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SMASH: Ghetea vs Caceres PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dude McWrestler (ranked 1587 p4p, 2233 weight class) and Leonard Nimoy (ranked 194 p4p, 272 weight class). Leonard Nimoy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dude McWrestler's chin.
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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 34 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Dude McWrestler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimoy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McWrestler.
McWrestler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nimoy missing with a left hand there. McWrestler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McWrestler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nimoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nimoy tries to sprawl but McWrestler drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McWrestler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nimoy is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nimoy can do anything to dispel that myth.
McWrestler controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy wants to improve his position but McWrestler is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWrestler tries to pass to full mount but Nimoy defends it.
McWrestler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
McWrestler wants to free his trapped foot but Nimoy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McWrestler takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nimoy tries to get to full guard but McWrestler has control of the leg.
McWrestler controlling the action here.
Nimoy tries to get to full guard but McWrestler has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McWrestler trying to mount his opponent but Nimoy defends it.
McWrestler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McWrestler shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nimoy's guard.
McWrestler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McWrestler slips nicely into half guard.
McWrestler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nimoy is trying to stand back up but McWrestler is controlling him
Nimoy is looking to improve his position.
McWrestler wants to free his trapped foot but Nimoy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nimoy is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McWrestler is taking a breather. Nimoy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nimoy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McWrestler shoots in for a double leg but Nimoy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dude McWrestler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McWrestler connects with a nice looking jab.
McWrestler shoots in looking for a takedown. Nimoy tries to sprawl out of it but McWrestler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nimoy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude McWrestler dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McWrestler feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McWrestler passes Nimoy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McWrestler frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McWrestler wants to control the pace but Nimoy is squirming around nicely.
McWrestler prevents Nimoy from getting the reversal.
Dude McWrestler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McWrestler content just to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McWrestler content just to control the position here.
Nimoy is looking to get to half guard.
We've been hearing that McWrestler has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWrestler controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nimoy wants to hold on but McWrestler pushes him away.
McWrestler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McWrestler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nimoy can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler'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.
McWrestler wants to control the pace but Nimoy is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McWrestler controlling his opponent.
Further stalling from McWrestler.
Nimoy is squirming around, avoiding McWrestler's attempts to control the action.
McWrestler sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because McWrestler is stinking the place up with his stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude McWrestler dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nimoy throws out a loose jab but McWrestler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dude McWrestler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McWrestler closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nimoy quickly recovers to half guard.
McWrestler is taking a breather. Nimoy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
McWrestler passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nimoy!
McWrestler controlling the position easily from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McWrestler trying to control but Nimoy is having none of it.
Nimoy tries to hold on but McWrestler postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWrestler trying to control but Nimoy is having none of it.
McWrestler controlling his opponent.
Leonard Nimoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
McWrestler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nimoy is looking to escape.
Nimoy tries to reverse the position but McWrestler maintains control.
McWrestler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McWrestler has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McWrestler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by McWrestler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McWrestler continues to hold on tight.
McWrestler tries to control but Nimoy wriggling away.
Dude McWrestler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McWrestler sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dude McWrestler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McWrestler, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dude McWrestler!
Dude McWrestler spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 1423 p4p, 1481 weight class) and Sabas Mendiola (ranked 179 p4p, 183 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sabas Mendiola!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porfirigo defending well as Mendiola loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Porfirigo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mendiola drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mendiola cracks Porfirigo with a solid left hand.
Mendiola trying to control but Porfirigo is working from the bottom.
Mendiola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Porfirigo controls Mendiola momentarily but Mendiola frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendiola accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendiola accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendiola trying to control the position from guard on top but Porfirigo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendiola is fighting to break Porfirigo's control of his arms but Porfirigo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Porfirigo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendiola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendiola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Porfirigo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mendiola has passed into side control.
Mendiola fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mendiola tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mendiola misses with the ground and pound.
Mendiola cracks Porfirigo with a big elbow.
Porfirigo is looking to reverse the position.
Porfirigo is working hard here to advance position.
Porfirigo prevents Mendiola from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mendiola wants to free his trapped foot but Porfirigo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mendiola lands strikes from half guard.
Mendiola throwing shots but Porfirigo is blocking nicely.
Porfirigo is pressing down on Mendiola's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Porfirigo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mendiola's guard.
Porfirigo wants to stand but Mendiola is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mendiola trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mendiola keeping moving, preventing Porfirigo from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Porfirigo trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendiola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Porfirigo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendiola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mendiola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mendiola with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Porfirigo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Porfirigo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola chips away with some ground and pound.
Mendiola lands a couple of digs.
Mendiola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendiola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Porfirigo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mendiola trying to control the position from guard on top but Porfirigo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Porfirigo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendiola postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Porfirigo looking for a sweep. Not yet Porfirigo, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porfirigo has momentary wrist control but Mendiola slips an elbow through the middle.
Mendiola stands up over Porfirigo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mendiola throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sabas Mendiola dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mendiola needs to keep his hands up - Porfirigo had a free shot at his head there.
Mendiola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Porfirigo at a distance.
Porfirigo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mendiola throws a jab but it's blocked by Porfirigo.
Porfirigo is looking to counter punch.
Mendiola digs a good hook to Porfirigo's body.
Porfirigo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mendiola tries to avoid it but Porfirigo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mendiola to the ground. Mendiola escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Mendiola to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tayaen Porfirigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porfirigo tries to keep at a distance but Mendiola has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendiola lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Porfirigo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mendiola lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendiola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Porfirigo backwards.
A body shot lands from Mendiola.
Mendiola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendiola gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Porfirigo regains guard.
