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HBCC 72 : Mumea vs. Ekaku PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greig Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serg Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Duality. Serg Kharitonov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greig Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Serg Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Kharitonov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kharitonov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kharitonov scores with a head kick.
Smith is rocked!
Kharitonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Kharitonov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kharitonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Kharitonov tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kharitonov counters with a left right combination that sends Smith crashing to the mat - Kharitonov wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Smith out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serg Kharitonov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ionakana Lanakila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ionakana Lanakila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Howard Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Lanakila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lanakila bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lanakila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lanakila drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lanakila throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Lanakila pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lanakila wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Lanakila tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lanakila works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to hold on but Lanakila pushes him away.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Lanakila landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Lanakila.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones tries to hold on but Lanakila pushes him away.
Lanakila trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lanakila cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lanakila trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanakila landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones can't escape the position.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Jones regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lanakila.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lanakila is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lanakila wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Lanakila wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Lanakila postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Lanakila with a nice head shot there.
Lanakila trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanakila slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lanakila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lanakila trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ionakana Lanakila.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lanakila sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lanakila fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
A shot to the body from Lanakila misses
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lanakila wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Lanakila counters with a right hand to the body.
Lanakila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lanakila misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Lanakila takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Lanakila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lanakila dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Ionakana Lanakila has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lanakila, as that shot connected.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lanakila circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ionakana Lanakila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ionakana Lanakila's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lanakila ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a combination
and Lanakila counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lanakila counters with a right hand to the body.
Lanakila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lanakila lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
letting Lanakila counter with a right hand.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lanakila rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice defenses there by Lanakila.
Lanakila slips under a jab.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lanakila takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Lanakila counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lanakila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lanakila throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanakila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Lanakila counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Lanakila misses the shot to the body.
Jones avoids the body shot from Lanakila.
Lanakila catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lanakila sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lanakila makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lanakila.
Lanakila manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Lanakila with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lanakila has picked Jones up and slammed him! Jones can't keep hold of the triangle and Lanakila manages to pass to side control!
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lanakila scoring with punches and elbows.
Lanakila is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lanakila tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lanakila has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lanakila has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lanakila connects with a decent elbow.
Lanakila scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lanakila scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lanakila lands a few punches from side control.
Lanakila lands a few punches from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanakila is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
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!
Lanakila lands a few punches from side control.
Lanakila working the body and head with strikes.
Lanakila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Lanakila creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lanakila takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lanakila wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lanakila tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lanakila is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ionakana Lanakila dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ionakana Lanakila's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Jones misses.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Lanakila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lanakila's head backwards.
Lanakila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lanakila uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Lanakila has managed to clinch.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Lanakila presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lanakila misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones avoids the head kick by Lanakila.
Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Ionakana Lanakila overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lanakila manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lanakila is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanakila slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Lanakila is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lanakila wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones pulls Lanakila in to control the position.
Lanakila working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lanakila scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lanakila throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lanakila trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Lanakila is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lanakila wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lanakila defends well.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lanakila trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lanakila passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lanakila working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanakila working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Check out the look on Lanakila's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jones is not content to let Lanakila control the position.
Jones manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lanakila's best efforts.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lanakila's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lanakila's back!
Jones lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lanakila covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Howard Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanakila looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lanakila breaks Jones's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lanakila won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Lanakilais looking to pass into half guard but Jones pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jones is in guard.
Ionakana Lanakila is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lanakila looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Lanakila is keeping the position.
Lanakila has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Lanakila wants to hit a switch here but Jones passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lanakila there!
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 Ionakana Lanakila.
Well Lanakila has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ionakana Lanakila!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matto Luuttu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill comes to the cage accompanied by Sing for the moment - Eminem. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin O Neill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matto Luuttu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luuttu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
O Neill slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Luuttu wanted to stand there but O Neill had control of the position.
Luuttu throws a strike but O Neill rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
O Neill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Luuttu wants to get back to his feet but O Neill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Luuttu pushes O Neill off and scrambles back to his feet.
O Neill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
O Neill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luuttu keeps working.
Luuttu is trying to stand up here but O Neill is controlling him well.
Luuttu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Luuttu pushes O Neill off looking to stand but O Neill dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Neill trying to pass the guard but Luuttu defending well.
O Neill lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. O Neill connects with a nice short shot to Luuttu's temple.
Luuttu wants to get back to his feet.
O Neill looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
O Neill throwing shots but Luuttu is blocking nicely.
O Neill tries to pass the half guard into mount. Luuttu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Luuttu is trying to stand back up but O Neill is controlling him
O Neill tries to pass to full mount but Luuttu defends it.
Luuttu pushes O Neill off looking to stand but O Neill dives back in and keeps control.
O Neill is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Luuttu sees it coming and defends easily.
O Neill is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
O Neill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
O Neill throwing shots but Luuttu is blocking nicely.
O Neill trying to mount his opponent but Luuttu defends it.
Luuttu kicks off O Neill and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. O Neill quickly recovers to half guard.
O Neill blocking the ground and pound attempt from Luuttu.
O Neill makes his way to full guard. A much better position for O Neill.
O Neill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Luuttu manages to get himself to full guard.
O Neill wants to pass the guard but Luuttu is keeping the position.
O Neill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Luuttu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Neill drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O Neill jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Luuttu is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neill misses with the head strike.
O Neill lands a right hand.
O Neill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Neill has his takedown stuffed
and Luuttu counters with a nice double leg into side control. O Neill won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Luuttu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
O Neill manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Luuttu wants to stand up but O Neill has a hold of him and won't allow it.
O Neill actively working from the bottom here.
O Neill 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.
O Neill is breathing heavily.
Luuttu wants to free his trapped foot but O Neill is holding on for dear life with his legs.
O Neill manages to get to full guard.
Luuttu tries to free his leg and advance position but O Neill is retaining full guard.
O Neill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Luuttu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
O Neill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Luuttu's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu wants to stand and escape but O Neill is having none of it.
Luuttu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
O Neill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luuttu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Neill postures up in Luuttu's guard and throws a big left but Luuttu blocks it.
O Neill prevents Luuttu from getting back to his feet.
O Neill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
O Neill won't allow Luuttu to get back to his feet.
O Neill looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neill working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Luuttu is looking to stand up but O Neill isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Luuttu can't keep his opponent in guard - O Neill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin O Neill dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
O Neill throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Luuttu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. O Neill is in Luuttu's guard.
