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SMASH: Hohenthal vs Savette PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caelan Aengus (ranked 1056 p4p, 1102 weight class) and Oliver Francis (ranked 109 p4p, 116 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caelan Aengus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Francis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aengus.
Aengus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aengus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aengus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aengus with a jab.
Francis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aengus to score with a decent uppercut.
Francis moves out of range as Aengus strikes.
Aengus cracks Francis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aengus misses with a straight right.
And Francis responds with a good body kick, but Aengus manages to step out the way in time.
A right-left combo lands from Aengus.
Francis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aengus misses with a hook. Francis ducked under it nicely.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Aengus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aengus throws a shot from downtown. Francis moves away and avoids it.
Francis blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aengus throws a poor cross that misses
and Francis counters with a left to the body.
Francis throws a body shot but no joy.
Aengus throws a looping overhand right but Francis ducks down to avoid it.
Aengus throws a poor cross that misses
and Francis counters with a straight right hand.
Francis tries to move into range but Aengus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aengus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Francis throws a body kick that misses
letting Aengus counter with a right hand.
Aengus throws a jab but it's blocked by Francis.
Aengus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aengus misses with an uppercut.
Aengus misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Francis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Francis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aengus throws a poor cross that misses
and Francis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aengus's knee momentarily.
Aengus misses with an uppercut
and Francis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aengus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aengus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aengus throws out a loose jab but Francis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Francis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aengus tries to clinch but Francis moves away
and Aengus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aengus moves into range and clinches up with Francis.
Francis breaks the clinch.
Aengus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aengus throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Francis counter with a right hand.
Francis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aengus misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aengus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Francis takes a shot to the head.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
Francis pushes Aengus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Francis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aengus takes the fight into the clinch.
Francis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Francis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aengus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Francis in his tracks.
Aengus scores with the left hand. Francis knows he should have avoided that one.
Aengus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis defending well as Aengus loads up on a big left hand.
Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
Aengus throws a big counter combination but Francis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aengus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Francis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aengus throws out the jab.
Aengus looks to land a right hand but Francis moved out of range.
Aengus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Francis looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Francis slips under a jab from Aengus.
Francis throws a lazy uppercut
and Aengus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aengus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Francis.
Oliver Francis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aengus wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caelan Aengus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Donk. Aengus catches Francis right on the button with a cross.
Aengus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Francis.
Aengus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Francis.
Aengus closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aengus.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but Aengus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francis manages to break the clinch.
Aengus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francis can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Aengus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Francis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aengus throws a hook but Francis blocks it.
And Francis responds with a good body kick, but Aengus manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aengus throws a lazy uppercut
and Francis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aengus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aengus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Francis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Aengus misses with a left hand
and Francis counters with a nice uppercut.
Aengus throws the left hand but Francis avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Francis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aengus wants to clinch up but Francis keeps it at a distance.
Francis thumps Aengus with a low kick.
Aengus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Francis.
Francis throws a low kick, looking for Aengus's leg but Aengus calmly moves out of range.
Aengus misses with a hook
and Francis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Aengus misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Francis misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aengus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis slips under a jab.
Francis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Francis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Francis is trying to counter with his kicks.
Aengus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Francis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Aengus misses with an uppercut.
Aengus misses with a double jab
letting Francis counter with a right hand.
A jab from Aengus finds it's way through Francis's defenses.
Aengus checks a low kick from Francis.
Aengus looks to land a left hand but Francis moved out of range nicely.
Francis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aengus with a nice cross.
Aengus throws an overhand right that lands on Francis's shoulder, as Francis tries to avoid the shot.
Aengus moves in looking to clinch but Francis pushes him off.
Aengus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aengus misses with a right hand
letting Francis counter with a right hand.
Aengus misses with a lunging right hand
and Francis counters with a nice leg kick.
Aengus throws a nice looking combination but Francis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Francis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aengus feints a jab promting Francis to slip. Aengus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Francis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aengus misses with a straight right.
Francis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Francis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aengus throws out the jab.
Aengus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Francis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aengus to score with a decent uppercut.
Francis moves out of range as Aengus strikes.
Francis tries to move into range but Aengus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Francis slips under a jab from Aengus.
Aengus dives in for a single leg takedown but Francis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Aengus throws a punch but it's blocked by Francis.
Francis breaks from the clinch.
Aengus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Francis throws a poor cross that misses
and Francis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aengus.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caelan Aengus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Aengus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Francis, pushing him back against the cage.
Oliver Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Francis tries a body shot but Aengus blocks it.
Francis lands a nice uppercut.
Aengus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aengus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Francis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caelan Aengus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aengus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Francis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aengus.
Francis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aengus with a body shot.
Aengus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aengus.
Aengus throws a right hand that Francis ducks under and follows up with a left that Francis also avoids with ease.
Francis moves out of range as Aengus strikes.
