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OFK 213 - Hilly Vs Spice PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 3190 p4p, 3731 weight class) and Conor OShea (ranked 379 p4p, 435 weight class). Conor OShea acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 28 - 1, fighting out of London, Conor OShea!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OShea throws a series of punches but Anjo moves out of range.
Anjo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Anjo tries to move into range but OShea moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for OShea.
Anjo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and OShea counters with a left and a right that stings Anjo.
OShea clinches up against the cage.
OShea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anjo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anjo forces OShea back against the cage and clinches.
OShea throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OShea lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
OShea pulls guard.
Anjo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anjo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. OShea swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anjo trying to control the position from guard on top but OShea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anjo prevents OShea from getting back to his feet.
Anjo 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 one minute gone in the round.
Anjo trying to control but OShea is working from the bottom.
Anjo tries to free his leg and advance position but OShea is retaining full guard.
OShea controls Anjo momentarily but Anjo frees himself.
Anjo gets to his feet - OShea follows without any prompting.
OShea lands a jab to the head.
OShea shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Anjo eats them both and turns towards OShea to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anjo is looking to clinch but OShea is avoiding it.
Anjo is looking to clinch but OShea is avoiding it.
Anjo ducks right into an uppercut from OShea.
OShea shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anjo but Anjo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anjo has managed to clinch.
OShea lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anjo backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OShea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OShea missing with a left hand there. Anjo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
OShea tries a head kick but it misses.
OShea avoids a punch combination nicely.
OShea is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
OShea looks for a takedown but Anjo sprawls well.
OShea has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
OShea tries to bum rush Anjo with a series of wild strikes but Anjo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A counter left hand to the body from Anjo misses its target.
Anjo throws a head kick but OShea moves out of range.
OShea unleashes a big counter combination but Anjo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
OShea swings for the body but Anjo moves out of range.
Anjo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Anjo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OShea leaves Anjo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
OShea closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Anjo throws OShea to one side and escapes!
OShea misses with a head kick.
Anjo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Anjo fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoji Anjo Anjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OShea throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anjo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
OShea throws a head kick but Anjo moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anjo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has OShea pinned against the cage. OShea gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
OShea tries to counter with a clinch but Anjo shakes him off and moves away.
Anjo goes for a double leg but OShea avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as OShea continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OShea breaks from the clinch.
OShea slaps away a takedown attempt from Anjo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anjo fails to land the takedown.
Anjo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
OShea throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Anjo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. OShea is in Anjo's guard.
OShea avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anjo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anjo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor OShea dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
OShea lands with a kick to the temple. Anjo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
OShea closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - OShea lands in his opponent's guard.
OShea trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Anjo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Anjo stopping the sweep attempt from OShea.
Anjo lands a couple of digs.
Anjo stops OShea from standing up.
Anjo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OShea is looking for a triangle but Anjo pushes his legs off easily.
Anjo scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OShea wants to sweep here but Anjo controlling him for the moment.
Yoji Anjo Anjo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anjo passes into half guard.
OShea is looking for a sweep. Anjo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anjo seems to be working for a kimura but OShea defends the submission attempt.
Anjo content to control rather than advance.
OShea pushes Anjo off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Conor OShea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anjo shoots for a takedown but OShea saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
OShea is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
OShea misses with a takedown attempt - Anjo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anjo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
OShea ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anjo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but OShea swivels and escapes.
OShea let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yoji Anjo Anjo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anjo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from OShea.
Anjo feinted with a counter takedown.
Anjo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. OShea is trying to defend but Anjo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OShea controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo wants to work for an arm triangle but OShea is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Anjo trying to control from OShea's half guard. OShea has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Anjo stopping the sweep attempt from OShea.
OShea keeping moving, preventing Anjo from controlling successfully.
OShea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anjo won't allow OShea to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anjo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. OShea is keeping the position for now.
OShea looking for a sweep. Not yet OShea, not yet.
OShea wants to stand and escape but Anjo is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anjo gets caught flat footed, as OShea shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
OShea trying to control but Anjo is working from the bottom.