Luuttu pushes O Neill off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O Neill shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Luuttu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
O Neill looking to pass the guard.
O Neill is working hard here to advance position.
Luuttu wants to stand but O Neill is controlling the position.
O Neill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Luuttu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Luuttu wants to stand up but O Neill is controlling him.
O Neill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Luuttu is breathing heavily.
Luuttu wants to get back to his feet but O Neill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
O Neill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
O Neill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luuttu is keeping the position for now.
O Neill drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O Neill jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Luuttu keeping full guard, as O Neill tries to pass.
Luuttu is looking to stand up but O Neill isn't so interested in that idea.
O Neill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luuttu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Neill stops Luuttu from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Neill looking to pass the guard.
Luuttu wants to get back to his feet but O Neill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
O Neill wants to control from the top but Luuttu keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Luuttu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Neill fails with the takedown
and Luuttu counters with a takedown into side control.
O Neill tries to bench press Luuttu off him but Luuttu keeps the position.
Luuttu scores with a couple of short elbows.
O Neill gets back to half guard.
O Neill manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Luuttu stopping the sweep attempt from O Neill.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Neill is on top in guard.
Luuttu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Luuttu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst O Neill is controlling him.
O Neill wants to pass the guard but Luuttu is keeping the position.
Luuttu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst O Neill is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luuttu is keeping the position for now.
O Neill is working Luuttu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Luuttu wants to stand and escape but O Neill is having none of it.
O Neill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luuttu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Luuttu has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes O Neill off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
O Neill doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Luuttu counters with a nice double leg into side control. O Neill won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Neill gets back to half guard.
Luuttu with the ground and pound but O Neill uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Martin O Neill will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
O Neill scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
O Neill throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Martin O Neill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luuttu is trying to buck O Neill off.
O Neill misses with the ground and pound.
Luuttu pushes O Neill away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, O Neill gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
O Neill tries for a kimura but Luuttu is defending well.
O Neill is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Luuttu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Luuttu is trying to get back to his feet.
O Neill is working Luuttu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Neill is looking to take a break and control but Luuttu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Luuttu some visible discomfort.
Luuttu wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ground and pound from O Neill seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Luuttu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by O Neill.
O Neill throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by O Neill.
Luuttu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
O Neill works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Luuttu is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
O Neill creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
O Neill cracks Luuttu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
O Neill in side control lands a decent elbow.
Luuttu pushes O Neill away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, O Neill gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
O Neill is trying to get an arm triangle but Luuttu is defending well.
O Neill scoring with punches from side control.
O Neill lands a decent elbow from side control.
O Neill throws a strike aimed at the side of Luuttu's head but Luuttu avoids it well.
O Neill throws a strike aimed at the side of Luuttu's head but Luuttu avoids it well.
Luuttu bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Luuttu throws a big shot that misses.
O Neill fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Neill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Luuttu as he avoids it easily.
Martin O Neill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
O Neill manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Luuttu is trying to stand up.
Luuttu is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
O Neill wants to control the pace but Luuttu is squirming around nicely.
O Neill looking to control and managing it successfully.
O Neill landing strikes from the mount.
Luuttu is squirming around, avoiding O Neill's attempts to control the action.
Luuttu is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neill with shots to the head and body - Luuttu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Matto Luuttu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Neill pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
O Neill connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
O Neill working away from the top, dropping strikes.
O Neill working away from the top, dropping strikes.
O Neill tries to control but Luuttu wriggling away.
O Neill is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Luuttu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
O Neill throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Luuttu wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Neill putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
O Neill has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Luuttu's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neill breaks from Luuttu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin O Neill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Neill, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin O Neill!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stevens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stevens checks the leg kick.
Bale takes a swing at Stevens's ribcage but misses.
Bale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevens manages to avoid it.
Bale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevens throws a jab when Bale was well out of range.
Stevens connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bale tries to land a leg kick but Stevens saw it coming and moves away.
Bale feints and then cracks Stevens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevens down.
Stevens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stevens stalls.
Bale wants to break free but Stevens has control.
Bale pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stevens has Bale pressed against the cage.
Stevens misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stevens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bale tries to break the clinch but Stevens is controlling the position.
Stevens keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bale's efforts to push away.
Stevens is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bale stalling in the clinch but Stevens improves position.
Stevens content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bale tries to break free but Stevens pushes him back against the cage.
Stevens tries a body shot but Bale blocks it.
Stevens throws a head punch that misses.
Bale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stevens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stevens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stevens has picked Bale up - he's going for a ride! Stevens dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bale kicks off Stevens and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stevens circles away quickly and effectively.
Bale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevens throws a looping overhand right but Bale ducks down to avoid it.
Stevens connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stevens staying out of range there.
Stevens shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bale misses with a low kick.
Bale misses the shot to the body.
Bale throws a jab but it's blocked by Stevens.
Stevens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bale misses with a body shot.
Stevens lands with a cross.
Stevens looks to land a combination but Bale avoids it well.
Stevens lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bale is rocked!
Crack! Stevens connects with the perfect overhand right and Bale falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Stevens!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donnie Stevens!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Greed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greed comes to the cage accompanied by James Brown - Living In America . Murphy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dance Hall Days. Derick Murphy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Apollo Greed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Greed. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Murphy misses with an elbow over the top.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Greed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murphy up against the cage.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but Greed is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Greed tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Greed avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Greed breaks from the clinch.
Greed swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy checks a leg kick nicely.
Greed throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Greed back into the cage.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Greed is defending well for now.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Greed fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Greed's head back.
Greed slips under a jab from Murphy.
Greed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greed was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Greed.
It looks like Derick Murphy has been cut.
Greed avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Derick Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.
Murphy sizes up Greed with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greed ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greed.
Murphy 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.
Murphy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murphy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murphy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Greed to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy thows a body shot but no joy.
Greed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Greed backing up. Greed nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
Greed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greed swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greed.
Greed looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Murphy wants to clinch
and Greed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy darts in and clinches Greed up against the cage.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but Greed is blocking nicely.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Greed.
Greed avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Murphy lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Apollo Greed has been cut.
Greed looking to stall.
Greed swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy tries to break the clinch but Greed is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Greed is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Greed.
Nice body punch from Greed.
Greed lands a body shot.
Murphy looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Greed avoids the damage to the body.
