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Amsterdam Warfare: 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romano S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen PELIMUSA as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jose Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano S!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by S.
S misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to S's calf.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
S thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. S should have avoided that one.
S misses with a hook.
S on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick misses from S.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
S misses with a double jab.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Romano S seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
S staying out of range there.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
S blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
S throws a series of strikes that have Sanchez backpedaling.
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
Sanchez keeps S at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick but S moves out of range.
S pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez takes a swing at S's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
S is breathing heavily.
S moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
S thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
S pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Sanchez lands but S takes it in his stride.
S waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Romano S is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
S takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
S is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez drops S with a huge uppercut! S drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Sanchez is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Sanchez!
An out of breath Jose Sanchez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Whitney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Galuszka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Galuszka will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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153 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Will Whitney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Galuszka!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Galuszka counters with a nice body kick.
Whitney throws a leg kick that is checked
and Galuszka counters with a nice uppercut.
Galuszka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitney throws out the jab.
Whitney misses with a hook.
Whitney tries to land a body kick
and Galuszka counters with an outside leg kick.
Will Whitney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whitney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whitney throws a nice looking combination but Galuszka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whitney misses with a combination
and Galuszka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Galuszka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Whitney throws the left hand but Galuszka avoids the punch easily.
Whitney looks to land a right hand but Galuszka moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitney throws a sloppy head kick
and Galuszka counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Galuszka.
Whitney looks to throw the jab but Galuszka is out of range.
Galuszka throws a front kick that sends Whitney stumbling back into the cage.
Whitney is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Galuszka's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Whitney throws a leg kick
and Galuszka counters with a nice body kick.
Galuszka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Whitney misses.
Whitney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Galuszka counters with a nice body kick.
Galuszka throws a nice head kick!
Whitney throws the left hand but Galuszka avoids the punch easily.
Whitney looks to throw the jab but Galuszka is out of range.
Whitney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Galuszka counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galuszka blocks a jab.
Whitney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Galuszka counters with a head kick. That will keep Whitney thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Galuszka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Whitney.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitney throws a lazy uppercut
and Galuszka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Whitney misses with an uppercut
and Galuszka counters with a low kick, right behind Whitney 's knee.
Galuszka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Whitney throws a leg kick that is checked
and Galuszka counters with a leg kick.
Whitney takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Whitney misses with a right hand
and Galuszka counters with a head kick. That will keep Whitney thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Galuszka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Whitney throws a looping overhand right but Galuszka ducks down to avoid it.
Whitney misses with a left hand
and Galuszka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Whitney thows a leg kick but Galuszka checks it
and Galuszka counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitney misses with a double jab
and Galuszka counters with a leg kick.
Galuszka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whitney lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Whitney misses with a body shot.
Whitney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Galuszka counters with a nice leg kick.
Whitney misses with a left hand
and Galuszka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Whitney misses with a left hand
and Galuszka finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Galuszka defending well as Whitney loads up on a big left hand.
Galuszka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Whitney misses
and Galuszka counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitney throws a right hand that misses
and Galuszka counters with a good, hard body kick but Whitney shrugs it off.
Whitney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Galuszka counters with a nice body kick.
Whitney misses with a hook
and Galuszka counters with a head kick.
Whitney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Whitney moves forwards but Galuszka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whitney swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Galuszka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Whitney misses with an uppercut
and Galuszka counters with a head kick.
Whitney misses with a body shot.
Whitney misses with a right hand
and Galuszka counters with an outside leg kick.
Galuszka lands a head kick. Whitney smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whitney misses with a straight left.
Whitney swings widly with a right hand
and Galuszka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Whitney's knee momentarily.
Whitney walks forward, straight into a front kick from Galuszka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Galuszka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Galuszka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whitney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galuszka was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitney.
Whitney misses the body punch
and Galuszka counters with a low kick, right behind Whitney 's knee.
Whitney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galuszka was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitney.
Whitney thows a body shot but no joy.
Whitney throws a head kick that misses
and Galuszka counters with a big head kick but Whitney shrugs it off.
Whitney misses the shot to the body.
Galuszka lands with a nice body punch.
Whitney misses with a wild body shot.
Whitney thows a leg kick but Galuszka checks it
and Galuszka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Whitney really felt that one!
Galuszka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Whitney throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Galuszka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Whitney really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitney takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Whitney stuns Galuszka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Whitney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Galuszka counters with a nice kick to the body.
