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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie McStar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robbie McStar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McStar shoots in looking for a takedown but Hardy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McStar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hardy is looking to land body kicks.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
McStar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hardy.
McStar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hardy was covering up waiting for the punch and McStar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McStar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McStar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McStar cracks Hardy with a solid left hand.
Hardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McStar.
McStar stays in close to Hardy's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McStar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hardy wants to stand and escape but McStar is having none of it.
McStar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McStar 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.
McStar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hardy wants to stand up but McStar is controlling him.
McStar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McStar trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McStar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStar throws a big elbow that misses.
McStar looking to sit in guard and control but Hardy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McStar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McStar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McStar unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McStar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McStar won't let Hardy get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
McStar misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
McStar breaks from Hardy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McStar lands a heavy elbow.
McStar with the ground and pound from mount.
Hardy is rocked!
Hardy looks gassed!
McStar connects with a bit shot that sees Hardy covering up! More strikes from McStar and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! McStar is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie McStar!
Robbie McStar managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hell's Balls Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Winston Dunham III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Rodalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodalgo has chosen Ace of Spades - By Motorhead as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Winston Dunham III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michel Rodalgo!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham III defending well as Rodalgo loads up on a big left hand.
Dunham III is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodalgo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodalgo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunham III swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dunham III throws a low kick but Rodalgo avoids it.
Rodalgo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dunham III on the side of the head.
Dunham III feints a jab promting Rodalgo to slip. Dunham III then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rodalgo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodalgo. Dunham III does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodalgo misses with a body shot.
Rodalgo cracks a nice hook into Dunham III's ribs.
Rodalgo ducks right into an uppercut from Dunham III.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunham III was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Winston Dunham III is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunham III moves out of range of the strikes.
Dunham III throws a nice looking combination but Rodalgo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodalgo misses with a hook.
Rodalgo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunham III is just out of range.
Rodalgo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rodalgo ducks under a wild hook from Dunham III.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunham III looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodalgo missing with a left hand there. Dunham III was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dunham III is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodalgo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo cracks Dunham III with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dunham III slips a jab from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo throws out a loose jab but Dunham III uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michel Rodalgo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodalgo misses with a takedown attempt - Dunham III sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dunham III clobbers Rodalgo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rodalgo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodalgo just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunham III displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodalgo throws out the jab.
Rodalgo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dunham III has time to react.
Dunham III keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III throws a front kick aimed at Rodalgo's knee but Rodalgo avoids it well.
Rodalgo shoots in but Dunham III avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dunham III tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodalgo throws an overhand right that lands on Dunham III's shoulder, as Dunham III tries to avoid the shot.
Rodalgo swinging wildly here.
Rodalgo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dunham III stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodalgo. Rodalgo gets slowly back to his feet.
Winston Dunham III has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Rodalgo.
Rodalgo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodalgo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III wants to slow Rodalgo down by chopping away at his legs.
Rodalgo lands a nice looking body shot.
Dunham III misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rodalgo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dunham III!
Rodalgo won't let Dunham III get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rodalgo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunham III is trying to escape the mount.
Dunham III is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dunham III is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Rodalgo.
Rodalgo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rodalgo lands a big shot there that rocks Dunham III but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rodalgo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dunham III?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Rodalgo dominated that round.
That's time! Dunham III's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Dunham III misses.
Dunham III is rocked!
Rodalgo moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Dunham III is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Dunham III fails to land.
Rodalgo lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dunham III just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rodalgo's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dunham III to his knees! Rodalgo keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Rodalgo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Michel Rodalgo made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Blessed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Snorodecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blessed's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alive - P.O.D. 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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153 lbs
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154 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Blessed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Snorodecki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blessed throws a right hand that Snorodecki ducks under and follows up with a left that Snorodecki also avoids with ease.
Blessed throws out a loose jab but Snorodecki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snorodecki lands with a nice body kick.
Snorodecki is looking to clinch.
Snorodecki wants to clinch.
Snorodecki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Snorodecki lands a leg kick that knocks Blessed off balance momentarily.
Snorodecki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blessed manages to avoid it.
Snorodecki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snorodecki misses with a few strikes there.
Blessed looks to land a left hand but Snorodecki moved out of range nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Snorodecki scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Brian Blessed has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snorodecki takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorodecki digs a good body shot into Blessed's ribs.