Mendiola wants to control from the top but Porfirigo keeps moving.
Mendiola postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mendiola trying to control the position from guard on top but Porfirigo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendiola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola is looking to advance position but Porfirigo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendiola tries to lock up and control but Porfirigo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mendiola can't escape the position.
Mendiola is still trying to improve position.
Porfirigo misses with a head shot.
Mendiola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Porfirigo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mendiola is looking to escape.
Mendiola is desperately trying to improve his position but Porfirigo has a good base and remains in mount.
Porfirigo throwing strikes but Mendiola recovers to half guard. A much better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Porfirigo is working for a submission of some sort.
Mendiola wants to control but Porfirigo is keeping busy.
Porfirigo wants to pass the guard but Mendiola is defending well.
Porfirigo wants to work for an arm triangle but Mendiola is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Porfirigo trying to control the action but Mendiola is working from the bottom.
Porfirigo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mendiola manages to get to full guard.
Porfirigo stopping the sweep attempt from Mendiola.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendiola will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sabas Mendiola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mendiola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mendiola throwing shots but Porfirigo is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sabas Mendiola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mendiola with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mendiola.
Nice takedown defense from Porfirigo. No joy for Mendiola on that attempt.
Mendiola throws a jab when Porfirigo was well out of range.
Mendiola swings for the body but Porfirigo moves out of range.
Mendiola lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendiola gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mendiola gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Porfirigo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendiola working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mendiola can't find room to land a body shot as Porfirigo controls the action.
Mendiola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Porfirigo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mendiola pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mendiola can't find room to land a body shot as Porfirigo controls the action.
Mendiola lands with a short shot to the head.
Mendiola lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Porfirigo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendiola lands a body shot.
Mendiola pushes Porfirigo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendiola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Porfirigo tries to score a body lock takedown but Mendiola shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tayaen Porfirigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendiola cracks Porfirigo with a nice body shot.
Mendiola working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mendiola lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Mendiola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendiola.
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!
Mendiola pushes Porfirigo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mendiola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mendiola lands with a right to the head.
 Porfirigo is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendiola.
Oh Porfirigo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendiola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Mendiola as the two fighters clinch.
Mendiola is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Porfirigo can't fight it off and eventually Mendiola manages to take the fight to the floor. Porfirigo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mendiola gets to his feet and stands over Porfirigo, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Porfirigo felt that one! Mendiola unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Porfirigo from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sabas Mendiola!
Tayaen Porfirigo was interviewed post fight and said 'Now, I will kill myself...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Batang Kock (ranked 945 p4p, 897 weight class) and Flo Holl (ranked 80 p4p, 71 weight class). Kock comes into the arena with I will axe kick you, and I am not careful. blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Batang Kock has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Batang Kock seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Batang Kock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Flo Holl!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Holl.
Holl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kock scores with a jab. Holl acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kock steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Holl. That one must have hurt.
A shot to the liver by Kock. Beautiful body shot.
Holl throws a sloppy head kick and Kock moves out of range easily.
Kock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holl has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Holl misses with a body punch
and Kock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holl keeps the fight on the outside.
Holl with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kock to score with a decent uppercut.
Kock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kock misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holl to score with a decent uppercut.
Holl lands a nice hook to Kock's body. Kock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holl tries to close the distance and clinch but Kock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holl throws a leg kick but Kock checks it.
Kock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hidden in the buildup to the fight.
Holl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holl cracks Kock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kock throws an off balance right hand
and Holl makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kock really felt that one!
Holl misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Kock misses the target.
Holl tries to land a front kick but Kock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Holl throws the left hand but Kock avoids the punch easily.
Kock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kock throws a jab but it's blocked by Holl.
Holl drives through and clinches with Kock against the cage.
Kock tries a body shot but Holl blocks it.
Kock lands with a left to the head.
Kock dodges an elbow strike from Holl.
Kock managing to block the knees to the body from Holl.
Kock breaks the clinch.
Kock connects with a crisp jab.
Kock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holl.
Holl throws a head kick but Kock moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kock misses with a right hand
and Holl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kock.
Kock closes the distance and pushes Holl back into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holl.
Kock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kock.
Kock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holl backwards.
Holl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kock.
Kock misses with a body punch.
Holl utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Holl blocking some punches.
Kock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holl lands a nice elbow.
Kock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kock misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Holl.
Kock lands a shoulder strike.
Holl tries to land knees in the clinch but Kock avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holl can't find room to land a body shot as Kock controls the action.
Kock scores with a shoulder strike.
Holl blocks a body shot from Kock.
Kock works on Holl's body with a couple of short punches.
Holl misses with a punch to the body.
Kock can't find room to land a body shot as Holl controls the action.
Holl throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kock blocks an elbow strike from Holl.
Kock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Kock.
Holl misses with an elbow strike.
Kock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holl blocks a body shot from Kock.
Kock misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Kock.
Holl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kock's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holl tries to work over Kock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holl working Kock over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Holl.
Holl tries to throw a body punch but Kock avoids it by throwing Holl back against the cage.
Kock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Kock misses.
Holl takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A clash of legs there as Holl blocks the low kick.
Flo Holl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holl misses with a hook. Kock ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kock rushes Holl and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kock lands a shoulder strike.
Kock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holl scores a nice knee to the body.
Kock misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Batang Kock will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holl throws a shot from downtown. Kock moves away and avoids it.
A low kick lands for Kock.
Holl takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kock closes the distance and clinches up with Holl, looking for a takedown. Kock pushes Holl against the cage but Holl circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kock throws a body shot but no joy.
Holl looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Holl throws a hook but Kock blocks it.
Batang Kock is winning the standup battle so far.