OShea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anjo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anjo is working an open guard so OShea takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor OShea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
OShea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
OShea wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anjo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anjo wants it to stay on the feet.
OShea throws a head kick but Anjo moves out of range.
Anjo gets the takedown into side control.
OShea throws Anjo to one side and escapes!
OShea shoots in and drives through. Anjo sprawls well.
Anjo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OShea misses with a two punch combination.
OShea looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
OShea leaves Anjo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anjo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
OShea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anjo is defended easily by OShea.
OShea throws a fast counter high kick but Anjo manages to duck under it in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoji Anjo Anjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts OShea as he jumps to the side.
OShea jabs at Anjo's body.
Anjo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
OShea misses with a head kick.
OShea throws the left hand but Anjo avoids the punch easily.
Conor OShea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anjo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. OShea tries to avoid it but Anjo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag OShea to the ground. OShea escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
OShea misses with a straight left.
OShea throws a lazy uppercut
and Anjo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
OShea throws the left hand but Anjo avoids the punch easily.
Anjo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OShea actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
OShea kicks Anjo off and gets back to his feet.
Anjo gets tackled into the cage by OShea. OShea maintains the clinch.
Anjo blocks an uppercut.
Anjo digs a right hand into OShea's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on OShea's gas tank.
Anjo has OShea pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. OShea manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anjo leaning against his opponent.
OShea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OShea throws a combination. Anjo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
OShea feints and as Anjo raises his hands in defense, OShea changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anjo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. OShea is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
OShea lands with a short head shot on the inside.
OShea scores with a shot to the side of Anjo's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OShea is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anjo to keep the fight standing.
OShea is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anjo to keep the fight standing.
Anjo keeps control of OShea as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
OShea wants to break free but Anjo has control.
OShea is trying to break the clinch but Anjo has him pressed against the cage.
Anjo looking for a takedown.
OShea manages to break the clinch.
Anjo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anjo tries to score with a low kick but OShea moves his leg out of the way.
Conor OShea is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OShea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anjo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anjo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around OShea's waist but OShea gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anjo off to one side.
OShea lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anjo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
OShea swinging wildly here.
Anjo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from OShea.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from OShea.
Anjo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. OShea did well to prevent Anjo getting side control.
OShea is trying to get back to full guard.
Anjo is keen to just control but OShea is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor OShea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well OShea has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor OShea!
Conor OShea took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Yoji Anjo Anjo had this to say: 'I feel good! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Lucroy (ranked 3156 p4p, 3444 weight class) and Fedor Emperor (ranked 395 p4p, 432 weight class). Emperor has chosen Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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8 - 12 - 1 |
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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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Lucroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emperor!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emperor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lucroy's hands.
 It looks like Jean Lucroy has been cut.
Emperor throws a body shot but no joy.
Lucroy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emperor.
Lucroy tries to counter with a takedown but Emperor is quick to defend against it.
Emperor misses with a hook.
Lucroy tries to counter with a takedown but Emperor is quick to defend against it.
Emperor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucroy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Emperor.
Nice cross by Emperor.
Lucroy slips a jab from Emperor.
Nice shot by Emperor.
Emperor lands with a nice body punch.
Emperor throws a hook but Lucroy blocks it.
Emperor throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucroy.
Lucroy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Emperor missing with a left hand there. Lucroy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lucroy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Emperor misses with a wild body shot.
Emperor lands a really nice looking cross but Lucroy seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Emperor's half guard.
Lucroy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Emperor defending well though.
Lucroy 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.
Lucroy is looking to take a break and control but Emperor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Emperor keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've been hearing good reports from Lucroy's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lucroy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emperor is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Emperor felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lucroy wants to work for an arm triangle but Emperor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lucroy 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.
Lucroy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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. Lucroy connects with a nice short shot to Emperor's temple.
Lucroy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Emperor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lucroy is working away from the top position though.
Emperor keeping hold of Lucroy's head, controlling as best he can.
Emperor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lucroy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lucroy's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emperor has the hooks in. Lucroy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Emperor keeps control of the position as Lucroy tries to break free.