Blessed lands a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snorodecki, as that shot connected.
Blessed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Snorodecki misses.
Snorodecki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blessed. That did some damage!
Blessed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snorodecki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snorodecki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Snorodecki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snorodecki slips a straight right by Blessed.
Blessed misses with a right hand
and Snorodecki counters by clinching up.
Snorodecki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki ducks under a wild hook from Blessed.
Blessed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snorodecki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snorodecki swings for the body but Blessed moves out of range.
Snorodecki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snorodecki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Snorodecki looks to land a right hand but Blessed moved out of range.
Snorodecki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blessed.
Snorodecki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blessed throws out the jab.
A big right from Blessed misses.
Snorodecki tests Blessed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blessed thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snorodecki misses with the combination.
A big right from Blessed misses.
Blessed is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Snorodecki takes one on the button.
Snorodecki tries a low kick but Blessed avoids it.
Blessed stalks Snorodecki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Snorodecki's face. Snorodecki staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Chris Snorodecki has been cut.
Blessed swinging wildly here.
Blessed has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Snorodecki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blessed.
Snorodecki misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed throws a lazy right hand but Snorodecki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blessed scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Snorodecki.
Blessed takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blessed misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Snorodecki throws a right and a left that Blessed avoids nicely.
Snorodecki misses with an uppercut.
Snorodecki tries to clinch there but Blessed circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snorodecki dodges the punch combination from Blessed.
A jab from Blessed misses.
Blessed misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Snorodecki dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Blessed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Snorodecki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blessed misses with the combination.
Blessed throws the left hand but Snorodecki avoids the punch easily.
Snorodecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Blessed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snorodecki connects with a solid leg kick.
Snorodecki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blessed backs up against the cage.
Blessed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Snorodecki forces Blessed back against the cage and clinches.
Blessed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Snorodecki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snorodecki tries to clinch but Blessed is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorodecki throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Blessed to counter with a crisp jab.
Snorodecki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blessed is out of range.
Blessed lands with an overhand left.
Blessed misses with a hook
and Snorodecki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Snorodecki tries to clinch but Blessed is having none of it.
Blessed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snorodecki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Snorodecki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blessed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blessed 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.
Blessed misses the jab.
Snorodecki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blessed is out of range.
Blessed throws an overhand right that lands on Snorodecki's shoulder, as Snorodecki tries to avoid the shot.
Snorodecki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blessed.
Snorodecki moves away from the strike by Blessed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snorodecki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snorodecki closes the distance and clinches.
Snorodecki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chris Snorodecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blessed avoids a kick to the body.
Snorodecki tries to clinch there but Blessed circles away.
Snorodecki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Blessed does no damage.
Blessed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blessed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snorodecki misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Snorodecki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki tries to close the distance and clinch but Blessed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snorodecki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Snorodecki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blessed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Snorodecki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Blessed.
Blessed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snorodecki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Snorodecki slips under a jab from Blessed.
Snorodecki slips under a jab from Blessed.
Blessed scores with a hook.
Snorodecki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blessed throws a hook but Snorodecki blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Snorodecki misses with a wild combination.
Snorodecki defending well as Blessed loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blessed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blessed looks to land a right hand but Snorodecki moved out of range.
Blessed ducks right into an uppercut from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki moves out of range as Blessed strikes.
Snorodecki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blessed missing with a left hand there. Snorodecki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snorodecki lands a leg kick that knocks Blessed off balance momentarily.
Snorodecki thows a body shot but no joy.
Snorodecki moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Snorodecki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Blessed looks to land a left hand but Snorodecki moved out of range nicely.
Snorodecki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chris Snorodecki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snorodecki tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Blessed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blessed.
Snorodecki just misses with a punch to the body.
Blessed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Snorodecki blocks a jab.
Blessed throws a poor cross that misses
and Snorodecki counters by clinching up.
Snorodecki scores with a knee to the head.
Blessed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Snorodecki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blessed's efforts to push away.
Blessed wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorodecki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blessed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Snorodecki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blessed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blessed cracks Snorodecki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Snorodecki closes the distance and pushes Blessed back into the cage.
Blessed controlling the action here for a moment.