Kock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Kock does no damage.
Kock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kock throws a hook to the side of Holl's head but Holl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holl throws a leg kick but Kock sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holl 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.
Kock takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Holl gets a clinch.
Kock presses Holl against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Holl throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holl's elbow.
Kock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holl blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holl throws an elbow but misses.
Holl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Kock.
Batang Kock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kock.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kock.
Holl missing with knees to the body.
Holl lands a shoulder strike.
Kock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holl slips under a jab.
Holl clinches up against the cage.
Kock gets through Holl's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holl lands an elbow inside.
Holl misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kock misses with a punch to the body.
Kock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holl misses with a body punch
and Kock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Holl.
Kock lands a nice looking body shot.
Kock tests Holl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holl moves away from the strike by Kock.
Kock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holl.
Kock misses the shot to the body.
Holl takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Holl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Holl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kock was well out of range. Poor timing from Holl.
Kock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kock swinging wildly here.
Holl only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Holl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holl misses with a low kick.
Holl works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Kock.
Kock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holl tries to sprawl but Kock drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Holl tries to get to full guard but Kock has control of the leg.
Kock trying to control from half guard but Holl is working away.
Kock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Holl is looking to control Kock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Holl avoid being mounted?
Holl is looking for a sweep. Kock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holl moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Holl utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Holl wants to stand but Kock is controlling the position.
Kock 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.
Kock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kock is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kock is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kock throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Batang Kock will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kock checks a leg kick.
Holl moves away from the strike by Kock.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kock.
Holl is looking for a sweep.
Kock is trying to get an arm triangle but Holl is defending well.
Kock is trying to get an arm triangle but Holl is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holl sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holl defending well though.
Holl on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Holl tries to get to full guard but Kock has control of the leg.
Kock is trying to work for a kimura but Holl is defending well.
Kock wants to take a breather but Holl is having none of it.
Holl keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Holl tries to kick Kock off but Kock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Flo Holl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Holl is refusing to be controlled, as Kock sits in half guard.
Holl is positioning himself well to prevent Kock advancing to mount.
Kock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Holl's head.
Holl wants to get back to full guard.
Holl keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Holl misses with a straight right.
Kock throws the left hand but Holl avoids the punch easily.
Holl lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Holl scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Holl misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holl moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kock!
An inside leg kick from Holl misses.
Kock lands a jab to the head.
Holl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kock throws out the jab.
Holl throws a leg kick
and Kock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holl throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holl is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Holl lands with a hook. Kock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kock throws a jab but it's blocked by Holl.
Holl replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kock blocks it well.
Holl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holl is looking to slow Kock down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kock tries a head kick but it misses.
Kock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Holl tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holl throws a big shot that misses.
Holl takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Holl misses.
Holl misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holl sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kock somewhat.
A little jabbing left from Holl on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Holl throws a leg kick
and Kock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holl ducks under a wild hook from Kock.
A jab from Holl does it's job there.
Holl throws a body kick that misses
and Holl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Holl.
Batang Kock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Batang Kock.
Well Kock 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Batang Kock!
In his post fight interview, Batang Kock started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramone Rocksaw (ranked 1071 p4p, 1249 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 140 p4p, 161 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramone Rocksaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Murray !
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocksaw tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rocksaw somewhat.
Despite the aggression on Murray 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rocksaw with a poor takedown
and Murray counters with a right hand to the body.
Rocksaw closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Murray to the mat! Murray manages to get full guard.
Rocksaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murray is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rocksaw dives into side control.
Murray dodges the ground and pound from Rocksaw.
Murray pushes Rocksaw away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rocksaw gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray regains half guard, as Rocksaw was trying to land strikes.
Murray avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rocksaw.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocksaw missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murray wants to get back to his feet.
Rocksaw missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murray has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Rocksaw is on him like a limpet, forcing Murray back against the cage.
Rocksaw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rocksaw up against the cage.
Murray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rocksaw.
Rocksaw missing with knees to the body.
Rocksaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rocksaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rocksaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rocksaw or perhaps it was just good defense by Murray , which made it look bad.
Murray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murray has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rocksaw is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramone Rocksaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocksaw with a poor takedown
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rocksaw is breathing heavily.
Rocksaw shoots and misses
and Murray counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murray drops Rocksaw with a big left hand! Rocksaw is injured, injured bad! Murray jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Murray !
Ramone Rocksaw spoke after the fight, saying 'Lanky piece of shit, it’s a joke'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 1334 p4p, 826 weight class) and Journey Sky (ranked 143 p4p, 85 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Howlett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Indestructible. Journey Sky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Journey Sky!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlett walks into a jab.
Sky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Howlett is rocked!
Howlett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sky as he jumps to the side.
Howlett darts in and clinches Sky up against the cage.
Sky pushes Howlett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Sky.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Howlett blocking some punches.
Sky lands with a short shot to the head.
Sky breaks from the clinch.
Howlett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howlett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howlett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sky swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Howlett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howlett shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sky manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sky has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Howlett off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett wants to clinch
and Sky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sky lands a big uppercut and Howlett crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Howlett looks OK. Sky waves Howlett back to his feet!
Oh Howlett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown attempt by Howlett or perhaps it was just good defense by Sky, which made it look bad.
Sky looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sky has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Howlett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sky throws out the jab.
Sky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sky wants it to stay on the feet.
A nice side step and Sky releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Howlett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Howlett tries to clinch up.
Howlett seems to have got his legs back now.
Sky lands a big right hand that sends Howlett crashing to the mat! Sky stays standing though and waves Howlett back to his feet!
Howlett tries to clinch up but Sky circles away and keeps his distance.