Greed goes for a takedown attempt but Murphy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Greed slips the punch.
Greed just misses with a punch to the body.
Greed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greed lands a head kick. Murphy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Greed dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Greed throws out a powerful jab.
That has opened up Derick Murphy's cut even more.
Murphy misses with a shot to the body
and Greed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Greed misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy lands with a nice body punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Greed drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greed thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Greed counters with a nice leg kick.
Murphy blocks a leg kick.
Murphy swings for the body but Greed moves out of range.
Greed thows a body shot but no joy.
Greed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murphy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Greed thows a body shot but no joy.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Greed saw that one coming.
Murphy blocks a low kick nicely.
Greed takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A lazy left from Greed finds it's target.
Murphy throws out a leg kick but Greed moves out of range and Murphy only half commits.
Murphy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Greed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greed.
Greed keeps Murphy at a distance using the push kick.
Greed tries to score with a low kick but Murphy moves his leg out of the way.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greed was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Greed is out of range.
Apollo Greed is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greed moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Greed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Greed lands a jab to the nose.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greed.
Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Greed in a clinch.
Greed avoids the elbow strike from Murphy, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Greed.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Greed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greed is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Murphy tries a body shot but Greed blocks it.
Greed is looking to control Murphy's arms but Murphy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Greed has his back to the cage.
Greed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Greed dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Greed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Greed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Greed moves away from the strike by Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy tries to clinch but Greed is having none of it.
Greed moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy cracks Greed with an open hand slap.
Greed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Greed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Greed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Greed counters with a thumping low kick.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Good shot there by Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Murphy misses
and Greed counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Greed lands a body shot.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greed.
Greed connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Derick Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Greed.
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Greed moved out of range nicely.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Greed throws a right hand that Murphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphy also avoids with ease.
Greed connects with a leg kick. Murphy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Greed makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Murphy really felt that one!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greed.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Greed circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Greed moves out of range of the strikes.
Greed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Greed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy throws the left hand but Greed avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Apollo Greed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Greed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Greed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greed has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Greed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Newport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zolar Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newport kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Slipknot-Psychosocial. Zolar Emelianenko has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Newport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zolar Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newport lands with a kick to the ribs.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelianenko gets tackled into the cage by Newport. Newport maintains the clinch.
Newport throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Newport tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Newport gets an underhook and turns Emelianenko into the cage.
Newport has Emelianenko pressed against the cage, preventing Emelianenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emelianenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emelianenko is trying to break free.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko cracks Newport with an open hand slap.
Newport loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.
Newport shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emelianenko pinned against the cage. Emelianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Newport throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Newport throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jack Newport seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newport tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Emelianenko is able to avoid easily.
Newport slips a jab from Emelianenko.
Newport misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Emelianenko. No joy for Newport on that attempt.
Zolar Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newport ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Newport.
Newport closes the distance and pushes Emelianenko back into the cage.
Emelianenko is pressed up against the cage. Newport has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Emelianenko down to the mat. Emelianenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Newport. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newport fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newport tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Newport uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Newport is out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Newport tries to work over Emelianenko's front leg with a kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Emelianenko throws a shot to the body.
Donk. Emelianenko catches Newport right on the button with a cross.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick that knocks Newport off balance momentarily.
A jab from Emelianenko does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by Newport.
Newport looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Newport with a series of wild strikes but Newport uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Newport closes the distance and clinches.
Newport breaks the clinch.
Newport tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
Newport tries to move into range but Emelianenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Newport misses with a body kick.
Newport walks into a stiff left hand from Emelianenko.
Newport misses with a looping right.
Newport swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Newport drops his hands momentarily and Emelianenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Emelianenko lands the left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Emelianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newport with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Emelianenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Newport displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Emelianenko works over Newport's head and body with a nice combination.
Newport takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko throws a front kick that sends Newport stumbling back into the cage.
Emelianenko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Newport had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Newport throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newport looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Newport throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Emelianenko slams his shin into Newport's torso.
Newport misses with a double jab
and Emelianenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Newport on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Emelianenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Emelianenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newport throws a right hand that Emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelianenko also avoids with ease.
Newport misses with a hook.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newport throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Newport takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Newport takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A left lands for Emelianenko.
Newport pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Newport throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice combination there by Emelianenko.
Newport is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newport.
Emelianenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Newport.
Newport takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Newport throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zolar Emelianenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Emelianenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Emelianenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newport scores with a nice body kick.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Newport misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Emelianenko is defended easily by Newport.
Newport uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newport is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Newport is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Newport moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Newport looks for the body kick but Emelianenko saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Newport is predictable there
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Newport scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Newport fails to land the takedown.
Newport shoots in but Emelianenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Newport throws a body kick that misses.
Emelianenko clobbers Newport with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Emelianenko throws the kick towards the body but Newport avoids it.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko blocks a leg kick.
Newport shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emelianenko pinned against the cage. Emelianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Newport. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newport thumps Emelianenko with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newport uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelianenko.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Emelianenko, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Emelianenko. That snapped Newport's head back.
Emelianenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Newport ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newport looks to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Newport swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Newport throws a head kick that misses
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jack Newport is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko catches Newport with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Emelianenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Newport lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Newport avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newport pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Newport moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Newport delivers a nice body kick.
Newport fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko works Newport's body with a nice hook.
Newport shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Newport misses with a head kick.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko is looking to land body kicks.
Emelianenko lands a jab to the nose.
Newport falls off balance throwing a combination
and Emelianenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Newport throws a sloppy body shot
and Emelianenko counters with a straight right hand.
Emelianenko's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Emelianenko duly obliges.
Newport is trying hard to land a takedown here. Emelianenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Newport. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Newport ducks down to avoid it.
Zolar Emelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emelianenko tries to land a front kick but Newport steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Newport misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Newport is predictable there
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Newport lunges at Emelianenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Emelianenko's hand.
Emelianenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Newport. Newport gets slowly back to his feet.
Newport shoots for a double leg takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well. He's pushed Newport's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Emelianenko scores with a nice body kick.
Newport throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelianenko cracks Newport with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Emelianenko.
A combination from Emelianenko does no damage.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Emelianenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zolar Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Emelianenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Newport throws a combination that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko throws a push kick but Newport slaps the foot to one side.
Emelianenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Newport drops his hands momentarily and Emelianenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Newport shoots in but Emelianenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Newport wants to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a body kick.
Emelianenko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Emelianenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Emelianenko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Newport shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Emelianenko as he avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Emelianenko.
Nice straight punches there by Emelianenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Emelianenko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko scores with a punch to the head.
Emelianenko pushes Newport away with a front kick.
Newport looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab lands there for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Emelianenko duly obliges.
Emelianenko staying out of range there.
Emelianenko lands the left hand.
Emelianenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Newport moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Newport misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Newport shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emelianenko sprawls well. Emelianenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Newport gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Newport. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newport throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Newport closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Newport will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Newport looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emelianenko lands a jab-cross combination.
Newport throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Emelianenko.
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Emelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy body kick from Newport
and Emelianenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emelianenko. That's going to slow Newport down.
Nice cross by Emelianenko.
Newport has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Emelianenko.
Newport throws a hook but Emelianenko blocks it.
Newport with a poor takedown
and Emelianenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Newport.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newport pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Newport drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Newport moves out of range as Emelianenko throws a body kick.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Newport moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Newport moves out of range as Emelianenko throws a body kick.
Emelianenko sizes up Newport with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Emelianenko. That snapped Newport's head back.
Emelianenko misses with a body kick.
Newport misses with a jab to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Newport throws a head kick that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the body.
Jack Newport has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Newport is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko delivers a nice body kick.
Emelianenko scores with a body shot.
Newport tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Newport tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves away
and Emelianenko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good exchange - Emelianenko coming out on top.
Newport takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Newport takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newport throws a leg kick that is checked
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko lands a jab to Newport's midsection.
Emelianenko lands with a hook. Newport tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zolar Emelianenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sloppy strikes from Emelianenko. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zolar Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Emelianenko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zolar Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baba Ram Dass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ground Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baba Ram Dass!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Ram Dass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pound looks to land a body kick but Ram Dass moved away.
Ram Dass throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pound was covering up waiting for the punch and Ram Dass finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ram Dass's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pound trying to control the position here.
Ram Dass trying to control the position from guard on top but Pound is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pound is controlling Ram Dass's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ram Dass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pound misses with a hook.
Pound cracks Ram Dass with a good jab.
It looks like Baba Ram Dass has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound moves out of range as Ram Dass throws a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Ram Dass.
The fighters circling - Pound throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ram Dass manages to avoid it.
Ram Dass tries to land a body kick
and Pound counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ram Dass tries a head kick but it misses.
Pound throws a hook but Ram Dass avoids it easily.
Pound connects with a right hand. Ram Dass shakes it off.
Ram Dass throws a shot from downtown. Pound moves away and avoids it.
Pound works over Ram Dass's head and body with a nice combination.
Pound sizes up Ram Dass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ram Dass moves out of range of the strikes.
Ram Dass misses with a straight left.
Ram Dass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pound.
Ram Dass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pound pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pound fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ram Dass on the side of the head.
Ram Dass cracks the inside of Pound's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ram Dass takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ram Dass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pound attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ram Dass slips a straight right by Pound.
Ram Dass checks a low kick from Pound.
Pound lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Pound.
Pound takes one on the button.
Ram Dass throws a looping overhand right but Pound ducks down to avoid it.
Pound tries to close the distance and clinch but Ram Dass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Pound blocks the low kick.
Ram Dass misses with an uppercut.
Ram Dass connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pound's hands.
Pound avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pound gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ram Dass tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pound just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pound lands with a left to the head.
Pound scores with a hook to the body.
Ram Dass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pound is defending well for now.
Pound fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ram Dass as Pound tries to tie him up.
Ram Dass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pound.
Pound softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ram Dass blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pound is looking to control Ram Dass's arms but Ram Dass gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pound has his back to the cage.
Pound landing knees to the body.
Ram Dass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pound is defending well for now.
Pound softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pound blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Pound.
A nice left hand lands by Pound.
Pound lands a nice shot to the body.
Pound makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pound misses with an elbow strike.
Pound tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pound lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ram Dass or not.
Ram Dass looks gassed!
Pound lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound throws a punch but it's blocked by Ram Dass.
Ram Dass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ram Dass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pound throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ram Dass blocks it with crossed arms.
Pound scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ram Dass takes a shot to the head.
Pound works on Ram Dass's body with a couple of short punches.
Ram Dass fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pound controlling the action here for a moment.
Pound lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pound.
Pound swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pound dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pound tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ram Dass avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pound.
Ram Dass tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ground Pound dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baba Ram Dass's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pound tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ram Dass is able to avoid easily.
Pound tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ram Dass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pound swings wildly with an uppercut but Ram Dass uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Pound.
Ram Dass throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pound blocks it with crossed arms.
Ram Dass blocks the elbow strike.
Ram Dass tries to throw a body punch but Pound avoids it by throwing Ram Dass back against the cage.
Pound is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pound lands a body shot.
Ram Dass tries a knee to the head but Pound blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Pound as the two fighters clinch.
Pound wants to stall.
Ram Dass tries to land knees in the clinch but Pound avoids the damage to the body.
Pound lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ram Dass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pound.
Pound misses with a body punch.
Pound tries to throw a body punch but Ram Dass avoids it by throwing Pound back against the cage.
Ram Dass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pound tries to work over Ram Dass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pound avoiding damage as Ram Dass throws knees to the body.
Pound stalling in the clinch.
Pound misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pound lands a body shot.
Ram Dass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pound pushes off an throws an elbow but Ram Dass leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pound.
Pound lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pound.
Pound misses with a punch to the body.
Pound throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hand to the body from Pound.
Ram Dass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pound.
Ram Dass has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pound on the inside.
Pound cracks Ram Dass with a nice body shot.
Ram Dass is breathing heavily.
Pound makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pound cracks Ram Dass with a nice body shot.
Ram Dass has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pound is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right hand to the body from Pound.
Ram Dass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pound lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pound lands an elbow just above Ram Dass 's eye.
That has opened up Baba Ram Dass's cut even more.
A bit of stalling here from Pound.
Pound lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pound presses Ram Dass against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pound lands a left hand.
Pound scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ram Dass managing to block the knees to the body from Pound.
Ram Dass takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Baba Ram Dass's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Good body shot from Pound.
Pound slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound pushes Ram Dass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ram Dass being controlled against the cage.