Blessed tries to break the clinch but Snorodecki is controlling the position.
Snorodecki landing knees to the head.
Snorodecki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blessed blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blessed.
Snorodecki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Snorodecki breaks from the clinch.
Chris Snorodecki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blessed loads up on a big right hand but Snorodecki slips the punch.
Blessed throws a looping overhand right but Snorodecki ducks down to avoid it.
Blessed lands a jab to the nose.
Blessed avoids the body shot from Snorodecki.
Blessed looks to throw the jab but Snorodecki is out of range.
Snorodecki wants to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Snorodecki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki slips under a jab.
Blessed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blessed misses with an uppercut.
Snorodecki feints a jab promting Blessed to slip. Snorodecki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blessed slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brian Blessed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snorodecki wants to clinch.
Snorodecki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blessed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blessed throws out a loose jab but Snorodecki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snorodecki is looking to clinch but Blessed is avoiding it.
Blessed scores with a hook.
Snorodecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snorodecki lands a head shot.
Blessed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snorodecki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snorodecki thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snorodecki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Snorodecki blocks a jab.
Blessed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Snorodecki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snorodecki 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Snorodecki!
Chris Snorodecki very nearly forgot to thank Hell's Balls Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howard Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark has chosen Cmon Feel The Noise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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211 lbs
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Howard Duck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Stark!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duck slips a straight right by Stark.
Stark lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Duck misses.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duck.
Stark scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duck. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark closes the distance and clinches.
Stark dodges an elbow strike from Duck.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Duck is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Stark.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Duck blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stark.
Stark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ducks head.
Good body shot from Stark.
Stark avoids the elbow strike from Duck, against the cage.
Duck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stark landing knees to the head.
It looks like Howard Duck has been cut.
Stark lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stark.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stark lands a nice uppercut.
Stark lands with a left to the head.
Stark lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Stark.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stark.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
Stark working Duck over with knees to the body.
Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donk. Stark catches Duck right on the button with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stark.
Stark instigates a clinch.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark working Duck over with knees to the body.
Duck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stark lands a right hand.
Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stark thumps Duck with a low kick.
Stark scores with a hook to the body. Duck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thomas Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duck takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stark goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stark scores with a jab to the head.
Stark scores with a leg kick.
Stark scores with a punch to the head.
Thomas Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a big right hook! Duck looks hurt but is still standing! Stark lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Duck falls down and Stark dives in with a huge hammer fist! Duck's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Stark runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thomas Stark!
A victorious Thomas Stark thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Horvat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tha Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: lukenback texas. This should be fireworks!
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25
196 lbs
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197 lbs
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Horvat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tha Man!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horvat dodges the punch combination from Man.
Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Horvat tries for a takedown but Man sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horvat smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Horvat misses with a left hand
and Man counters with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man tries to score with a low kick but Horvat moves his leg out of the way.
Man is looking to chop away at Horvat's legs.
Man misses with a head kick.
Horvat moves away from the strike by Man.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Horvat loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Horvat misses with a right hand
and Man counters with a good, hard body kick but Horvat shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tests Horvat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Man rushes Horvat and presses him up against the cage.
Horvat misses with the head strike.
Horvat tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Horvat fails to land.
Horvat takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Gunnar Horvat has been cut.
Horvat tries for a takedown. No joy.
Man lands a knee to the head.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horvat goes for a takedown in the clinch but Man prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Horvat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A body shot lands from Man.
Horvat is breathing heavily.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horvat blocks an uppercut.
Man digs a right hand into Horvat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Horvat's gas tank.
Man crunches a lovely knee into Horvat's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man blocking some punches.
Horvat misses with some punches.
Horvat looking to stall.
Man blocks a body shot from Horvat.
Horvat tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Horvat working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
Man lands a nice elbow.
Horvat throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Man landing knees to the body.
Man throws an elbow that misses.
Man digs a right hand into Horvat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Horvat's gas tank.
Horvat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man breaks from the clinch.
Horvat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Horvat is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man seems to be stalking Horvat here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Horvat drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tha Man!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jyn Karinzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jersey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karinzo comes into the arena with BLUNT - Self Medicated blaring out of the sound system. 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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195 lbs
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jyn Karinzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Jersey!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karinzo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jersey swivels and escapes.