Emperor is landing with strikes. Lucroy can't take much more of this.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy manages to reverse the position and now he's in Emperor's guard. Nice work there by Lucroy.
Lucroy connects with a couple of short punches.
Lucroy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Emperor is pulling down on Lucroy's head. It's preventing any offense from Lucroy, at least for the moment.
Emperor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lucroy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Emperor working a defensive guard here.
Lucroy wants to control from the top but Emperor keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emperor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Lucroy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lucroy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Emperor is fending him off so far but Lucroy persists. Nope, Emperor circles away and we're back to standing.
Emperor lands with a shot to the body.
Emperor lands the left hand.
Emperor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jean Lucroy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emperor throws a hook but Lucroy blocks it.
Lucroy looking to score a takedown here. Emperor is defending well but Lucroy drives through and ends up in Emperor's guard.
Emperor pulls Lucroy in close to prevent any damage.
Emperor's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emperor is trying to control the position but Lucroy postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emperor lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lucroy keeping moving, preventing Emperor from controlling successfully.
Lucroy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emperor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lucroy is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Emperor dives into side control.
Lucroy is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lucroy tries to buck Emperor off but Emperor is having none of it.
Jean Lucroy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Emperor lands a few punches from side control.
Lucroy tries to bench press Emperor off him but Emperor keeps the position.
Lucroy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Emperor off and has taken his back!
Emperor trying to control the hands but Lucroy won't let him.
Emperor covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emperor breaks Lucroy's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Emperor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Emperor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Emperor works over Lucroy with some ground and pound from guard.
Emperor stopping the sweep attempt from Lucroy.
Lucroy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Emperor controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emperor wants to control from the top but Lucroy keeps moving.
Emperor controlling from the top position.
Lucroy keeping moving, preventing Emperor from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lucroy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emperor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jean Lucroy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lucroy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emperor.
Emperor throws a lazy uppercut
and Lucroy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lucroy tries to free his leg and advance position but Emperor is retaining full guard.
Emperor looking for a sweep. Not yet Emperor, not yet.
Lucroy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Emperor scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lucroy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucroy fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Emperor! But no joy.
Emperor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Emperor tries to get set, Lucroy tries to push him back and clinch up but Emperor manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emperor swings for the body but Lucroy moves out of range.
Lucroy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emperor pinned against the cage. Emperor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lucroy shoots in looking for a takedown. Emperor tries to sprawl out of it but Lucroy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Emperor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Emperor wants to counter the offense by Lucroy and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Lucroy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucroy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Emperor but Emperor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Emperor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lucroy defending well as Emperor loads up on a big left hand.
Lucroy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emperor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Emperor throws a chopping leg kick but Lucroy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Emperor throws a left and a right that both miss
so Lucroy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Emperor manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emperor taking a breather.
Emperor looking to stall.
Lucroy can't get the takedown.
Lucroy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Emperor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Emperor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Emperor to work.
Emperor gets underhooks to prevent Lucroy's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Emperor after a bit of a struggle.
Lucroy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Emperor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lucroy has Emperor pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lucroy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Emperor tumbling to the mat - Lucroy dives into Emperor's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emperor seems keen to control Lucroy's posture.
Jean Lucroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucroy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lucroy trying to control but Emperor is working from the bottom.
Lucroy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy being controlled here momentarily.
Lucroy throws an elbow that misses. Emperor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lucroy's guard. Nice move by Emperor!
Emperor pushing down on Lucroy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lucroy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Emperor is looking to take a break and control but Lucroy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lucroy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Emperor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Emperor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Emperor!
After winning the bout, Fedor Emperor 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Walker (ranked 3045 p4p, 2473 weight class) and Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 364 p4p, 310 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porfirigo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker throws a right hand that Porfirigo ducks under and follows up with a left that Porfirigo also avoids with ease.
Porfirigo shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
Porfirigo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab-cross combination lands for Walker and sends Porfirigo crashing to the mat! Walker follows him down to the mat - Porfirigo regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
 It looks like Tayaen Porfirigo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker wants to stand but Porfirigo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Porfirigo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walker is working away from the top position though.