Howlett closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sky's guard.
Sky is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sky prevents the takedown attempt.
Sky lands a nice uppercut.
Sky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Howlett is working for takedown but Sky is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howlett blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Sky.
Sky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Howlett backwards.
Sky scores with a shot to the side of Howlett's head.
Sky digs a right hand into Howlett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Howlett's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Sky.
Howlett is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sky.
Sky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sky throws a big uppercut that drops Howlett! More strikes from Sky and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Howlett lies dazed against the cage as Sky celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Journey Sky!
An out of breath Journey Sky 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Stahl (ranked 473 p4p, 663 weight class) and Rudolf Meine (ranked 42 p4p, 53 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Stahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rudolf Meine!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meine tries to clinch up but Stahl circles away and keeps his distance.
Meine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stahl moves away.
Stahl misses with a lunging right hand
letting Meine counter with a right hand.
Paul Stahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Stahl as he checks the leg kick.
Meine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stahl.
Meine throws a shot from downtown. Stahl moves away and avoids it.
Stahl moves forwards but Meine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Meine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stahl checks a leg kick.
Stahl takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meine tries a low kick but Stahl avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stahl misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Meine.
Meine throws a hook but Stahl avoids it easily.
Stahl lands a right hook to the body.
Stahl misses with a wild body shot.
Stahl backing away here, and Meine unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine throws a front kick aimed at Stahl's knee but Stahl avoids it well.
Stahl needs to keep his hands up - Meine had a free shot at his head there.
Meine moves away from the strike by Stahl.
Stahl throws a poor cross that misses
and Meine counters with a nice uppercut.
Meine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stahl.
Stahl on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Meine throws a hook but Stahl avoids it easily.
Meine moves away from the strike by Stahl.
Stahl misses with a straight left.
Meine follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Stahl misses with a hook to the body
and Meine counters with a stiff right hand.
Meine misses with a hook to the body
and Stahl counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stahl is looking to wear down Meine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Meine stuns Stahl with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stahl misses with a jab to the body
and Meine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Meine looks to move away, Stahl throws a big counter combo but Meine just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stahl throws a body punch but Meine moves out of range.
We've been told by Stahl's head coaches at Bronk´s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stahl avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Stahl wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Meine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stahl's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Meine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stahl scrambles back to his feet.
Stahl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Meine throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Stahl on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Meine.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meine.
Meine blocks a low kick nicely.
Meine has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Meine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stahl.
Meine wants to land a leg kick but Stahl is out of range.
Stahl is looking to counter punch.
Stahl keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Meine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stahl throws a jab but it's blocked by Meine.
Stahl takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stahl misses with a hook.
Stahl has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stahl there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stahl moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stahl misses with a left hand
and Meine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stahl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stahl throws a leg kick that is checked
and Meine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stahl's knee momentarily.
Meine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stahl listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Meine takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stahl lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meine at a distance.
Meine takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stahl throws out the jab.
Meine with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stahl lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Meine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Meine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good leg kick by Meine.
Stahl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meine. Meine obviously looking to wear him down.
Meine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stahl.
Stahl moves out of range as Meine throws a body kick.
Meine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stahl checks the leg kick nicely there.
Meine tries to move into range but Stahl moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Stahl misses.
Stahl throws a poor cross that misses
and Meine counters with a low kick, right behind Stahl 's knee.
Meine connects with an inside leg kick.
Stahl looks to land a right hand but Meine moved out of range.
Stahl misses with a wild body shot.
Meine throws a body punch but Stahl moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Stahl on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meine connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rudolf Meine dominated that round.
That's time! Stahl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stahl.
Meine throws the left hand but Stahl avoids the punch easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Stahl might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Meine tried to score with a low kick but Stahl checks it.
Meine tries a low kick but Stahl avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Stahl misses.
Stahl scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meine in his tracks.
A right-left combo lands from Meine.
Meine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stahl checks it well.
Decent striking displayed by Stahl there.
Stahl lands a jab.
Stahl looks to throw the jab but Meine is out of range.
Meine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stahl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meine.
Stahl misses with a wild body shot.
Meine only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Stahl misses with an uppercut
and Meine counters with a low kick, right behind Stahl 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine takes a swing at Stahl's ribcage but misses.
Stahl swings for the body but Meine moves out of range.
Meine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stahl just misses with a punch to the body.
Meine throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Stahl to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by Meine.
Stahl looks to throw the jab but Meine is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Meine misses.
Stahl is looking to counter punch.
Stahl misses with an uppercut. Meine saw that one coming.
Stahl misses with a straight left.
Stahl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Stahl.
Meine scoring well with a low kick there.
Stahl misses with a hook. Meine ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meine misses with a body punch
and Stahl counters with a stiff right hand.
Stahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meine throws a jab when Stahl was well out of range.
Rudolf Meine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Meine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Stahl misses its intended target.
Meine ducks under a wild hook from Stahl.
A low kick from Meine is predictable there
letting Stahl counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Meine.
Meine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Meine lands a nice shot to the body.
Stahl with a hook.
Meine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stahl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meine misses with a leg kick
and Meine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stahl avoids the body shot from Meine.
It looked like Stahl wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Meine throws a leg kick
and Stahl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stahl throws a hook but Meine avoids it easily.
Meine tries to clinch but Stahl moves out of range.
Meine throws a body kick that misses.
Meine throws a solid leg kick but Stahl takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Meine.
A nice leg kick from Meine, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stahl checks a leg kick.
Stahl throwing a counter right hand but Meine manages to avoid it.
Meine throws a front kick that sends Stahl stumbling back into the cage.