Whitney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Whitney throws a body punch but Galuszka moves out of range.
Whitney throws a poor cross that misses
and Galuszka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Whitney's knee momentarily.
Whitney misses with a lunging right hand
and Galuszka counters with a low kick, right behind Whitney 's knee.
Whitney misses with a lunging right hand
and Galuszka counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whitney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Galuszka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Whitney is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Whitney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Galuszka counters with a thumping low kick.
Galuszka avoids the body shot from Whitney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Galuszka counters with a body kick that stops Whitney in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Galuszka tenderised Whitney's leg. Whitney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Whitney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whitney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Galuszka in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A low kick from Whitney misses
and Galuszka counters with a body kick that stops Whitney in his tracks momentarily.
Whitney misses with a lunging right hand
and Galuszka counters with a thumping low kick.
Whitney throws an off balance right hand
and Galuszka counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A solid leg kick lands there for Galuszka.
Whitney throws a body punch but Galuszka moves out of range.
Galuszka lands with a slapping head kick.
Whitney misses with a left hand
and Galuszka counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galuszka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Whitney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galuszka was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitney.
Galuszka ducks under a wild hook from Whitney.
Some wild striking there from Whitney.
Roman Galuszka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Galuszka - that will leave a mark!
Galuszka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitney misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Galuszka counters with a big head kick but Whitney shrugs it off.
Whitney throws a leg kick
and Galuszka counters with an outside leg kick.
Whitney misses with a leg kick
and Galuszka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Whitney is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Whitney throws a right and a left that Galuszka avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galuszka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Whitney is predictable there
and Galuszka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Whitney really felt that one!
Galuszka thuds a left hand into Whitney's body.
Whitney takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitney throws a shot from downtown. Galuszka moves away and avoids it.
Whitney loads up on a big right hand but Galuszka slips the punch.
Whitney throws a leg kick
and Galuszka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Galuszka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whitney will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Galuszka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whitney's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galuszka throws a head kick that Whitney semi-blocks.
Whitney throws an off balance right hand
and Galuszka counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Galuszka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Whitney throws a body punch but Galuszka moves out of range.
Whitney throws a poor cross that misses
and Galuszka counters with a low kick, right behind Whitney 's knee.
Whitney looks to throw the jab but Galuszka is out of range.
Whitney walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Whitney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Galuszka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body punch from Galuszka.
Whitney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whitney misses with a right hand
and Galuszka counters with a big head kick but Whitney shrugs it off.
Galuszka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Galuszka scores with a shot to the body.
Whitney throws an overhand right that lands on Galuszka's shoulder, as Galuszka tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Galuszka - that will leave a mark!
Whitney misses with a lunging right hand
and Galuszka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Whitney really felt that one!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Galuszka.
Whitney tries to land a body kick
and Galuszka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Whitney is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Galuszka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Whitney looks to land a right hand but Galuszka moved out of range.
Galuszka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitney.
Whitney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Galuszka counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Galuszka.
Galuszka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whitney's sensitive parts.
A lazy body kick from Whitney
and Galuszka counters with a thumping low kick.
Roman Galuszka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitney misses with a right hand
and Galuszka counters with a head kick.
Galuszka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whitney misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Whitney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Galuszka counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitney throws a head kick that misses
and Galuszka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whitney thinking.
Whitney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Galuszka digs a good hook to Whitney's body.
Whitney misses the body punch
and Galuszka counters with a right hand to the body.
Whitney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Galuszka counters with a thumping low kick.
Whitney throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galuszka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Galuszka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whitney on the side of the head.
Whitney takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whitney throws a lazy uppercut
and Galuszka counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Whitney misses with a hook.
Whitney throws a series of punches but Galuszka avoids them all with ease.
Whitney throws an off balance right hand
and Galuszka counters with a solid body kick.
Whitney swings away with a body shot that misses
and Galuszka counters with a big head kick but Whitney shrugs it off.
Galuszka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Will Whitney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitney misses with a hook to the body
and Galuszka counters with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Galuszka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Galuszka tenderised Whitney's leg. Whitney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Whitney steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Galuszka. That one must have hurt.
Galuszka cracks Whitney with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitney misses with an uppercut
and Whitney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Galuszka connects with a high kick.
Whitney misses with a lunging right hand
and Galuszka counters with a nice body kick.
Whitney looks to score with a jab to the body but Galuszka is just out of range.
Whitney takes a swing at Galuszka's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galuszka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Galuszka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitney.