Walker seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Porfirigo tries to roll over but Walker keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porfirigo is trying to control but can't.
Porfirigo tries to roll over but Walker keeps him under control.
Walker tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Walker postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Porfirigo to stand up.
Walker drops his shoulder and cracks Porfirigo with a huge uppercut! Porfirigo goes down! Can Walker finish him?
 Porfirigo is rocked!
Porfirigo has a closed guard, preventing Walker from standing up.
Porfirigo is still in real trouble! Can Walker finish him?
Porfirigo seems to have recovered his senses.
Walker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Walker drops Porfirigo with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Porfirigo! Walker dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Walker!
An out of breath Chief Walker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Tayaen Porfirigo spoke after the fight, saying 'Now, I will kill myself...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Naulakko (ranked 1380 p4p, 2237 weight class) and Togoldor Artag (ranked 188 p4p, 287 weight class). Naulakko comes to the cage accompanied by Amon Amarth - First Kill. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pertti Naulakko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Togoldor Artag!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Artag.
Donk. Artag catches Naulakko right on the button with a cross.
Artag connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Naulakko throws a leg kick but Artag checks it.
Artag misses with a hook.
Artag jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Artag misses with a straight left.
Naulakko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Naulakko throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Naulakko misses its intended target.
Artag displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naulakko throws out the jab.
Naulakko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artag manages to avoid it.
Naulakko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Naulakko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Artag staying out of range there.
Naulakko misses with a double jab
and Artag counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Naulakko checks a low kick from Artag.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naulakko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Togoldor Artag has been cut.
Artag loads up on a big right hand but Naulakko slips the punch.
Artag misses with a looping right.
Naulakko tries to move into range but Artag moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Artag thows a left - swing and a miss!
Artag might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Artag throws a leg kick which misses Naulakko's front leg but catches the back leg as Naulakko tries to avoid it.
Naulakko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Naulakko defending well as Artag loads up on a big left hand.
Artag takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Artag connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Naulakko's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artag scores with a nice right hand.
Naulakko lands a jab to Artag's midsection.
Artag loads up on a big right hand but Naulakko slips the punch.
Naulakko misses the shot to the body.
Naulakko sizes up Artag with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Naulakko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Artag.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artag misses with an uppercut.
Naulakko appears to be looking for a big counter.
Artag tries a head kick but it misses.
Naulakko throws a right hand that misses
and Artag counters with a straight right hand.
Naulakko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Artag was well out of range. Poor timing from Naulakko.
Artag throws a leg kick but Naulakko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Naulakko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Artag staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Naulakko.
Artag connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Naulakko misses with a few strikes there.
Artag misses with a looping right.
Artag throws out a leg kick but Naulakko moves out of range and Artag only half commits.
Naulakko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naulakko. Artag does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Naulakko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artag lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Naulakko catches Artag with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Artag scores with a jab to the head.
Artag throws out a loose jab but Naulakko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artag throws a series of strikes that have Naulakko backpedaling.
 Naulakko is rocked!
Artag cracks Naulakko with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Naulakko tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Artag pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Naulakko is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Togoldor Artag!
A very excited looking Togoldor Artag made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cadence Collins (ranked 2361 p4p, 1097 weight class) and Gustavo Figueroa (ranked 249 p4p, 125 weight class). Figueroa has chosen Back In Black - AC/DC as his entrance music. Gustavo Figueroa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cadence Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Figueroa!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figueroa misses with a looping right.
Collins misses with an uppercut
and Figueroa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Figueroa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Collins.
Collins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Collins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Collins is looking to take a break and control but Figueroa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Figueroa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Collins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Collins working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Collins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Figueroa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Figueroa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins looking to control but instead Figueroa has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Figueroa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Collins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Collins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Collins looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Collins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Collins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Collins cracks Figueroa with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa is trying to control the position but Collins postures up.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Figueroa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins stopping the sweep attempt from Figueroa.
Collins scoring with some ground and pound.
Figueroa is trying to keep Collins in close.
Figueroa keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Figueroa looking to control.
