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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Norman Coldwell Ii (ranked 4329 p4p, 5224 weight class) and Kevin Cool (ranked 497 p4p, 557 weight class). Kevin Cool 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Norman Coldwell Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Cool!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cool throws a sloppy head kick
and Coldwell Ii counters with a series of strikes. Cool will be more careful next time no doubt.
Coldwell Ii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cool forces Coldwell Ii back against the cage and clinches.
Cool effectively controlling the action here.
Come on Cool - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Coldwell Ii takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cool pulls Coldwell Ii into guard.
Coldwell Ii in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coldwell Ii knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cool on the ground.
Coldwell Ii throws a strike but Cool rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cool is stalling in the full guard.
Cool decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Coldwell Ii letting Cool take a breather here.
Cool told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Cool throws an elbow but it misses.
Cool misses with an elbow strike.
Cool effectively controlling the action here.
Coldwell Ii can't get the takedown.
Coldwell Ii is breathing heavily.
Cool decides to pull guard.
Coldwell Ii slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cool regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cool is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cool escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coldwell Ii gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cool looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coldwell Ii landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coldwell Ii is looking to work some ground and pound but Cool has wrist control.
Cool pushes a forearm under Coldwell Ii's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Coldwell Ii is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Cool!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin Cool thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eric Long (ranked 4063 p4p, 3841 weight class) and Big Mouth (ranked 248 p4p, 238 weight class). Mouth is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dominick . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Mouth!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouth looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Big Mouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouth scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mouth misses with a wild combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mouth 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.
Long shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mouth pinned against the cage. Mouth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mouth lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mouth cracks Long with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mouth displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouth throws a nice head kick!
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Mouth circles away.
Mouth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mouth misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth throws a series of strikes that have Long backpedaling.
Mouth scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Long doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mouth throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mouth thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Long if he has to take too many more of those.
Mouth misses with the combination.
Mouth jabs at Long's body.
Mouth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Mouth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mouth lands a high kick!
Mouth throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
A head kick from Mouth lands but Long takes it in his stride.
Mouth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Mouth punishes Long's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mouth defends well and Long ends up having to push Mouth into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long looking for a takedown.
Mouth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mouth lands a jab-cross combination.
Long avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mouth misses with a two punch combination.
Mouth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Big Mouth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mouth stalks Long and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Long's face. Long staggers backwards, shaken.
Mouth gets caught napping as Long dives in and scores a takedown. Mouth manages to retain guard.
Mouth pushes Long off and gets back to his feet.
Mouth lands a right hook to the body.
Mouth scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mouth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mouth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Mouth scores with a four punch combination!
Mouth lands with a nice combination. Long backs away looking to recover.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Long shoots in for a double leg but Mouth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mouth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mouth lands with a nice body kick.
Mouth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Long rather than just go for the knockout.
Long tries to clinch up.
Mouth throws a leg kick which misses Long's front leg but catches the back leg as Long tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long shoots in for a double leg but Mouth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mouth feints the counter takedown.
Mouth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mouth bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Long throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mouth's waist but Mouth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Long off to one side.
Mouth throws a head kick that misses.
Long was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mouth throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Mouth. Beautiful body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Mouth. No joy for Long on that attempt.
Mouth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mouth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Long. Long circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mouth works over Long's head and body with a nice combination.
Long takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mouth jabs Long right on the nose. Long blinks but takes it well.
Long throws a head kick but Mouth moves out of range.
A punch combination from Mouth misses.
Mouth lands a nice shot to the body.
Mouth looks to land a combination. Long sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mouth lets loose with a powerful body kick. Long will feel that in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mouth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Long takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mouth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mouth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mouth is looking for the big counter here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Mouth dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mouth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mouth lands a jab to Long's midsection.
Eric Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mouth throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mouth scores with a head kick. Long tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Long tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mouth swivels and escapes.
Mouth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Long at a distance.
Mouth lands a jab-cross combination.
Long shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mouth as he avoids it easily.
Mouth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mouth. That one must have hurt.
Mouth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Long will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mouth slaps away a takedown attempt from Long, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mouth throws a series of strikes that have Long backpedaling.
No joy there for Mouth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mouth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Long back to the cage. Mouth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Long was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mouth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Long misses with a kick to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Mouth scores with a four punch combination!
Mouth tries a head kick but it misses.
Long walks into a jab.