Pound throws an elbow but it misses.
Pound tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ram Dass's elbow.
Pound digs a right hand into Ram Dass's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ram Dass's gas tank.
Ram Dass jumps guard but Pound stands there with Ram Dass around his waist. Ram Dass gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ram Dass struggles to land a body shot inside as Pound controls his hands.
Pound lands a nice elbow.
Pound lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ram Dass backwards.
Good body shot from Pound.
Pound tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ram Dass avoids it.
Pound softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Pound.
Ram Dass blocking some punches.
A short right from Pound on the inside.
Pound pushes Ram Dass back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ram Dass.
Pound lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pound gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ram Dass.
Ground Pound has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baba Ram Dass.
Pound lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pound lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baba Ram Dass's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ram Dass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pound trying to land knees to the body.
Pound controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pound throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ram Dasss head.
Pound looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ground Pound dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baba Ram Dass's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Pound misses.
A jab from Pound does it's job there.
Ram Dass moves out of range of the strikes.
Ground Pound is winning the standup battle so far.
Ram Dass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pound.
Pound fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ram Dass, pushing him back against the cage.
Pound misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pound.
Pound misses with a knee strike.
Ram Dass managing to block the knees to the body from Pound.
Pound's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pound tries to land knees in the clinch but Ram Dass avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pound just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ram Dass's brow.
Pound tries a body shot but Ram Dass blocks it.
Pound misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ram Dass.
Ram Dass missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ram Dass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pound.
Pound displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ram Dass up against the cage.
Pound doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pound misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pound misses with a punch to the body.
Pound swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pound managing to block the knees to the body from Ram Dass.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pound.
Pound is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pound blocking some punches.
Pound managing to block the knees to the body from Ram Dass.
Ram Dass looking to throw knees to the head but Pound is blocking nicely.
Baba Ram Dass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Pound swings wildly with an uppercut but Ram Dass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ground Pound has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pound misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pound is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pound.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ram Dass as Pound tries to tie him up.
Ram Dass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pound is defending well for now.
Ram Dass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pound.
Ram Dass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pound has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pound misses with some punches.
Pound stalling in the clinch.
Pound goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pound scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pound swings wildly with an uppercut but Ram Dass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pound tries a body shot but Ram Dass blocks it.
Pound on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ram Dass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pound tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ram Dass's elbow.
Ram Dass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pound has a couple of punches blocked by Ram Dass.
A short uppercut from Pound.
Ram Dass prevents a body shot from Pound.
Pound misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pound lands a body punch.
Pound throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ram Dasss head.
Pound throws a punch but it's blocked by Ram Dass.
Ram Dass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pound works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ram Dass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pound lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ram Dass avoiding damage as Pound throws knees to the body.
Ram Dass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pound avoids it.
Ram Dass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ram Dass gets control of Pound's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ram Dass will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pound wants to control from the top but Ram Dass keeps moving.
Ground Pound is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ram Dass is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ram Dass looking for a sweep. Not yet Ram Dass, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pound sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pound is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ram Dass can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ram Dass has an active guard here but Pound has managed to pass into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ground Pound showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pound, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ground Pound!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ogami Itto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The QFC killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itto comes to the cage accompanied by The Gods Made Heavy Metal. John The QFC killer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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217 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ogami Itto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John The QFC killer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The QFC killer misses with a few strikes there.
The QFC killer has taken the fight to the clinch.
The QFC killer scores with a shot to the side of Itto's head.
Itto blocks an elbow strike.
Itto is looking to break free of the clinch but The QFC killer has double underhooks.
The QFC killer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Itto's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Itto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Itto is trying to force a seperation but The QFC killer has the dominant position.
The QFC killer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Itto's efforts to push away.
Itto avoiding damage as The QFC killer throws knees to the body.
A short right from The QFC killer.
Itto tries to break free but The QFC killer pushes him back against the cage.
The QFC killer works on Itto's body with a couple of short punches.
The QFC killer is working Itto over against the cage.
Itto breaks from the clinch.
The QFC killer tries to clinch up but Itto circles away and keeps his distance.
Itto checks the leg kick nicely there.
The QFC killer tries to clinch up but Itto circles away and keeps his distance.
The QFC killer throws a leg kick but Itto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The QFC killer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Itto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The QFC killer wants to clinch up but Itto keeps it at a distance.
The QFC killer is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The QFC killer fails with an attempt to clinch.
The QFC killer fails with an attempt to clinch.
The QFC killer tries to clinch up but Itto circles away and keeps his distance.
The QFC killer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Itto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Itto swats away the attempt to clinch by The QFC killer.
The QFC killer tries to clinch there but Itto circles away.
The QFC killer tries to clinch up.
The QFC killer wants to clinch.
The QFC killer fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Itto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Itto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The QFC killer.
The QFC killer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Itto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The QFC killer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Itto scores with a hook to the body. The QFC killer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The QFC killer moves in looking to clinch but Itto pushes him off.
Itto circles away from the clinch attempt.
The QFC killer avoids the body shot from Itto.
Itto cracks The QFC killer with a good jab.
The QFC killer tries to clinch up.
Itto scores with a shot to the body.
The QFC killer is looking to clinch but Itto is avoiding it.
Itto swats away the attempt to clinch by The QFC killer.
The QFC killer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Itto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The QFC killer throws a leg kick but Itto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Itto swings away with a body shot that misses
and The QFC killer counters with a thumping low kick.
The QFC killer wants to clinch up but Itto keeps it at a distance.
The QFC killer ducks under a wild hook from Itto.
The QFC killer wants to clinch.
Itto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The QFC killer misses with a low kick.
The QFC killer is looking to clinch but Itto is avoiding it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The QFC killer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Itto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Itto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
John The QFC killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Itto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The QFC killer throws a low kick, looking for Itto's leg but Itto calmly moves out of range.
The QFC killer ducks under a wild hook from Itto.
The QFC killer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Itto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Itto checks a leg kick nicely.
The QFC killer is looking to clinch.
Itto circles away from the clinch attempt.
The QFC killer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Itto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The QFC killer wants to clinch up but Itto keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Itto. Beautiful body shot.
Itto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The QFC killer fails with an attempt to clinch.
The QFC killer motions for Itto to come forward. The QFC killer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The QFC killer tries to clinch up but Itto circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - The QFC killer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John The QFC killer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The QFC killer throws a front kick aimed at Itto's knee but Itto avoids it well.
