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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Awesome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Awesome comes to the cage accompanied by Awesome. Tompson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Agonoize, Koprolalie. Mike Tompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Captain Awesome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tompson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awesome slips a straight right by Tompson.
Tompson throws a lazy right hand but Awesome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tompson lands a big head kick that sends Awesome tumbling to the mat! Tompson takes a step backwards and waves Awesome back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Awesome is rocked!
It looks like Captain Awesome has been cut.
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!
Awesome blocks a head kick by Tompson.
Oh Awesome is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Awesome ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Awesome displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tompson throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Tompson.
Tompson throws a looping overhand right but Awesome ducks down to avoid it.
Awesome avoids the head kick by Tompson.
Tompson moves out of range of the leg kick from Awesome.
Tompson lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Awesome crumples to the floor! Tompson milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Tompson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Van Der Hoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chad Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Van Der Hoef!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Der Hoef misses the target.
Van Der Hoef fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Cox.
Van Der Hoef jabs at Cox's body.
Jab, jab by Cox - just one landing.
Cox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Der Hoef is looking to clinch but Cox is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Hoef takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Der Hoef looks gassed!
Cox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Der Hoef on the side of the head.
It looks like Rafael Van Der Hoef has been cut.
Cox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cox lands a nice shot that snaps Van Der Hoef's head back.
Cox connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Van Der Hoef to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Cox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chad Cox!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chad Cox made sure he mentioned Scotia Wear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cinco Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spud Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cinco Mayo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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220 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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cinco Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spud Montana!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana lands with a nice body kick.
Mayo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Montana sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mayo somewhat.
Mayo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Montana defends it nicely.
Mayo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Montana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Montana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Montana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mayo.
Mayo is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mayo closes the distance and clinches up with Montana, looking for a takedown. Mayo pushes Montana against the cage but Montana circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cinco Mayo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montana leaves Mayo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mayo walks into a straight right hand from Montana.
Montana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Montana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mayo's face.
Montana is working Mayo over against the cage.
Montana lands a good knee to the midsection. Mayo won't want to take too many of those.
Mayo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Montana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Cinco Mayo has been cut.
Mayo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Montana lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana lands a nice elbow.
Montana pushes Mayo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Montana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayo's defenses.
Montana lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana crunches a lovely knee into Mayo's ribcage.
Montana utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Montana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayo backwards.
Montana stops a takedown attempt from Mayo.
Montana lands with a short shot to the head.
Montana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Montana throws an elbow but it misses.
Montana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Montana lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana lands a nice knee to the body.
Montana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Montana with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Montana landing knees to the body.
Montana breaks the clinch.
Montana jabs Mayo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Montana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mayo's calf.
Montana plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mayo is rocked!
Good leg kick by Montana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oh Mayo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montana fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Look low, kick high! Montana uses the oldest trick in the book to send Mayo tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Montana is absolutely delighted - when Mayo wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Spud Montana!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Temitope Alabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fire has chosen Bis das Blut gefriiert as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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245 lbs
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235 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Temitope Alabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orlando Fire!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alabi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fire, pushing him back against the cage.
Alabi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alabi misses with a punch to the body.
Fire wants to take the fight to the mat but Alabi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alabi gets underhooks to prevent Fire's takedown attempt.
Alabi prevents the takedown attempt.
Temitope Alabi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Fire.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alabi.
Alabi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fire is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alabi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fire's elbow.
Fire tries to score a body lock takedown but Alabi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fire is working for takedown but Alabi is calmly controlling the position for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alabi.
Fire blocks a body shot from Alabi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alabi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alabi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alabi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alabi lands a body punch.
Alabi tries to work over Fire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alabi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alabi stalling.
Alabi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alabi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fire's brow.
Alabi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fire wants to take the fight to the mat but Alabi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fire tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alabi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fire backwards.
Alabi controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alabi trying to land knees to the body.
Alabi swings wildly with an uppercut but Fire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alabi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Alabi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fire backwards.
Alabi tries a knee to the head but Fire blocks it.
Alabi throws a punch but it's blocked by Fire.
Alabi lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alabi landing knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Alabi.
A short right from Alabi on the inside.
Fire is working for takedown but Alabi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fire looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alabi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alabi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fire wants to take the fight to the mat but Alabi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alabi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alabi stalling the fight.