Figueroa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Figueroa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Figueroa is trying to control. Collins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins punching from the bottom.
Collins manages to get to full guard.
Figueroa postures up in Collins's guard and throws a big left but Collins blocks it.
Figueroa drops back looking for a leg! Collins is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Collins manages to kick Figueroa off! Figueroa jumps back into Collins's guard.
Collins is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Figueroa frees his head nicely. Oh but Collins has switched to an armbar! Figueroa is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Cadence Collins!
Our winner, Cadence Collins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralphie White (ranked 1198 p4p, 1619 weight class) and Chief Claw (ranked 187 p4p, 241 weight class). Chief Claw 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ralphie White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Claw scores with the left hand. White knows he should have avoided that one.
Claw drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Claw trying to control the position but White is working away.
Claw thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Claw is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
White wants to get back to his feet but Claw drags him back down.
Claw is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well.
White tries to escape but Claw is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Claw swings around for an armbar but White sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Claw's guard.
Claw is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
Claw looking for submissions from the bottom but instead White passes into side control.
White stands up and we're back to a striking position.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Claw throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
White takes the fight into the clinch.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
Claw tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White scores with a head kick. Claw tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Claw throws a head kick that misses.
White moves into the clinch.
Claw lands a takedown into guard.
White seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Claw drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and White dives on top into guard.
Claw throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Claw working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. White doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. White manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Claw has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. White is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Claw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White gets to mount! Claw was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Claw is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
White sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Claw can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Claw wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
White has the hooks in. Claw is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Claw trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Claw manages to reverse the position and now he's in White's guard. Nice work there by Claw.
Claw trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Claw drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but White manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Claw has White in his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralphie White dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Claw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
White with a hook.
Claw scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Claw shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. White is trying to defend but Claw finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Claw working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on White's thigh. White counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Claw drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and White dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
White trying to stand up but can't free himself from Claw's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw looking for a guillotine here but White defends easily.
White got a little sloppy there for a moment and Claw has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, White has managed to get both his arms back between Claw's legs - danger averted.
Claw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
White gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Claw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Claw scores with a head kick. White tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
White lands an overhand right.
Ralphie White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White moves away from the strike by Claw.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Claw finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.
Claw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Claw.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
The crowd cheers as White lands an impressive looking overhand right. Claw doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Claw drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Claw.
Ralphie White is winning the standup battle so far.
Claw misses with a straight left.
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
White gets underhooks to prevent Claw's takedown attempt.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Claw avoids the damage to the body.
Claw has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by White after a bit of a struggle.
Claw has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. White is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ralphie White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Claw.
Claw is breathing heavily.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Claws head.
White lands a right hand.
Claw turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
White throws Claw to one side and escapes!
Claw shoots in for a double leg but White sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw on the wrong end of a nice hook.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Claw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Claw on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White lands a jab.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Claw takes a head kick and keeps coming.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Claw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
White cracks Claw with an open hand slap.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Claw moves out of range easily.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Claw can do to turn this around?
Claw slips a jab from White.
Claw closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Claw pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claw drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White tries to clinch but Claw is having none of it.
Claw looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Claw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White scores with a punch to the head.
Claw slips under a jab.
Claw is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Claw under the eye.
White throws out a loose jab but Claw uses good head movement to avoid it.
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White connects with a looping right hand.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Claw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White connects with a jab.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chief Claw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Claw eats them both and turns towards White to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jab by White.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claw keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Claw tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Claw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralphie White dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by White.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Claw's hands.
Claw tries to keep at a distance but White has taken the fight into the clinch.
White is pressed up against the cage. Claw has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White down to the mat. White avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
White scores with a punch to the head.
Claw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooh a lovely combination from Claw sends White down but not out. Claw dives into side control looking to finish.
White is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claw thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
White manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
White moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Claw.
Claw manages to get back to half guard.
Claw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw looking for a kimura from the bottom but White passes into side control!
Claw is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on White's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
White stalling.
Claw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Claw actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claw has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, White escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by White!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White decides to stand back up.