Mouth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Long eats them both and turns towards Mouth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mouth lands with a nice combination. Long backs away looking to recover.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Mouth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mouth cracks Long with a good jab.
Mouth throws a one two combo.
Mouth throws a nice looking combination but Long bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mouth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mouth is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mouth is breathing heavily.
Long throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mouth's waist but Mouth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Long off to one side.
Mouth swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Long stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Long shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Long wants to take a breather but Mouth is having none of it.
Long is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Long lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mouth is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eric Long!
In defeat, Big Mouth stepped up to the mic, saying 'A big thanks on Odense MMA - Fight Or Die for the offer to fight here tonight, I'll back much better as tonight, sorry, but tonight my opponent was better as myself. I will come back to do better as tonight !'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nico DiAngelo (ranked 1977 p4p, 3991 weight class) and Masada The Zealot (ranked 248 p4p, 463 weight class). Masada The Zealot will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nico DiAngelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Zealot looks to land a left hand but DiAngelo moved out of range nicely.
DiAngelo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The Zealot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Zealot drops DiAngelo with a beautiful combination! DiAngelo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - The Zealot is looking for the KO!
 DiAngelo is rocked!
 It looks like Nico DiAngelo has been cut.
The Zealot loads up on a big right hand but DiAngelo slips the punch.
The Zealot lands with a straight right. DiAngelo didn't see that one coming.
Oh DiAngelo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick lands for The Zealot.
The Zealot lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Masada The Zealot!
Masada The Zealot took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Altitude Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mono Loco (ranked 3134 p4p, 1650 weight class) and Vasilios Megalos (ranked 312 p4p, 179 weight class). Mono Loco had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mono Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasilios Megalos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megalos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Megalos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Loco is looking to regain half guard here but Megalos keeps moving and retains side control.
Megalos stands up.
Loco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Megalos defends it nicely.
Megalos swinging wildly here.
Megalos has closed the distance and engaged Loco in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Megalos.
Loco tries for a takedown. No joy.
Megalos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loco goes for a double leg but Megalos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Megalos continues to drive forward.
Megalos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mono Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loco tries to break free but Megalos pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Loco breaks from the clinch.
Loco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Loco.
Megalos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Megalos instigates a clinch.
Megalos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Megalos misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Loco manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Megalos.
Megalos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos darts in and clinches Loco up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Megalos breaks the clinch.
Loco closes the distance and clinches up with Megalos, looking for a takedown. Loco pushes Megalos against the cage but Megalos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Loco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Loco shoots for a double leg takedown but Megalos sprawls well. He's pushed Loco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Megalos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Loco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Megalos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Loco's guard.
Loco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Loco working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Megalos has passed into half guard!
Loco gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos tries to stand but Loco is controlling from the bottom.
Megalos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Loco is working an open guard so Megalos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Loco fails to land the takedown.
Megalos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Megalos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Megalos has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Megalos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Megalos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Megalos wanted to stand there but Loco had control of the position.
Loco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Loco lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Megalos is looking to stand up but Loco isn't so interested in that idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Megalos throws a one two combo.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Megalos fails to land with a series of punches.
Megalos missing with a left hand there. Loco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loco attempts a counter takedown but Megalos avoids it well and moves away.
Mono Loco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loco looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vasilios Megalos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Loco stops Megalos from standing up.
Megalos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Megalos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Megalos.
Megalos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Loco is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Megalos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Megalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loco backwards.
Megalos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Megalos scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco ducks right into an uppercut from Megalos.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Megalos as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mono Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Megalos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loco attempts a counter takedown but Megalos avoids it well and moves away.
No luck for Loco with that takedown attempt.
Loco shoots in but Megalos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Megalos cracks Loco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Megalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Loco.
Megalos throws a nice looking combination but Loco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Megalos scores with a shot to the body.
Loco shoots in but Megalos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos punishes Loco's body with a nice straight punch.
Loco blocks a head kick by Megalos.
Megalos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Loco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megalos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Loco.
Loco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Megalos!
Megalos scores with a decent looking hook.
Loco blocks a head kick by Megalos.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt
and Megalos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Megalos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Megalos does no damage.
Loco tries to counter with a takedown but Megalos is quick to defend against it.
Loco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Megalos to counter with a crisp jab.
Megalos stalks Loco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Loco's face. Loco staggers backwards, shaken.
Megalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Loco is just out of range.
