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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Recce James (ranked 5644 p4p, 25383 weight class) and Saikko Fushimaru (ranked 529 p4p, 589 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Recce James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saikko Fushimaru!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a double jab.
Fushimaru looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? James is fending him off so far but Fushimaru persists. Nope, James circles away and we're back to standing.
James tries to counter with a takedown but Fushimaru is quick to defend against it.
Fushimaru wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fushimaru.
James misses with a few strikes there.
James feints and then cracks Fushimaru's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fushimaru down.
James closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - James lands in his opponent's guard.
James drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and James jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James drops back looking for a leg! Fushimaru is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fushimaru manages to kick James off! James jumps back into Fushimaru's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James drops back looking for a leg! Fushimaru is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fushimaru manages to kick James off! James jumps back into Fushimaru's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fushimaru looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James advances position into side control!
James thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
James is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fushimaru knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fushimaru on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
James working away.
James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fushimaru, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
James controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fushimaru is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
James working away.
James looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
James tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fushimaru is pushing James's head away, looking to escape. James manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fushimaru manages to get back to half guard.
James is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've been hearing that James has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
James is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
James tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fushimaru knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fushimaru defends it well.
James stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Recce James dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fushimaru moves away from the strike by James.
Fushimaru tries to score a power double leg takedown but James sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fushimaru somewhat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fushimaru.
Fushimaru slips under a jab.
Fushimaru unleashes a big counter combination but James bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fushimaru avoids the body shot from James.
James misses with a left hand
and Fushimaru counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fushimaru moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
James was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fushimaru manages to avoid it.
Fushimaru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fushimaru shoots in looking for a takedown. James tries to sprawl out of it but Fushimaru keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. James manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Recce James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saikko Fushimaru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James blocks the body kick.
Fushimaru tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but James defends well and Fushimaru ends up having to push James into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fushimaru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fushimaru. Fushimaru circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
 It looks like Saikko Fushimaru has been cut.
Saikko Fushimaru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James slaps away a takedown attempt from Fushimaru, before circling back to the center of the mat.
James appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fushimaru is breathing heavily.
Fushimaru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fushimaru can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fushimaru was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Fushimaru gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fushimaru is looking to stand back up but James counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Fushimaru.
Recce James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
James scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
James moves into full mount! Fushimaru won't be happy about that!
This has been an exciting period of action!
James is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fushimaru has managed to escape the submission attempt.
James is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fushimaru to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fushimaru shrugs it off.
James is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! James extends the arm and Fushimaru is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Recce James!
A less than humble Recce James misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Davis (ranked 4349 p4p, 5610 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 478 p4p, 526 weight class). Anderson Silva looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Davis clinches up against the cage.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis moves into the clinch.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silva tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Davis is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Davis swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Silva looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Davis is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Davis is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva looks winded!
Davis tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis gets a clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miguel Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis wants to clinch.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Davis darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Davis tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Davis is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
As Davis backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Davis manages to avoid it all.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silva looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Anderson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Davis backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Davis manages to avoid it all.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
As Davis backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Davis manages to avoid it all.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
As Silva looks to move away, Davis throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Davis tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Silva 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 Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Davis is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Davis closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Davis pulls guard successfully.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Davis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Davis is tightening it up a little... Silva has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Silva reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Silva taps out! Nice BJJ there by Davis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Miguel Davis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Doolittle (ranked 6201 p4p, 5087 weight class) and Villem Lepmets (ranked 568 p4p, 530 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Doolittle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Villem Lepmets!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doolittle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lepmets shoots and misses
and Doolittle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Villem Lepmets has been cut.
Lepmets tries for a takedown but Doolittle circles away easily
and Doolittle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lepmets takes one to the chin there.
Lepmets with a lazy takedown attempt
and Doolittle counters with a nice body shot.
Dexter Doolittle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Villem Lepmets.
Lepmets looks winded!
Lepmets gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Doolittle counters with a right hand to the body.
Doolittle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lepmets looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doolittle lands with a good body shot.
Villem Lepmets seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doolittle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doolittle sends Lepmets crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Doolittle is motioning to the referee to let Lepmets up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lepmets has his takedown stuffed
and Doolittle rattles Lepmets with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Lepmets tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Doolittle dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Lepmets stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dexter Doolittle!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aoi Tanu (ranked 5373 p4p, 4894 weight class) and Jack Thompson (ranked 541 p4p, 524 weight class). Aoi Tanu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aoi Tanu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Tanu moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Thompson drops Tanu with a beautiful combination! Tanu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thompson is looking for the KO!
 Tanu is rocked!
 It looks like Aoi Tanu has been cut.