Whitney swings widly with a right hand
and Galuszka counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Galuszka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Galuszka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Galuszka!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seymour Birkhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Sammakko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sammakko's choice of entrance music: Saku Sammakko. Saku Sammakko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Seymour Birkhoff's chin.
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161 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seymour Birkhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saku Sammakko!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammakko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sammakko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sammakko clinches with his opponent.
Birkhoff misses with the head strike.
Sammakko is stalling here.
Sammakko is trying to trip Birkhoff. He has hold of a leg but Birkhoff is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sammakko persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sammakko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sammakko passes into half guard.
Birkhoff won't allow Sammakko to pass to mount.
Birkhoff avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sammakko.
Sammakko passes the guard and advances to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Birkhoff is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sammakko lands with some strikes.
Sammakko controlling his opponent.
Sammakko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammakko scoring with strikes but Birkhoff is staying in there.
Birkhoff is rocked!
It looks like Seymour Birkhoff has been cut.
Birkhoff takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sammakko's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saku Sammakko!
Saku Sammakko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stoney McCaned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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298 lbs
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283 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Franky Fingers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stoney McCaned!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCaned throws an off balance right hand
letting Fingers counter with a right hand.
It looks like Stoney McCaned has been cut.
Fingers throws a right hand that McCaned ducks under and follows up with a left that McCaned also avoids with ease.
McCaned takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fingers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCaned.
Decent striking displayed by McCaned there.
It looks like Franky Fingers has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fingers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McCaned.
McCaned 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.
Fingers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fingers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCaned circles away quickly and effectively.
Fingers lands a two punch combo.
McCaned lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fingers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCaned moves away.
McCaned will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCaned throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fingers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fingers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fingers swings widly with a right hand
and McCaned counters with a left to the body.
Fingers clobbers McCaned with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCaned misses with a body punch
and Fingers counters with a left to the body.
McCaned scores with a shot to the body.
Fingers throws a nice looking combination but McCaned bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fingers lands a nice shot that snaps McCaned's head back.
That has opened up Stoney McCaned's cut even more.
McCaned staying out of range there.
Fingers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fingers wants to slow McCaned down by chopping away at his legs.
McCaned avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fingers throws a lazy body kick
and Fingers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fingers defending well as McCaned loads up on a big left hand.
Fingers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fingers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franky Fingers's cut is getting worse.
McCaned walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fingers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McCaned avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franky Fingers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCaned throws a right and a left that Fingers avoids nicely.
Fingers lands with a nice body punch.
Fingers throws a jab when McCaned was well out of range.
McCaned avoids the body shot from Fingers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCaned takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fingers misses with a combination
and McCaned counters with a two punch combo.
Fingers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCaned moves away.
McCaned throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fingers is looking to wear down McCaned with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fingers misses with a straight right.
McCaned looks to land a right hand but Fingers moved out of range.
Fingers misses with a lunging right hand
and McCaned counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCaned throws an overhand right that drops Fingers like a sack of potatoes! McCaned dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stoney McCaned!
Stoney McCaned thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Pinto Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Ewerlof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinto comes to the cage accompanied by T.I. - Popped Off (Featuring Dr. Dre). Ewerlof has chosen The Other Me as his entrance music. Erik Ewerlof has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
189 lbs
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23
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Pinto Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Ewerlof!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewerlof scores with a sloppy right hand. Pinto should have avoided that one.
Ewerlof lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pinto's sensitive parts.
Ewerlof gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ewerlof scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pinto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ewerlof taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pinto is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ewerlof can't fight it off and eventually Pinto manages to take the fight to the floor. Ewerlof looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ewerlof has momentary wrist control but Pinto slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ewerlof looking for a sweep. Not yet Ewerlof, not yet.
Ewerlof lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pinto!
Pinto is trying desperately to improve position.
Pinto is bucking up trying to escape but Ewerlof cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewerlof trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pinto tries to reverse the position but Ewerlof maintains control.
Ewerlof putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pinto regains half guard.
Pinto is trying to get back to full guard.
Ewerlof working the head and body with strikes.
Pinto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pinto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ewerlof avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ewerlof won't allow Pinto to sweep him here.
Ewerlof has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Pinto to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ewerlof is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Pinto pulls down on the head and he's put Ewerlof to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antonio Pinto Pinto!