Loco drops down looking for a counter takedown but Megalos sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos throws a shot from downtown. Loco moves away and avoids it.
Megalos throws a series of punches but Loco moves out of range.
Loco feinted with a counter takedown.
Megalos throws a series of punches but Loco moves out of range.
Loco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Megalos defends well and Loco ends up having to push Megalos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Loco takes a shot to the head.
Megalos tries a body shot but Loco blocks it.
Megalos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Loco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Megalos pushes Loco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Megalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Megalos on the inside.
Megalos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Loco or perhaps it was just good defense by Megalos, which made it look bad.
Megalos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megalos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Megalos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Loco has time to react.
Loco closes the distance and clinches up with Megalos, looking for a takedown. Loco pushes Megalos against the cage but Megalos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Megalos missing with a left hand there. Loco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Megalos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Megalos.
Megalos tries a body shot but Loco blocks it.
Loco fails to pull guard.
Loco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Megalos to keep the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Megalos - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Megalos.
A short uppercut from Megalos.
Loco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Megalos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Megalos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Loco momentarily.
Megalos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Loco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Loco walks into a stiff left hand from Megalos.
Megalos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Locos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Loco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Megalos pinned against the cage. Megalos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Megalos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loco, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos scores with a shoulder strike.
Megalos scores with a shoulder strike.
Megalos lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Megalos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loco leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos swings wildly with an uppercut but Loco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos breaks the clinch.
Loco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Megalos tries to avoid it but Loco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Megalos to the ground. Megalos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mono Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Megalos connects with the punch.
Megalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Megalos - just one landing.
Loco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Megalos can pounce on him.
Megalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Megalos lands a head kick!
Loco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Megalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megalos with a hook.
Loco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Megalos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Megalos lands a head kick!
Loco defending well as Megalos loads up on a big left hand.
Megalos with a jab.
A head kick by Megalos misses
and Loco counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Megalos is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Loco dives into side control.
Loco works to advance to full mount. Megalos defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Loco working for a guillotine from mount but Megalos is in no mood to give up.
Megalos is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Megalos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Loco.
Megalos bucks Loco off and manages to get back to his feet!
Loco fails with a takedown attempt.
Megalos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Loco with a body shot.
Megalos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Loco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Loco's guard.
Megalos stands and steps away. Loco gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vasilios Megalos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Loco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Loco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Megalos defends well and Loco ends up having to push Megalos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A short left from Megalos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megalos.
Loco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Megalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Megalos lands a left hand.
Loco has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Megalos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mono Loco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Megalos's elbow.
Megalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilios Megalos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Megalos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasilios Megalos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Burrito Supreme (ranked 1491 p4p, 2797 weight class) and Kyle Seehaver (ranked 194 p4p, 347 weight class). Kyle Seehaver has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Burrito Supreme's chin.
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31
165
13 - 14 - 2 |
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163
14 - 22 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burrito Supreme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Kyle Seehaver!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seehaver looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Supreme is trying to get back to full guard.
Supreme is trying to control but can't.
Seehaver perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Supreme wants to control but Seehaver is keeping busy.
Seehaver is working for a submission of some sort.
Seehaver content to control rather than advance.
Supreme wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Supreme wants to get back to full guard.
Seehaver perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Seehaver is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Supreme defends it well.
Supreme trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seehaver stalling.
Supreme is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Supreme is looking for a sweep. Seehaver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Seehaver is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Supreme is looking for a sweep. Seehaver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Seehaver stalling.
Supreme's coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Supreme is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Seehaver seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Supreme is looking to improve his position.
Supreme tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Seehaver has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Seehaver controlling from mount.
Supreme tries to hold on but Seehaver pushes him away.
Seehaver is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Supreme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Supreme gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Seehaver slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supreme is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Supreme trying to keep a closed guard but Seehaver is proving a slippery customer.
Seehaver is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Seehaver's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Seehaver.
Supreme is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Supreme looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Supreme on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Supreme tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Supreme is trying to control the position but Seehaver postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Supreme scores with the left hand. Seehaver knows he should have avoided that one.
Supreme just misses with a punch to the body.
Seehaver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Supreme.
Seehaver feints the counter takedown.
Seehaver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Supreme lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Supreme lunges at Seehaver with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Seehaver's hand.
Seehaver blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Seehaver.
Seehaver tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Supreme misses with a hook.
Supreme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seehaver.