Karinzo jabs Jersey right on the nose. Jersey blinks but takes it well.
Jersey throws a head kick but Karinzo moves out of range.
Jersey throws a body punch but Karinzo moves out of range.
Jersey misses with a low kick as Karinzo jumps back.
Jersey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jersey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jersey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karinzo throws a leg kick but Jersey moved away.
Jyn Karinzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jersey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jersey wants it to stay on the feet.
Karinzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jersey.
Jersey moves out of range of the body kick from Karinzo.
Jersey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jersey looks for the body kick but Karinzo saw that one coming.
Jersey throws out a powerful jab.
Karinzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jersey.
Jersey is looking to clinch.
Jersey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karinzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jersey.
Jersey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karinzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Jersey.
Karinzo throws a hook to the side of Jersey's head but Jersey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karinzo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jersey misses with the combination.
Jersey throws a body kick that misses.
Jersey throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jersey moves out of range of the body kick.
Karinzo checks the leg kick.
Karinzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karinzo throws a leg kick
and Jersey counters with a stiff right hand.
Karinzo blocks the body kick.
Jersey forces Karinzo back against the cage and clinches.
Jersey lands with a short shot to the head.
Jersey letting Karinzo take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jersey misses with a punch on the inside.
Jersey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jersey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jersey tries to throw a body punch but Karinzo avoids it by throwing Jersey back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jersey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karinzo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jersey trying to stall but Karinzo improves his position.
Jersey lands an uppercut.
Karinzo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jersey just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jyn Karinzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Jersey.
Karinzo is trying to break the clinch but Jersey has him pressed against the cage.
Karinzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jersey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karinzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jersey misses with a body shot.
Karinzo tries to move into range but Jersey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karinzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jersey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karinzo ducks under a wild hook from Jersey.
Karinzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karinzo needs to keep his hands up - Jersey had a free shot at his head there.
Karinzo tries to keep at a distance but Jersey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jersey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karinzo backwards.
Jersey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karinzo is defending well for now.
Karinzo is trying to push Jersey away but Jersey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jersey lands a shoulder strike.
Jersey tries to throw a body punch but Karinzo avoids it by throwing Jersey back against the cage.
Jersey presses Karinzo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karinzo misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Jersey.
Jersey misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jersey.
It looks like Jyn Karinzo has been cut.
Karinzo has had enough of the clinch but Jersey keeps him there for the moment.
Jersey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karinzo's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jersey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Jersey.
Karinzo has Jersey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jersey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jersey tries to work over Karinzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jersey.
Jersey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karinzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jersey misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Jersey.
Karinzo can't find room to land a body shot as Jersey controls the action.
Karinzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jersey lands a left hand.
Jersey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karinzo is breathing heavily.
Jersey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jersey slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karinzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jersey tries to throw a body punch but Karinzo avoids it by throwing Jersey back against the cage.
Jersey blocks a body shot from Karinzo.
Jersey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Jersey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jyn Karinzo's cut.
That's time! Karinzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jersey throws a push kick but Karinzo slaps the foot to one side.
Jersey lands a lovely overhand right.
Karinzo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karinzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jersey's sensitive parts.
Jersey is looking to slow Karinzo down with leg kicks.
Karinzo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jersey under the eye.
Jersey misses with an uppercut. Karinzo saw that one coming.
Karinzo throws a series of punches but Jersey avoids them all with ease.
Karinzo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jersey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karinzo throws a leg kick
enabling Jersey to counter with a crisp jab.
Jersey throws a jab but it's blocked by Karinzo.
Karinzo misses with a shot to the body
letting Jersey counter with a right hand.
Jersey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jersey cracks a nice hook into Karinzo's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karinzo throws the kick towards the body but Jersey avoids it.
Karinzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jersey.
Jersey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jersey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karinzo throws a hook but Jersey blocks it.
Jersey looks to score with a jab to the body but Karinzo is just out of range.
Crunch! Jersey slams his shin into Karinzo's torso.
Jersey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karinzo throws out the jab.
Karinzo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jersey is out of range.
Jersey lands with a cross.
Karinzo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jersey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karinzo 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.
Karinzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jersey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jersey connects with a high kick.
Jersey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karinzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karinzo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jersey lands a leg kick that knocks Karinzo off balance momentarily.
