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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanko Sablich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Stanko Sablich has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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, Stanko Sablich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown blocks the body kick.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sablich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sablich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sablich enables Brown to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sablich manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Sablich blocks nicely.
Brown gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brown throws a head kick but Sablich moves out of range.
Sablich moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Sablich looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown wants to take the fight to the mat but Sablich manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brown manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sablich trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown pushes Sablich off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sablich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown counters with a single leg into guard. Sablich didn't expect that.
Brown looks gassed!
Sablich trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Sablich wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sablich pushes Brown off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sablich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sablich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sablich wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sablich as he avoids it easily.
Sablich wants to clinch.
Stanko Sablich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sablich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sablich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sablich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sablich lands a head kick. Brown smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sablich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sablich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sablich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sablich misses with a head kick.
Sablich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Sablich misses.
Sablich tries to sprawl but Brown drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brown passes to side control.
Brown taking a breather here.
Sablich wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sablich keeps working.
Brown goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sablich rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Brown's guard! Nice work there by Sablich!
Sablich wants to get up but he can't break Brown's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sablich wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
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 Stanko Sablich will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Sablich.
Sablich shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sablich sprawls well. Sablich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Sablich doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Sablich pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Sablich settles back down.
Sablich throws a sloppy head kick
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Sablich 's knee.
Sablich misses with a head kick.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sablich sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sablich throws a head kick that misses
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sablich thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sablich tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sablich as he jumps to the side.
Stanko Sablich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Brown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sablich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sablich throws a sloppy head kick
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brown trying to control but Sablich is working from the bottom.
Sablich wants to stand and escape but Brown is having none of it.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Sablich is retaining full guard.
Bobby Brown has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sablich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sablich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stanko Sablich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sablich looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sablich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sablich's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Sablich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sablich wants to stand but Brown has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sablich wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Sablich wants to stand but Brown has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sablich trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Stanko Sablich.
Sablich tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown looks for a takedown but Sablich sprawls well.
No luck for Sablich with that takedown attempt.
Sablich looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Sablich wants to clinch.
Sablich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Sablich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sablich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sablich wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brown rushes Sablich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sablich is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sablich wants to break free but Brown has control.
Sablich is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brown is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sablich pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stanko Sablich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Brown.
Sablich is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Sablich lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Bobby Brown has been cut.
Sablich jerks Brown's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Brown drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Sablich goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Sablich because Brown was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Stanko Sablich!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Ennio Morricone - The Return of Ringo. Mauricio Rua has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peter Jones's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rua is now in Jones's guard. A big mistake from Jones there, giving up the dominant position!
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rua is aware though and is defending well.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Rua from standing up.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Jones is tightening it up a little... Rua has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Rua reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Rua taps out! Nice BJJ there by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Peter Jones!
Peter Jones managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, 5th Round Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam Igo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Pinto Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Igo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Pinto Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto clinches up with Igo and pushes him back against the cage.
Igo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Igo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pinto is pressed up against the cage. Igo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pinto down to the mat. Pinto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Igo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Igo tries to clinch but Pinto moves away
and Pinto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pinto lands a takedown into guard.
Igo has his foot on Pinto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pinto works his way back into a safe position though.
Pinto 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.
Igo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pinto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pinto wants to work for an arm triangle but Igo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Igo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Igo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Igo is looking for a triangle but Pinto pushes his legs off easily.
Igo working for a triangle but Pinto defends it easily.
Pinto tries to free his leg and advance position but Igo is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Igo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pinto drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Pinto as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Igo screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Pinto! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Antonio Pinto Pinto! Antonio Pinto Pinto retains his middleweight title!
An intense looking Antonio Pinto Pinto took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Tapout or Blackout. The choice is yours. Good luck. Grrrrr'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Yarbourgh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandar Ostojic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ostojic has chosen Wild Boys as his entrance music. Willy Yarbourgh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aleksandar Ostojic's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willy Yarbourgh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksandar Ostojic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Ostojic.
A combination from Yarbourgh does no damage.
Ostojic 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.
Yarbourgh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yarbourgh is working Ostojic over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yarbourgh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ground and pound from Yarbourgh seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ostojic tries to improve position but can't.
Yarbourgh misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yarbourgh creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostojic is looking to regain half guard here but Yarbourgh keeps moving and retains side control.
Ostojic taking a bit of punishment here - Yarbourgh scoring with strikes.
Yarbourgh scoring with punches from side control.
Yarbourgh misses with the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Yarbourgh are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yarbourgh lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Yarbourgh working the ground and pound.
Yarbourgh working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ostojic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ostojic is rocked!
Yarbourgh lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ostojic down.