Supreme fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Seehaver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Supreme throws a shot from downtown. Seehaver moves away and avoids it.
And Seehaver tries to counter it with a takedown but Supreme pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kyle Seehaver will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Supreme throws a hook to the side of Seehaver's head but Seehaver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Supreme digs a good hook to Seehaver's body.
Burrito Supreme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Supreme lands a jab to the head.
Supreme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Supreme throws a hook to the side of Seehaver's head but Seehaver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Supreme throws a leg kick that is checked
and Seehaver counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Seehaver moves into full mount! Supreme won't be happy about that!
Supreme keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Supreme is working hard here to advance position.
Seehaver controlling from mount.
Supreme tries to hold on but Seehaver pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seehaver content just to control the position here.
Supreme really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seehaver takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Supreme wants to control but Seehaver is having none of it.
Kyle Seehaver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seehaver controlling from mount.
Seehaver is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Supreme to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Supreme shrugs it off.
Supreme is wriggling around trying to escape.
Supreme is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Seehaver takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Supreme is trying desperately to improve position.
Seehaver working for a guillotine from mount but Supreme is in no mood to give up.
Supreme tries to hold on but Seehaver pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supreme is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Seehaver is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Seehaver controlling the pace for now.
Supreme is wriggling around trying to escape.
Supreme holds on, trying desperately to control.
Seehaver takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Supreme tries to lock up and control but Seehaver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Seehaver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seehaver controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supreme is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Supreme is trying desperately to improve position.
Supreme tries to lock up and control but Seehaver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Seehaver content just to control the position here.
Supreme tries to hold on but Seehaver pushes him away.
Seehaver sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Seehaver avoids the attempt from Supreme to control.
Supreme is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Supreme tries to reverse the position but Seehaver maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seehaver controlling the pace for now.
Supreme is trying desperately to improve position.
Seehaver stands up from mount. Strange move.
Seehaver closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Supreme did well to prevent Seehaver getting side control.
Supreme has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Seehaver is working away from the top position though.
Seehaver is controlling the pace.
Seehaver with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Supreme is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Seehaver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Seehaver shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Supreme is trying to defend but Seehaver finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Seehaver is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Supreme doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Seehaver.
Supreme wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supreme is trying to maintain the position but Seehaver is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seehaver is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Seehaver moves into full mount! Supreme won't be happy about that!
Supreme wants to control but Seehaver is having none of it.
Supreme working to try and regain half guard.
Supreme is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Seehaver controlling from mount.
Supreme wants to control but Seehaver is having none of it.
Seehaver looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seehaver prevents Supreme from getting the reversal.
Supreme tries to hold on but Seehaver pushes him away.
Seehaver tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supreme tries to hold on but Seehaver postures up.
Seehaver with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Seehaver looking to control and managing it successfully.
Supreme might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Supreme keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Supreme tries to hold on but Seehaver postures up.
Seehaver controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supreme tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seehaver controlling his opponent.
Supreme is trying desperately to improve position.
Seehaver sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Supreme is looking to improve his position but Seehaver isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seehaver tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Burrito Supreme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyle Seehaver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Seehaver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Seehaver winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Seehaver!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between CJ Tripp (ranked 730 p4p, 3043 weight class) and Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 108 p4p, 383 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174
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31
178
17 - 14 - 0 |
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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 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CJ Tripp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tripp lands a head shot.
Tripp stuffs the takedown.
Tripp throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tripp scores with a push kick.
Mendy misses with a jab to the body
and Tripp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tripp defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mendy.
A solid body kick from Tripp.
Tripp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendy looks winded!
Tripp lands the left hand.
 It looks like Pierre Ragout Mendy has been cut.
Tripp throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tripp connects with a body shot.
Mendy misses with a looping left.
Tripp looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mendy dives in and grabs Tripp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tripp pushes down on Mendy's head and hops out.
CJ Tripp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Ragout Mendy.
Tripp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tripp with a nice cross.
 Mendy is rocked!
Mendy misses with a takedown attempt
and Tripp counters with a body kick that stops Mendy in his tracks momentarily.
Mendy is still on wobbly legs! Can Tripp finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tripp.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tripp. Mendy shrugs it off though.
Tripp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mendy seems to have recovered his senses.
Tripp throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mendy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tripp.
Tripp listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mendy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Tripp.
