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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Beacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cabbage Patched (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beacon comes to the cage accompanied by CkY - 96 Quite Bitter Beings. Kevin Beacon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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276 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Beacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cabbage Patched!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Patched.
Patched pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patched throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patched should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Patched tries to clinch but Beacon moves out of range.
Cabbage Patched seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Patched.
A head kick misses from Patched.
Patched shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beacon as he jumps to the side.
Patched lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Beacon sprawling to the canvas. Patched follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Beacon hang on?
Beacon is rocked!
It looks like Kevin Beacon has been cut.
Beacon is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beacon tries to roll over but Patched keeps him under control.
Patched tries to stand but can't do so whilst Beacon controls his leg.
Patched is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patched is trying to control the action in half guard but Beacon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beacon wants to get back to full guard.
Beacon wants to control but Patched passes into side.
Patched has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
No joy there for Patched, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two 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.
Patched throws a right hand that Beacon ducks under and follows up with a left that Beacon also avoids with ease.
Beacon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Patched prevents Beacon from moving into mount.
Beacon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patched keeps working.
Patched is trying to improve his position.
Beacon tries for a kimura but Patched is defending well.
Beacon tries to stand but Patched is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beacon misses with the ground and pound.
Patched really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beacon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Patched's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Patched is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Patched, right into the meat.
Beacon slips a jab and a cross from Patched.
Patched looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Patched misses with a takedown attempt
and Beacon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Patched!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patched manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Patched, under a barage of strikes from Beacon.
Beacon wants to take a breather but Patched is having none of it.
Beacon is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Patched has managed to free his arm - good work.
Beacon is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Patched reverses the position - he's now on top in Beacon's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beacon wants to stand and escape but Patched is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cabbage Patched dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Beacon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Patched misses with a wild combination.
Patched dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beacon. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Patched.
Patched scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patched misses with a low kick.
Patched doesn't manage to clinch there - Beacon circles away.
Beacon dodges the punch combination from Patched.
Patched drops Beacon with a big left hand and mounts him. Beacon is in big trouble!
Oh Beacon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beacon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Beacon seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patched content just to control the position here.
Patched looking to control but Beacon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beacon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Patched tries to control but Beacon wriggling away.
Patched sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Let's hope that Patched has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Beacon is working to get back to half guard.
Patched looking to control but Beacon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patched controlling his opponent.
Despite being in the dominant position, Cabbage Patched just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beacon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Patched counters with a beautiful punch that sends Beacon to the canvas!
Kevin Beacon's cut is getting worse.
Patched stands up and waves to Beacon to follow him.
Patched sends Beacon crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Patched is motioning to the referee to let Beacon up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Beacon is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beacon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Patched turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Patched lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beacon slips a jab and a cross from Patched.
Patched lands a front kick.
Beacon slips a jab and a cross from Patched.
Patched tries to bum rush Beacon with a series of wild strikes but Beacon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patched tries to clinch but Beacon is having none of it.
Patched changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Patched does no damage.
Patched throws a one two combo.
Patched keeps Beacon at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left and a right from Patched both land. Nice combination.
Kevin Beacon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Beacon keeps the fight on the outside.
Patched has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patched pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beacon is out of range and Patched settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cabbage Patched showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Beacon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Beacon throws a right and a left that Patched avoids nicely.
Patched connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Patched is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Beacon hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cabbage Patched!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thanatos Anastasiadis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Kanuuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thanatos Anastasiadis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keijo Kanuuna!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanuuna drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anastasiadis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anastasiadis wants to stand but Kanuuna is controlling the position.
Anastasiadis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kanuuna on the ground.
Kanuuna trying to control but Anastasiadis is working from the bottom.
Anastasiadis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kanuuna tries to free his leg and advance position but Anastasiadis is retaining full guard.
Anastasiadis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kanuuna trying to control the position from guard on top but Anastasiadis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anastasiadis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anastasiadis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kanuuna shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anastasiadis pinned against the cage. Anastasiadis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kanuuna shoots in and bounces Anastasiadis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anastasiadis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kanuuna is controlling him.