Ostojic is still in real trouble! Can Yarbourgh finish him?
Ostojic gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarbourgh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yarbourgh working for a guillotine from mount but Ostojic is in no mood to give up.
Yarbourgh softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Ostojic is out cold! Yarbourgh jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willy Yarbourgh!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen LiL WaYNe FT YuNG JoC - DRiP as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bill Anderson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, El Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Loco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Loco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Loco lands a nice looking body shot.
Loco lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Loco counters with a right hand to the body.
Anderson looks gassed!
Danga de danga de dang - Loco scores with a four punch combination!
Loco tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Loco cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loco lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Loco connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Loco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loco cracks Anderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Loco scores with a four punch combination!
Loco is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Loco works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Loco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco misses with a head kick.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Loco does it's job there.
Loco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Loco throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Loco scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson is rocked!
Loco lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Loco finish him?
Anderson is holding his hands too far apart here. Loco throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Anderson is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). El Loco!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Wolfen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerry Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wes Wolfen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfen throws a big shot that misses.
Lawson drops his hands momentarily and Wolfen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lawson shoots in but no luck this time.
Wolfen stuns Lawson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolfen. Lawson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolfen lands a nice shot that snaps Lawson's head back.
Horrible takedown by Lawson or perhaps it was just good defense by Wolfen which made him look bad.
Wolfen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lawson with a poor takedown
and Wolfen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Jerry Lawson has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Lawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolfen looks to land a right hand but Lawson moved out of range.
Lawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wolfen counters with a left to the body.
Lawson is breathing heavily.
Lawson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wolfen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wolfen throws a right hand that Lawson ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawson also avoids with ease.
Wolfen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfen throws a combination. Lawson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wolfen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lawson in his tracks.
Lawson is rocked!
Lawson leaves his chin hanging out and Wolfen seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Lawson crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wes Wolfen!
A relieved looking Wes Wolfen 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samurai Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haze 's entrance music is i stand alone. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Haze !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samurai Jack!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze shoots in and drives through. Jack sprawls well.
Jack's jab looks to have found its range, popping Haze under the eye.
Haze looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That kick from Jack tenderised Haze 's leg. Haze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jack slaps away a takedown attempt from Haze , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haze scores a takedown into full mount!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jack is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Haze is landing with some decent strikes but Jack is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jack is trying to escape the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poor strikes thrown by Haze there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Haze throws some wild stikes that Jack manages to avoid easily.
Jack avoids a series of strikes thrown by Haze .
Jack is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jack tries to lock up and control but Haze gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Jack really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jack is looking to get to half guard.
Haze thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Haze lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Haze scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Haze punching from mount but Jack doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jack is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze won't let Jack get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haze has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jack's face.
Haze lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Haze throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jack holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Haze tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Haze 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.
Haze misses with a head shot.
Haze is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jack is surviving well by controlling Haze 's body position as best he can.
Jack squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haze is looking for a kimura here.
Haze is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jack sees it coming and defends easily.
Jack wants to control but Haze is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jack keeping hold of Haze 's head, controlling as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Haze dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Haze shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haze has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jack.
Samurai Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dutch Haze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jack throws a push kick but Haze slaps the foot to one side.
Haze circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haze drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze throwing strikes but missing.
Haze preventing the sweep.
Haze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jack is wriggling around but Haze manages to pass to half guard.
Haze slips a nice elbow through Jack's hands, connecting with Jack's forehead.
Haze seems to be looking for submissions.
Haze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jack wants to improve his position but Haze is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haze .
Haze is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jack regains full guard. Nicely done.
Haze drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jack looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jack looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jack!
Dutch Haze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jack advances nicely into full mount.
Haze 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.
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!
Haze is desperately trying to improve his position but Jack has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Haze here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Haze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Haze flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jack tries to control but Haze wriggling away.
Jack content just to control the position here.
Haze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Haze working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack tries to control but Haze wriggling away.
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 Dutch Haze will probably get the nod.
That's time! Haze 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Haze blocks the leg kick.
Haze avoids the head kick by Jack.
Jack motions for Haze to come forward. Jack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack lands a high kick!
It looks like Dutch Haze has been cut.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haze shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jack moves into full guard.
Haze throwing strikes from guard but Jack blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze won't allow Jack to get back to his feet.
Haze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haze stopping the sweep attempt from Jack.
Haze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haze throws an elbow that misses. Jack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haze 's guard. Nice move by Jack!
Jack won't allow Haze to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack trying to control but Haze is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Samurai Jack was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jack will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jack fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haze , pushing him back against the cage.
Jack lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries to pull guard but Jack forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haze prevents a body shot from Jack.