Jersey throws a lazy right hand but Karinzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jersey jabs Karinzo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jersey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jersey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karinzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jersey missing with a left hand there. Karinzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jersey throws a right hand that Karinzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Karinzo also avoids with ease.
Jersey throws a right and a left that Karinzo avoids nicely.
Jersey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karinzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jersey throws a head kick but Karinzo moves out of range.
Jersey avoids a kick to the body.
Karinzo misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jersey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karinzo.
Jersey gets a clinch.
Jersey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jersey misses with a punch to the body.
Dan Jersey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jersey.
Jersey misses with a body punch.
Jersey lands a hook that snaps the head of Karinzo backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karinzo.
Karinzo blocks an uppercut.
Karinzo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Karinzo blocking some punches.
Jersey tries to throw a body punch but Karinzo avoids it by throwing Jersey back against the cage.
Karinzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jersey controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jersey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karinzo wants a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Jersey.
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!
Jersey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jersey lands with a short shot to the head.
Jersey lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jersey.
Karinzo is working for takedown but Jersey is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jyn Karinzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jersey.
A short uppercut from Jersey.
Jersey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karinzo is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jersey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Karinzo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jersey throws a big uppercut that drops Karinzo! More strikes from Jersey and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Karinzo lies dazed against the cage as Jersey celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Jersey!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane comes into the arena with Gang of Four - I love a Man in Uniform blaring out of the sound system. Hendricks has chosen x as his entrance music. Ricardo Hendricks 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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30
196 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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21
197 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Hendricks !
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hendricks throws out the jab.
Kane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Hendricks .
Kane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hendricks . Hendricks obviously looking to wear him down.
Hendricks 's corner calls for a 1-2. Hendricks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hendricks tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
Hendricks throws an overhand right that lands on Kane's shoulder, as Kane tries to avoid the shot.
Kane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ricardo Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendricks throws a sloppy head kick
and Kane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hendricks misses the target.
Kane takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane shoots in for a double leg but Hendricks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hendricks scores with a jab to the body.
Hendricks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kane lands a right hook to the body.
Kane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hendricks .
Hendricks misses with a hook to the body
and Kane counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kane.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kane 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.
Hendricks wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hendricks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hendricks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hendricks keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Kane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hendricks keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Kane won't allow Hendricks to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kane has passed into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hendricks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hendricks can't do much from the bottom here.
Kane tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hendricks is trying to buck Kane off.
Kane landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks looks to move to half guard but instead Kane has passed into mount! Damn!
Hendricks reaches up to try and control the position but Kane seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Hendricks rolls and tries to escape and now Kane has his back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Kane is not going to allow Hendricks to sit and survive in this position.
Hendricks covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Kane scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks covering up well under a series of strikes from Kane.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kane is looking to control Hendricks but Hendricks is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Kane will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kane misses with a two punch combination.
Hendricks throws a big shot that misses.
Kane misses the jab.
Kane throws a hook to the side of Hendricks 's head but Hendricks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice sprawl there from Hendricks as Kane shoots in.
Kane misses with a double jab
and Hendricks counters with a leg kick.
Kane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hendricks was well out of range. Poor timing from Kane.
Hendricks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kane.
Kane avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hendricks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hendricks .
Hendricks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kane's sensitive parts.
Hendricks lands a leg kick that knocks Kane off balance momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hendricks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hendricks dodges the punch combination from Kane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kane. Hendricks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hendricks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kane checks it well.
Hendricks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hendricks blocks the body kick.
Kane looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendricks takes a swing at Kane's ribcage but misses.
Ricardo Hendricks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks closes the distance and clinches.
Hendricks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kane's elbow.
Hendricks lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kane gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hendricks wants to control but Kane is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hendricks is trying to control but Kane passes into side control!
Hendricks gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hendricks is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kane looking for a guillotine from mount but Hendricks is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kane trying to control but Hendricks is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendricks blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendricks is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane looking to finish Hendricks with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hendricks !
Kane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hendricks is looking to escape.
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 Tommy Kane will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kane takes one to the chin there.
Kane scores with a hook to the body. Hendricks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kane lands a nice looking body shot.
Hendricks thows a body shot but no joy.
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hendricks misses with a low kick as Kane jumps back.
