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Bellicose 107 - Prospects 6 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ade Yusuf (ranked 24423 p4p, 24917 weight class) and Roland Keju (ranked 634 p4p, 620 weight class). Keju has chosen Crazy Loop as his entrance music. The key to victory for Ade Yusuf has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ade Yusuf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roland Keju!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yusuf scores with a nice head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Yusuf there.
Nice jab there from Yusuf.
Keju takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Keju should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Yusuf lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Keju up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Yusuf from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Keju's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ade Yusuf!
After winning the bout, Ade Yusuf 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Petrov (ranked 5811 p4p, 24370 weight class) and Horacio Sadaval (ranked 601 p4p, 695 weight class). Sadaval has chosen Prohibido Olvidar as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horacio Sadaval!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadaval closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Petrov to the mat! Petrov manages to get full guard.
Petrov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sadaval defends it easily.
Petrov has his foot on Sadaval's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sadaval works his way back into a safe position though.
Sadaval passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sadaval scores with punches from side control.
Sadaval creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sadaval landing strikes.
Sadaval lands a nice forearm strike.
Petrov tries to improve position but can't.
Sadaval working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sadaval looks up at the clock and then as Petrov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sadaval smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
 Petrov is rocked!
Sadaval creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Petrov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sadaval working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadaval lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Petrov! Sadaval senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Petrov out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Horacio Sadaval!
Horacio Sadaval tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carvel Watkins (ranked 24538 p4p, 5263 weight class) and Geraint Jones (ranked 647 p4p, 582 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carvel Watkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Geraint Jones!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Watkins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Watkins misses with a body shot.
Watkins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Geraint Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
We've been informed that Jones has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Watkins tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones unleashes a big counter combination but Watkins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Watkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carvel Watkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watkins tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Watkins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
It appears Watkins was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Jones tries to bum rush Watkins with a series of wild strikes but Watkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Watkins moved out of range.
Watkins is looking to counter punch.
Watkins misses with a wild body shot.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Watkins tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Watkins drops back down to his feet.
Watkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Watkins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jones after a bit of a struggle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watkinss head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones works on Watkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watkins can't get the takedown.
Watkins decides to pull guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Watkins keeps moving.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Watkins keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Watkins can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Watkins's head.
Watkins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones working over Watkins with some ground and pound. Watkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Watkins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Watkins has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Watkins's head.
Watkins is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watkins is breathing heavily.
Watkins tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones is working for a kimura but Watkins is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Watkins's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Geraint Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones throws a left that rocks Watkins and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jones dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Watkins regain composure!
Oh Watkins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
 It looks like Carvel Watkins has been cut.
Jones lands an elbow.
Watkins is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jones is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Jones! Watkins is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Geraint Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chetnik Borg Eleven (ranked 5993 p4p, 24349 weight class) and Michael Nessen (ranked 618 p4p, 659 weight class). Michael Nessen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Brawler
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chetnik Borg Eleven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Nessen!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borg Eleven moves into the clinch successfully.
Nessen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nessen is trying to pull guard but Borg Eleven has him pressed against the cage.
Borg Eleven lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Borg Eleven.
Borg Eleven lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Borg Eleven has Nessen pressed against the cage, preventing Nessen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Borg Eleven lands a right hand.
Borg Eleven working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg Eleven lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Borg Eleven.
Nessen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nessen wants a takedown.
Chetnik Borg Eleven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Nessen.
Borg Eleven throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nessen looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg Eleven lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Borg Eleven.
Borg Eleven working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Borg Eleven pushes Nessen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borg Eleven gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nessen regains guard.
Borg Eleven sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borg Eleven slips nicely into half guard.
Borg Eleven lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Borg Eleven with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Borg Eleven takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Borg Eleven working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nessen taking some punishment here, with Borg Eleven in his half guard.
Borg Eleven with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Borg Eleven is working for a kimura but Nessen is defending it quite comfortably.
Borg Eleven winds up and cracks Nessen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nessen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Borg Eleven is working away from the top position though.
Borg Eleven working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Borg Eleven working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Borg Eleven is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nessen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Borg Eleven.
Borg Eleven looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
 Nessen is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg Eleven trying to control the pace.
Borg Eleven scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nessen is still in real trouble! Can Borg Eleven finish him?
Borg Eleven working the head and body with strikes.
Borg Eleven perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nessen seems to have recovered his senses.