Aengus throws a right hand that misses
and Aengus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Aengus misses its intended target.
Francis slips under a jab from Aengus.
Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
Francis slips under a jab from Aengus.
Francis needs to keep his hands up - Aengus had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Aengus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aengus tries to clinch up
and Francis counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Aengus out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Francis is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oliver Francis!
During a confident post fight interview, Oliver Francis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Rize (ranked 1256 p4p, 1198 weight class) and Devon Collins (ranked 152 p4p, 144 weight class). Rize kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours. The crowd seem to be enjoying Collins's choice of entrance music: "Name of the Game" Crystal Method. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zack Rize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Collins!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rize fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Collins, pushing him back against the cage.
Rize throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rize misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rize throws a head punch that misses.
Collins pulls Rize into guard.
Collins is looking for a triangle here but Rize uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Rize 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.
Collins is trying to improve his position.
Collins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rize off and has taken his back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Rize is controlling Collins 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Collins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rize gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize is looking to stand up but Collins won't let him.
Rize won't allow Collins to sweep him here.
Rize has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Collins is still trying to improve position.
Rize stands up from Collins's guard - Rize perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rize misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rize lands a right hand.
Rize misses with an elbow over the top.
Rize is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Collins is keeping busy.
Collins has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rize uses from the top position.
Collins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rize defends it easily.
Rize trying to stand up but can't free himself from Collins's guard.
Rize stands up and waves to Collins to follow him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rize is working Collins over against the cage.
Rize lands a shoulder strike.
Collins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rize gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Collins as the two fighters clinch.
Collins blocks a body shot from Rize.
Collins jumps guard and drags Rize to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rize gets to his feet - Collins follows without any prompting.
Rize swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rize throws a leg kick but Collins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Collins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rize missing with a left hand there. Collins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Collins drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rize defends it well.
Nice straight punches there by Rize. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rize.
Rize ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
Collins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Collins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rize.
Collins with the counter takedown but Rize avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins blocks the body kick.
Collins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rize throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rize fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collins manages to avoid it.
Rize misses with an attempted mid kick.
Collins with the counter takedown but Rize avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rize lands with a good body shot.
Zack Rize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rize misses with a double jab.
And Collins tries to counter it with a takedown but Rize pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rize lands a nice leg kick that just misses Collins's sensitive parts.
Good work by Collins as he checks the leg kick.
Collins throws out a counter right but Rize avoids it with no problem.
Rize scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Rize.
Rize closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rize misses with an elbow over the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Rize dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rize lands a nice hook to Collins's body. Collins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rize bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Collins's head.
Rize's corner calls for a 1-2. Rize obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rize loads up on a big right hand but Collins slips the punch.
Rize lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zack Rize is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rize has Collins up against the cage in a clinch.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Collins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rize is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rize misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rize throws a punch but it's blocked by Collins.
Rize is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Collins is keeping busy.
Collins blocks a body shot from Rize.
A short right from Rize.
Rize misses with an elbow strike.
Rize scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rize is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Collins can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rize escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rize. That's going to slow Collins down.
Zack Rize is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rize throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Collins tries to counter it with a takedown but Rize pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rize misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Collins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
An inside leg kick lands from Rize.
Rize misses with a looping left.
Collins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rize gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Collins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Collins throws a punch but it's blocked by Rize.
Collins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rize lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Collins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Collins jumps guard but Rize turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Collins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rize scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rize.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rize goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rize.
Rize connects with a leg kick.
Rize moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rize.
Collins is trying to pull guard but Rize has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rize working aggressively here.
Collins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zack Rize has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Collins.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rize.
Rize tries to work over Collins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rize stalls.
Collins gets control of Rize's arms and successfully pulls guard. Collins will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rize wanted to stand there but Collins had control of the position.
Rize stands up and waves to Collins to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rize throws a series of punches but Collins avoids them all with ease.
Collins with the counter takedown but Rize avoids it easily.
Collins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rize forces Collins back against the cage and clinches.
Rize lands a nice uppercut.
Collins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rizes head.
Collins blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Collins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rize misses with a punch to the body.
Collins lands with a light punch inside.
Collins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rize backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Collins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rize after a bit of a struggle.
Rize working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Collins jumps guard but Rize stands there with Collins around his waist. Collins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rize tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Collins managing to block the knees to the body from Rize.
Collins tries to pull guard but Rize holds him up against the cage and eventually Collins drops back down to his feet.
Collins tries to pull guard but Rize won't allow it.
Collins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rize pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rize throws a poor cross that misses
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rize is looking to land body kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Collins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rize backwards.
Collins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Rize dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Collins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rize drives through and clinches with Collins against the cage.
Collins pushes Rize back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rize tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Collins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Collins works on Rize's body with a couple of short punches.
Rize tries to work over Collins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Collins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rize fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Collins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins fails to land the takedown.