Anastasiadis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anastasiadis tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanuuna is pushing down on Anastasiadis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anastasiadis is fighting to maintain full guard but Kanuuna has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kanuuna prevents Anastasiadis from standing back up.
Kanuuna seems to be looking for submissions.
Anastasiadis is looking for a sweep. Kanuuna is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kanuuna is working for a kimura but Anastasiadis is defending it quite comfortably.
Kanuuna perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasiadis tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kanuuna manages to move to mount!
Anastasiadis is squirming around, avoiding Kanuuna's attempts to control the action.
Anastasiadis is trying to escape the mount.
Anastasiadis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Anastasiadis is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anastasiadis is squirming around, avoiding Kanuuna's attempts to control the action.
Anastasiadis tries to hold on but Kanuuna postures up.
Anastasiadis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kanuuna controlling from the full mount.
Kanuuna wants to control the pace but Anastasiadis is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kanuuna dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kanuuna throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anastasiadis tries to clinch but Kanuuna moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anastasiadis.
Oooh a lovely combination from Anastasiadis sends Kanuuna down but not out. Anastasiadis dives into side control looking to finish.
Kanuuna is rocked!
Anastasiadis tries to get to his feet but Kanuuna is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Anastasiadis in his guard.
Anastasiadis won't allow Kanuuna to sweep him here.
Anastasiadis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanuuna manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Anastasiadis really wants to buck Kanuuna off and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anastasiadis is trying desperately to improve position.
Kanuuna controlling from mount.
Kanuuna can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anastasiadis is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anastasiadis is in all sorts of trouble here.
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.
Kanuuna raining down shots from the mount!
Anastasiadis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kanuuna can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anastasiadis is looking to escape.
Anastasiadis swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanuuna tries to control but Anastasiadis wriggling away.
Anastasiadis is trying to stand.
Anastasiadis is squirming around, avoiding Kanuuna's attempts to control the action.
Anastasiadis wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Anastasiadis tries to reverse the position but Kanuuna maintains control.
Kanuuna won't let Anastasiadis get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
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.
Kanuuna can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anastasiadis is looking to escape.
Anastasiadis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kanuuna jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Anastasiadis manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anastasiadis tries to clinch but Kanuuna is having none of it.
Anastasiadis tries to clinch but Kanuuna moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thanatos Anastasiadis dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kanuuna throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Anastasiadis misses with a series of wild punches.
Anastasiadis is looking to clinch but Kanuuna is avoiding it.
Anastasiadis doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanuuna circles away.
Anastasiadis moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anastasiadis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anastasiadis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kanuuna.
Come on Anastasiadis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kanuuna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasiadis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anastasiadis wants to break free but Kanuuna has control.
Kanuuna breaks from the clinch.
Kanuuna dodges the punch combination from Anastasiadis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kanuuna shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anastasiadis but Anastasiadis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anastasiadis lands with a hook. Kanuuna tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anastasiadis throws a series of punches but Kanuuna avoids them all with ease.
Kanuuna closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anastasiadis circles away.
Thanatos Anastasiadis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keijo Kanuuna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kanuuna changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Anastasiadis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Anastasiadis is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kanuuna has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kanuuna is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Anastasiadis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Anastasiadis wants to get back to his feet but Kanuuna is dominant here and he's now got Anastasiadis's back!
Anastasiadis covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Kanuuna is looking to control Anastasiadis but Anastasiadis is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Anastasiadis controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanuuna is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Anastasiadis. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Anastasiadis is trying to stand back up.
Kanuuna lands punches and elbows.
Anastasiadis controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Kanuuna is looking to control Anastasiadis but Anastasiadis is wriggling around and keeping busy.
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.
Kanuuna working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Anastasiadis looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Kanuuna lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Anastasiadis.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anastasiadis looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Kanuuna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kanuuna 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Kanuuna!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Dowda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Foreman (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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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karol Dowda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Foreman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foreman circles away quickly and effectively.