White cracks Claw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Claw darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White lands a jab to Claw's midsection.
White wants to clinch.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Claw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White thuds his right hand into Claw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Claw misses with a few strikes there.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Claw has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Claw throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Claw misses.
Claw misses with a looping right.
White moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Claw, pushing him back against the cage.
White pushes Claw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White breaks from the clinch.
Claw has taken the fight to the clinch.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Claw has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White misses with a body punch.
White is leaning against Claw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White missing with knees to the body.
Claw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White lands an elbow inside.
Claw tries for a takedown. No joy.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw managing to block the knees to the body from White.
Claw managing to block the knees to the body from White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ralphie White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Claw wants to take the fight to the mat but White manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ralphie White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Claw.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claw drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Claw takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Claw momentarily.
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Claw.
White tries to clinch but Claw moves out of range.
Claw takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
Chief Claw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Claw moves out of range as White strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claw misses with a head kick.
Claw throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claw misses the jab.
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Claw misses with a head kick.
White moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralphie White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralphie White!
An out of breath Ralphie White thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hilly (ranked 741 p4p, 1364 weight class) and Akimbo Spice (ranked 100 p4p, 183 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hilly might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10]. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Hilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akimbo Spice!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spice throws out the jab.
Spice bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hilly's head.
Hilly misses with a right hand
and Spice finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bill Hilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hilly scores with a jab. Spice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hilly misses the jab.
Hilly wants to land a leg kick but Spice is out of range.
Spice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hilly throws a one two combo.
Spice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hilly fails to land with a series of punches.
Hilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spice.
Spice's corner calls for a 1-2. Spice obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hilly circles away quickly and effectively.
Hilly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hilly.
Hilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spice is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hilly with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice's corner calls for a 1-2. Spice obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hilly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Spice walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hilly cracks Spice with a good jab.
Hilly blocks a jab.
Spice throws a jab but it's blocked by Hilly.
Hilly throws a hook to the side of Spice's head but Spice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hilly walks into a stiff left hand from Spice.
Hilly misses with a looping right.
Spice slips a straight right by Hilly.
Hilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hilly throws an overhand right that lands on Spice's shoulder, as Spice tries to avoid the shot.
Spice digs a good hook to Hilly's body.
Hilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Spice.
Spice looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hilly throws a poor cross that misses
and Spice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilly misses with a right hand
letting Spice counter with a right hand.
Spice fakes the leg kick and cracks Hilly in the body.
Spice smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Hilly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hilly. Spice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hilly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spice lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Spice has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hilly misses with a body shot
and Spice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hilly.
Spice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hilly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hilly misses with an uppercut. Spice saw that one coming.
Spice staying out of range there.
Spice is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hilly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hilly.
Hilly avoids the head kick by Spice.
Hilly throws a looping overhand right but Spice ducks down to avoid it.
Hilly throws a hook but Spice blocks it.
Hilly throws a hook but Spice avoids it easily.
Spice looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hilly swings widly with a right hand
and Spice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hilly misses with a right hand
letting Spice counter with a right hand.
Hilly digs a good body shot into Spice's ribs.
Hilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spice appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Spice scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hilly looks to throw the jab but Spice is out of range.
Hilly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spice moves away from the strike by Hilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hilly throws out the jab.
Hilly throws an off balance right hand
and Spice counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Hilly misses its intended target.
Spice jabs Hilly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hilly stuns Spice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hilly swings widly with a right hand
and Spice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hilly needs to keep his hands up - Spice had a free shot at his head there.
Hilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spice lunges at Hilly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hilly's hand.
Hilly connects with a body shot that sends Spice's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Hilly misses.
A slow jab from Hilly misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spice! But no joy.
Spice ducks under a wild hook from Hilly.
Spice loads up on a big right hand but Hilly slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akimbo Spice will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A swing and a miss from Hilly.
Spice is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Akimbo Spice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hilly looks to land a right hand but Spice moved out of range.
Hilly looks to land a left hand but Spice moved out of range nicely.
Spice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Spice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hilly. Spice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spice flicks out a counter leg kick but Hilly steps away.