Collins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rize sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rize throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rize looks to throw the jab but Collins is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize throws a leg kick
and Collins counters with a single leg into guard. Rize didn't expect that.
Collins wants to control from the top but Rize keeps moving.
Collins is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Collins advances to half guard.
Devon Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Collins seems to be looking for submissions.
Collins prevents Rize from standing back up.
Collins is looking for a kimura but Rize is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Collins to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rize keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Collins trying to mount his opponent but Rize defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rize keeps working.
Collins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rize's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rize has given up his back here. Will Collins look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Collins working for the choke.
Collins sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Rize taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Devon Collins!
Devon Collins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Adams (ranked 593 p4p, 473 weight class) and Teo-King Beanbag (ranked 76 p4p, 60 weight class). Beanbag has chosen Beastie Boys - No Sleep Till Brooklyn as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teo-King Beanbag!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Adams tenderised Beanbag's leg. Beanbag is trying to keep his angry face on.
Adams throws a poor cross that misses
and Beanbag counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Scott Adams has been cut.
Adams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beanbag momentarily.
Adams throws a shot to the body.
Adams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adams swings for the body but Beanbag moves out of range.
Beanbag displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adams throws out the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Adams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adams.
Adams throws a body kick that misses
and Beanbag counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adams.
Adams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Beanbag looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Adams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Adams's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Adams misses.
Beanbag now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams misses with a jab to the body
and Beanbag counters with a leg kick.
Adams misses with a right hand
letting Beanbag counter with a right hand.
Scott Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Adams catches Beanbag right on the button with a cross.
Adams blocks a head kick by Beanbag.
Adams tried to counter with a leg kick but Beanbag avoided it.
Adams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beanbag.
Adams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Adams throws a jab when Beanbag was well out of range.
Adams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adams misses with a body punch
and Beanbag counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adams throws a right hand that misses
and Adams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a leg kick
and Beanbag counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beanbag. Beanbag circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Beanbag is just out of range.
Beanbag is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adams with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adams!
Adams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Adams throws a leg kick
and Beanbag counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scott Adams's cut is getting worse.
Adams misses with a combination
and Adams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Adams is rocked!
Adams feints and then cracks Beanbag's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beanbag down.
Beanbag avoids the body shot from Adams.
Beanbag moves away from the strike by Adams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a leg kick
and Beanbag counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adams swings for the body but Beanbag moves out of range.
Adams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beanbag closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Beanbag does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adams.
Adams takes a swing at Beanbag's ribcage but misses.
Beanbag looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beanbag uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
As Adams backs off Beanbag throws a huge counter combo but Adams manages to avoid it all.
Beanbag has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Adams tries to bum rush Beanbag with a series of wild strikes but Beanbag uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beanbag throws a jab but it's blocked by Adams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a hook. Beanbag ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Beanbag releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Beanbag takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adams swings widly with a right hand
and Beanbag counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beanbag walks into a jab.
A low kick from Adams is predictable there
and Beanbag counters with an inside leg kick.
Beanbag moves out of range as Adams strikes.
Adams is looking to slow Beanbag down with leg kicks.
Beanbag's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Beanbag does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adams throws a series of strikes that have Beanbag backpedaling.
Adams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beanbag sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beanbag.
Beanbag steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Adams.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Adams'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.
Adams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beanbag appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Adams feints and then cracks Beanbag's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beanbag down.
Adams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Adams tries to keep at a distance but Beanbag has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beanbag tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adams's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Beanbag.
Beanbag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adams is defending well for now.
Adams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beanbag backwards.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beanbag blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beanbag blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beanbag lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beanbag can do to turn this around?
Beanbag unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Beanbag scores with a hook to the body.
Beanbag misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beanbag misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams lands a hook that snaps the head of Beanbag backwards.
Beanbag blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Adams as the two fighters clinch.
Beanbag blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Beanbag.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Beanbag uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beanbag lands a body shot in the clinch.
Beanbag lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beanbag lands a shoulder strike.
Beanbag lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Beanbag.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beanbag has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Adams seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Beanbag can turn it around.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Teo-King Beanbag seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beanbag lands a shoulder strike.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beanbag creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams is looking to break free of the clinch but Beanbag has double underhooks.
Adams lands a hook that snaps the head of Beanbag backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beanbag tries a knee to the head but Adams blocks it.
Beanbag lands a shoulder strike.
Beanbag blocking some punches.
Beanbag tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beanbag lands with a light punch inside.
Beanbag throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beanbag can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Beanbag is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Adams tries to work over Beanbag's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beanbag has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Beanbag misses with a knee strike.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Beanbag.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beanbag backwards.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Beanbag - that landed with a thud.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Beanbag.
Beanbag goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beanbag lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Beanbag blocks a body shot from Adams.
Beanbag is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beanbag working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Beanbag scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Beanbag.