Jack connects with a knee to the head.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haze working hard to break the clinch.
Jack scores a nice knee to the body.
Haze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haze blocks it with crossed arms.
Jack prevents a body shot from Haze .
Jack breaks from the clinch.
Haze fails with the takedown
and Jack counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jack. That's going to slow Haze down.
Jack takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Knees to the body from Jack.
Jack pushes Haze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Jack - that landed with a thud.
Jack breaks the clinch.
Jack is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jack lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jack stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jack wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samurai Jack really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dutch Haze 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick from Jack misses.
Jack looks to clinch
and Haze counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Haze is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jack is just riding it out for now. Haze eventually gives up the hold.
Haze prevents Jack from standing back up.
Haze looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jack with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Haze is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jack manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haze 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Haze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jack works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jack is trying to hold Haze in close to prevent damage but Haze has managed to pass into half guard.
Jack is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze prevents Jack from improving his position.
Haze stops Jack from getting back to his feet.
Haze slips a nice elbow through Jack's hands, connecting with Jack's forehead.
Haze lands with a punch from half guard.
Haze working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Jack looks like he's trying to stand up.
Haze thows a huge punch but Jack dodges it nicely.
Haze misses with a head shot. Jack uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack wants to stand and escape but Haze is having none of it.
Haze is in close to Jack's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jack pulls Haze in close to prevent any damage.
Haze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jack is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jack is looking to stand up but Haze isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack is pulling down on Haze 's head to control his posture.
Haze has gone for a leg lock! Jack slips out almost immediately though and dives into Haze 's guard.
Haze throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haze is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jack is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Haze had his way with Samurai Jack in that round.
The cut man is working on Dutch Haze 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Haze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jack counters with a nice body kick.
Haze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haze feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jack is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jack wants to stand up but Haze is controlling him.
Jack wants to sweep here but Haze controlling him for the moment.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jack is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haze is controlling him.
Haze throws a strike but Jack rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Haze has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jack can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jack content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze is looking to stand up but Jack isn't so interested in that idea.
Jack stopping the sweep attempt from Haze .
Jack is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze is looking to stand up but Jack isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Samurai Jack wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jack throws a low kick but Haze avoids it.
Jack throws a head kick that misses.
Jack has closed the distance and engaged Haze in a clinch.
Jack manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haze counters with a shoot takedown. Jack fights it but they end up in guard.
Jack is controlling Haze 's posture.
Jack working a defensive guard here.
Haze throws a strike but Jack rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Haze is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jack is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dutch Haze .
I think Haze has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Samurai Jack!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Dutch Haze !
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Dutch Haze !
Dutch Haze wins by split decision!
Dutch Haze is the new lightweight champion!
Dutch Haze was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Layne Staley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Staley comes to the cage accompanied by Alice in Chains - No Excuses. Emelianenko has chosen Enea Vollare Mezzo as his entrance music. Layne Staley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fedor Emelianenko's 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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Layne Staley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staley stuns Emelianenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Staley is just out of range.
A punch combination from Staley misses.
Staley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab
and Staley makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Emelianenko really felt that one!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Staley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Staley looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Emelianenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No joy there for Staley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Staley lands a nice hook to Emelianenko's body. Emelianenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emelianenko.
Staley throws out a powerful jab.
Staley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Staley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Emelianenko's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staley scores with a jab to the body.
A jab-cross combination lands for Staley and sends Emelianenko crashing to the mat! Staley follows him down to the mat - Emelianenko regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Emelianenko is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Staley moves into full mount! Emelianenko won't be happy about that!
Emelianenko is still in real trouble! Can Staley finish him?
Staley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Staley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Staley drops a big elbow. That's hurt Emelianenko! More shots from Staley and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Layne Staley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Fonzarelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Salcedo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember my NAME!. Fonzarelli has chosen Eminem - When I'm Gone as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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274 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Salcedo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Fonzarelli!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Salcedo misses.
Salcedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fonzarelli tries to clinch up.
Nice shot lands for Salcedo.
Fonzarelli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salcedo catches Fonzarelli napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Fonzarelli to the canvas!
Fonzarelli is rocked!
It looks like Arthur Fonzarelli has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salcedo cracks Fonzarelli with a solid left hand.
Fonzarelli is still in real trouble! Can Salcedo finish him?
Salcedo gets to his feet and stands over Fonzarelli, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Fonzarelli felt that one! Salcedo unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Fonzarelli from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Salcedo!
Oscar Salcedo is the new heavyweight champion!
Oscar Salcedo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unski Hallavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the cage accompanied by The Who - Baba O'Riley. Hallavaara has chosen Jay-z & Kanye West - Niggas In Paris [Official Video] - Watch The Throne as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Craig David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Unski Hallavaara!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallavaara drives through and clinches with David against the cage.
David wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hallavaara has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on David's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hallavaara.
Hallavaara leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by David.
Hallavaara misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hallavaara.
David breaks the clinch.
David tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
David thows a body shot but no joy.
Hallavaara doesn't manage to clinch there - David circles away.
Hallavaara blocks a head kick by David.
Hallavaara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but David paws at him with a jab and circles away.
David looks to throw the jab but Hallavaara is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hallavaara checks a leg kick.
Hallavaara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before David can pounce on him.
David tries to score with a low kick but Hallavaara moves his leg out of the way.
David throws a head kick that misses.
David moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
David goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hallavaara lands a slapping body shot.
David is breathing heavily.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hallavaara misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara slips under a jab.
Craig David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David throws a lazy right hand but Hallavaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Hallavaara checks a low kick from David.
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hallavaara tries to close the distance and clinch but David swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
David closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hallavaara circles away.
David lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hallavaara tries to clinch up but David circles away and keeps his distance.
Hallavaara stuffs the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Hallavaara. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David motions for Hallavaara to come forward. David throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hallavaara moves out of range of the body kick.
David scores with a jab. Hallavaara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hallavaara throws a sloppy head kick and David moves out of range easily.
Hallavaara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
David misses with a straight right.
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hallavaara closes the distance and clinches.
Hallavaara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hallavaara lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara lands a left hand.
David tries to break the clinch but Hallavaara is controlling the position.
Hallavaara misses with a knee to the head.
Hallavaara can't find room to land a body shot as David controls the action.
A short right from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
David tries to circle away but Hallavaara has him pinned against the cage.
David wants to get back to striking at distance but Hallavaara won't allow it.
Hallavaara lands a hook that snaps the head of David backwards.
Hallavaara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of David backwards.
David is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hallavaara lands with a right to the 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!
David wants to get back to striking at distance but Hallavaara won't allow it.
Hallavaara lands a hook to the side of the head.
David tries to circle away but Hallavaara has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Unski Hallavaara will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
David takes a swing at Hallavaara's ribcage but misses.
Hallavaara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
David pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hallavaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
David clobbers Hallavaara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hallavaara rushes David and presses him up against the cage.
David's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hallavaara wants to clinch up but David keeps it at a distance.
Hallavaara tries to close the distance and clinch up but David swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Unski Hallavaara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A bone on bone clash there as Hallavaara blocks the leg kick.
Hallavaara throws a head kick that David semi-blocks.
Unski Hallavaara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
David motions for Hallavaara to come forward. David throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
David tries to close the distance and clinch but Hallavaara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hallavaara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but David paws at him with a jab and circles away.
David lands a body shot.
David tries to clinch up.
Hallavaara is looking to clinch but David is avoiding it.
Hallavaara moves away from the strike by David.
David swats away the attempt to clinch by Hallavaara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David wants to land a leg kick but Hallavaara is out of range.
David shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hallavaara pulls David in close to his closed guard and prevents David from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hallavaara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hallavaara has his foot on David's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. David works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hallavaara is on top in 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!
David trying to control the position.
Hallavaara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara preventing the sweep.
Hallavaara slips nicely into half guard.
Hallavaara working the head and body with strikes.
David is looking to improve his position.
David controlling the position well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hallavaara escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but David paws at him with a jab and circles away.
David throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hallavaara counters with a nice right hand that sends David toppling to the canvas! David scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hallavaara finish him?!
David is rocked!
It looks like Craig David 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!
Hallavaara moves into the clinch.
Oh David is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
David blocking some punches.
Hallavaara swings wildly with an uppercut but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hallavaara misses with a punch on the inside.
Hallavaara misses with a hook from the clinch.
David blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hallavaara misses with the head strike.
David blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hallavaara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hallavaara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hallavaara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite David's efforts to push away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by David.
David blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
David seems to have got his legs back now.
Hallavaara prevents David from breaking the clinch.
David tries to circle away but Hallavaara has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Hallavaara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unski Hallavaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig David's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
David gets tackled into the cage by Hallavaara. Hallavaara maintains the clinch.
David blocks an uppercut.
Hallavaara pushes David against the cage. Hallavaara is working some dirty boxing. Hallavaara pushes off with a quick right hook! David goes down! David tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hallavaara moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Unski Hallavaara!
Post fight, an emotional Unski Hallavaara said 'And the new LH champ of the world. Now I must train hard to keep this belt around my waist. Thanks to my trainer who picked me up and gave me hope. Welcome to the new era of Hallavaara.'.
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