Dowda misses with the combination.
Dowda throws a series of punches but Foreman avoids them all with ease.
Dowda throws a series of punches but Foreman moves out of range.
Foreman tries to clinch up but Dowda circles away and keeps his distance.
Dowda misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Dowda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foreman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foreman dodges the punch combination from Dowda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foreman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Paul Foreman has been cut.
Foreman shoots in looking for a takedown. Dowda tries to sprawl out of it but Foreman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dowda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dowda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dowda misses with a few strikes there.
Foreman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dowda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foreman closes the distance and clinches up with Dowda, looking for a takedown. Foreman pushes Dowda against the cage but Dowda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dowda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dowda misses with a series of wild punches.
Karol Dowda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown but Dowda shows good takedown defense.
Karol Dowda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Foreman.
Dowda misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Dowda misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dowda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dowda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dowda as he avoids it easily.
Foreman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Foreman controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dowda is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
Foreman in side control, throwing shots but Dowda defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.
The strikes coming from Foreman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Foreman misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Dowda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Foreman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A combination from Dowda does no damage.
Dowda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dowda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foreman circles away quickly and effectively.
Foreman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dowda tries to avoid it but Foreman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dowda to the ground. Dowda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Foreman tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Dowda. No joy for Foreman on that attempt.
Foreman closes the distance and clinches up with Dowda, looking for a takedown. Foreman pushes Dowda against the cage but Dowda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karol Dowda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Foreman.
Dowda throws a series of punches but Foreman avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foreman shoots for a takedown but Dowda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oooh a lovely combination from Dowda sends Foreman down but not out. Dowda dives into side control looking to finish.
Foreman is rocked!
Foreman is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foreman can't do much from the bottom here.
Dowda wants to stand but Foreman has his arm trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dowda wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dowda has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dowda lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Foreman backs up against the cage.
Foreman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dowda is fending him off so far but Foreman persists. Nope, Dowda circles away and we're back to standing.
Foreman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dowda.
Dowda misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman tries to clinch up but Dowda circles away and keeps his distance.
Dowda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dowda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karol Dowda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dowda as he jumps to the side.
Danga de danga de dang - Dowda scores with a four punch combination!
Dowda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dowda scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Foreman is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman wants to clinch up but Dowda keeps it at a distance.
Foreman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dowda's waist but Dowda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Foreman off to one side.
Dowda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dowda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foreman shoots for a takedown but Dowda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Foreman fails with a takedown attempt.
Dowda works over Foreman's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Dowda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman tries for a takedown but Dowda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dowda but Dowda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Foreman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dowda.
Foreman fails to land the takedown.
Foreman tries to clinch up but Dowda circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dowda throws a combination. Foreman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Foreman dodges the punch combination from Dowda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Dowda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Foreman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Foreman is looking to clinch but Dowda is avoiding it.
Foreman dodges the punch combination from Dowda.
Dowda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Foreman shoots in for a double leg but Dowda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dowda stalks Foreman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Foreman's face. Foreman staggers backwards, shaken.
Dowda lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Dowda scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dowda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foreman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foreman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dowda swivels and escapes.
Karol Dowda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Foreman.
A combination from Dowda does no damage.
Dowda keeps the fight on the outside.
Dowda throws a right hand that Foreman ducks under and follows up with a left that Foreman also avoids with ease.
Foreman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Dowda does no damage.
Foreman shoots in but Dowda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dowda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dowda throws a right hand that Foreman ducks under and follows up with a left that Foreman also avoids with ease.
Foreman clinches up with Dowda and pushes him back against the cage.
Dowda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Foreman with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Dowda.
Dowda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dowda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dowda stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dowda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foreman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dowda swivels and escapes.
Karol Dowda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowda misses with a series of wild punches.
Dowda keeps the fight on the outside.
Foreman shoots in and drives through. Dowda sprawls well.