Adams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beanbag lands with a short shot to the head.
Beanbag blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beanbag struggles to land a body shot inside as Adams controls his hands.
Beanbag can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Adams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beanbag lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adams scores with a shot to the side of Beanbag's head.
Beanbag connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adams's face.
Beanbag tries a knee to the head but Adams blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beanbag blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beanbag.
Beanbag connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adams's face.
Scott Adams's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beanbag.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beanbag looking to throw knees to the head but Adams is blocking nicely.
Beanbag lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Beanbag.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
Beanbag misses with a punch to the body.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beanbag lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adams misses with some punches.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Beanbag controls his hands.
Beanbag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beanbag misses with a punch to the body.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beanbag lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Adams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Beanbag controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beanbag lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Teo-King Beanbag showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Adams'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!
A swing and a miss from Adams.
Beanbag takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Adams throws a leg kick but Beanbag moved away.
Beanbag lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Adams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adams throws a front kick aimed at Beanbag's knee but Beanbag avoids it well.
Beanbag let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beanbag manages to avoid it.
Beanbag doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Adams punishes Beanbag's body with a nice straight punch.
Adams swings for the body but Beanbag moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams swings widly with a right hand
and Beanbag counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scott Adams is winning the standup battle so far.
Adams misses with a looping left.
Beanbag with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adams to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beanbag on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beanbag connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
Beanbag swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adams takes a swing at Beanbag's ribcage but misses.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beanbag.
Beanbag appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Beanbag throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Adams lunges at Beanbag with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beanbag's hand.
Beanbag thuds his shin into the meat of Adams's side.
Adams misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Beanbag.
Adams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beanbag looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beanbag lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Adams scores with a nice right hand.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beanbag manages to avoid it.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Adams. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams throws a leg kick which misses Beanbag's front leg but catches the back leg as Beanbag tries to avoid it.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a leg kick but Beanbag sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beanbag is looking for the big counter here.
Adams misses with a low kick as Beanbag jumps back.
Adams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beanbag counters with a left right combination that sends Adams crashing to the mat - Beanbag wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Adams out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teo-King Beanbag!
Teo-King Beanbag 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davdio Branko (ranked 1071 p4p, 519 weight class) and Adiwang Leetoh (ranked 94 p4p, 44 weight class). Leetoh has chosen Mai Wai Bok Wai - Henri feat. Tohmo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 34 - 37 - 0, fighting out of London, Davdio Branko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Adiwang Leetoh!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Leetoh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Leetoh.
Branko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leetoh circles away.
Branko shoots and misses
and Leetoh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Davdio Branko has been cut.
Leetoh misses with a wild combination.
Branko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leetoh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leetoh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Branko drives through with a takedown into Leetoh's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Leetoh lands with a heel strike from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Leetoh holds on and takes a little breather.
Leetoh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leetoh manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leetoh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brankos head.
Branko jumps guard and drags Leetoh to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Leetoh advances to half guard.
Leetoh is trying to control the action in half guard but Branko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
I've been told that Leetoh has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branko is looking to improve his position.
Branko taking some punishment here, with Leetoh in his half guard.
Branko looking for submissions off his back.
Leetoh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Branko keeps working.
Branko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Branko tries to roll over but Leetoh keeps him under control.
Branko is staying active underneath Leetoh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leetoh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Branko tries to roll over but Leetoh keeps him under control.
Branko won't allow Leetoh to pass to mount.
Branko tries to get to full guard but Leetoh has control of the leg.
Branko is working hard here to advance position.
Leetoh seems to be working for a kimura but Branko defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Branko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Branko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leetoh pulls his head out easily.
Leetoh is taking a breather. Branko 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leetoh pulls his head out easily.
Leetoh performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Branko actively working from the bottom here.
Leetoh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Branko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Branko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Leetoh wants to control but Branko is keeping him busy.
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.
Branko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Branko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Branko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leetoh defends well.
Leetoh trying to control the position from guard on top but Branko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leetoh preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leetoh controlling from the top position.
Leetoh trying to control but Branko is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adiwang Leetoh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davdio Branko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leetoh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Branko checks a leg kick.
Branko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leetoh counters with a head kick. That will keep Branko thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice body punch from Leetoh.
Leetoh gets caught flat footed, as Branko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Leetoh is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Branko presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branko is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Leetoh is defending well.
Leetoh lands with a left to the head.
Branko looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Leetoh.
Leetoh gets underhooks to prevent Branko's takedown attempt.
Branko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leetoh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Leetoh.
Leetoh is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Branko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leetoh presses Branko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Leetoh.
Nice elbow from Leetoh.
Leetoh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leetoh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leetoh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Branko backwards.
Leetoh lands a hook that snaps the head of Branko backwards.
Leetoh pushes Branko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leetoh lands with a light punch inside.
Leetoh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leetoh lands a nice elbow.