Stahl bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A low kick lands for Stahl.
Meine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to the body from Stahl misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meine moves away.
Meine wants to clinch up but Stahl keeps it at a distance.
Meine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stahl was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stahl avoids a kick to the body.
Meine with the inside leg kick.
Stahl swings away with a body shot that misses
and Meine counters with a leg kick.
Meine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stahl.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meine.
Stahl swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Meine.
Stahl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stahl misses with an uppercut
and Meine counters with a leg kick.
Meine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stahl. That did some damage!
Meine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meine appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stahl looks to throw the jab but Meine is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Stahl dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body kick there by Meine.
A big left from Meine misses.
Stahl slips a straight right by Meine.
Stahl was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stahl throws an overhand right that lands on Meine's shoulder, as Meine tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Meine! But no joy.
Stahl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stahl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meine thinks about the counter body kick.
Meine tries to land a leg kick but Stahl saw it coming and moves away.
Meine misses with a body shot.
Stahl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stahl.
Stahl throws the left hand but Meine avoids the punch easily.
Meine blocks a low kick nicely.
Meine moves out of range of the leg kick from Stahl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl moves away from the strike by Meine.
Stahl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meine.
Stahl slips a jab from Meine.
Stahl connects with a nice looking jab.
Stahl misses with a series of wild punches.
Meine connects with a jab.
Stahl rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meine counters with an inside leg kick.
Meine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stahl.
Meine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stahl is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Meine jabs at Stahl's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meine walks into a left hand.
Meine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meine throws a body punch but Stahl moves out of range.
Stahl throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meine tried to score with a low kick but Stahl checks it.
Meine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stahl throws an overhand right that lands on Meine's shoulder, as Meine tries to avoid the shot.
Stahl lands with a cross.
Meine lands a jab to Stahl's midsection.
Meine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stahl scores with a jab to the head.
Stahl avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stahl.
Meine throws a leg kick but Stahl moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meine.
Stahl misses with a looping left.
A jab from Stahl does it's job there.
Stahl on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Meine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stahl throws a big shot that misses.
Meine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Meine lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stahl takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Stahl.
Stahl lands a right hook to the body.
Meine staying out of range there.
Stahl throws a jab but it's blocked by Meine.
A little jabbing left from Meine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stahl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meine. Meine obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stahl connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stahl takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meine throws a solid leg kick but Stahl takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Meine.
Stahl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meine appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stahl throws out a loose jab but Meine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meine throws a leg kick
letting Stahl counter with a right hand.
Stahl throws a leg kick that misses.
Stahl defending well as Meine loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stahl.
Meine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Meine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stahl misses with a lunging right hand
and Meine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stahl throws a poor cross that misses
and Meine counters with a thumping low kick.
Stahl keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stahl missing with a left hand there. Meine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Stahl.
Well Stahl 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Paul Stahl!
Paul Stahl seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steel Adams (ranked 600 p4p, 354 weight class) and Taromaru Momoji (ranked 64 p4p, 42 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steel Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taromaru Momoji!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Momoji lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Momoji decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Adams's guard.
Adams seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Momoji trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams wants to sweep here but Momoji controlling him for the moment.
Momoji pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adams is keeping the position for now.
Momoji trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momoji looking to pass the guard.
Adams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Momoji throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momoji wants to pass the guard but Adams is keeping the position.
Adams is trying to control the position but Momoji postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Momoji trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Momoji has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Momoji connects with a nice looking jab.
Momoji throws a sloppy head kick
and Adams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Taromaru Momoji has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Momoji. Adams does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Adams misses its target.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams closes the distance and pushes Momoji back into the cage.
Adams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Momoji scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab from Momoji does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momoji looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Momoji being controlled here momentarily.
Adams is trying to control the position but Momoji postures up.
Momoji tries to free his leg and advance position but Adams is retaining full guard.
Momoji won't allow Adams to sweep him here.
Momoji trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Momoji wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Adams is trying to control the position but Momoji postures up.
Momoji works over Adams with some ground and pound from guard.
Momoji sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Adams's guard.
Adams desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Momoji is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Adams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Momoji.
Adams is looking to control Momoji's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Adams avoid being mounted?
Adams controlling the position for now.
Momoji is trying to control the action in half guard but Adams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Adams won't allow Momoji to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Momoji in particular looking to stall.
Adams tries to get to full guard but Momoji has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Momoji seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adams tries to clinch up but Momoji circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Momoji! But no joy.
Adams wants to clinch.
Steel Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Momoji throws a jab but it's blocked by Adams.
Momoji swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Momoji keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice combination there by Momoji.
Momoji bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adams's head backwards.
Momoji 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taromaru Momoji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taromaru Momoji's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Momoji manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Momoji lunges at Adams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adams's hand.
Momoji has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Momoji closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Adams's guard.
Adams controlling Momoji's posture.
Momoji looking to pass the guard.
Momoji controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Momoji slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momoji working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Who's going to make the next move?
Momoji tries to move to mount but Adams blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Adams continues to stall.
Adams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Momoji.
Adams takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Adams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Momoji wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Momoji is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Adams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Adams tries to buck Momoji off but Momoji is having none of it.
Adams prevents Momoji from improving position.
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.
Momoji connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Adams some visible discomfort.
Momoji misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Adams wants to control but Momoji postures up.
Adams is not content to let Momoji control the position.
Momoji misses with the ground and pound.
Adams gets back to half guard.
Adams keeping control of the position.
Adams wants to control but Momoji is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momoji thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adams's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams moves into full guard.
Momoji trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Adams manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Momoji looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Momoji is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Adams keeping full guard, as Momoji tries to pass.