Itto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The QFC killer.
The QFC killer fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Itto checks a leg kick.
The QFC killer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Itto scores with a jab to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from The QFC killer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Itto keeps the fight on the outside.
The QFC killer wants to clinch up but Itto keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of The QFC killer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Itto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The QFC killer tries to clinch but Itto moves out of range.
Itto keeps the fight on the outside.
Itto cracks a nice hook into The QFC killer's ribs.
The QFC killer moves in looking to clinch but Itto pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The QFC killer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Itto to score with a decent uppercut.
Itto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The QFC killer tries to clinch up but Itto circles away and keeps his distance.
The QFC killer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Itto is able to avoid easily.
Itto jabs at The QFC killer's body.
The QFC killer is looking to clinch.
Itto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The QFC killer's head.
It looks like John The QFC killer has been cut.
The QFC killer doesn't manage to clinch there - Itto circles away.
Itto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The QFC killer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Itto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Itto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The QFC killer.
A jab from Itto does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - The QFC killer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Itto keeps the fight on the outside.
The QFC killer is looking to clinch but Itto is avoiding it.
The QFC killer is looking to clinch but Itto is avoiding it.
The QFC killer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Itto swats away the attempt to clinch by The QFC killer.
Itto is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The QFC killer throws a series of punches but Itto moves out of range.
The QFC killer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
John The QFC killer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Itto slips under a jab from The QFC killer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The QFC killer is looking to clinch but Itto is avoiding it.
A jab from Itto does it's job there.
Itto misses the shot to the body.
The QFC killer moves in looking to clinch but Itto pushes him off.
Itto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The QFC killer tries to clinch up but Itto circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - The QFC killer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The QFC killer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The QFC killer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The QFC killer tries to clinch but Itto is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The QFC killer tries to clinch up but Itto circles away and keeps his distance.
The QFC killer tries to clinch up.
The QFC killer tries to clinch there but Itto circles away.
Itto misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Itto. The QFC killer does a little dance to reset his feet.
The QFC killer doesn't manage to clinch there - Itto circles away.
Itto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ogami Itto is winning the standup battle so far.
Itto connects with a single shot there.
The QFC killer is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - The QFC killer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danga de danga de dang - Itto scores with a four punch combination!
The QFC killer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ogami Itto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John The QFC killer'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Itto. The QFC killer does a little dance to reset his feet.
The QFC killer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The QFC killer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The QFC killer tries to score with a low kick but Itto moves his leg out of the way.
Itto tries to bum rush The QFC killer with a series of wild strikes but The QFC killer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The QFC killer tries to clinch but Itto is having none of it.
A leg kick checked by Itto.
Itto digs a good body shot into The QFC killer's ribs.
Itto circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The QFC killer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The QFC killer throws a head kick that misses.
The QFC killer moves in looking to clinch but Itto pushes him off.
Itto lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The QFC killer tries a low kick but Itto avoids it.
Itto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The QFC killer tries to clinch up.
The QFC killer wants to clinch.
Itto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The QFC killer throws a low kick but Itto avoids it.
Itto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The QFC killer misses with a straight left.
The QFC killer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Itto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The QFC killer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The QFC killer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The QFC killer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The QFC killer tries to close the distance and clinch but Itto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The QFC killer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The QFC killer tries to clinch up but Itto circles away and keeps his distance.
The QFC killer is looking to clinch.
The QFC killer misses with an attempted mid kick.
The QFC killer is looking to clinch but Itto is avoiding it.
The QFC killer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The QFC killer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The QFC killer throws a leg kick but Itto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The QFC killer wants to clinch up but Itto keeps it at a distance.
The QFC killer tries to close the distance and clinch but Itto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The QFC killer drives through and clinches with Itto against the cage.
Itto breaks from the clinch.
The QFC killer fails in his attempt to clinch.
The QFC killer tries to clinch up.
Itto lands a nice shot to the body.
Itto swats away the attempt to clinch by The QFC killer.
Itto scores with a jab to the body.
Itto connects with a jab.
Itto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itto tests The QFC killer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The QFC killer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Itto jabs The QFC killer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Itto cracks The QFC killer with a good jab.
The QFC killer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The QFC killer fails with an attempt to clinch.
The QFC killer missing with a left hand there. Itto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The QFC killer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Itto finds it's way through The QFC killer's defenses.
The QFC killer throws a hook to the side of Itto's head but Itto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The QFC killer wants to clinch up but Itto keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ogami Itto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Itto 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ogami Itto!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dusko Casic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dusko Casic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dusko Casic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Casic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips looks to throw the jab but Casic is out of range.
Phillips misses with a body kick.
Phillips cracks Casic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Phillips throws a body punch but Casic moves out of range.
Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Casic was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips.
Phillips's corner calls for a 1-2. Phillips obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Dusko Casic has been cut.
Phillips throws a hook to the side of Casic's head but Casic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Casic.
Casic clinches with his opponent.
Casic lands an elbow that stopped Phillips in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Benny Phillips has been cut.
Phillips is trying to push Casic away but Casic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Casic lands an elbow just above Phillips 's eye.
Casic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Casic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Casic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Casic lands an elbow that stopped Phillips in his tracks for a moment.
Casic stalling against the cage.
Phillips blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casic is stalling here.
Casic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Phillips's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Casic lands a damaging elbow.
Casic misses with an elbow over the top.
Casic misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Casic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Casic misses with an elbow over the top.
Casic pushes off an throws an elbow but Phillips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Phillips has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Casic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Casic throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Casic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Casic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Casic lands an elbow that stopped Phillips in his tracks for a moment.
Phillips blocks an elbow strike from Casic.
Casic throws an elbow but it misses.
Casic lands a nice elbow.
Casic lands a damaging elbow.
Casic misses with an elbow over the top.
Casic lands an elbow just above Phillips 's eye.
Casic misses with an elbow over the top.
Casic lands an elbow inside that Phillips shrugs off.
Casic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Casic prevents Phillips from breaking the clinch.
Casic has Phillips pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casic lands a nice elbow.
Phillips dodges an elbow strike from Casic.
Phillips blocks an elbow strike from Casic.
Casic lands an elbow that stopped Phillips in his tracks for a moment.
Casic throws an elbow that misses.
Phillips blocks an elbow strike.
Phillips takes an elbow to the temple.
Phillips dodges an elbow strike from Casic.