Tripp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tripp lands a big head kick that sends Mendy tumbling to the mat! Tripp takes a step backwards and waves Mendy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendy throws a body kick that misses
and Tripp counters with a right hand from hell and Mendy is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). CJ Tripp!
After winning the bout, CJ Tripp thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wasyl Plutov (ranked 668 p4p, 2107 weight class) and Doko Dokov (ranked 90 p4p, 264 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wasyl Plutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dokov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dokov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plutov.
Plutov throws a series of punches but Dokov avoids them all with ease.
Plutov has managed to clinch.
Plutov working aggressively here.
Plutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plutov misses with the head strike.
Plutov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Plutov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokov tries a knee to the head but Plutov blocks it.
Plutov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dokov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Plutov.
Dokov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov misses with an elbow strike.
Plutov tries to work over Dokov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dokov is defending well for now.
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Dokov controls the action.
Dokov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Plutov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Plutov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dokov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dokov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Plutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dokov avoiding damage as Plutov throws knees to the body.
Plutov misses with a punch on the inside.
Dokov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Plutov throws a head punch that misses.
Plutov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dokov misses with an elbow over the top.
Dokov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Plutov lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dokov has managed to clinch.
Plutov misses with a knee strike.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Plutov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dokov avoids a wild elbow strike from Plutov.
Plutov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dokov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dokov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov looking to stall.
Dokov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dokov jumps guard but Plutov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Plutov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dokovs head.
Dokov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Plutov just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Plutov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutov.
Dokov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wasyl Plutov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doko Dokov.
Plutov lands a hook that snaps the head of Dokov backwards.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
Dokov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Plutov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dokov can turn it around.
A short right from Dokov on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov misses with a punch to the body.
Plutov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dokov.
Plutov blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dokov fails to land.
Dokov blocks a body shot from Plutov.
Plutov missing with knees to the body.
Dokov avoids a wild elbow strike from Plutov.
Dokov blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Plutov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dokov's brow.
Dokov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the head but Dokov blocks with his arms.
Dokov misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov pushes off an throws an elbow but Dokov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokov.
Dokov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wasyl Plutov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice jab there from Dokov.
Dokov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dokov has Plutov up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Plutov.
Plutov lands with a right to the head.
Plutov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dokov up against the cage.
Dokov blocks an elbow strike from Plutov.
Knees to the body from Plutov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutov misses with an elbow over the top.
Plutov throws an elbow but it misses.
Dokov leaning against his opponent.
Dokov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wasyl Plutov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Plutov throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov has Plutov pushed against the cage.
Plutov misses with an elbow strike.
Dokov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dokov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Plutov up against the cage.
Plutov lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Plutov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Plutov stalling.
Plutov keeps control of Dokov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Plutov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Plutov misses with a punch on the inside.
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Dokov controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov working aggressively here.
Plutov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Plutov.
Plutov misses with an elbow strike.
Dokov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Plutov has him pressed against the cage.
Plutov looking to stall.
Plutov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dokov stalling the fight.
Dokov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dokov continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Plutov throws an elbow but it misses.
Plutov tries to work over Dokov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov lands with a right to the head.
Dokov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Plutov connects with a knee to the head.
Dokov letting Plutov take a breather here.
Plutov is looking to control Dokov's arms but Dokov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Plutov has his back to the cage.
Dokov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Plutov lands a right hand.
Dokov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dokov can do to turn this around?
Plutov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Plutov.
Plutov takes a shot to the head.
Dokov takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokov.
Plutov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Plutov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dokov blocks an elbow strike.
Dokov dodges an elbow strike from Plutov.
Dokov misses with a punch on the inside.
Dokov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Plutov smiles and moves away.
Dokov closes the distance and clinches.
Plutov gets through Dokov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dokov blocks an elbow strike.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Plutov fails to land.
Plutov misses with an elbow over the top.
Plutov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dokov blocks an elbow strike from Plutov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wasyl Plutov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dokov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dokov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plutov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plutov misses the jab.
Plutov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dokov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Plutov connects with a single shot there.
Plutov misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Dokov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dokov gets a double leg takedown into Plutov's guard.
Plutov wants to stand but Dokov is controlling the position.
Dokov throws a big right hand that misses.
Plutov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plutov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dokov avoids the elbow strike from Plutov, against the cage.
Plutov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov blocks an uppercut.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
Plutov throws an elbow that misses.
Dokov gets through Plutov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Plutov misses with a body punch.