Nessen tries to roll over but Borg Eleven keeps him under control.
Borg Eleven controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Borg Eleven scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Borg Eleven looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Borg Eleven lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Borg Eleven creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Nessen is out cold and this one is all over! Borg Eleven climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chetnik Borg Eleven!
A relieved looking Chetnik Borg Eleven thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olof Hell (ranked 4691 p4p, 4391 weight class) and Anas Kospas (ranked 537 p4p, 524 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Olof Hell has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Olof Hell seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Olof Hell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anas Kospas!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kospas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kospas forces his way into half guard.
Hell is trying to maintain the position but Kospas is very close to passing his half guard.
Hell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kospas on the ground.
Hell is trying to get back to full guard.
Kospas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
It looks like Kospas might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kospas drops an elbow to the side of Hell's head.
Kospas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell is looking to improve his position.
Kospas lands with a punch from half guard.
Kospas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kospas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kospas lands strikes from half guard.
Hell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kospas controlling the pace.
Kospas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kospas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kospas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kospas works his way into side control.
Kospas working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kospas gets to mount! Hell was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kospas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kospas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kospas lands a nice shot to the head.
Hell is desperately trying to improve his position but Kospas has a good base and remains in mount.
Kospas scoring with strikes but Hell is staying in there.
Kospas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kospas punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hell is rocked!
Kospas lands a big elbow - Hell is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Hell is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Anas Kospas!
The defeated Olof Hell had this to say: 'I will come back stronger... see you soon'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Davis (ranked 4064 p4p, 4327 weight class) and Oleg Kovolak (ranked 493 p4p, 518 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oleg Kovolak!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kovolak lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kovolak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kovolak is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 It looks like Oleg Kovolak has been cut.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kovolak scores with a jab to the body.
Davis cracks Kovolak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kovolak forces Davis back against the cage and clinches.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovolak.
Kovolak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kovolak backwards.
Kovolak leaning against his opponent.
Kovolak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovolak stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to stall.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovolak pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovolak has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Davis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kovolak can turn it around.
Davis blocking some punches.
Kovolak blocking some punches.
Davis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovolak uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Davis letting Kovolak take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovolak blocks a body shot from Davis.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovolak.
Davis letting Kovolak take a breather here.
Kovolak misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kovolak.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovolak.
Kovolak throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovolak throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Kovolak.
Kovolak stalling against the cage.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovolak.
Kovolak lands a left hand.
Kovolak can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovolak uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Kovolak.
Kovolak'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovolak leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kovolak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kovolak'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.
Davis misses with some punches.
Kovolak blocks an uppercut.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davis tries a body shot but Kovolak blocks it.
Kovolak wants to stall.
Kovolak displaying some good clinch control by pressing Davis up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovolak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That has opened up Oleg Kovolak's cut even more.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovolak will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Davis up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
Kovolak lands a shoulder strike.
Kovolak prevents a body shot from Davis.
Davis prevents a body shot from Kovolak.
Kovolak lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovolak blocks a body shot from Davis.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovolak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kovolak swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Danny Davis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oleg Kovolak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davis tries to clinch there but Kovolak circles away.
Davis throws a hook but Kovolak blocks it.
Davis sets himself, and Kovolak steps forward looking for the clinch! Davis avoids it this time.
Kovolak looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Kovolak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovolak.
Kovolak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kovolak blocks an uppercut.
Kovolak will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Davis up against the cage.
Kovolak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kovolak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kovolak throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis digs a right hand into Kovolak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kovolak's gas tank.
Oleg Kovolak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
A short right from Davis.
A short right from Davis.
Kovolak is breathing heavily.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kovolak backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovolak lands a left hand.
Kovolak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Kovolak.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kovolak backwards.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davis avoiding damage.
Kovolak misses with a hook from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kovolak in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
Davis lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Davis.
Kovolak is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Kovolak is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Davis lands a left hand.
The cut above Oleg Kovolak's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Davis lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kovolak to his knees! Davis keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Davis!
After the big win, Danny Davis made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FUClothing 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 Rumble Nunes (ranked 4067 p4p, 2613 weight class) and Murfum Orcarm (ranked 476 p4p, 327 weight class). 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rumble Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murfum Orcarm!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orcarm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nunes, pushing him back against the cage.
Orcarm pulls guard.