Dowda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foreman wants to clinch up but Dowda keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Dowda does no damage.
Paul Foreman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foreman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Foreman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dowda tries to avoid it but Foreman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dowda to the ground. Dowda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dowda scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dowda swinging wilding here.
Foreman gets the takedown into side control.
Foreman wants to control but Dowda is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Foreman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Karol Dowda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Foreman is trying to get an arm triangle but Dowda is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karol Dowda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dowda, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karol Dowda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alouysius Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royal pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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18
200 lbs
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alouysius Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royal pain!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Anthony wants to hold on but pain pushes him away.
Anthony holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as pain tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
pain lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Anthony is working to get back to half guard.
Anthony regains half guard.
pain thows a huge punch but Anthony dodges it nicely.
pain lands strikes from half guard.
pain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anthony's head.
pain throwing shots but Anthony is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony pushes pain off and gets back to his feet.
Anthony misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anthony misses with a takedown
and pain counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anthony's guard now.
Anthony is striking but pain is not phased and passes to half guard.
pain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anthony defending well though.
Anthony tries to kick pain off but pain keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
pain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
pain misses with a head shot. Anthony uses the momentum to regain guard.
Anthony is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from pain.
pain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
pain thows a big elbow that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anthony throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Anthony throws a body kick the misses
and pain counters with a head kick. That will keep Anthony thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Anthony could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
pain throws a leg kick which misses Anthony's front leg but catches the back leg as Anthony tries to avoid it.
pain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anthony.
pain looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Anthony!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
pain avoids the attempt from Anthony to control.
pain throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
pain unloads with some shots from mount but Anthony bucks and avoids them well.
pain raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anthony tries to lock up and control but pain gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
pain thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
pain thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Anthony is wriggling around trying to escape.
pain moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Anthony has worked his arm free - good work by Anthony!
pain in side control, throwing shots but Anthony defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Anthony is looking for a sweep. pain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
pain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
pain is nestled in close to Anthony, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anthony blocking the ground and pound attempt from pain.
Anthony is looking to improve his position.
Anthony misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anthony is looking for a sweep. pain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anthony looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royal pain dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anthony closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
pain wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Anthony in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
pain is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
pain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anthony blocks the strikes from pain.
Anthony is working for a submission of some sort.
Anthony is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pain tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anthony takes a kick to the side of the head.
pain throws a front kick that sends Anthony stumbling back into the cage.
pain tries to clinch up but Anthony circles away and keeps his distance.
pain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anthony gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and pain counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
pain throws and elbow that misses. Anthony uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in pain's guard. Nice move by Anthony!
pain throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
pain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anthony trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
pain keeping moving, preventing Anthony from controlling successfully.
Anthony is looking to work some ground and pound but pain has wrist control.
Royal pain has got the better of the ground game so far.
pain is striking off his back. Anthony thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
pain is trying to escape back to his feet but Anthony uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony misses with the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anthony shoots and misses
and pain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by pain.
Anthony has had enough of the clinch but pain keeps him there for the moment.
pain can't get the takedown.
pain looking to throw knees to the head but Anthony is blocking nicely.
pain gets control of Anthony's arms and successfully pulls guard. pain will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
pain keeping moving, preventing Anthony from controlling successfully.
Anthony throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
pain throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Anthony escapes and throws pain's legs to the side, diving into side control!
pain is breathing heavily.
Anthony is looking to take a break and control but pain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony tries for a kimura but pain is defending well.
Anthony gets to mount! pain was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Anthony punching from mount but pain doing a good job of avoiding damage.
pain is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royal pain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Anthony throws a chopping leg kick but pain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anthony pulls out of a head kick attempt.
pain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than pain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
pain thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
pain landing strikes from the mount.
Anthony wants to control but pain is having none of it.
Anthony is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Anthony wants to hold on but pain pushes him away.
Anthony tries to get back to half guard but can't.
pain breaks from Anthony's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pain sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Anthony can't escape the position.
pain is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Anthony has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Anthony!
pain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anthony seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Anthony trying to control but pain is working from the bottom.
