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OFK 166 - Line Vs Mad Onion PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Gremlin (ranked 3280 p4p, 4374 weight class) and Luis Sinisterra (ranked 417 p4p, 547 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian Gremlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sinisterra!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Sinisterra.
Gremlin dodges the punch combination from Sinisterra.
As Sinisterra tries to get set, Gremlin tries to push him back and clinch up but Sinisterra manages to avoid the attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Sinisterra finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sinisterra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sinisterra drops his shoulder and cracks Gremlin with a huge uppercut! Gremlin goes down! Can Sinisterra finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinisterra trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gremlin's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin is pulling down on Sinisterra's head. It's preventing any offense from Sinisterra, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinisterra won't allow Gremlin to sweep him here.
Sinisterra gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sinisterra misses with a two punch combination.
Brazilian Gremlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gremlin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sinisterra misses with a series of wild punches.
Gremlin shoots in for a takedown but Sinisterra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sinisterra feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sinisterra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sinisterra is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gremlin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sinisterra is trying to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinisterra is looking to regain half guard here but Gremlin keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinisterra trying to remain calm as Gremlin controls from the top position.
Sinisterra is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee asks Gremlin politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gremlin prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gremlin trying to control the position but Sinisterra is working away.
Sinisterra tries to escape but Gremlin is in control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sinisterra is trying to escape the position but Gremlin is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gremlin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sinisterra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin shoots in and drives through. Sinisterra sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brazilian Gremlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinisterra tests Gremlin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gremlin tries for a takedown but Sinisterra circles away easily
and Sinisterra counters with a straight right hand.
Sinisterra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gremlin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A shot to the liver by Sinisterra. Beautiful body shot.
Gremlin is breathing heavily.
Sinisterra scores with a leg kick.
Sinisterra connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Gremlin covering up! Sinisterra comes in with a big uppercut and Gremlin goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luis Sinisterra!
Luis Sinisterra spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kole Mack (ranked 1841 p4p, 2308 weight class) and Akimbo Spice (ranked 249 p4p, 304 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kole Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akimbo Spice!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spice ducks under a wild hook from Mack.
Spice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spice throws a counter combo.
Spice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mack gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spice misses with the combination.
Mack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mack misses with a lunging right hand
and Spice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spice misses with a hook. Mack ducked under it nicely.
Spice misses with an uppercut. Mack saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spice moves forwards but Mack connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mack tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Spice to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spice moves away.
Mack throws a body shot but no joy.
Spice takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spice swings for the body but Mack moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Mack misses the target.
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spice manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spice 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.
Spice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spice there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mack throws a hook but Spice avoids it easily.
Mack throws a hook but Spice blocks it.
Mack looks to throw the jab but Spice is out of range.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spice is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mack with a body shot.
Mack lands a left and a right that send Spice crashing to the mat, dazed. Mack thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Akimbo Spice has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Spice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mack.
Mack lands a nice looking body kick.
Mack will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spice unleashes a big counter combination but Mack bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Spice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mack lands a nice looking body shot.
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spice manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Mack tenderised Spice's leg. Spice is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mack swings widly with a right hand
enabling Spice to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack misses with a hook to the body
and Spice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mack misses with a right hand
and Spice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spice misses with a body shot.
Mack clinches.
Spice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spice is leaning against Mack and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spice lands a body shot.
Spice lands a hook that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Spice throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spice moves away from the strike by Mack.
Mack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spice holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Spice tries to land a knee to the head but Mack blocks with his arms.
Spice blocking some punches.
Mack has a couple of punches blocked by Spice.
Mack managing to block the knees to the body from Spice.
Spice blocking some punches.
Spice taking a breather.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spice misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mack.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spice holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Spice blocking some punches.
Spice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spice was well out of range. Poor timing from Mack.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kole Mack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akimbo Spice's cut.
That's time! Mack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spice misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mack.
Spice misses with a punch to the body.
Mack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spice can do to turn this around?
Spice misses with a punch on the inside.
Spice manages to break the clinch.
Kole Mack is winning the standup battle so far.
Mack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mack throws a lazy right hand but Spice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spice lands a nice shot that snaps Mack's head back.
Spice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mack.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack throws out a leg kick but Spice moves out of range and Mack only half commits.
Spice only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mack looks to score with a jab to the body but Spice is just out of range.
Spice lands a nice hook to Mack's body. Mack takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice blocks a head kick by Mack.
Spice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mack wants to clinch
and Spice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mack connects with a single shot there.
Spice scores with a jab to the body.
Mack lands with a hook. Spice tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Spice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mack tries to clinch
and Spice counters with a stiff right hand.