Branko is rocked!
Davdio Branko's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leetoh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Branko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Branko is pressed against the cage. Leetoh pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Branko! Two more big strikes from Leetoh and Branko crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Adiwang Leetoh!
Our winner, Adiwang Leetoh, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 84 p4p, 78 weight class) and Valentin Adamovic (ranked 9 p4p, 8 weight class). Lang comes to the cage accompanied by Каспийский Груз - Табор уходит в небо. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 19 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Adamovic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adamovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Clubber Lang has been cut.
Clubber Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adamovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Langs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lang throws a body punch but Adamovic moves out of range.
Adamovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adamovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Lang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adamovic moves forwards but Lang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Adamovic throws a body punch but Lang moves out of range.
Lang throws a quick counter kick to the body but Adamovic avoids it.
Lang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lang staying out of range there.
Adamovic loads up on a big right hand but Lang slips the punch.
Lang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Lang.
Lang scores with a nice body kick.
Lang moves out of range as Adamovic strikes.
Lang tries to clinch but Adamovic moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Adamovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lang lands with a straight right. Adamovic didn't see that one coming.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adamovic's head.
Lang blocks a head kick by Adamovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adamovic moves out of range as Lang strikes.
Adamovic avoids a kick to the body.
Lang lands a glancing blow to the side of Adamovic's head.
Lang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lang cracks Adamovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from Lang
and Adamovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adamovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lang slips a jab from Adamovic.
Lang scores with a hook.
Adamovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adamovic lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic slips a jab from Lang.
Adamovic misses with a head kick.
Adamovic misses with a hook.
Lang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adamovic throws a head kick that misses.
Adamovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lang doesn't seem bothered though.
Adamovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lang takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A leg kick checked by Lang.
Adamovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adamovic's head.
Adamovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adamovic slips a straight right by Lang.
Lang does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lang throws the kick towards the body but Adamovic avoids it.
Lang lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic wants to clinch up but Lang keeps it at a distance.
Lang misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Adamovic.
Lang tried to counter with a leg kick but Adamovic avoided it.
Nice defenses there by Adamovic.
A low kick from Adamovic is predictable there
and Lang counters with a solid body kick.
Adamovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adamovic lands with a right to the head.
Adamovic with a knee to the head.
Lang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adamovic blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
Adamovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adamovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adamovic.
Lang scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
Lang gets through Adamovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Adamovic.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adamovic scores with a knee to the head.
Adamovic misses with some punches.
Lang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adamovic missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Adamovic.
Lang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adamovic.
Adamovic crunches a lovely knee into Lang's ribcage.
Lang is breathing heavily.
Adamovic looking to throw knees to the head but Lang is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Lang as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adamovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.
Adamovic blocks a body shot from Lang.
Lang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adamovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adamovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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 Clubber Lang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clubber Lang's cut.
That's time! Lang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Adamovic throws a good cross that connects.
Adamovic throws a looping overhand right but Lang ducks down to avoid it.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adamovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Lang throws a jab when Adamovic was well out of range.
Clubber Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
Adamovic throws a shot from downtown. Lang moves away and avoids it.
Adamovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adamovic throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
Adamovic connects with a jab.
Lang tries to work over Adamovic's front leg with a kick but Adamovic checks it.
A head kick misses from Adamovic.
Lang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adamovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lang walks forward, straight into a front kick from Adamovic.
Adamovic misses with a straight right.
A big right from Adamovic misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Lang.
Adamovic throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
Adamovic throws an overhand right that lands on Lang's shoulder, as Lang tries to avoid the shot.
Lang misses with a body kick.
Lang blocks a head kick by Adamovic.
Adamovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lang moves into the clinch.
Adamovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamovic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lang seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Adamovic can turn it around.
Adamovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lang is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Adamovic.
Adamovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.
Adamovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Lang is working Adamovic over against the cage.
Lang managing to block the knees to the body from Adamovic.
Lang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adamovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic trying to land knees to the body.
Adamovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Lang.
Lang tries to work over Adamovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lang lands an uppercut.
Adamovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lang tries to work over Adamovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Adamovic avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage.
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
Lang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lang lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Adamovic.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adamovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adamovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adamovic scores with a shot to the side of Lang's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
Adamovic blocks an uppercut.
Valentin Adamovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
Adamovic misses with a knee strike.
Lang swings wildly with an uppercut but Adamovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamovic prevents a body shot from Lang.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Adamovic controls the action.
Adamovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adamovic prevents a body shot from Lang.
Adamovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Lang swings wildly with an uppercut but Adamovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adamovic backwards.
Lang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adamovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.
Lang tries to work over Adamovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adamovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lang avoiding damage as Adamovic throws knees to the body.
Adamovic misses with a knee strike.
Lang misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamovic blocks an uppercut.
Adamovic missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Lang.
Lang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adamovic backwards.