Momoji passes into half guard.
Momoji seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Momoji has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adams trying to control but Momoji postures up.
Adams has his hands clasped together around Momoji's back. He's all about the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adams trying to hold on to Momoji's head to control him but Momoji postures up.
Momoji trying to pass the guard but Adams defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taromaru Momoji showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taromaru Momoji's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Momoji lands a nice shot that snaps Adams's head back.
Momoji's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adams under the eye.
Momoji lands with a nice body punch.
Adams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Momoji has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Adams uses from the top position.
Adams tries to stand but Momoji is controlling from the bottom.
Adams preventing the sweep.
Momoji working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams wants to stand but Momoji has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Taromaru Momoji has got the better of the ground game so far.
Momoji wants to sweep here but Adams controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Momoji is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Adams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Momoji throws out a powerful jab.
Momoji just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams tries to clinch but Momoji moves out of range.
Taromaru Momoji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Momoji throws a body shot but no joy.
Adams looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Momoji, as that shot connected.
Adams checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Momoji closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to get to full guard but Momoji has control of the leg.
Momoji slows the pace down in half guard.
Adams wants to control but Momoji is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Momoji misses with a head shot. Adams uses the momentum to regain guard.
Momoji tries to free his leg and advance position but Adams is retaining full guard.
Momoji slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Momoji looking to pass the guard.
Adams trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momoji trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Adams holds on and takes a little breather.
Momoji pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adams is keeping the position for now.
Adams trying to control the position.
Momoji trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Momoji swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Adams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Momoji blocks it with crossed arms.
Steel Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Momoji changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Adams tries to clinch but Momoji is having none of it.
Momoji tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Momoji changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adams tries to clinch up but Momoji circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams tries to clinch but Momoji is having none of it.
Momoji drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adams defends it well.
Momoji tries to land a leg kick but Adams saw it coming and moves away.
Steel Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Momoji avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams tries to clinch there but Momoji circles away.
Momoji throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Adams appears to be looking for a big counter.
Momoji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Momoji.
Momoji throws a leg kick that is checked
and Momoji takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Momoji blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Momoji fails with the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Adams misses its target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taromaru Momoji comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Momoji 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taromaru Momoji!
A victorious Taromaru Momoji thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Romanow (ranked 454 p4p, 254 weight class) and InSaen Chai (ranked 66 p4p, 38 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcel Romanow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, InSaen Chai!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romanow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romanow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck for Romanow with that takedown attempt.
Romanow misses the jab.
Romanow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romanow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romanow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
InSaen Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanow bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've been hearing that Romanow has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Chai is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Romanow throws a strike aimed at the side of Chai's head but Chai avoids it well.
Chai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Romanow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chai taking a bit of punishment here - Romanow scoring with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Romanow.
Chai told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Romanow working the ground and pound.
Chai struggling a bit here.
Chai is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow working the head with strikes.
Romanow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
Chai bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Chai slips under a jab.
Romanow scores with a punch to the head.
Chai lands with a good body shot.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai throws a hook but Romanow blocks it.
Chai lands a jab.
Chai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Romanow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanow slips a straight right by Chai.
Romanow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good leg kick by Chai.
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chai slips a straight right by Romanow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Chai coming out on top.
Chai misses with a hook. Romanow ducked under it nicely.
Chai 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.
Romanow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Romanow moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Romanow.
Chai scores with a decent looking hook.
Chai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romanow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romanow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romanow closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Romanow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Romanow stops Chai from getting back to his feet.
Romanow 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.
Romanow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai is trying to maintain the position but Romanow is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chai wants to control but Romanow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Romanow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Romanow stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romanow lands a nice short elbow.
Romanow slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Romanow working Chai over with strikes.
Romanow looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Romanow takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Romanow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.
Chai is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Romanow drops an elbow to the side of Chai's head.
Chai won't allow Romanow to pass to mount.
Romanow winds up and cracks Chai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chai is trying to stand.
Chai is looking to control Romanow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chai avoid being mounted?
Chai wants to get back to his feet.
Romanow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.
Romanow throwing shots but Chai is blocking nicely.
Romanow is pressing down on Chai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chai is holding on for now.
Chai pushes Romanow off looking to stand but Romanow dives back in and keeps control.
Chai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romanow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chai is trying to stand.
Romanow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chai is trying to stand back up but Romanow is controlling him
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcel Romanow will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chai lands a high kick!
 It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Romanow throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Romanow looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Romanow.
Romanow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chai misses the jab.
Romanow tries to counter with a takedown but Chai is quick to defend against it.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Romanow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romanow. That did some damage!
Romanow staying out of range there.
Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Romanow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romanow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai cracks Romanow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chai lands with a thumping leg kick.
InSaen Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romanow looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romanow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romanow misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Romanow lands a right hook to the body.
Chai leaves Romanow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Romanow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romanow misses the shot to the body.
Chai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romanow misses with a hook.
Romanow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romanow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romanow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chai wants to clinch.
InSaen Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Romanow.
Chai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romanow's head.
Chai slips a jab from Romanow.
Romanow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chai connects with a crisp jab.
Chai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romanow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Chai.
Romanow scores with a takedown into Chai's guard.
Romanow won't allow Chai to get back to his feet.
Chai managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow postures up and lands a big shot to Chai's brow.
Romanow throws a big right hand that misses.
Chai is controlling Romanow's posture.
Romanow is pushing down on Chai's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chai is fighting to maintain full guard but Romanow has managed to sneak the leg through.
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. Romanow connects with a nice short shot to Chai's temple.
Romanow is thwarting Chai's attempts to control the position.