Mack misses with a low kick.
Spice drops Mack with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mack! Spice dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akimbo Spice!
A relieved looking Akimbo Spice thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Hall (ranked 1019 p4p, 1879 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 143 p4p, 253 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a right and a left that Nekele avoids nicely.
Hall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
 It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.
Nice jab there from Nekele.
Nice defenses there by Nekele.
Nekele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hall's hands.
Nekele moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
Nekele throws out a counter right but Hall avoids it with no problem.
Nekele defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hall.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nekele.
Nekele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Hall.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nekele is looking for the big counter here.
A solid body kick from Nekele.
Nekele misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Nekele lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hall doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nekele misses the jab.
Nekele pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hall is out of range and Nekele settles back down.
Hall looks to land a combination but Nekele avoids it well.
Nekele digs a good hook to Hall's body.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Nekele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele connects with the punch.
Nekele loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
Nekele is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nekele jabs at Hall's body.
Naiki Nekele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nekele throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Nekele.
Nekele blocks a head kick by Hall.
Nekele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hall's head backwards.
Nekele moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Nekele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nekele jabs Hall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nekele cracks Hall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Charlie Hall's cut is getting worse.
Nice uppercut there from Hall.
Nekele has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nekele lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nekele throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A clash of legs there as Nekele blocks the low kick.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Nekele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall slips a straight right by Nekele.
Nekele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall shoots in but no luck this time.
Nekele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nekele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hall counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Nekele has double underhooks.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nekeles head.
Nekele lands with a light punch inside.
Nekele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Nekele shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nekele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nekele lands a head kick!
Nekele throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Nekele misses.
Nekele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall avoids the body shot from Nekele.
Nekele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nekele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
Nekele slips under a jab from Hall.
Nekele misses with a straight left.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nekele manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall slips a jab from Nekele.
Nekele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hall under the eye.
Nekele lands a glancing blow to the side of Hall's head.
Charlie Hall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall is looking to score with low kicks.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Nekele checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nekele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nekele's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nekele digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
Hall shoots for a takedown but Nekele saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A little jabbing left from Nekele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nekele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Nekele counters with a straight right hand.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nekele.
Nekele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hall walks into a straight right hand from Nekele.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall thuds his shin into the meat of Nekele's side.
Nekele connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jeez, Charlie Hall's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Nekele counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nekele has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to land a front kick but Nekele steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circling - Nekele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nekele misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nekele tries to avoid it but Hall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nekele to the ground. Nekele escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nekele. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nekele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hall. Hall obviously looking to wear him down.
Nekele looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Nekele lands an overhand right.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charlie Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Naiki Nekele!
Naiki Nekele 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Mazepin (ranked 1434 p4p, 1120 weight class) and Yayi Zinsou (ranked 205 p4p, 163 weight class). Mazepin comes to the cage accompanied by boom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Mazepin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 43 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazepin shoots for a double leg takedown but Zinsou sprawls well. He's pushed Mazepin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zinsou gets a double leg takedown into Mazepin's guard.
Zinsou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zinsou's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zinsou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zinsou is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mazepin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zinsou is aware though and is defending well.
Zinsou not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mazepin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zinsou defends well.
Mazepin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zinsou passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinsou is chipping away with strikes.
Mazepin is looking for a sweep.
Mazepin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
It looks like Fedor Mazepin has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazepin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fedor Mazepin's cut is getting worse.
Zinsou working the head and body with strikes.
Fedor Mazepin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fedor Mazepin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yayi Zinsou!
Yayi Zinsou decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Fedor Mazepin was interviewed post fight and said 'until next time'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Radar (ranked 1457 p4p, 1040 weight class) and Balal Lama (ranked 206 p4p, 149 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Radar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balal Lama!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lama.
Lama connects with a body shot that sends Radar's belly button to the back.
Lama ducks under a wild hook from Radar.
A nice side step and Lama releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Radar tries for a takedown but Lama sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Radar slips a jab and a cross from Lama.
Radar checks a leg kick nicely.
Lama tries a head kick but it misses.
Lama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lama sizes up Radar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Max Radar has been cut.
Radar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lama works over Radar's head and body with a nice combination.
Lama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Radar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lama's head backwards.
Balal Lama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Radar blocks the low kick.
Lama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lama misses the jab.
Lama gets a double leg takedown into Radar's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Radar is on top in guard.
Lama is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lama trying to control the position.
Lama is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Our spies down at at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter inform us that Lama has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Radar landing some decent shots from guard.
Radar stopping the sweep attempt from Lama.
