Kriel is working from the bottom.
Rhino connects with a couple of short punches.
Rhino controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rhino accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rhino 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.
Rhino postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kriel is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rhino, into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Willem Kriel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kriel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rhino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kriel moves away.
Rhino tries to clinch but Kriel is having none of it.
Rhino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rhino misses with a takedown attempt
and Kriel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kriel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rhino tries to counter with a takedown but Kriel is quick to defend against it.
Rhino throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kriel's waist but Kriel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rhino off to one side.
Kriel feints a counter leg kick.
A head kick lands from Rhino that sends Kriel to the canvas. Kriel tries to scramble back to his feet but Rhino brings him back down into side control.
Kriel is rocked!
It looks like Willem Kriel has been cut.
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!
Rhino controlling the position from side mount.
Kriel is still in real trouble! Can Rhino finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhino 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.
Rhino works to advance to full mount. Kriel defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Rhino connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kriel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rhino in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rhino controlling his opponent.
Rhino is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Kriel goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Rhino!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brutalis Rhino!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Brutalis Rhino waved his t-shirt featuring Altitude Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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