Romanow wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy.
Chai is trying to stand back up but Romanow is controlling him
Chai has hold of Romanow's hands but Romanow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chai is controlling Romanow's trapped leg to prevent Romanow from advancing to side control.
Romanow trying to control from half guard but Chai is working away.
Chai pushes Romanow off looking to stand but Romanow dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai kicks off Romanow and gets to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Romanow down.
Chai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romanow loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Romanow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Romanow.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Romanow changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A jab from Chai does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chai on the side of the head.
Chai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Romanow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chai to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab by Chai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romanow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romanow throws a series of strikes that have Chai backpedaling.
Chai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romanow, as that shot connected.
Romanow throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
InSaen Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcel Romanow's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Chai.
Romanow throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Chai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romanow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Romanow's head.
Romanow misses the jab.
Romanow lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Chai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romanow's head.
Romanow loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Romanow tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chai defends well and Romanow ends up having to push Chai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chai can't break the clinch.
Romanow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Romanow can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Romanow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romanow has time to react.
Chai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Romanow connects with a single shot there.
Romanow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chai lands with a straight right. Romanow didn't see that one coming.
Chai clobbers Romanow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romanow stuns Chai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romanow throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Romanow goes for a double leg but Chai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chai continues to drive forward.
Romanow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Chai.
Romanow misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Romanow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Romanow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romanow misses with a punch to the body.
Romanow is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chai gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Romanow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanow has Chai pressed against the cage, preventing Chai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romanow.
Chai wants to get back to striking at distance but Romanow won't allow it.
Chai breaks the clinch.
Romanow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Romanow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Romanow is just out of range.
Romanow throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Chai scores with a nice strike.
Chai throws the left hand but Romanow avoids the punch easily.
Romanow changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Romanow throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Romanow checks a low kick from Chai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the body from Romanow misses
and Chai counters with a crisp right that sends Romanow to the canvas! Chai follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). InSaen Chai!
InSaen Chai bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mordor Mettovaara (ranked 36 p4p, 217 weight class) and Tomas Tetrev (ranked 6 p4p, 34 weight class). Tomas Tetrev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mordor Mettovaara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Tetrev!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tetrev throws a lazy uppercut
and Mettovaara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tetrev misses with a straight right.
Mettovaara tries to sprawl but Tetrev drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tetrev throwing shots but Mettovaara is blocking nicely.
Tetrev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mettovaara is looking to improve his position.
Tetrev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tetrev throwing shots but Mettovaara is blocking nicely.
Mettovaara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mettovaara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mettovaara is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetrev slips a nice elbow through Mettovaara's hands, connecting with Mettovaara's forehead.
Mettovaara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tetrev.
Tetrev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mettovaara tries to roll over but Tetrev keeps him under control.
Tetrev slips a nice elbow through Mettovaara's hands, connecting with Mettovaara's forehead.
Mettovaara tries to roll over but Tetrev keeps him under control.
Mettovaara is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tetrev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tetrev's back!
Tetrev rolls, trying to escape but Mettovaara keeps control of the position.
Tetrev looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev turns into Mettovaara and is now in his guard.
Tetrev postures up and lands a big shot to Mettovaara's brow.
Tetrev wants to control from the top but Mettovaara keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mettovaara is on top in guard.
Tetrev pulls Mettovaara in close to prevent any damage.
Tetrev's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tetrev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev trying to control the position here.
Tetrev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tetrev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mettovaara tries to free his leg and advance position but Tetrev is retaining full guard.
Mettovaara won't allow Tetrev to sweep him here.
Tetrev trying to control the position.
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.
Mettovaara stopping the sweep attempt from Tetrev.
Mettovaara advances to half guard.
Mettovaara is thwarting Tetrev's attempts to control the position.
Mettovaara prevents Tetrev from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tetrev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tetrev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tetrev wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mettovaara is now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tetrev holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mettovaara trying to control the action but Tetrev is working from the bottom.
Tetrev wants to improve his position but Mettovaara is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tomas Tetrev will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mettovaara scores with a head kick.
It looks like Tomas Tetrev has been cut.
Mettovaara looks to land a left hand but Tetrev moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Tetrev there.
Tetrev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good standup being displayed there by Tetrev as he connects with a hook.
Mettovaara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mettovaara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mettovaara moves out of range of the strikes.
Tetrev's corner calls for a 1-2. Tetrev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tetrev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tetrev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tetrev throws an overhand right that lands on Mettovaara's shoulder, as Mettovaara tries to avoid the shot.
Mettovaara went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tetrev scores with a sloppy right hand. Mettovaara should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mettovaara needs to keep his hands up - Tetrev had a free shot at his head there.
Tetrev has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tetrev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mettovaara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mettovaara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tetrev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mettovaara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tetrev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tetrev trying to hold on to Mettovaara's head to control him but Mettovaara postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mettovaara moves into full mount! Tetrev won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev can't escape the position.
Tetrev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mettovaara prevents Tetrev from getting the reversal.
Tetrev wants to hold on but Mettovaara pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mettovaara goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tetrev is on top in guard.
Mettovaara working a defensive guard here.
Tetrev trying to control the position from guard on top but Mettovaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tetrev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mettovaara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tetrev is one step ahead there.
Tetrev landing some decent shots from guard.
Tetrev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Tetrev postures up and lands a big shot to Mettovaara's brow.
Tetrev throwing strikes but missing.
Tetrev throws a big right hand that misses.
Tetrev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mettovaara's head.
Tetrev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tetrev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tetrev throws a big elbow that misses.
Tetrev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mettovaara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tetrev has managed to get both his arms back between Mettovaara's legs - danger averted.