Radar postures up in Lama's guard and throws a big left but Lama blocks it.
Radar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Radar trying to control but Lama is working from the bottom.
Lama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Radar defends well.
Lama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Radar trying to control the position from guard on top but Lama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Radar throwing strikes from guard but Lama blocks nicely.
Radar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Radar wants to pass the guard but Lama is keeping the position.
Lama controls Radar momentarily but Radar frees himself.
Lama controlling the position.
Radar lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lama is on top in guard.
Radar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lama is one step ahead there.
Radar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radar has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lama has passed into side control.
Lama tries for a kimura but Radar is defending well.
Radar manages to get back to half guard.
Lama is trying to control. Radar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lama connects with a nice short shot to Radar's temple.
Radar is trying to get back to full guard.
Radar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lama wants to control from the top but Radar keeps moving.
Radar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Radar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Radar works over Lama with some ground and pound from guard.
Lama is trying to control the position but Radar postures up.
Lama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Radar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lama is looking for a triangle but Radar pushes his legs off easily.
Radar won't allow Lama to sweep him here.
Radar stops Lama from standing up.
Radar preventing the sweep.
Radar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Radar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Radar postures up in Lama's guard and throws a big left but Lama blocks it.
Lama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Radar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Radar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balal Lama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Radar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lama, as that shot connected.
Lama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Radar, pushing him back against the cage.
Lama wants to get back to striking at distance but Radar won't allow it.
Radar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Radar.
Lama is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Radar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lama has Radar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Radar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lama is looking for a takedown.
Max Radar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balal Lama.
Radar lands a shoulder strike.
Lama has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Radar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Radar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lama is looking to take this one to the mat.
Radar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lama backwards.
Lama is breathing heavily.
Radar scores with a shoulder strike.
Radar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lama blocks a body shot from Radar.
Radar throws a punch but it's blocked by Lama.
A shot in the inside from Radar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Radar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lamas head.
Radar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lamas head.
Lama goes for a takedown attempt but Radar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Radar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Radar moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Lama goes down! Can Radar finish him!?
 Lama is rocked!
It looks like Balal Lama has been cut.
Radar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lama can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Radar chips away with some ground and pound.
Radar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Radar stands up over Lama, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lama is trying to keep Radar in close.
Lama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Radar is aware though and is defending well.
Radar pushes down on Lama's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Radar 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.
Radar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lama with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Radar.
Lama wants to control but Radar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Radar working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Radar.
Lama tries to get to full guard but Radar has control of the leg.
Radar wants to pass to mount but Lama is defending the position.
Radar working the head and body with strikes.
Max Radar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Radar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Radar drops an elbow to the side of Lama's head.
Radar throwing shots but Lama is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lama keeps working.
Radar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Radar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lama defending well though.
Lama makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lama.
Radar trying to control the position from guard on top but Lama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Radar is refusing to be controlled, as Lama sits in half guard.
Radar actively working from the bottom here.
Lama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Radar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Radar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lama sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Radar wants to sweep here but Lama controlling him for the moment.
Lama trying to control the position from guard on top but Radar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Radar controls Lama momentarily but Lama frees himself.
Radar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Radar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Radar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Radar postures up in Lama's guard and throws a big left but Lama blocks it.
Radar is looking to work some ground and pound but Lama has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Radar dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lama misses with a head kick.
Lama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Radar circles away quickly and effectively.
Radar misses the shot to the body.
Lama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Radar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Lama.
Radar missing with a left hand there. Lama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Radar cracks Lama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot by Radar.
Radar avoids the head kick by Lama.
Balal Lama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Radar misses its target.
Lama shoots in looking for a takedown. Radar tries to sprawl out of it but Lama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Radar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lama gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Radar points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Lama wakes up just in time to hear Radar thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Radar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Williams (ranked 802 p4p, 1558 weight class) and Hunter Acosta (ranked 109 p4p, 221 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275
5 - 5 - 0 |
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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 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Acosta!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acosta swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams half committed to a counter leg kick.
Acosta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams is pawing at Acosta, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Acosta's nose. Acosta is badly hurt! Williams pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Acosta tries desperately to hold on but Williams is relentless in his assault! As Acosta receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Williams away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Williams!
After the big win, Billy Williams made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Altitude Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zahbit Lovanov (ranked 519 p4p, 739 weight class) and Andy Grabber (ranked 76 p4p, 101 weight class). Grabber has chosen Side to Side as his entrance music. 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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World class boxer
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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 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahbit Lovanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Grabber!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grabber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grabber digs a good body shot into Lovanov's ribs.