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.
Anthony prevents pain from getting back to his feet.
pain throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
pain keeping moving, preventing Anthony from controlling successfully.
pain trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
pain lands an upkick as Anthony stands over him.
pain has his foot on Anthony's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anthony works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anthony misses with a takedown attempt
and pain counters with a three punch combo that has Anthony backing up. Anthony nods at pain to acknowledge the strikes.
Alouysius Anthony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
pain tries to clinch up.
Anthony fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt pain.
Anthony throws a lazy head kick
and pain counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Anthony is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts pain as he jumps to the side.
Anthony throws a solid leg kick but pain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anthony.
Anthony misses with a low kick.
Alouysius Anthony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anthony fails with the takedown
and pain counters with a left and a right that stings Anthony.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alouysius Anthony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anthony misses with a kick to the body
and pain counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
pain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anthony preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
pain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anthony trying to keep a closed guard but pain is proving a slippery customer.
pain is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Anthony working a defensive guard but pain passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royal pain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well pain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royal pain!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ahbar Chicouh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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21
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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18
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ahbar Chicouh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chicouh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chicouh looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Chicouh.
Chicouh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chicouh tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chicouh to the ground. Chicouh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva looks gassed!
Chicouh misses with a head kick.
Chicouh scores with a decent looking hook.
Chicouh lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice uppercut there from Chicouh.
Chicouh throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Chicouh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chicouh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chicouh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chicouh. Chicouh obviously looking to wear him down.
Chicouh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chicouh.
Chicouh throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Chicouh moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Chicouh.
Chicouh goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva is rocked!
Chicouh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Chicouh finish him?
Chicouh rushes Silva with punches - Silva moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Silva goes down! Chicouh follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahbar Chicouh!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mbama Ku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sushibaby. Mbama Ku has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Edson Silva's chin.
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240 lbs
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230 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mbama Ku!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ku scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ku.
Ku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva tries to control but Ku wriggling away.
Ku takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ku defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ku wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ku is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ku looks gassed!
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ku swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silva cracks Ku with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ku is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ku and Silva has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
You can see the frustration on Ku's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Ku tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva landing strikes.
Silva 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.
Ku taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva trying to control the action but Ku is working from the bottom.
Silva tries for a kimura but Ku is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ku is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva tries for a kimura but Ku is defending well.
Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ku is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ku keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ku changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ku.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ku gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Ku is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ku is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ku and Silva has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ku some visible discomfort.
Ku misses with a strike from the bottom.
Ku regains half guard there - taking advantage of Silva's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ku landing rabbit punches to the side of Silva's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Ku avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ku!
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Ku tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva is going olschool here, as he tries to force Ku to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ku shrugs it off.
Ku can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Ku is in no mood to give up.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Ku manages to avoid easily.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Ku is in trouble!
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Ku wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva with shots to the head and body - Ku looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has control of Ku's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ku regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Ku is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ku tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva working Ku over with strikes here.
Silva looking for a guillotine from mount but Ku is having none of it.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva avoids the attempt from Ku to control.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks Ku's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ku is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Ku tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Silva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ku is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ku bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Ku misses with the ground and pound.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets full guard.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ku gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes Ku off and gets back to his feet.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ku counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ku wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Ku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Ku trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Ku from controlling successfully.
Ku stops Silva from standing up.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Ku slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Ku from controlling successfully.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ku keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva cracks Ku with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Edson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Ku is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mbama Ku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Werneck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans's entrance music is Big Punisher- Off Wit' His Head. A fine choice. Rashad Evans has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Werneck!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans looks to land a left hand but Werneck moved out of range nicely.
Evans scores with a nice head shot.
Werneck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Evans swivels and escapes.
Rashad Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Werneck dodges the punch combination from Evans.
Evans connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Werneck to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Evans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rashad Evans!
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