Spice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hilly.
A little jabbing left from Spice on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Hilly as he connects with a hook.
Spice slips under a jab from Hilly.
A little jabbing left from Spice on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spice moves away.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spice.
Spice getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spice throws out a loose jab but Hilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hilly misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly ducks right into an uppercut from Spice.
Hilly misses with a straight right.
Hilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spice looks to land a left hand but Hilly moved out of range nicely.
Spice throws a lazy right hand but Hilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hilly slips a jab from Spice.
Spice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hilly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hilly misses with a straight left.
Spice blocks a jab.
Hilly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hilly throws a nice looking combination but Spice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spice looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilly is just out of range.
Hilly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hilly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hilly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hilly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spice lands a jab to the nose.
Nice straight punches there by Hilly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hilly.
Hilly moves out of range as Spice throws a body kick.
Hilly slips under a jab.
Spice lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spice misses with a looping left.
Hilly misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Spice was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spice misses with a head kick.
Hilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spice paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spice lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hilly fails to land with a series of punches.
Hilly throws a hook but Spice blocks it.
Hilly stuns Spice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spice scores with a leg kick.
Hilly ducks under a wild hook from Spice.
Hilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hilly tests Spice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hilly misses with a right hand
and Hilly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hilly looks to throw the jab but Spice is out of range.
Hilly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hilly throws a lazy right hand but Spice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hilly moves away from the strike by Spice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spice misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Spice tries to get set, Hilly tries to push him back and clinch up but Spice manages to avoid the attempt.
Hilly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Spice's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
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!
Spice lands a glancing blow to the side of Hilly's head.
Hilly slips a jab from Spice.
Hilly throws a series of punches but Spice avoids them all with ease.
Spice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hilly moves away from the strike by Spice.
Hilly sizes up Spice with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hilly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spice makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hilly really felt that one!
Hilly misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spice! But no joy.
Hilly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hilly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hilly lunges at Spice with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spice's hand.
Hilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spice moves away.
Hilly stalks Spice and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Spice's face. Spice staggers backwards, shaken.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Akimbo Spice will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A big left from Spice misses.
Spice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hilly.
Spice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Spice.
A slow jab from Spice misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hilly. Spice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spice throws a right and a left that Hilly avoids nicely.
Spice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spice throws a body shot but no joy.
Hilly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hilly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilly misses with a hook. Spice ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Hilly there.
Nice straight punches there by Hilly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hilly.
Spice misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Spice.
Spice looks to land a left hand but Hilly moved out of range nicely.
Hilly slips a straight right by Spice.
Hilly jabs Spice to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Hilly.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hilly.
Spice throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hilly's head.
Hilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hilly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hilly slips a jab from Spice.
Spice looks to land a combination but Hilly avoids it well.
Spice throws a hook but Hilly blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilly misses the shot to the body.
Hilly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spice at a distance.
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!
Hilly throws a hook but Spice blocks it.
Spice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hilly thuds his right hand into Spice's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hilly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spice.
Spice cracks Hilly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hilly tries to counter by clinching up but Spice breaks away and moves out of range.
Hilly moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Spice.
It seemed like Spice was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hilly misses with a hook
and Spice counters with a straight right hand.
Hilly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hilly throws a series of punches but Spice moves out of range.
Hilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spice moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spice throws a big shot that misses.
Hilly pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spice back to the cage. Hilly follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spice connects with a looping right hand.
Hilly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hilly throws a leg kick
and Spice counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spice lands with a nice body punch.
Spice throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hilly on the side of the head.
Spice lands with an overhand left.
Spice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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!
Hilly moves out of range as Spice strikes.
Hilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spice throws out the jab.
Hilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spice.
Spice was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilly misses with a looping right.
Hilly takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Hilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hilly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hilly scores with a decent looking hook.
Spice gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Spice misses.
Spice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spice looks to throw the jab but Hilly is out of range.
Hilly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hilly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bill Hilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hilly misses with a right hand
enabling Spice to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akimbo Spice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spice has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Akimbo Spice!
Akimbo Spice thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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