Phillips is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Casic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Casic.
Casic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Casic throws an elbow but misses.
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.
Casic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phillips is trying to force a seperation but Casic has the dominant position.
Phillips wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Casic has Phillips pushed against the cage.
Phillips wants a takedown but no success here.
Casic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Casic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Phillips has had enough of the clinch but Casic keeps him there for the moment.
Casic lands an elbow inside that Phillips shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Casic.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Casic lands an elbow just above Phillips 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dusko Casic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Casic throws a front kick that sends Phillips stumbling back into the cage.
Casic forces Phillips back against the cage and clinches.
Phillips blocks the elbow strike.
Casic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Casic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Phillips up against the cage.
Casic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Casic.
Casic misses with an elbow over the top.
Casic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Casic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Casic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Casic lands an elbow inside that Phillips shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Casic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phillips's defenses.
Casic lands an elbow that stopped Phillips in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Casic slows down the pace here.
Casic lands a nice elbow.
Casic misses with an elbow strike.
Casic lands an elbow inside.
Phillips avoids the elbow strike from Casic, against the cage.
Casic slows down the pace here.
Casic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Casic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phillips's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Phillips avoids the elbow strike from Casic, against the cage.
Casic misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Casic.
Casic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Casic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Casic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phillips's defenses.
Casic throws an elbow but it misses.
Casic is struggling to control the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Casic throws an elbow but misses.
Casic lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Casic lands a nice elbow.
Casic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Casic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Casic.
Casic pushes off an throws an elbow but Phillips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Phillips blocks an elbow strike.
Casic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Phillips takes an elbow to the forehead.
Phillips has had enough of the clinch but Casic keeps him there for the moment.
Casic misses with an elbow over the top.
Casic throws an elbow but it misses.
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.
With the fighters up against the cage, Casic throws an elbow but misses.
Casic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Phillips wants to break the clinch but can't.
Phillips is working for takedown but Casic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Casic lands a nice elbow.
Phillips fails to pull guard.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Phillips working hard to break the clinch.
Casic lands an elbow inside.
Casic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Casic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Casic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dusko Casic dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Phillips throws a series of punches but Casic moves out of range.
A low kick from Phillips is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Phillips keeps the fight on the outside.
Casic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Phillips crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Casic - the referee stops the clock and Phillips gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Casic. Phillips manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Casic lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Casic! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dusko Casic!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alika Mumea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakuin Ekaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ekaku has chosen IV as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Alika Mumea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alika Mumea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakuin Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Mumea misses.
Ekaku takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ekaku misses with a two punch combination.
Mumea darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mumea moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mumea scores with a hook.
Mumea misses with an uppercut. Ekaku saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Mumea.
Mumea on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ekaku throws a sloppy head kick and Mumea moves out of range easily.
Mumea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ekaku connects with a leg kick. Mumea looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mumea throws a hook but Ekaku avoids it easily.
Ekaku connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mumea throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ekaku counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mumea is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mumea misses its intended target.
Mumea fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ekaku is looking to slow Mumea down with leg kicks.
Some wild striking there from Ekaku.
Mumea thows a body shot but no joy.
Ekaku slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ekaku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mumea.
Mumea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ekaku scores with a jab.
Mumea misses with a straight right.
Ekaku lands a leg kick that knocks Mumea off balance momentarily.
Ekaku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku throws out a leg kick but Mumea moves out of range and Ekaku only half commits.
Mumea connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ekaku throws a leg kick but Mumea sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ekaku slaps away a takedown attempt from Mumea, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ekaku fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mumea looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hakuin Ekaku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mumea lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ekaku at a distance.
Ekaku takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ekaku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Ekaku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ekaku connects with a single shot there.
Good work by Mumea as he checks the leg kick.
Ekaku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mumea moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekaku was well out of range. Poor timing from Mumea.
Mumea loads up on a big right hand but Ekaku slips the punch.
Mumea throws a front kick that sends Ekaku stumbling back into the cage.
Mumea jabs Ekaku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mumea 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.
Mumea throws a hook to the side of Ekaku's head but Ekaku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ekaku lands with a straight right. Mumea didn't see that one coming.
Ekaku moves away from the strike by Mumea.
Nice defenses there by Ekaku.
Mumea swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ekaku makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ekaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ekaku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Ekaku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku lands a body shot.
Jab by Ekaku.
Ekaku misses with a straight right.
Ekaku scores with a body shot.
Ekaku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mumea shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ekaku as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alika Mumea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mumea throws a looping overhand right but Ekaku ducks down to avoid it.
Mumea takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ekaku.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body kick there by Ekaku.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekaku slips a straight right by Mumea.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ekaku, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mumea throws a body kick that misses.
Ekaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mumea's sensitive parts.
Mumea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mumea misses with a hook. Ekaku ducked under it nicely.
Mumea misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ekaku counters with a one-two to the body.
Mumea just misses with a punch to the body.
Ekaku looks to throw the jab but Mumea is out of range.
Mumea looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mumea connects with a right hand. Ekaku shakes it off.
Mumea swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ekaku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ekaku scores with a nice strike.
Mumea sizes up Ekaku with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ekaku throws a lazy right hand but Mumea sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hakuin Ekaku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ekaku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Mumea. Beautiful body shot.
Ekaku throws a right and a left that Mumea avoids nicely.
Ekaku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mumea on the side of the head.
Ekaku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mumea.
Alika Mumea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekaku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ekaku throws an overhand right that lands on Mumea's shoulder, as Mumea tries to avoid the shot.
Mumea misses with a looping right.
Mumea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekaku manages to avoid it.
Mumea looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mumea slips under a jab from Ekaku.
Ekaku blocks a jab.
Mumea throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Mumea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumea throws a sloppy head kick
and Ekaku counters with an inside leg kick.
Hakuin Ekaku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mumea slips under a jab.
Ekaku moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ekaku thumps Mumea with a low kick.
Ekaku scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mumea slips a straight right by Ekaku.
Mumea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekaku.
Mumea on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ekaku scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mumea shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ekaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ekaku misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mumea misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mumea looks to land a left hand but Ekaku moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Mumea misses.
Mumea blocks a jab.
Mumea checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ekaku throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ekaku is looking to land body kicks.
Mumea throws a big shot that misses.