Lang misses with a body punch.
Adamovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adamovic.
Lang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adamovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lang lands a nice shot to the body.
Adamovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lang misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Valentin Adamovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Clubber Lang's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lang doesn't manage to clinch there - Adamovic circles away.
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Adamovic misses.
Lang scores with a leg kick.
Lang blocks a jab.
Adamovic throws a looping overhand right but Lang ducks down to avoid it.
Adamovic walks into a jab.
Lang slips under a jab.
Lang scores with the left hand. Adamovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Adamovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lang darts in trying to clinch
and Adamovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lang throws a right hand that misses
and Adamovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adamovic misses with an uppercut
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a leg kick but Adamovic checks it.
Adamovic 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.
Adamovic slips a jab from Lang.
Adamovic scores with a hook.
Adamovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang looks to land a right hand but Adamovic moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Lang.
Adamovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lang lands with a cross.
Lang is looking to clinch.
Lang pushes Adamovic away with a front kick.
Lang lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries to clinch there but Adamovic circles away.
A big left from Adamovic misses.
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lang blocks a head kick by Adamovic.
Lang steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Adamovic. That one must have hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Adamovic misses the target.
Adamovic misses with a hook
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
Adamovic throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
Lang lands a head shot.
Adamovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang misses with a left hand
and Adamovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lang, as that shot connected.
Adamovic lands an overhand right.
Adamovic misses with a left hand
and Lang counters with a straight right hand.
Adamovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lang lands with a hook. Adamovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adamovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adamovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Lang misses the target.
Adamovic throws a jab when Lang was well out of range.
Adamovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Lang as he connects with a hook.
Adamovic throws a jab when Lang was well out of range.
Lang throws a shot to the body.
Lang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adamovic throws a lazy right hand but Lang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Adamovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Lang's head.
Adamovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lang.
Lang is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang feints and then cracks Adamovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adamovic down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Lang tries to clinch up.
Adamovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adamovic.
Lang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adamovic under the eye.
Adamovic tries to clinch but Lang moves out of range.
Adamovic misses with a left hand
and Lang counters with a stiff right hand.
Adamovic works the jab nicely.
Adamovic misses with a hook
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adamovic misses with a hook
and Lang counters with a nice kick to the body.
Adamovic misses with a left hand
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adamovic's sensitive parts.
Adamovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adamovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Clubber Lang's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab lands there for Lang.
A jab from Adamovic does it's job there.
Adamovic looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
Lang throws a leg kick which misses Adamovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Adamovic tries to avoid it.
Lang scores with a spinning back kick!
Lang blocks a jab.
Adamovic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adamovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adamovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Adamovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lang lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adamovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Adamovic.
Adamovic connects with a jab.
Lang throws a shot from downtown. Adamovic moves away and avoids it.
Lang sets himself, and Adamovic steps forward looking for the clinch! Lang avoids it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamovic throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Adamovic misses the target.
Lang thinks about countering with a body kick.
Adamovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adamovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adamovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Adamovic throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Lang with a nice cross.
Adamovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lang.
A solid body kick from Lang.
Adamovic loads up on a big right hand but Lang slips the punch.
Lang thinks about countering with a body kick.
Adamovic looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
Lang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Adamovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Adamovic moves out of range of the body kick from Lang.
Lang with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adamovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adamovic throws a good cross that connects.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Adamovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adamovic throws out a counter right but Lang avoids it with no problem.
Lang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Adamovic slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Lang.
Lang blocks a head kick by Adamovic.
Adamovic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lang.
Adamovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adamovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick lands from Lang.
Adamovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Lang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lang moves forwards but Adamovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Adamovic throws a lazy right hand but Lang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lang walks into a straight right hand from Adamovic.
Lang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adamovic lands a nice shot that snaps Lang's head back.
Adamovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lang with a nice cross.
Adamovic throws a hook but Lang blocks it.
A slow jab from Adamovic misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adamovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adamovic at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adamovic throws a hook to the side of Lang's head but Lang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adamovic misses with a straight right.
Lang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang scoring well with a low kick there.
Adamovic is looking to chop away at Lang's legs.
Lang scores with a sloppy right hand. Adamovic should have avoided that one.
Lang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lang cracks Adamovic with a nice body shot.
Adamovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lang works on Adamovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Adamovic is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamovics head.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lang lands a hook that snaps the head of Adamovic backwards.
Adamovic working Lang over with knees to the body.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Clubber Lang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clubber Lang's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
An inside leg kick lands from Lang.
Valentin Adamovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clubber Lang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lang doesn't manage to clinch there - Adamovic circles away.
Lang looks to land a right hand but Adamovic moved out of range.
Adamovic throws a sloppy head kick and Lang moves out of range easily.
Lang misses with an uppercut. Adamovic saw that one coming.
Adamovic misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Lang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Adamovic throws a body punch but Lang moves out of range.
Adamovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lang.
Lang staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lang.
Adamovic misses with a looping right.
Lang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Adamovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lang.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adamovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adamovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crunch! Lang slams his shin into Adamovic's torso.
Lang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lang checks a leg kick.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lang thuds his right hand into Adamovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adamovic throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamovic throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Lang throwing a counter right hand but Adamovic manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
Lang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lang blocks a head kick by Adamovic.
Lang scores with a nice body kick.
Lang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Adamovic misses the target.
Adamovic throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Adamovic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lang - the referee stops the clock and Adamovic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lang. Adamovic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Adamovic misses with a head kick.
Adamovic misses with a right hand
and Lang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adamovic tries to keep at a distance but Lang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adamovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adamovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lang is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Adamovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adamovic trying to land knees to the body.
Adamovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adamovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adamovic missing with knees to the body.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Adamovic controls the action.
Lang avoiding damage as Adamovic throws knees to the body.
Adamovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adamovic misses with some punches.
Adamovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang blocking some punches.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
Adamovic tries to land a knee to the head but Lang blocks with his arms.
Lang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lang working aggressively here.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adamovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adamovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lang is defending well for now.
Lang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adamovic lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Adamovic fails to land.
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 Clubber Lang.
I think Lang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:47
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:47
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Clubber Lang!
Clubber Lang is the new middleweight champion!
Clubber Lang 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mordor Mettovaara (ranked 109 p4p, 339 weight class) and Wille Thai (ranked 18 p4p, 47 weight class). Wille Thai has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mordor Mettovaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Wille Thai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Thai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mettovaara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Wille Thai has been cut.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mettovaara misses with a combination
so Thai counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai is sitting in close to Mettovaara's body. Mettovaara has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Thai is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Thai is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mettovaara.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mordor Mettovaara!
After winning the bout, Mordor Mettovaara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lennart Hohenthal (ranked 54 p4p, 180 weight class) and Jean Paul Savette (ranked 4 p4p, 18 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lennart Hohenthal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Paul Savette!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohenthal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savette.
A big right from Savette misses.
Savette misses with a straight right.
Savette misses with an uppercut
and Hohenthal counters with a shoot takedown. Savette fights it but they end up in guard.
Savette utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Savette can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hohenthal controls the pace.
Hohenthal 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.
Hohenthal tries to free his leg and advance position but Savette is retaining full guard.
Hohenthal with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savette preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hohenthal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Savette swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hohenthal with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing that Hohenthal 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hohenthal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hohenthal engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hohenthal throwing strikes but missing.
Hohenthal is looking to work some ground and pound but Savette has wrist control.
Savette preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savette keeping moving, preventing Hohenthal from controlling successfully.
Savette wants to stand up but Hohenthal is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hohenthal throws a looping overhand right but Savette ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Savette is looking to slow Hohenthal down with leg kicks.
Hohenthal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hohenthal throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Savette misses.
Savette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hohenthal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Hohenthal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hohenthal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hohenthal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savette circles away quickly and effectively.
Hohenthal takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Lennart Hohenthal has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal blocks a head kick by Savette.
Savette throws a jab but it's blocked by Hohenthal.
Savette has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Savette. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Savette.
Savette throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hohenthal counters with a single leg into guard. Savette didn't expect that.
Hohenthal lands a couple of elbows.
Hohenthal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hohenthal drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Savette manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hohenthal has Savette in his guard.
Savette is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hohenthal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hohenthal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hohenthal uses his free foot to push down on Savette's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Savette.
Hohenthal with a couple of short strikes.
Hohenthal tries to control but Savette wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Hohenthal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
That's time! Hohenthal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Savette defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal throws a hook but Savette blocks it.
Savette looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hohenthal lands a jab to Savette's midsection.
Hohenthal has his takedown stuffed
and Savette counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Savette.
Nice shot lands for Hohenthal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lennart Hohenthal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hohenthal shoots for a double leg takedown but Savette sprawls well. He's pushed Hohenthal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hohenthal goes for a double leg but Savette avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Savette continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Savette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Savette looks to score with a jab to the body but Hohenthal is just out of range.
Hohenthal blocks a leg kick.
Hohenthal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Savette misses the target.
Hohenthal looks to land a combination but Savette avoids it well.
Savette throws a hook but Hohenthal blocks it.
Hohenthal looks to land a left hand but Savette moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal connects with the punch.
Savette misses the shot to the body.
Hohenthal misses the shot to the body.
Hohenthal slips under a jab.
Savette swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal moves out of range of the strikes.
Hohenthal feinted with a counter takedown.
Hohenthal is looking to wear down Savette with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Savette takes one on the button.
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!
Savette catches Hohenthal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Savette swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hohenthal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Savette!
Sloppy strikes there by Hohenthal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savette struggling a bit here.