Grabber misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grabber throws a shot to the body.
Grabber misses with a right hand
and Lovanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grabber misses the body punch
letting Lovanov counter with a right hand.
Lovanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lovanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grabber.
Grabber avoids the body shot from Lovanov.
Lovanov misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Grabber misses.
Grabber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lovanov's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grabber missing with a left hand there. Lovanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lovanov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Grabber tries to move into range but Lovanov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovanov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slow jab from Grabber misses its intended target.
Grabber tests Lovanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the body from Grabber misses
and Lovanov counters with a left hand that sends Grabber to the canvas!
Grabber is rocked!
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!
Lovanov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grabber is still in real trouble! Can Lovanov finish him?
Grabber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lovanov manages to get himself to full guard.
Lovanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grabber seems to have recovered his senses.
Grabber wants to pass the guard but Lovanov is keeping the position.
Grabber throws a strike but Lovanov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lovanov is looking to work some ground and pound but Grabber has wrist control.
Grabber wants to sweep here but Lovanov controlling him for the moment.
Lovanov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grabber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov is looking to work some ground and pound but Grabber has wrist control.
Lovanov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lovanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Grabber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lovanov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lovanov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Grabber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grabber managing to control the position.
Lovanov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lovanov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabber looking to control.
Lovanov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lovanov postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovanov wants to pass the guard but Grabber is keeping the position.
Grabber wants to sweep but no luck.
Lovanov is working Grabber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Grabber has control of Lovanov's left arm, preventing Lovanov from doing any damage.
Grabber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lovanov looking to sit in guard and control but Grabber gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lovanov pulls Grabber in close to prevent any damage.
Grabber won't allow Lovanov to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grabber wants to control from the top but Lovanov keeps moving.
Lovanov seems keen to control Grabber's posture.
Lovanov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grabber controls the pace.
Grabber wants to control from the top but Lovanov keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zahbit Lovanov dominated that round.
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.
Lovanov scores with a hook to the body. Grabber takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grabber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lovanov throws a body punch but Grabber moves out of range.
Lovanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grabber.
Grabber throws a body punch but Lovanov moves out of range.
Lovanov scores with a nice right hand.
Grabber lands a nice shot that snaps Lovanov's head back.
Lovanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabber manages to avoid it.
Grabber throws out a loose jab but Lovanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zahbit Lovanov is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovanov ducks right into an uppercut from Grabber.
Grabber missing with a left hand there. Lovanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lovanov throwing a counter right hand but Grabber manages to avoid it.
Lovanov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Lovanov.
Lovanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Grabber misses.
Grabber lands a nice shot to the body.
Lovanov ducks right into an uppercut from Grabber.
Grabber swings for the body but Lovanov moves out of range.
Grabber throws a jab but it's blocked by Lovanov.
Grabber takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lovanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grabber.
Lovanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grabber.
Grabber scores with a sloppy right hand. Lovanov should have avoided that one.
Lovanov with a hook.
Andy Grabber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lovanov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grabber at a distance.
Lovanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Grabber.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grabber. Lovanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
BAM! Lovanov delivers a spinning backfist that drops Grabber like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Zahbit Lovanov!
Zahbit Lovanov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeta Knox (ranked 175 p4p, 859 weight class) and Radio Philips (ranked 30 p4p, 121 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . Radio Philips 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 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips moves away from the strike by Knox.
Philips throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Philips connects with a leg kick.
Philips throws a leg kick
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Radio Philips has been cut.
Radio Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philips tries to clinch but Knox moves away
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Philips avoids the body shot from Knox.
Philips misses the jab.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips misses with a double jab
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Philips takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Philips takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Philips defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Philips lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Philips tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Philips looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Philips looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Philips misses with a head kick.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Philips lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knox's sensitive parts.
Knox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Philips clinches with his opponent.
Knox managing to block the knees to the body from Philips.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox blocks an elbow strike from Philips.
Philips tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Philips misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox tries a body shot but Philips blocks it.
I was talking to Knox's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philips was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Philips moved out of range nicely.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.
Philips lands with a good body shot.
Philips lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good shot there by Philips.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
As Knox backs off Philips throws a huge counter combo but Knox manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Philips throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Knox misses
enabling Philips to counter with a crisp jab.
Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philips slips a jab from Knox.
Philips lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knox's sensitive parts.
Nice jab there from Knox.
Philips is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Philips throws the kick towards the body but Knox avoids it.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Philips's head but Philips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Philips counters with a straight right hand.
A clash of legs there as Knox blocks the low kick.
Philips takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox throws a hook but Philips avoids it easily.