Alabi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fire is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alabi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alabi taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Alabi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Alabi.
Alabi lands an uppercut.
Alabi gets underhooks to prevent Fire's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alabi tries a knee to the head but Fire blocks it.
Fire drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alabi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alabi misses with a punch to the body.
Alabi lands a body punch.
Fire tries to score a body lock takedown but Alabi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alabi lands a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Alabi.
Alabi is leaning against Fire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alabi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fire backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alabi lands a hook that snaps the head of Fire backwards.
Alabi misses with a punch to the body.
Alabi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alabi stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temitope Alabi 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.
Alabi darts in and clinches Fire up against the cage.
Fire is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alabi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alabi.
Alabi is pressed up against the cage. Fire has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alabi down to the mat. Alabi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alabi misses with the combination.
Alabi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Temitope Alabi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Fire.
Alabi connects with a body shot.
Alabi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fire takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fire is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Alabi.
Alabi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fire up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alabi prevents it.
Alabi lands a right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short right from Alabi on the inside.
Fire blocks an uppercut.
Alabi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fire backwards.
Alabi tries a body shot but Fire blocks it.
Alabi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alabi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fire can do to turn this around?
Fire takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alabi cracks Fire with a nice body shot.
A short left from Alabi.
Alabi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Alabi lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alabi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alabi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Alabi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fire up against the cage.
Alabi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alabi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alabi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fire goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alabi prevents it.
Alabi taking a breather.
Alabi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fire has Alabi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alabi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Temitope Alabi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alabi scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Alabi lands a left hand.
Alabi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alabi lands with a short shot to the head.
Alabi landing knees to the body.
Alabi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alabi leaning against his opponent.
Alabi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alabi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alabi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alabi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Alabi.
Alabi misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alabi.
Alabi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Orlando Fire has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alabi effectively controlling the action here.
Alabi lands with a left to the head.
Knees to the body from Alabi.
Alabi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alabi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fire has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alabi after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alabi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alabi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temitope Alabi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Fire's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alabi scores with a hook to the body. Fire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fire.
Alabi gets a clinch.
Alabi stalling the fight.
Alabi stops a takedown attempt from Fire.
Alabi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alabi stalling the fight.
Alabi lands a nice uppercut.
Alabi stalling in the clinch.
Alabi can't find room to land a body shot as Fire controls the action.
Fire is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alabi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Temitope Alabi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Fire.
Fire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alabi pushes Fire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alabi lands a good knee to the midsection. Fire won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Alabi on the inside.
Alabi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alabi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fire up against the cage.
Alabi lands an uppercut.
Alabi lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alabi.
Alabi is struggling to control the position.
Alabi digs a right hand into Fire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fire's gas tank.
Alabi cracks Fire with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alabi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fire takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alabi works on Fire's body with a couple of short punches.
Alabi lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Alabi.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Alabi struggles to land a body shot inside as Fire controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alabi.
Alabi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fire backwards.
Alabi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alabi is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alabi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alabi stops a takedown attempt from Fire.
Alabi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fire avoiding damage as Alabi throws knees to the body.
Fire takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alabi gets through Fire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alabi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alabi lands a good knee to the midsection. Fire won't want to take too many of those.
Alabi stalling against the cage.
Alabi can't find room to land a body shot as Fire controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire wants a takedown but no success here.
Alabi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alabi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fire has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alabi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fire prevents a body shot from Alabi.
Fire letting Alabi take a breather here.
Fire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alabi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fire tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alabi lands with a left to the head.
Orlando Fire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Temitope Alabi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alabi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Temitope Alabi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alabi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Temitope Alabi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Mollestad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Manard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manard has chosen Go Hard Or Go Home as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Marcos Mollestad has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcos Mollestad seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Mollestad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gary Manard!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manard tries for a takedown but Mollestad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Manard keeps the fight on the outside.
Mollestad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manard blocks a head kick by Mollestad.
Manard throws a jab when Mollestad was well out of range.
Manard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mollestad throws a series of punches but Manard avoids them all with ease.
Mollestad lands a leg kick that knocks Manard off balance momentarily.
Mollestad darts in trying to clinch
enabling Manard to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mollestad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mollestad tries a head kick but it misses.
Manard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mollestad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Manard counters with a flying knee that drops Mollestad!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mollestad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manard.