Post fight, Antonio Pinto Pinto took to the microphone: 'Tapout or Blackout. The choice is yours. Good luck. Grrrrr'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Enea Vollare Mezzo. The crowd seem to be enjoying Salcedo's choice of entrance music: Remember my NAME!. 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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32
254 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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25
280 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo slips a jab and a cross from Emelianenko.
Salcedo scores with a shot to the body.
Salcedo works Emelianenko's body with a nice hook.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Salcedo keeps it at a distance.
Salcedo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salcedo tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
Emelianenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Salcedo lands a nice hook to Emelianenko's body. Emelianenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salcedo. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salcedo throws a lazy right hand but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salcedo.
Salcedo lands a jab to Emelianenko's midsection.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salcedo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown but Salcedo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko swings widly with a right hand
and Salcedo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salcedo misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salcedo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Emelianenko somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salcedo.
Emelianenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Salcedo connects with a right hand. Emelianenko shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salcedo tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
A punch combination from Salcedo misses.
Salcedo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Emelianenko rather than just go for the knockout.
A clash of legs there as Emelianenko blocks the low kick.
Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salcedo finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Salcedo lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emelianenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salcedo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Emelianenko.
It looks like Oscar Salcedo has been cut.
Salcedo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Salcedo takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Salcedo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salcedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a big shot that misses.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Salcedo keeps it at a distance.
Salcedo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Salcedo missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emelianenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Salcedo with a series of wild strikes but Salcedo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Salcedo is just out of range.
Emelianenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Emelianenko prevents Salcedo from improving his position.
Emelianenko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Salcedo is just riding it out for now. Emelianenko eventually gives up the hold.
Salcedo wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Salcedo tries to roll over but Emelianenko keeps him under control.
Emelianenko looks to land a strike but Salcedo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Emelianenko 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.
Emelianenko postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Salcedo trying to keep a closed guard but Emelianenko is proving a slippery customer.
Salcedo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Salcedo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Oscar Salcedo.
Emelianenko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Salcedo's half 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!
Salcedo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Emelianenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Salcedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salcedo lands a nice looking body shot.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Salcedo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Salcedo's cut.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Salcedo throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Salcedo cracks Emelianenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Salcedo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salcedo.
Salcedo misses with an uppercut.
Salcedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Salcedo.
Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salcedo finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head.
Salcedo wants to clinch.
Salcedo tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Oscar Salcedo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salcedo.
Salcedo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emelianenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Emelianenko lands a nice hook to Salcedo's body. Salcedo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salcedo.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Emelianenko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Emelianenko looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Salcedo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Salcedo is looking to improve his position but Emelianenko isn't that keen on the idea.
Emelianenko raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko lands a big shot there that rocks Salcedo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Salcedo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Emelianenko unloading with bombs!
Salcedo is rocked!
That has opened up Oscar Salcedo's cut even more.
Fedor Emelianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salcedo is breathing heavily.
Salcedo takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Emelianenko's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dr Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Bohnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bohnam comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Right Above it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
142 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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28
143 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good elbows
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Gonzo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Bohnam!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohnam tries to clinch but Gonzo is having none of it.
Gonzo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bohnam's waist but Bohnam gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzo off to one side.
Bohnam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzo tries to keep at a distance but Bohnam has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
Bohnam throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gonzo blocks it with crossed arms.
Bohnam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzo pulls guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gonzo has his foot on Bohnam's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bohnam works his way back into a safe position though.
Gonzo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gonzo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bohnam defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohnam tries to stand but Gonzo is controlling from the bottom.
Gonzo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gonzo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gonzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bohnam wants to get up but he can't break Gonzo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzo is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bohnam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gonzo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bohnam keeping moving, preventing Gonzo from controlling successfully.
Gonzo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo working some strikes from top position.
Gonzo passes Bohnam's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gonzo 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.
Gonzo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gonzo wants to pass to mount but Bohnam is defending the position.
Gonzo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bohnam is staying active underneath Gonzo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gonzo thows a huge punch but Bohnam dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonzo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bohnam knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gonzo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonzo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gonzo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzo stalling away here and it's allowed Bohnam to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gonzo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bohnam is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gonzo, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Gonzo 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.
Gonzo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bohnam.
Gonzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bohnam tries to clinch but Gonzo moves away
and Bohnam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzo throws a head kick but Bohnam moves out of range.
Bohnam tries to clinch up.
Gonzo lands a slapping body shot.
Gonzo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bohnam avoids it really well and circles away.
Gonzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bohnam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzo lands with an uppercut that bounces Bohnam off the cage and back into range.