Tetrev is working Mettovaara over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tetrev throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Tetrev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tomas Tetrev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tetrev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mettovaara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tetrev swings for the body but Mettovaara moves out of range.
Tetrev throws a shot from downtown. Mettovaara moves away and avoids it.
Tetrev misses the jab.
Tetrev throws a jab but it's blocked by Mettovaara.
Tetrev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mettovaara doesn't seem bothered though.
Mettovaara misses with a body kick.
Tetrev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mettovaara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tetrev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Tetrev misses
and Mettovaara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mettovaara thumps Tetrev with a low kick.
Mettovaara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tetrev misses with an uppercut. Mettovaara saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tetrev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Tetrev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tetrev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mettovaara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tetrev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mettovaara counters with a nice uppercut.
Tetrev misses with a hook to the body
and Mettovaara counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Tetrev misses.
As Tetrev backs away, Mettovaara returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tetrev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mettovaara.
A jab from Tetrev misses.
Mettovaara thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tetrev misses with an uppercut. Mettovaara saw that one coming.
A big left from Tetrev misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tetrev. Mettovaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mettovaara is looking for a counter combo.
Tomas Tetrev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tetrev.
It looked like Mettovaara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mettovaara gets a clinch.
A short right from Mettovaara on the inside.
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!
Mettovaara blocking some punches.
Mettovaara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Tetrev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tetrev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tetrev tries to work over Mettovaara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mettovaara misses with a punch on the inside.
Mettovaara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tetrev's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mettovaara.
Tetrev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tetrev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tetrev blocks an uppercut.
Mettovaara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tetrev backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mettovaara throws out a leg kick but Tetrev moves out of range and Mettovaara only half commits.
Tetrev throws a lazy right hand but Mettovaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. Tetrev catches Mettovaara right on the button with a cross.
Tetrev throws an off balance right hand
and Mettovaara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mettovaara clinches up with Tetrev and pushes him back against the cage.
Tetrev leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mettovaara.
Mettovaara misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mettovaara as Tetrev tries to tie him up.
Mettovaara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev has a couple of punches blocked by Mettovaara.
A shot in the inside from Mettovaara.
A head punch on the inside from Tetrev fails to land.
Mettovaara throws a head punch that misses.
Mettovaara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tetrev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tetrev lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara misses with a punch on the inside.
Mettovaara fails to pull guard.
Mettovaara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Mettovaara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mettovaara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tetrev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mettovaara tries to avoid it but Tetrev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mettovaara to the ground. Mettovaara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mettovaara is looking to counter punch.
Mettovaara has closed the distance and engaged Tetrev in a clinch.
Tetrev misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mordor Mettovaara did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tomas Tetrev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mettovaara forces Tetrev back against the cage and clinches.
Tetrev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tetrev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Mettovaara.
Tetrev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mettovaara has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tetrev uses from the top position.
Mettovaara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tetrev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tetrev landing some decent shots from guard.
Mettovaara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tetrev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tetrev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tetrev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tetrev trying to control the position from guard on top but Mettovaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mettovaara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tetrev working some strikes from top position.
Mettovaara looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tetrev postures up and lands a big shot to Mettovaara's brow.
Mettovaara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tetrev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tetrev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mettovaara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tetrev lands a couple of elbows.
Tetrev chips away with some ground and pound.
Tetrev connects with a couple of short punches.
Mettovaara is rocked!
Mettovaara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tetrev is aware though and is defending well.
Mettovaara looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tetrev passes into side control.
Mettovaara takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Oh Mettovaara is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Mettovaara looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Tetrev turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomas Tetrev!
Tomas Tetrev is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darius Ghetea (ranked 74 p4p, 103 weight class) and Rickson Caceres (ranked 10 p4p, 15 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Ghetea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rickson Caceres!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caceres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ghetea swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ghetea gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Caceres shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ghetea is defending against the submission attempts here by Caceres.
Caceres trying to pass the guard but Ghetea defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghetea is controlling Caceres's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetea is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ghetea 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.
Caceres is trying to work for a kimura but Ghetea is defending well.
Ghetea is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ghetea is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghetea is looking to control Caceres's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ghetea avoid being mounted?
Ghetea moves into full guard.
Caceres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two 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.
Ghetea looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caceres is one step ahead there.
Ghetea managing to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caceres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caceres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ghetea.
Caceres with the counter takedown but Ghetea avoids it easily.
Ghetea rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caceres counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ghetea controlling the position.
Ghetea is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caceres is refusing to be controlled, as Ghetea sits in half guard.
Caceres 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.
Ghetea sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Caceres actively working from the bottom here.
Ghetea not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea'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.
Ghetea wants to free his trapped foot but Caceres is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ghetea content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ghetea has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rickson Caceres will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Caceres misses.
Ghetea lands with a shot to the body.
Caceres works Ghetea's body with a nice hook.
Ghetea throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Caceres.
Caceres is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ghetea takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Caceres fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ghetea avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caceres connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Ghetea as Caceres shoots in.
Ghetea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ghetea scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ghetea.
Ghetea scores with the left hand. Caceres knows he should have avoided that one.
 Caceres is rocked!
Ghetea throws a low kick but Caceres moves out of range easily.
Caceres is still on wobbly legs! Can Ghetea finish him?
Caceres shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Caceres moves out of range as Ghetea strikes.
Caceres shoots in for a double leg but Ghetea sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Darius Ghetea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Caceres.
Ghetea cracks Caceres with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Ghetea as Caceres shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghetea takes a swing at Caceres's ribcage but misses.
Ghetea lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Caceres falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ghetea dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Ghetea!
Darius Ghetea seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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