Hendricks pushes Kane up against the cage in a clinch.
Hendricks working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks swings wildly with an uppercut but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hendricks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hendricks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kane's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Hendricks tries to work over Kane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kane.
Hendricks is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kane is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hendricks to the mat. Hendricks regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ricardo Hendricks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is trying to control the position but Kane postures up.
Hendricks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kane stopping the sweep attempt from Hendricks .
Kane passes Hendricks 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kane is trying to control. Hendricks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hendricks is looking to improve his position.
Kane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kane 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.
Kane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hendricks '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!
Kane has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hendricks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kane has control of Hendricks 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hendricks regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hendricks has given up his back here.
Hendricks fending off the submission attempt from Kane.
Hendricks is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Tommy Kane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kane is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Hendricks with him. Hendricks is trying to defend but Kane has an arm under the chin now! Hendricks grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tommy Kane!
A relieved looking Tommy Kane thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mahdi Makungu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makungu's entrance music is Nelly - Heart of a Champion. A fine choice. Houston has chosen Colour it in as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mahdi Makungu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jordan Houston!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makungu throws a hook to the side of Houston's head but Houston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makungu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Makungu lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Houston is controlling Makungu's posture.
Makungu trying to control the position from guard on top but Houston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makungu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Houston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Makungu's guard.
Houston connects with a couple of short punches.
Houston throwing strikes from guard but Makungu blocks nicely.
Houston looking to sit in guard and control but Makungu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Makungu is working Houston over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston keeping full guard, as Makungu tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Makungu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Makungu wants to pass the guard but Houston is keeping the position.
Makungu trying to control the position from guard on top but Houston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makungu won't allow Houston to sweep him here.
Makungu wants to control from the top but Houston keeps moving.
Makungu won't allow Houston to sweep him here.
Makungu trying to control the position from guard on top but Houston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mahdi Makungu just wasn't active enough.
Makungu looks to score with a jab to the body but Houston is just out of range.
Houston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makungu.
Houston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Houston misses the jab.
Makungu tries to bum rush Houston with a series of wild strikes but Houston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Houston tries to clinch up.
Makungu throws a shot from downtown. Houston moves away and avoids it.
Makungu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makungu ducks under a wild hook from Houston.
Makungu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makungu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Houston.
Houston works the jab nicely.
Houston throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makungu misses with a hook. Houston ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Houston.
Nice shot lands for Makungu.
Makungu lunges at Houston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Houston's hand.
A combination from Houston does no damage.
Makungu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Makungu misses with a body shot.
Makungu scores with a hook to the body. Houston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Makungu throws a low kick, looking for Houston's leg but Houston calmly moves out of range.
Houston throws a body punch but Makungu moves out of range.
Houston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Houston pivots, looking for a leg kick but Makungu is out of range and Houston settles back down.
Houston tries to score a power double leg takedown but Makungu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Houston somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Houston cracks Makungu with a good jab.
Makungu misses with a hook. Houston ducked under it nicely.
Houston takes one to the side of the head.
Makungu feints and as Houston raises his hands in defense, Makungu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makungu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Houston keeping moving, preventing Makungu from controlling successfully.
Houston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makungu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Makungu 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.
Makungu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Makungu looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahdi Makungu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Houston, right into the meat.
Makungu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Houston looks to score with a jab to the body but Makungu is just out of range.
Makungu moves out of range as Houston strikes.
Makungu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Makungu lands a right hook to the body.
Makungu connects with a right hand. Houston shakes it off.
Makungu misses with a body shot
and Houston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Makungu dives in and grabs Houston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Houston pushes down on Makungu's head and hops out.
Houston misses the shot to the body.
Houston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makungu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Makungu.
Makungu walks into a left hand.
Makungu thows a body shot but no joy.
Mahdi Makungu is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Houston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Houston wants to clinch.
Makungu shoots in looking for a takedown. Houston tries to sprawl out of it but Makungu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Houston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Makungu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Houston's hands.
A jab from Makungu misses.
Makungu lands a jab to Houston's midsection.
Houston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Makungu finds it's way round the side to connect with Houston's head.
Houston throws the left hand but Makungu avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston lands a nice hook to Makungu's body. Makungu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Makungu.
Houston misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Makungu.