Knox takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Knox misses with a left hand
and Philips counters with a big right hand! Oh Knox is in trouble here! Philips follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Radio Philips!
During a confident post fight interview, Radio Philips thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Zeta Knox stepped up to the mic, saying '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gothic Line (ranked 70 p4p, 437 weight class) and Luke Mad Onion (ranked 11 p4p, 65 weight class). 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gothic Line!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad Onion throws a sloppy head kick and Line moves out of range easily.
Mad Onion scores with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mad Onion.
Mad Onion throws a lazy right hand but Line sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Line missing with a left hand there. Mad Onion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Line misses with a hook.
As Line backs off Mad Onion throws a huge counter combo but Line manages to avoid it all.
Line takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mad Onion lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Line backs up against the cage.
Line lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mad Onion's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mad Onion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Line scores with a jab.
Line lands a nice shot that snaps Mad Onion's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mad Onion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Line circles away quickly and effectively.
Line is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mad Onion throws a push kick but Line slaps the foot to one side.
Luke Mad Onion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Line misses.
Line lands an overhand right.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
Line lands a two punch combo.
Mad Onion throws a leg kick which misses Line's front leg but catches the back leg as Line tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Onion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line avoids the head kick by Mad Onion.
Mad Onion looks to land a right hand but Line moved out of range.
Line is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Line throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Line moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Mad Onion goes down! Can Line finish him!?
Mad Onion is rocked!
Line postures up in Mad Onion's guard and throws a big left but Mad Onion blocks it.
Mad Onion is still in real trouble! Can Line finish him?
Mad Onion is looking to stand up but Line isn't so interested in that idea.
Mad Onion is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Line dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Line takes a little break here. Mad Onion wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mad Onion seems to have recovered his senses.
Line in side control, throwing shots but Mad Onion defends.
Mad Onion wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee asks Line politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Line prefers to stall for the moment though.
Line creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mad Onion sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Line has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line trying to control the position but Mad Onion is working away.
Line working the body and head with strikes.
Mad Onion is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Line 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.
Mad Onion is trying to buck Line off.
Line slows the pace down.
Line wants to control but Mad Onion is keeping him busy.
Mad Onion wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mad Onion keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Mad Onion wants to get back to his feet but Line is dominant here and he's now got Mad Onion's back!
Line punches Mad Onion on the ear.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Even with his hooks in, Line manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Mad Onion is trying to stand back up.
Line struggling to keep hold of the position.
Line thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Mad Onion is trying to get back to his feet but Line has full control of the position and if anything, Mad Onion has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Line tightening his grip on Mad Onion, looking for the choke.
Line trying to control momentarily.
Mad Onion is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Line off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Line throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Line thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mad Onion trying to get back to his feet but Line is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gothic Line dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Line throws a looping overhand right but Mad Onion ducks down to avoid it.
Mad Onion lands with a kick to the temple. Line shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mad Onion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Line swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Line jabs Mad Onion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Line misses with a looping left.
Line looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mad Onion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Line paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gothic Line is winning the standup battle so far.
Mad Onion connects with a looping right hand.
Mad Onion blocks a head kick by Line.
Mad Onion swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mad Onion bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Line's head.
Mad Onion slips a jab from Line.
Mad Onion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
Mad Onion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Line.
Line works the jab nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Line here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Line swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Mad Onion misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mad Onion throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Line blocks it with crossed arms.
Mad Onion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Line.
Mad Onion throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line tries to work over Mad Onion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Line presses Mad Onion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Line pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Line cracks Mad Onion with an open hand slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Line. That's going to slow Mad Onion down.
Line throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mad Onion.
Line lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mad Onion at a distance.
Line throws out a loose jab but Mad Onion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mad Onion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mad Onion takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mad Onion pushes Line up against the cage in a clinch.
Line breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Line. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Line.
Mad Onion takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Line throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mad Onion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Line counters with a leg kick.
Mad Onion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mad Onion closes the distance and clinches.
Mad Onion gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Gothic Line has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Line.
Line softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mad Onion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Line's brow.
Line's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Line pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Mad Onion.
Mad Onion takes a swing at Line's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Line.
Mad Onion closes the distance but Line moves to the side
and Line cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Line throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Line missing with a left hand there. Mad Onion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mad Onion looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Line slips under a jab.
Line throws a jab but it's blocked by Mad Onion.
Mad Onion checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mad Onion misses with an uppercut
enabling Line to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
and Line counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Mad Onion! He's just covering up as Line starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gothic Line!
Gothic Line retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Gothic Line started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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