Nunes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Orcarm, up you get!
Nunes connects with a right hand. Orcarm shakes it off.
Orcarm darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nunes tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Orcarm manages to move to mount!
Orcarm raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orcarm is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nunes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Orcarm looking to finish Nunes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nunes!
It looks like Rumble Nunes has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orcarm with shots to the head and body - Nunes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Orcarm looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Nunes covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murfum Orcarm!
Murfum Orcarm seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hao Sawamura (ranked 1246 p4p, 2858 weight class) and Alexander Korolev (ranked 191 p4p, 375 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hao Sawamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Korolev!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawamura misses with a looping right.
Korolev lands a lovely overhand right.
Korolev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Korolev throws a body punch but Sawamura moves out of range.
Korolev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sawamura counters with a nice low kick that buckles Korolev's knee momentarily.
Sawamura dodges the punch combination from Korolev.
Sawamura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sawamura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alexander Korolev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korolev misses with a wild body shot.
Korolev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Korolev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sawamura feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korolev throws a series of punches but Sawamura avoids them all with ease.
Korolev takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Alexander Korolev has been cut.
Sawamura slips under a jab.
Korolev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sawamura counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korolev lunges at Sawamura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sawamura's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korolev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sawamura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some wild striking there from Korolev.
Sawamura tried to counter with a leg kick but Korolev avoided it.
Sawamura misses with an attempted mid kick.
Korolev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sawamura.
Korolev throws a series of strikes that have Sawamura backpedaling.
Sawamura defending well as Korolev loads up on a big left hand.
Sawamura throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Korolev.
Sawamura gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Korolev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sawamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Korolev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sawamura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korolev.
Sawamura quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Korolev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Korolev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korolev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sawamura really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korolev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sawamura lands a right hook to the body.
Sawamura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sawamura throwing a counter right hand but Korolev manages to avoid it.
Sawamura avoids the body shot from Korolev.
Korolev scores with a jab.
Sawamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Korolev throws out the jab.
Korolev throws an overhand right that lands on Sawamura's shoulder, as Sawamura tries to avoid the shot.
Sawamura throwing a counter right hand but Korolev manages to avoid it.
Korolev misses with a series of wild punches.
A quick step to the side and Sawamura tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Korolev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sawamura moves away.
Korolev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Korolev throws an overhand right that lands on Sawamura's shoulder, as Sawamura tries to avoid the shot.
Korolev misses with a combination
and Sawamura counters with a nice uppercut.
Sawamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Korolev throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawamura defending well as Korolev loads up on a big left hand.
Korolev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good leg kick by Sawamura.
Korolev throws a series of strikes that have Sawamura backpedaling.
Korolev lands a head shot.
Jab from Korolev.
Sawamura ducks under a wild hook from Korolev.
Sawamura is looking to counter punch.
Korolev scores with a one two! Sawamura had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Korolev misses.
Sawamura throwing a counter right hand but Korolev manages to avoid it.
Sawamura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Korolev's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sawamura looks to throw the jab but Korolev is out of range.
Korolev throws an overhand right that lands on Sawamura's shoulder, as Sawamura tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Sawamura tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sawamura cracks Korolev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That has opened up Alexander Korolev's cut even more.
Korolev throws a sloppy body shot
and Korolev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Korolev swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawamura jabs at Korolev's body.
Korolev throws a nice looking combination but Sawamura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sawamura half committed to a counter leg kick.
Korolev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid body kick from Sawamura.
Korolev misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Sawamura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Korolev doesn't seem phased though.
Sawamura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sawamura thuds his right hand into Korolev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Korolev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Korolev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sawamura.
The cut above Alexander Korolev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawamura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Korolev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Korolev looks winded!
Korolev throws a series of punches but Sawamura moves out of range.
Korolev misses with a looping left.
Sawamura appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Korolev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korolev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sawamura is looking to land body kicks.
Sawamura has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Korolev misses the jab.
Korolev misses with a hook.
Sawamura lands a slapping body shot.
Korolev throws a nice looking combination but Sawamura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That kick from Sawamura tenderised Korolev's leg. Korolev is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Korolev misses the target.
Korolev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sawamura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sawamura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Korolev misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sawamura lands with a cross.
Sawamura moves out of range of the strikes.
Sawamura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sawamura is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Korolev throws a right and a left that Sawamura avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korolev scores with a jab to the body.