Savette avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hohenthal.
Savette stops Hohenthal from passing to mount.
Savette is not content to let Hohenthal control the position.
Hohenthal is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Savette is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
Savette prevents Hohenthal from moving into mount.
Hohenthal lands a few punches from side control.
Hohenthal in side control, throwing shots but Savette defends.
Hohenthal is looking to take a break and control but Savette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Savette is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hohenthal is controlling him well.
Hohenthal trying to control the action but Savette is working from the bottom.
Savette is letting Hohenthal control him for a moment.
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 Lennart Hohenthal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal'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.
Hohenthal slips a jab from Savette.
Savette throws a right hand that misses
and Hohenthal counters with a shoot takedown. Savette fights it but they end up in guard.
Hohenthal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savette can do to turn this around?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hohenthal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savette keeping full guard, as Hohenthal tries to pass.
Hohenthal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hohenthal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hohenthal stopping the sweep attempt from Savette.
Hohenthal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hohenthal engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hohenthal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal tries to score with some ground and pound. Savette controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hohenthal working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hohenthal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Savette keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Savette's face as Hohenthal controls the position.
Hohenthal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sloppy strikes there by Hohenthal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hohenthal advances to full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hohenthal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hohenthal lands a couple of good shots and Savette has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hohenthal cracks Savette with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Savette from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Hohenthal patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hohenthal lands a shot to the body.
Savette is in bad spot here.
Hohenthal really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Savette.
Savette is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savette covering up well and avoiding damage.
Savette looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hohenthal.
Hohenthal has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Hohenthal somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
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.
Hohenthal connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Savette to escape the position.
Hohenthal lands a shot to the body.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Savette prevents Hohenthal from getting a body triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Hohenthal clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hohenthal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Savette lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hohenthal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hohenthal defending well as Savette loads up on a big left hand.
Savette is looking to slow Hohenthal down with leg kicks.
A clash of legs there as Hohenthal blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal lands with a good body shot.
Hohenthal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Savette.
A nice leg kick from Savette, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savette lands a nice hook to Hohenthal's body. Hohenthal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hohenthal misses with a wild body shot.
Hohenthal throws an overhand right that lands on Savette's shoulder, as Savette tries to avoid the shot.
Savette feints a counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Hohenthal misses
and Savette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Savette.
Hohenthal tries to move into range but Savette moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Savette on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Savette misses with a body kick.
Hohenthal attempts a counter takedown but Savette avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal works Savette's body with a nice hook.
Hohenthal avoids the head kick by Savette.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savette throws a hook to the side of Hohenthal's head but Hohenthal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savette gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lennart Hohenthal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hohenthal postures up in Savette's guard and throws a big left but Savette blocks it.
Savette keeping moving, preventing Hohenthal from controlling successfully.
Hohenthal connects with a couple of short punches.
Savette managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal wants to pass the guard but Savette is keeping the position.
Hohenthal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Savette works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hohenthal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hohenthal landing some decent shots from guard.
Hohenthal connects with a couple of short punches.
Hohenthal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hohenthal is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Savette is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Savette has escaped and now he's on top!
Savette must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savette being controlled here momentarily.
Savette stopping the sweep attempt from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal has an active guard here but Savette has managed to pass into half guard.
Hohenthal trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jean Paul Savette will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Savette avoids the body shot from Hohenthal.
Savette throws the kick towards the body but Hohenthal avoids it.
Hohenthal throws a right hand that misses
and Savette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hohenthal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savette as he avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Savette.
Savette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hohenthal manages to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Savette - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savette throws a hook but Hohenthal avoids it easily.
Savette throws the left hand but Hohenthal avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal tries to counter with a takedown but Savette is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savette misses with a hook.
Hohenthal throws a series of strikes that have Savette backpedaling.
Savette is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hohenthal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Savette's head.
Savette throws a shot from downtown. Hohenthal moves away and avoids it.
Savette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savette manages to avoid it.
Hohenthal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hohenthal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savette circles away quickly and effectively.
Savette is looking to land body kicks.
Hohenthal half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jean Paul Savette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal thuds a left hand into Savette's body.
Hohenthal scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Hohenthal misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savette manages to avoid it.
Hohenthal scores with a takedown into Savette's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hohenthal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hohenthal postures up.
Hohenthal trying to control the position from guard on top but Savette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hohenthal forces his way into half guard.
Savette trying to hold on to Hohenthal's head to control him but Hohenthal postures up.
Hohenthal is controlling the pace.
Hohenthal working Savette over with strikes.
Lennart Hohenthal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hohenthal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Savette wants to improve his position but Hohenthal is controlling well.
Hohenthal controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hohenthal lunges at Savette with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Savette's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lennart Hohenthal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hohenthal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 49:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lennart Hohenthal!
Lennart Hohenthal retains his bantamweight title!
Lennart Hohenthal was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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