Bohnam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jon Bohnam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohnam tries to clinch but Gonzo moves away
and Gonzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bohnam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from Bohnam. No joy for Gonzo on that attempt.
Bohnam tries to clinch up but Gonzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bohnam lands a head shot.
Gonzo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gonzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo throws a hook but Bohnam blocks it.
Gonzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bohnam tries to clinch there but Gonzo circles away.
Gonzo feints a jab promting Bohnam to slip. Gonzo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bohnam slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bohnam gets caught flat footed, as Gonzo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bohnam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gonzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Bohnam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzo wants to control from the top but Bohnam keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohnam can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gonzo controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dr Gonzo just wasn't active enough.
Bohnam doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzo circles away.
Gonzo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bohnam napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gonzo wants to control but Bohnam is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bohnam is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bohnam tries to escape but Gonzo is in control.
Gonzo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gonzo scoring with punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Gonzo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzo cracks Bohnam with a big right hand but Bohnam just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzo in side control, throwing shots but Bohnam defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Gonzo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bohnam gets caught napping as Gonzo dives in and scores a takedown. Bohnam manages to retain guard.
Gonzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gonzo throwing strikes but missing.
Gonzo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gonzo throwing strikes from guard but Bohnam blocks nicely.
Gonzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Bohnam is retaining full guard.
Gonzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bohnam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo passes Bohnam's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gonzo thows a huge punch but Bohnam dodges it nicely.
Gonzo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bohnam doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gonzo.
Gonzo tries to pass to full mount but Bohnam defends it.
Gonzo working Bohnam over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohnam pushes Gonzo off looking to stand but Gonzo dives back in and keeps control.
Gonzo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bohnam doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gonzo.
Gonzo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gonzo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bohnam's head.
Gonzo trying to control the action but Bohnam is working from the bottom.
Gonzo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gonzo landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gonzo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Bohnam that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzo looking to finish Bohnam with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bohnam!
Bohnam is rocked!
Dr Gonzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bohnam wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gonzo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bohnam is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzo landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Gonzo clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bohnam closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gonzo counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bohnam can do to turn this around?
Bohnam moves to clinch but Gonzo breaks away
and Gonzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bohnam tries to clinch but Gonzo moves away
and Gonzo counters with a leg kick.
Bohnam has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonzo manages to pull guard.
Bohnam decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gonzo, up you get!
Bohnam smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gonzo cracks Bohnam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bohnam wants to clinch.
Bohnam tries to clinch but Gonzo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohnam moves in looking to clinch but Gonzo pushes him off.
Gonzo closes the distance and clinches up with Bohnam, looking for a takedown. Gonzo pushes Bohnam against the cage but Bohnam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bohnam darts in trying to clinch
and Gonzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzo blocks the body kick.
Bohnam tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Gonzo with that takedown attempt.
Gonzo shoots in for a takedown but Bohnam shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Gonzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bohnam tries to clinch
and Gonzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bohnam darts in trying to clinch
and Gonzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dr Gonzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bohnam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gonzo somewhat.
Bohnam is looking to clinch but Gonzo is avoiding it.
Gonzo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bohnam sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bohnam tries to clinch but Gonzo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohnam displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gonzo.
Jon Bohnam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bohnam closes the distance and pushes Gonzo back into the cage.
Gonzo gets control of Bohnam's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gonzo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gonzo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gonzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bohnam tries to stand but Gonzo is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohnam is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gonzo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonzo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bohnam gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gonzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bohnam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bohnam wanted to stand there but Gonzo had control of the position.
Gonzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jon Bohnam will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bohnam tries to clinch but Gonzo moves out of range.
Gonzo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bohnam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gonzo somewhat.
Gonzo misses with a body shot.
Bohnam looks to clinch
and Gonzo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bohnam!
Gonzo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gonzo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gonzo misses with a head shot.
Bohnam tries to buck Gonzo off but he can't manage it.
Gonzo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohnam is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gonzo punching from mount but Bohnam doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gonzo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bohnam is bucking up trying to escape but Gonzo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bohnam holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gonzo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gonzo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bohnam wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gonzo.
Jon Bohnam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bohnam is trying to stand up.
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!
Gonzo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bohnam is surviving well by controlling Gonzo's body position as best he can.
Gonzo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gonzo 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo raining down shots from the mount!
Bohnam is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bohnam is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gonzo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gonzo landing strikes from the mount and Bohnam is in trouble!