Alexander Korolev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sawamura defending well as Korolev loads up on a big left hand.
Korolev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Korolev misses the shot to the body.
Korolev misses with an uppercut. Sawamura saw that one coming.
Sawamura half committed to a counter leg kick.
Korolev checks a leg kick nicely.
Korolev swings widly with a right hand
and Sawamura counters with a straight right hand.
Alexander Korolev's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Korolev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Korolev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sawamura throws a quick counter kick to the body but Korolev avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Sawamura.
Korolev throws a jab when Sawamura was well out of range.
Sawamura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Korolev moves forwards but Sawamura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Korolev as he connects with a hook.
Alexander Korolev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Korolev misses with a body shot
and Sawamura counters with an inside leg kick.
Sawamura throws a sloppy head kick and Korolev moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Korolev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sawamura throws a quick counter kick to the body but Korolev avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korolev cracks Sawamura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Korolev throws a lazy uppercut
and Sawamura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexander Korolev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hao Sawamura!
A victorious Hao Sawamura thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pate Mfer (ranked 1784 p4p, 2407 weight class) and Super Special (ranked 249 p4p, 319 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Super Special!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Special defending well as Mfer loads up on a big left hand.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Mfer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mfer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Special's head.
Mfer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Special swings for the body but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Super Special seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Special throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Special throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
Special staying out of range there.
Special throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Special misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Mfer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Special does a little dance to reset his feet.
Special appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mfer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Special feints a jab promting Mfer to slip. Special then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mfer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Special throws a jab when Mfer was well out of range.
Special ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mfer moves away.
Special throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mfer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Special throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Special. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Special misses with the combination.
Mfer lands a jab to the head.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Special lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mfer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Special has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Special and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Special takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mfer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Special takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Special moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Special scores with a jab. Mfer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mfer defending well as Special loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Mfer misses.
Special jabs at Mfer's body.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
Mfer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mfer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Special misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Mfer misses.
Special uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
Mfer lands a jab to the head.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Special.
A right-left combo lands from Special.
Special swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mfer counters with a good, hard body kick but Special shrugs it off.
Mfer throws a leg kick
and Special counters with a series of strikes. Mfer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Special.
Mfer connects with a body shot that sends Special's belly button to the back.
Special takes one to the chin there.
Mfer cracks Special with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mfer has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Special to stand back up!
Special is rocked!
Mfer shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Special takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Mfer sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Special bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pate Mfer!
During a confident post fight interview, Pate Mfer 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balthasar Van Thüringen (ranked 978 p4p, 1130 weight class) and Tarik Oren (ranked 146 p4p, 172 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balthasar Van Thüringen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tarik Oren!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Thüringen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oren slips a straight right by Van Thüringen.
Oren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Thüringen throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Oren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oren misses with a body shot.
Oren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Thüringen.
Oren throws a body punch but Van Thüringen moves out of range.
Van Thüringen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Thüringen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oren will feel that in the morning.
Oren throws a big shot that misses.
Oren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Thüringen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Oren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oren throws a hook but Van Thüringen avoids it easily.
Van Thüringen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oren blocks the body kick.
Van Thüringen looks to land a body kick but Oren moved away.
Van Thüringen moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren digs a good hook to Van Thüringen's body.
Oren misses the body punch
and Van Thüringen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Thüringen just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Thüringen works the jab nicely.
Van Thüringen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Thüringen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Balthasar Van Thüringen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Thüringen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Thüringen throws a push kick but Oren slaps the foot to one side.
Van Thüringen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Thüringen looks to score with a jab to the body but Oren is just out of range.
Oren is trying to counter with his kicks.
Van Thüringen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Thüringen scores with a hook to the body. Oren takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Thüringen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oren moves away.
Van Thüringen moves out of range as Oren throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen scores with a push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Thüringen.
Oren throws out a counter right but Van Thüringen avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Van Thüringen misses.
Oren moves out of range as Van Thüringen strikes.
Van Thüringen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oren was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Thüringen.
Oren moves out of range of the body kick from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen is looking to wear down Oren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van Thüringen with a nice calf kick.
Oren throws a hook but Van Thüringen blocks it.
Van Thüringen looks for the body kick but Oren saw that one coming.
Oren shapes to counter with a head kick.
Oren staying out of range there.
Oren is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Van Thüringen moves out of range of the strikes.