Dokov cracks Plutov with a nice body shot.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dokov stalling the fight.
Plutov misses with a body punch.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by Dokov.
Dokov blocking some punches.
Dokov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dokov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Plutov's head.
Plutov wants to stand but Dokov is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Dokov stands up and waves to Plutov to follow him.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dokov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plutov.
Wasyl Plutov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plutov is looking to slow Dokov down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plutov throws a nice head kick!
Plutov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dokov at a distance.
Dokov misses with a series of wild punches.
Plutov throws a jab but it's blocked by Dokov.
Dokov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Plutov.
Plutov throws a right hand that misses
and Dokov counters with a one-two to the body.
Plutov closes the distance and pushes Dokov back into the cage.
Plutov throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov looking to slow down the pace here.
Plutov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dokov backwards.
Dokov avoids the elbow strike from Plutov, against the cage.
Plutov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Plutov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Plutov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dokov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doko Dokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokov.
Dokov avoids a wild elbow strike from Plutov.
Plutov looking to stall.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dokov is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov looking to throw knees to the head but Dokov is blocking nicely.
Dokov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plutov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dokov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Plutov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dokov avoids a wild elbow strike from Plutov.
Plutov lands with a left to the head.
Dokov managing to block the knees to the body from Plutov.
Plutov throws an elbow but it misses.
Dokov blocks an uppercut.
Wasyl Plutov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dokov lands a right hand.
Dokov lands with a right to the head.
Come on Dokov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasyl Plutov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Plutov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wasyl Plutov!
Wasyl Plutov gave a mention to Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Barnes (ranked 833 p4p, 1551 weight class) and Ryan Yoder (ranked 122 p4p, 210 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by We Want The Funk. Derrick 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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Yoder!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Yoder's leg but Yoder calmly moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Yoder misses.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Yoder.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Yoder counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yoder.
Yoder can't break the clinch.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yoder throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Yoder counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barnes thinking.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Yoder avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoder slips a jab from Barnes .
Yoder drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barnes defends it well.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yoder's head.
Yoder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoder.
Barnes misses the body punch
and Yoder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Yoder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yoder looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Yoder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yoder looks to land a combination. Barnes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yoder avoids the body shot from Barnes .
We've been hearing reports that Barnes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
Derrick Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoder pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barnes is out of range and Yoder settles back down.
Yoder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Yoder moved out of range nicely.
Yoder moves away from the strike by Barnes .
Yoder ducks under a wild hook from Barnes .
Yoder throws a hook to the side of Barnes 's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes misses with a hook to the body
and Yoder counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Yoder.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barnes .
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yoder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes .
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Yoder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot by Yoder.
Yoder misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Yoder.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Yoder just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes misses with a hook. Yoder ducked under it nicely.
Ryan Yoder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes tries to bum rush Yoder with a series of wild strikes but Yoder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoder counters with a right hand to the body.
Barnes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yoder is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barnes rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoder thumps Barnes with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Yoder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoder drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barnes defends it well.
Barnes misses the body punch
and Yoder counters with a left to the body.
Barnes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yoder sprawls well initially but Barnes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yoder manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoder.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yoder sprawls and moves away.
Barnes throws a jab when Yoder was well out of range.
Yoder with the counter takedown but Barnes avoids it easily.
Yoder walks into a straight right hand from Barnes .
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Yoder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yoder lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoder throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yoder counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Yoder will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barnes 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yoder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Derrick Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Yoder's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yoder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes .
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes . Yoder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Yoder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Yoder only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yoder ducks under a wild hook from Barnes .
Yoder with the counter takedown but Barnes avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yoder. That did some damage!
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.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Yoder counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
enabling Yoder to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoder counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Yoder counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yoder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yoder counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Barnes !
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!
Yoder stands up.
Barnes checks a low kick from Yoder.
Barnes attempts a counter takedown but Yoder avoids it well and moves away.
Derrick Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
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.
Yoder misses with a body shot.
Yoder misses with a body shot.
Yoder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Yoder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes .
Barnes misses with the combination.
And Yoder tries to counter it with a takedown but Barnes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Yoder's shoulder, as Yoder tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes backing away here, and Yoder unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yoder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes attempts a counter takedown but Yoder avoids it well and moves away.
Yoder just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Barnes lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Yoder works the jab nicely.
Barnes shoots and misses
and Yoder counters with a right hand to the body.