Manard forces his way into half guard.
Mollestad gets full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Manard throws an elbow that misses. Mollestad uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Manard's guard. Nice move by Mollestad!
Mollestad postures up.
Manard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manard is looking to sinch up a triangle. Mollestad throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Manard's body to avoid the submission. Manard has instead reached around Mollestad's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Manard arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gary Manard!
Gary Manard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hassel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by . 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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166 lbs
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176 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ip Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Hassel!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses with a low kick.
Man scores with a spinning back kick!
Man scores with a nice right hand.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hassel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
Hassel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Man connects with a right hand. Hassel shakes it off.
It looks like Chris Hassel has been cut.
Hassel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hassel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hassel looks gassed!
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Hassel throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hassel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Hassel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hassel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Hassel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Man lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Hassel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man shoots in and gets a takedown into Hassel's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Man postures up in Hassel's guard and throws a big left but Hassel blocks it.
Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man scoring with punches to the head and body.
Man is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Man trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Man controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Man working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man stands and steps away. Hassel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chris Hassel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hassel gets tackled into the cage by Man. Man maintains the clinch.
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Man tries to work over Hassel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hassel has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hassel is trying to maintain a safe position but Man gets an underhook and turns Hassel into the cage.
Hassel misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hassel prevents a body shot from Man.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hassel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hassel misses with some punches.
Man lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries a body shot but Hassel blocks it.
Hassel misses with the head strike.
Hassel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Man is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Hassel fails to land.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hassel's elbow.
Hassel blocks a body shot from Man.
Man being controlled against the cage.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Hassel is leaning against Man and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Man.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Hassel avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hassel up against the cage.
Hassel prevents a body shot from Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ip Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Hassel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hassel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Hassel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hassel looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Hassel takes one on the button.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man is looking to slow Hassel down with leg kicks.
Man scores with a jab to the head.
A good leg kick by Man.
Man thuds his shin into the meat of Hassel's side.
Hassel is breathing heavily.
Man tries for a takedown but Hassel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Hassel down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man rushes Hassel and presses him up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hassel misses with the head strike.
Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
Man scores with a hook to the body.
Ip Man has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Hassel avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hassel backwards.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man pushes Hassel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Hassel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hassel can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Man has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hassel clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Man lands punches and elbows.
Man controlling from the back.
Man seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hassel for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man lands shots from the back.
Man cracks Hassel with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Hassel from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That has opened up Chris Hassel's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands strikes to the head.
Hassel is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Man off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Hassel takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Man's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Man biding his time, looking for the opening.
Hassel is covering up but some of the strikes from Man are getting through and doing damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man landing with strikes.
Man 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.
Man throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hassel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Man throwing damaging strikes from the back! Hassel could be in trouble here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hassel.
Man scores with punches and elbows.
The cut above Chris Hassel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hassel has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ip Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Hassel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Man looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Man backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Hassel's temple! It sends Hassel violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Man celebrates and the doctors try to help Hassel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Ip Man!
During a confident post fight interview, Ip Man thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bulk Bogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Kukushkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bogan's entrance music is Renunciation - Secret Chiefs 3. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kukushkin's choice of entrance music: Kukushka. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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230 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bulk Bogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Kukushkin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kukushkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bogan.
Bogan takes one to the side of the head.
Bogan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kukushkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bogan.
Kukushkin misses the jab.
Kukushkin takes a swing at Bogan's ribcage but misses.
Bogan misses the shot to the body.
Kukushkin gets caught flat footed, as Bogan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bogan distracts Kukushkin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kukushkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bogan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kukushkin is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bogan dives into side control.
Kukushkin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bogan is controlling him well.
Bogan working the body and head with strikes.
Kukushkin is trying to escape the position but Bogan is controlling the position.
Kukushkin wants to get back to his feet but Bogan drags him back down.
Kukushkin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kukushkin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bogan landing strikes.
Bogan landing a few strikes.
Bogan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kukushkin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bogan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bogan throwing strikes but Kukushkin manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kukushkin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bogan 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kukushkin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bogan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kukushkin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kukushkin's back!
Kukushkin has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Bogan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogan throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Kukushkin!
It looks like Alex Kukushkin has been cut.
Bogan lands strikes from the back and Kukushkin isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bulk Bogan!
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