Thompson lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Tanu is looking to close the distance but Thompson sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Tanu crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Tanu is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jack Thompson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 5308 p4p, 4190 weight class) and Alexander Igor (ranked 492 p4p, 456 weight class). The key to victory for Akeen Coker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Igor!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Igor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coker is looking to slow Igor down with leg kicks.
Coker throws a hook but Igor avoids it easily.
Igor walks into a left hand.
Igor fails with a takedown attempt.
Igor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coker wants to land a leg kick but Igor is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Igor 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.
Igor throws a hook but Coker avoids it easily.
Igor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Coker is out of range and Igor settles back down.
Igor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Coker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Coker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Coker tried to score with a low kick but Igor checks it.
Coker throws a solid leg kick but Igor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coker.
Igor darts in and clinches Coker up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Igor's face.
It looks like Alexander Igor has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Igor.
Igor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Igor tries to break the clinch but Coker is controlling the position.
Coker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Igor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Coker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Igor looks winded!
Coker lands a nice knee to the body.
Coker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Igor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coker connects with a knee to the head.
Coker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Igor's face.
Coker tries to land knees in the clinch but Igor avoids the damage to the body.
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!
Coker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Coker landing knees to the body.
Igor is trying to pull guard but Coker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Coker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Coker lands a knee to the body.
Coker lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Coker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coker lands a knee to the head.
 Igor is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coker.
Igor is still on wobbly legs! Can Coker finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Coker.
Coker jerks Igor's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Igor drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Coker goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Coker because Igor was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Akeen Coker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Skye Sieler (ranked 4907 p4p, 4717 weight class) and Earl Henry (ranked 497 p4p, 488 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Skye Sieler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Earl Henry!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sieler throws a leg kick but Henry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Henry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sieler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sieler. That did some damage!
Henry dodges the punch combination from Sieler.
Earl Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sieler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from Sieler misses its target.
Henry shoots in and gets a takedown into Sieler's guard.
Henry stopping the sweep attempt from Sieler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry is fighting to break Sieler's control of his arms but Sieler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sieler's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry trying to control but Sieler is working from the bottom.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henry dives in for a single leg takedown but Sieler sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sieler throwing a counter right hand but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry checks a leg kick.
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sieler tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sieler to the ground. Sieler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Skye Sieler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earl Henry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sieler misses with a head kick.
Sieler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry looks for a takedown but Sieler sprawls well.
Sieler is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sieler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sieler tries a head kick but it misses.
Sieler takes one to the side of the head.
Henry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sieler's waist but Sieler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henry off to one side.
Sieler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Henry is trying to defend but Sieler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sieler postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Henry to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry fails to land the takedown.
It appears Sieler was looking to counter with a kick there.
Henry gets caught flat footed, as Sieler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Henry is working an open guard so Sieler takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Henry - just one landing.
Henry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sieler but Sieler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sieler throwing a counter right hand but Henry manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to clinch but Sieler moves away
and Sieler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Henry wants to stand up but Sieler is controlling him.
Sieler stands up and waves to Henry to follow him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henry.
Sieler appears to be looking for a big counter.
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sieler tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sieler to the ground. Sieler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sieler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Henry is trying to escape back to his feet but Sieler uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Henry looks winded!
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!
Sieler decides to stand up, so the ref orders Henry to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Skye Sieler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab by Henry.
Henry fails to land the takedown.
Sieler drops down looking for a counter takedown but Henry sprawls and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henry.
Henry wants to clinch up but Sieler keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sieler lands with a straight right. Henry didn't see that one coming.
Sieler throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Henry tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sieler is in Henry's guard.
Sieler decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Henry lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Sieler moves out of range easily.
Sieler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Sieler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henry.
Skye Sieler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earl Henry.
Sieler throws a sloppy body shot
and Henry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sieler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sieler decides to stand and escape the position.
Henry scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Sieler was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sieler attempts a counter takedown but Henry avoids it well and moves away.
Sieler loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Sieler loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Henry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sieler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sieler stops Henry from getting back to his feet.
Sieler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sieler decides to stand and escape the position.
Henry dives in and grabs Sieler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sieler pushes down on Henry's head and hops out.
Sieler attempts a counter takedown but Henry avoids it well and moves away.
Henry gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sieler to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sieler gets to his feet - Henry follows without any prompting.
Henry checks a leg kick.
Sieler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sieler wants it to stay on the feet.
Earl Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Henry enables Sieler to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Henry manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sieler stands up and waves to Henry to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sieler defends well and Henry ends up having to push Sieler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Henry misses with a head kick.
Sieler feinted with a counter takedown.
Henry has a takedown stuffed.
Sieler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Henry is looking to get back to is feet but Sieler passes into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sieler advances to full mount.
Sieler is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Skye Sieler dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Henry shoots and misses
and Sieler counters with an outside leg kick.