Houston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Makungu misses its intended target.
Makungu checks a leg kick nicely.
Makungu takes a swing at Houston's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houston cracks Makungu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Makungu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Makungu looks to score with a jab to the body but Houston is just out of range.
Makungu moves in looking to clinch but Houston pushes him off.
Makungu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Houston walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Houston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Makungu slips a straight right by Houston.
The fighters circling - Houston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Houston moves out of range of the strikes.
Houston moves away from the strike by Makungu.
Houston misses with a wild body shot.
Makungu looks to score with a jab to the body but Houston is just out of range.
Makungu thuds a left hand into Houston's body.
Houston ducks under a wild hook from Makungu.
Makungu tries for a takedown but Houston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahdi Makungu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makungu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Houston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makungu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Houston regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makungu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Houston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Makungu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makungu postures up in Houston's guard and throws a big left but Houston blocks it.
Houston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Makungu's guard.
Houston throwing strikes from guard but Makungu blocks nicely.
Houston wants to pass the guard but Makungu is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houston is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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 Mahdi Makungu will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Makungu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Houston is fending him off so far but Makungu persists. Nope, Houston circles away and we're back to standing.
Makungu throws a poor cross that misses
and Houston counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Makungu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Houston's guard.
Makungu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makungu is looking to work some ground and pound but Houston has wrist control.
Makungu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Houston dives on top into guard.
Houston postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Makungu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Houston, into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makungu wants to control from the top but Houston keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makungu throwing strikes but missing.
Houston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makungu.
Makungu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Makungu throws an elbow that misses. Houston uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Makungu's guard. Nice move by Houston!
Makungu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Houston wants to pass the guard but Makungu is keeping the position.
Houston got a little sloppy there for a moment and Makungu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Houston has managed to get both his arms back between Makungu's legs - danger averted.
Jordan Houston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makungu wants to sweep here but Houston controlling him for the moment.
Houston looking to pass the guard.
Houston wants to control from the top but Makungu keeps moving.
Houston passes Makungu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Houston lands with a punch from half guard.
Mahdi Makungu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makungu is not content to let Houston control the position.
Houston passes to full mount!
Houston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Houston working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Houston trying to control but Makungu is having none of it.
Houston lands a heavy elbow.
Mahdi Makungu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makungu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Houston.
Houston lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Makungu hang on?
Houston looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Houston sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makungu is looking to get to half guard.
Houston raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Houston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Makungu 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahdi Makungu!
Mahdi Makungu managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Undead clothing. All items 10$, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Carraretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Tomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Tomson 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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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manuel Carraretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carraretto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tomson.
Tomson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carraretto was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomson.
Tomson checks a low kick from Carraretto.
Carraretto swings for the body but Tomson moves out of range.
Tomson misses the shot to the body.
Tomson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carraretto.
Tomson lands a jab to Carraretto's midsection.
Carraretto misses with a wild body shot.
Tomson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carraretto throws a leg kick but Tomson checks it.
Carraretto throws a leg kick but Tomson moved away.
Tomson checks a leg kick.
Carraretto scores with a spinning back kick!
Carraretto throws a leg kick but Tomson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tomson just misses with a punch to the body.
Carraretto connects with a right hand. Tomson shakes it off.
Tomson moves out of range as Carraretto throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carraretto is defended easily by Tomson.
Tomson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carraretto lands a slapping body shot.
Carraretto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tomson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carraretto, right into the meat.
Carraretto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carraretto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tomson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carraretto rather than just go for the knockout.
Tomson throws a low kick, looking for Carraretto's leg but Carraretto calmly moves out of range.
Tomson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carraretto drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Carraretto with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomson looking for a sweep. Not yet Tomson, not yet.
Carraretto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tomson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tomson wants to sweep here but Carraretto controlling him for the moment.
Carraretto tries to free his leg and advance position but Tomson is retaining full guard.
Carraretto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tomson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Carraretto, into his guard.
Carraretto working for a triangle but Tomson defends it easily.
Carraretto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Carraretto throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tomson uses it to pass to side control.
Tomson stands up and beckons Carraretto to his feet.
Carraretto throws a shot from downtown. Tomson moves away and avoids it.
Carraretto connects with a body shot that sends Tomson's belly button to the back.