Yoder lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yoder throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Yoder throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes clinches up with Yoder and pushes him back against the cage.
Yoder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Yoder counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Yoder counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoder. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Yoder is predictable there
and Barnes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barnes wants to take a breather but Yoder is having none of it.
Barnes prevents Yoder from standing back up.
Barnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yoder is trying to stand back up but Barnes is controlling him
Yoder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes working over Yoder with some ground and pound. Yoder looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt - Yoder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big left from Barnes misses.
A punch combination from Yoder misses.
Yoder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Yoder 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barnes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yoder, pushing him back against the cage.
Barnes tries to pull guard but Yoder forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes tries a body shot but Yoder blocks it.
Barnes tries to score a body lock takedown but Yoder shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Barnes . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoder wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes jumps into guard, dragging Yoder to the mat.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnes working a defensive guard here.
Barnes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Yoder trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barnes 's guard.
Yoder looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yoder engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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.
Yoder preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoder tries to stand but Barnes is controlling from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yoder!
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoder lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yoder darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yoder decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barnes 's guard.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
Yoder not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoder tries to stand but Barnes is controlling from the bottom.
Yoder's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yoder is one step ahead there.
Yoder decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Derrick Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Yoder checks a leg kick.
Yoder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoder is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barnes with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoder.
Barnes swings for the body but Yoder moves out of range.
Yoder looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Yoder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt - Yoder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Yoder.
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoder breaks from the clinch.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Ryan Yoder is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoder throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Yoder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yoder winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Yoder!
Ryan Yoder thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scot Harwath (ranked 317 p4p, 1485 weight class) and Brutalis Rhino (ranked 49 p4p, 201 weight class). Brutalis Rhino 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scot Harwath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhino jabs Harwath to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rhino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harwath avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harwath seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rhino manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Harwath on his heels. He'll look to pass Harwath's guard now, I'm sure.
Harwath has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Rhino has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Rhino drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harwath gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harwath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harwath lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rhino backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harwath makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harwath lands with a left to the head.
Rhino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harwath lands a shot to the body.
Harwath lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harwath lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harwath tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harwath lands with a short shot to the head.
Harwath gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rhino.
Harwath throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwath lands a body shot.
Harwath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Harwath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harwath.
Rhino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harwath content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rhino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harwath lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rhino or not.
Rhino looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Harwath.
Harwath lands with a left to the head.
Harwath lands with a right to the head.
Harwath works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Harwath.
Rhino is rocked!
Harwath creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rhino's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rhino drops to his knees and Harwath pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scot Harwath!
A very excited looking Scot Harwath 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Schwartz Gomez (ranked 195 p4p, 702 weight class) and Charlie Chan (ranked 29 p4p, 106 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan goes for a double leg but Gomez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gomez continues to drive forward.
Gomez throws a body punch but Chan moves out of range.
Gomez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gomez.
A shot to the liver by Chan. Beautiful body shot.
Chan missing with a left hand there. Gomez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomez works over Chan's head and body with a nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chan misses with a right hand
and Gomez counters with a straight right hand.
Chan misses with a looping left.
Chan throws a big shot that misses.
Gomez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chan misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely.
Chan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomez.
It looked like Gomez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chan.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chan fails with the takedown.
Schwartz Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Chan.
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Gomez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan loads up on a big right hand but Gomez slips the punch.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chan looks to throw the jab but Gomez is out of range.
It looked like Gomez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've been told by Gomez's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chan throws a series of punches but Gomez moves out of range.
Chan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chan gets tackled into the cage by Gomez. Gomez maintains the clinch.
Gomez stalling the fight.
Gomez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chan or not.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Chan 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.
Gomez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gomez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chan tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomez's corner calls for a 1-2. Gomez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chan misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez scores with a leg kick.
Chan throws a jab when Gomez was well out of range.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Chan.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez lands with a nice body punch.
Charlie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chan throws a jab when Gomez was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomez.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Gomez cracks a nice hook into Chan's ribs.
Gomez connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Chan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gomez. That's going to slow Chan down.
Chan throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Chan misses.
Gomez moves out of range of the strikes.
Chan throws the left hand but Gomez avoids the punch easily.
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Gomez.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gomez!
Chan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gomez connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Chan! He's out on his feet! Gomez rushes in and drops Chan with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Schwartz Gomez!
A very excited looking Schwartz Gomez 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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