Oren misses with a hook.
Van Thüringen throws a head kick that misses.
Oren missing with a left hand there. Van Thüringen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oren looks to throw the jab but Van Thüringen is out of range.
Oren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Oren on the side of the head.
Oren just misses with a punch to the body.
Oren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Thüringen cracks Oren with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Oren.
Van Thüringen tests Oren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Thüringen moves away from the strike by Oren.
Oren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Oren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Thüringen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oren counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Balthasar Van Thüringen has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Van Thüringen misses its intended target.
Van Thüringen misses the jab.
Oren throws a hook but Van Thüringen blocks it.
Van Thüringen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oren staying out of range there.
Van Thüringen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Thüringen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Thüringen throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Van Thüringen misses.
Van Thüringen tries to land a body kick
and Oren counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Thüringen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Thüringen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oren.
Van Thüringen throws an off balance right hand
and Oren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balthasar Van Thüringen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balthasar Van Thüringen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Thüringen.
Oren throws a right and a left that Van Thüringen avoids nicely.
Oren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Oren misses.
Van Thüringen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oren can do to turn this around?
Van Thüringen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oren manages to avoid it.
Balthasar Van Thüringen is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Thüringen throws a body shot but no joy.
Oren takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Thüringen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Thüringen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Thüringen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oren.
Oren looks for the body kick but Van Thüringen saw that one coming.
Oren lands a jab to the nose.
Van Thüringen scores with a punch to the head.
Oren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Thüringen swings for the body but Oren moves out of range.
Oren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Oren might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Van Thüringen has got the better of the exchanges.
Oren moves out of range of the body kick from Van Thüringen.
Oren shapes to counter with a head kick.
Van Thüringen lands a head shot.
Van Thüringen digs a good body shot into Oren's ribs.
A slow jab from Van Thüringen misses its intended target.
Oren throws out a counter right but Van Thüringen avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen throws a body punch but Oren moves out of range.
Oren sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Thüringen keeps Oren at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oren on the side of the head.
Oren slips under a jab.
Van Thüringen ducks under a wild hook from Oren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Thüringen thuds his right hand into Oren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Thüringen looks to land a body kick but Oren moved away.
Oren lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Oren takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oren takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Thüringen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen misses with a body kick.
Oren digs a good body shot into Van Thüringen's ribs.
Van Thüringen takes a swing at Oren's ribcage but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Oren in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oren throws a lazy right hand but Van Thüringen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Thüringen misses with a body shot.
Van Thüringen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Oren to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Thüringen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oren scores with a hook.
Oren throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Thüringen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Thüringen tries to land a body kick
and Oren counters with a nice right hand that sends Van Thüringen toppling to the canvas! Van Thüringen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Oren finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oren moves out of range as Van Thüringen throws a body kick.
Van Thüringen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oren scores with a leg kick.
Oren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Oren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oren thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Van Thüringen misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen lands a jab to the nose.
Oren misses with a body shot.
Van Thüringen throws a shot from downtown. Oren moves away and avoids it.
Van Thüringen slips a jab from Oren.
Van Thüringen lunges at Oren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oren's hand.
Van Thüringen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oren moves out of range of the strikes.
Oren shapes to counter with a head kick.
Van Thüringen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oren counters with a good, hard body kick but Van Thüringen shrugs it off.
Van Thüringen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Thüringen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oren on the side of the head.
Van Thüringen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oren manages to avoid it.
Oren throws a hook but Van Thüringen blocks it.
Van Thüringen misses with a wild body shot.
Oren throws a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Balthasar Van Thüringen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Balthasar Van Thüringen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Thüringen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oren.
Van Thüringen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Thüringen throws a good cross that connects.
Oren lands a big head kick that sends Van Thüringen tumbling to the mat! Oren takes a step backwards and waves Van Thüringen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Van Thüringen is rocked!
Oren loads up on a big right hand but Van Thüringen slips the punch.
Van Thüringen throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Thüringen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Thüringen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Thüringen misses the body punch
and Van Thüringen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Van Thüringen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Thüringen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oren.
Van Thüringen seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Thüringen throws a jab when Oren was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Thüringen fakes the leg kick and cracks Oren in the body.
Oren connects with a body shot.
Van Thüringen throws an off balance right hand
and Oren counters with a right hand from hell and Van Thüringen is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tarik Oren!
A relieved looking Tarik Oren 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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