Henry throws a leg kick
and Sieler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Henry won't be happy with that.
Sieler decides to stand up, so the ref orders Henry to his feet.
Nice jab there from Henry.
Henry defending well as Sieler loads up on a big left hand.
Henry misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sieler throws a sloppy body shot
and Henry counters with a series of strikes. Sieler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Henry gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sieler to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Henry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sieler stands up from Henry's guard - Sieler perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Sieler moves out of range easily.
Sieler throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Sieler is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Henry's half guard.
Sieler trying to control the pace.
Sieler decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Henry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sieler regains half guard.
Sieler gets back to full guard.
Sieler is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sieler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sieler has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sieler continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sieler is proving hard to escape from.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sieler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henry's guard.
Sieler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sieler gets to his feet. Henry looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sieler keeps the fight on the outside.
Henry fails with the takedown
and Sieler counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Henry!
Sieler is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sieler stands up.
Skye Sieler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circling - Sieler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skye Sieler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sieler, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skye Sieler!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Cutter (ranked 3038 p4p, 4780 weight class) and Turlan Yerzhanov (ranked 425 p4p, 548 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 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 London, King Cutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Turlan Yerzhanov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yerzhanov shoots in for a double leg but Cutter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yerzhanov shoots in for a takedown but Cutter shows good takedown defense.
Cutter misses with a head kick.
Yerzhanov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cutter closes the distance and clinches.
Yerzhanov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cutter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
King Cutter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turlan Yerzhanov.
Yerzhanov wants a takedown but no success here.
Yerzhanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cutter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Turlan Yerzhanov has been cut.
Yerzhanov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cutter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yerzhanov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cutter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cutter prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cutter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cutter obliges.
Yerzhanov looks winded!
Cutter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yerzhanov's defenses.
Yerzhanov wants a takedown but no success here.
Cutter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yerzhanov takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Cutter.
Cutter misses with a punch on the inside.
Yerzhanov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cutter gets underhooks to prevent Yerzhanov's takedown attempt.
Cutter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yerzhanov wants to take the fight to the mat but Cutter manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cutter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cutter.
That has opened up Turlan Yerzhanov's cut even more.
Yerzhanov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cutter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yerzhanov gets tackled into the cage by Cutter. Cutter maintains the clinch.
Cutter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cutter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cutter lands a vicious elbow to the side of Yerzhanov's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Cutter tries to finish him with strikes but Yerzhanov still seems able to defend himself so Cutter steps back and lets Yerzhanov get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Yerzhanov is rocked!
The cut above Turlan Yerzhanov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cutter forces Yerzhanov back against the cage and clinches.
Yerzhanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Cutter finish him?
Cutter lands an elbow that stopped Yerzhanov in his tracks for a moment.
Turlan Yerzhanov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Clinched against the cage, Cutter lands a big elbow that drops Yerzhanov! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Yerzhanov is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Cutter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slim Thug (ranked 3010 p4p, 3711 weight class) and Don Higgins (ranked 417 p4p, 495 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slim Thug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Higgins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thug sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thug closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thug lands with a right to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Thug.
Thug throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Higginss head.
Thug throws a punch but it's blocked by Higgins.
Higgins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Higgins is trying to pull guard but Thug has him pressed against the cage.
Thug tries to work over Higgins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thug swings wildly with an uppercut but Higgins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Higgins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thug just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thug misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Thug fails to land.
Higgins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thug gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Slim Thug has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Higgins.
Higgins is trying to push Thug away but Thug has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thug is working Higgins over against the cage.
Thug lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thug leaning against his opponent.
Thug pushes Higgins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thug lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Higgins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Higgins tries to pull guard but Thug won't allow it.
Thug softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thug swings wildly with an uppercut but Higgins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thug lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thug looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Thug lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Higgins backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thug tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Higgins's elbow.
Thug lands a right hand that snaps the head of Higgins backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thug.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Higgins lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thug.
Thug misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Higgins manages to pull guard.
Thug wants to control from the top but Higgins keeps moving.
Thug would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Thug won't allow Higgins to sweep him here.
Thug wants to get up but he can't break Higgins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thug won't allow Higgins to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Higgins wants to improve his position but instead Thug has moved into half guard.
Thug slows the pace down in half guard.
Thug is just content to waste time from the top position. Higgins takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Higgins looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Thug has picked Higgins up and slammed him! Higgins can't keep hold of the triangle and Thug manages to pass to side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Higgins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thug tries to get to his feet but Higgins is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Thug in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thug's guard.
Higgins controls from within his opponent's guard.
Higgins trying to control the position from guard on top but Thug is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Higgins pushes down on Thug's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Higgins is trying for a kimura here. Thug looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Higgins wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Higgins!
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