Tomson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carraretto.
Carraretto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tomson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto gets the takedown into side control.
Tomson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Carraretto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomson wants to control but Carraretto is keeping busy.
Tomson is defending against the submission attempts here by Carraretto.
Carraretto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tomson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carraretto throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Carraretto dominated that 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.
Tomson doesn't manage to clinch there - Carraretto circles away.
Tomson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tomson takes a swing at Carraretto's ribcage but misses.
Tomson throws a push kick but Carraretto slaps the foot to one side.
Tomson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manuel Carraretto is winning the standup battle so far.
Tomson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carraretto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carraretto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomson throws out the jab.
Tomson checks a leg kick.
Carraretto lands a high kick!
It looks like Tom Tomson has been cut.
Tomson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab, jab by Tomson - just one landing.
Tomson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carraretto.
Tomson moves out of range of the leg kick from Carraretto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Tomson misses its intended target.
Tomson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carraretto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carraretto jabs Tomson right on the nose. Tomson blinks but takes it well.
Tomson tries to clinch there but Carraretto circles away.
Carraretto scores with a jab to the body.
Tomson is breathing heavily.
Carraretto misses with a kick to the body.
Carraretto avoids the body shot from Tomson.
Tomson moves out of range of the body kick from Carraretto.
Carraretto wants to clinch.
Tom Tomson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carraretto has time to react.
Tomson misses with a kick to the body
and Carraretto counters with a nice leg kick.
Tomson throws a hook but Carraretto blocks it.
Tomson throws a solid leg kick but Carraretto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tomson.
Tomson moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomson tries to clinch up.
Carraretto wants to clinch.
Tomson tries to clinch
and Carraretto counters with a good low kick that Tomson was not able to check.
Carraretto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tomson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carraretto misses with a body shot.
Carraretto avoids a kick to the body.
Carraretto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tomson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carraretto moves away.
Carraretto misses with a head kick.
Tomson throws a sloppy head kick
and Carraretto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tomson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Carraretto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tomson swings widly with a right hand
and Tomson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carraretto fails to land the takedown.
Carraretto tries to clinch but Tomson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carraretto tries to score with a low kick but Tomson moves his leg out of the way.
Tomson throws a head kick that misses.
Tomson motions for Carraretto to come forward. Tomson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carraretto keeps Tomson at a distance using the push kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carraretto - that will leave a mark!
Carraretto sizes up Tomson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carraretto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carraretto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carraretto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick from Carraretto lands but Tomson takes it in his stride.
Tomson misses with a leg kick
and Carraretto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carraretto. Tomson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto misses with a head kick.
Tomson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carraretto.
Tomson moves out of range of the body kick.
Tomson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carraretto was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomson.
Carraretto swings for the body but Tomson moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Carraretto.
Tomson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tomson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tomson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carraretto digs a good hook to Tomson's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carraretto. Tomson shrugs it off though.
Carraretto moves in looking to clinch but Tomson pushes him off.
Carraretto connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Carraretto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Tomson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carraretto scores with a nice strike.
Carraretto tried to score with a low kick but Tomson checks it.
Carraretto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carraretto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carraretto.
Tomson misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by Carraretto as he connects with a hook.
Carraretto instigates a clinch.
Carraretto avoiding damage as Tomson throws knees to the body.
Tomson wants to break free but Carraretto has control.
Tomson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tomson misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Carraretto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carraretto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carraretto lands a left hand.
Tomson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carraretto lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carraretto pushes Tomson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carraretto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carraretto tries to land knees in the clinch but Tomson avoids the damage to the body.
Carraretto lands a nice uppercut.
Carraretto connects with a knee to the head.
Tomson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Carraretto is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tomson to the mat. Tomson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Tomson is trying to control the position but Carraretto postures up.
Carraretto working some strikes from top position.
Tomson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carraretto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carraretto passes Tomson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomson trying to get back to full guard but Carraretto takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Carraretto with good strikes from the mount here!
Tomson is rocked!
That has opened up Tom Tomson's cut even more.
Carraretto 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.
Carraretto with good strikes from the mount here!
Tomson is still in real trouble! Can Carraretto finish him?
Carraretto postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Tomson out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Carraretto goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Manuel Carraretto!
Manuel Carraretto really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hell's Balls Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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