Ekaku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mumea throws out a loose jab but Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku is looking to slow Mumea down with leg kicks.
Ekaku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mumea.
Ekaku misses with a double jab.
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.
Mumea scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No joy there for Ekaku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mumea misses with a jab to the body
and Ekaku counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ekaku looks for the body kick but Mumea saw that one coming.
Mumea misses with a straight left.
Mumea fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ekaku on the side of the head.
Mumea throws a hook but Ekaku blocks it.
Mumea loads up on a big right hand but Ekaku slips the punch.
Ekaku scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekaku misses with a looping right.
Mumea throws a hook to the side of Ekaku's head but Ekaku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mumea misses with a takedown
and Ekaku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mumea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ekaku. Ekaku obviously looking to wear him down.
Mumea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Mumea.
Ekaku takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mumea takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mumea misses with a straight right.
Ekaku lands with a hook. Mumea tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mumea is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice defenses there by Ekaku.
Mumea swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ekaku counters with an outside leg kick.
Ekaku connects with a leg kick. Mumea looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ekaku missing with a left hand there. Mumea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mumea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ekaku lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumea misses with a looping left.
Ekaku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mumea throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Ekaku.
Mumea throws a looping overhand right but Ekaku ducks down to avoid it.
Mumea throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ekaku was covering up waiting for the punch and Mumea finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mumea prevents Ekaku from getting back to his feet.
Mumea throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ekaku lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mumea!
Mumea is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumea regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekaku is working for a kimura but Mumea is defending it quite comfortably.
Ekaku trying to control the action but Mumea is working from the bottom.
Mumea tries to roll over but Ekaku keeps him under control.
Mumea gets back to full guard.
Mumea trying to strike off his back.
Ekaku must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumea keeping moving, preventing Ekaku from controlling successfully.
Mumea is looking for a triangle but Ekaku pushes his legs off easily.
Mumea looking to control.
Ekaku is fighting to break Mumea's control of his arms but Mumea is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mumea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekaku was well out of range. Poor timing from Mumea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mumea defending well as Ekaku loads up on a big left hand.
Ekaku throws a right and a left that Mumea avoids nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mumea.
Mumea cracks Ekaku with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mumea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ekaku.
Mumea connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mumea jabs Ekaku right on the nose. Ekaku blinks but takes it well.
Ekaku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekaku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ekaku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Alika Mumea did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mumea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekaku was well out of range. Poor timing from Mumea.
A jab from Mumea misses.
Ekaku moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Mumea does it's job there.
Mumea throws a hook to the side of Ekaku's head but Ekaku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ekaku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mumea.
Ekaku ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mumea is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ekaku.
Mumea throws a looping overhand right but Ekaku ducks down to avoid it.
Ekaku connects with a single shot there.
Ekaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mumea throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Both fighters circling a little - Mumea finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku swinging wildly here.
Mumea has a takedown stuffed.
Mumea defending well as Ekaku loads up on a big left hand.
Mumea lands an overhand right.
Ekaku looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mumea misses with a straight left.
Ekaku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ekaku listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ekaku swings for the body but Mumea moves out of range.
Mumea lands a body shot.
Mumea chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ekaku can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku throws the left hand but Mumea avoids the punch easily.
Ekaku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mumea manages to avoid it.
Ekaku slips under a jab from Mumea.
Mumea getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ekaku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mumea throws out the jab.
Mumea moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Mumea.
Ekaku avoids the body shot from Mumea.
Mumea shoots in but no luck this time.
Ekaku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ekaku throws a hook but Mumea blocks it.
Ekaku takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumea drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ekaku catches Mumea with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mumea lands a nice looking body shot.
Mumea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mumea slips under a jab from Ekaku.
Ekaku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ekaku wants to land a leg kick but Mumea is out of range.
Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mumea.
Nice shot by Mumea.
Ekaku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ekaku misses with a straight right.
Ekaku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumea misses with a leg kick
and Ekaku counters with a nice uppercut.
Ekaku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mumea's hands.
Mumea takes a swing at Ekaku's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ekaku, right into the meat.
Ekaku has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mumea throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ekaku counters with a thumping low kick.
Mumea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mumea takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Mumea misses.
Ekaku misses with a few strikes there.
Ekaku throws a hook but Mumea blocks it.
Ekaku misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ekaku connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mumea. Mumea circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ekaku lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Mumea's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mumea walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mumea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ekaku misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Mumea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Ekaku misses.
A big left from Mumea misses.
Ekaku slips a jab from Mumea.
Ekaku displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mumea.
Ekaku misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku just misses with a punch to the body.
Ekaku swings for the body but Mumea moves out of range.
Mumea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Mumea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mumea loads up on a big right hand but Ekaku slips the punch.
Mumea ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mumea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ekaku counters with a good low kick that Mumea was not able to check.
Ekaku swings for the body but Mumea moves out of range.
Ekaku misses with a leg kick.
Mumea shoots in for a takedown but Ekaku shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alika Mumea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mumea misses with a body punch
and Ekaku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mumea lands with an uppercut that bounces Ekaku off the cage and back into rage.
Mumea misses with a straight left.
Ekaku throws a right and a left that Mumea avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumea misses with a body shot.
Mumea takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ekaku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ekaku misses with a wild body shot.
Mumea throws the left hand but Ekaku avoids the punch easily.
Mumea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ekaku dodges the punch combination from Mumea.
Ekaku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mumea.
Ekaku tries a head kick but it misses.
Mumea misses with a body shot.
Mumea with a poor takedown
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mumea takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku punishes Mumea's body with a nice straight punch.
Ekaku just misses with a punch to the body.
Mumea looks to land a left hand but Ekaku moved out of range nicely.
Ekaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekaku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ekaku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mumea.
Mumea shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mumea looking to pass the guard.
Mumea throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ekaku works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ekaku wants to get back to his feet but Mumea is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mumea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ekaku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mumea.
Alika Mumea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mumea works over Ekaku with some ground and pound from guard.
Mumea postures up and lands a big shot to Ekaku's brow.
Mumea 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.
Mumea stops Ekaku from standing up.
Mumea advances position into side control!
Ekaku is not content to let Mumea control the position.
Ekaku avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mumea.
Hakuin Ekaku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sloppy strikes there by Mumea.
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 Alika Mumea.
I think Ekaku has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:50
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 47:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakuin Ekaku!
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