Gonzo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bohnam manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gonzo is looking to take a break and control but Bohnam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bohnam avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gonzo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzo lands some shots froms side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Gonzo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gonzo 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr Gonzo!
Dr Gonzo retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Pozsgai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pozsgai comes to the cage accompanied by Face in the Sand. Nelson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Step into a world - KRS One. Stefan Pozsgai has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Stefan Pozsgai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimbo Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pozsgai throws a chopping leg kick but Nelson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pozsgai thows a leg kick but Nelson checks it
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pozsgai throws a good cross that connects.
Pozsgai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pozsgai to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pozsgai wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pozsgai controls the pace.
Nelson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nelson wants to sweep here but Pozsgai controlling him for the moment.
Nelson looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pozsgai scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pozsgai.
Pozsgai throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kimbo Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pozsgai throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nelson cracks Pozsgai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Pozsgai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nelson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pozsgai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pozsgai tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Nelson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pozsgai. Pozsgai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pozsgai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pozsgai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nelson back to the cage. Pozsgai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pozsgai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pozsgai throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Stefan Pozsgai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson throws a leg kick that misses.
Pozsgai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Pozsgai moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Nelson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pozsgai throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Pozsgai misses.
Nice takedown defense from Nelson. No joy for Pozsgai on that attempt.
Nelson works Pozsgai's body with a nice hook.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Pozsgai misses the body punch
and Nelson counters with a nice body kick.
Nelson lands a nice hook to Pozsgai's body. Pozsgai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pozsgai misses with a low kick as Nelson jumps back.
Pozsgai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Pozsgai misses.
Nelson lands with a hook. Pozsgai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That kick from Pozsgai tenderised Nelson's leg. Nelson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pozsgai throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Nelson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab lands there for Nelson.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pozsgai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pozsgai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Pozsgai throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson has Pozsgai pressed against the cage.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pozsgai blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai blocks an uppercut.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pozsgai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Pozsgai avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pozsgai's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Pozsgai.
Pozsgai lands a takedown into guard.
Nelson 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.
Nelson controlling Pozsgai's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pozsgai sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nelson's guard.
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 Stefan Pozsgai will probably get the nod.
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.
Pozsgai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nelson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pozsgai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pozsgai gets tackled into the cage by Nelson. Nelson maintains the clinch.
Nelson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pozsgai lands a nice uppercut.
Pozsgai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pozsgai controls his hands.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Pozsgai avoids it well.
Pozsgai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pozsgai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pozsgai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pozsgai just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson tries to clinch but Pozsgai is having none of it.
Pozsgai misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pozsgai.
Nelson punishes Pozsgai's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tried to score with a low kick but Pozsgai checks it.
Nelson lands a nice shot that snaps Pozsgai's head back.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pozsgai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pozsgai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pozsgai moves out of range of the leg kick from Nelson.
Pozsgai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pozsgai tries to move into range but Nelson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Nelson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pozsgai tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Pozsgai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nelson.
Pozsgai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Pozsgai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pozsgai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pozsgai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pozsgai jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nelson lands the left hand.
Kimbo Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nelson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nelson rushes Pozsgai and presses him up against the cage.
Nelson has Pozsgai pushed against the cage.
Pozsgai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pozsgai misses with the head strike.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Nelson taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nelson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pozsgai's brow.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson gets underhooks to prevent Pozsgai's takedown attempt.
Nelson pushes Pozsgai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
Nelson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pozsgai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pozsgai lands with a light punch inside.
Pozsgai managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pozsgai misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pozsgai.
Pozsgai blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pozsgai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson tries to clinch but Pozsgai moves out of range.
Pozsgai blocks a head kick by Nelson.
That kick from Pozsgai tenderised Nelson's leg. Nelson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pozsgai misses with an uppercut.
Nelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nelson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nelson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pozsgai misses with an uppercut
and Nelson counters with a leg kick.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pozsgai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Pozsgai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pozsgai shoots in looking for a takedown but Nelson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pozsgai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Pozsgai's leg. Pozsgai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pozsgai connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pozsgai tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nelson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pozsgai.
Pozsgai shoots in and bounces Nelson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pozsgai wants to pass the guard but Nelson is keeping the position.
Nelson is pulling down on Pozsgai's head. It's preventing any offense from Pozsgai, at least for the moment.
Pozsgai wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Pozsgai postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pozsgai preventing the sweep.
Nelson managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kimbo Nelson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pozsgai throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Pozsgai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Pozsgai tries to land a leg kick but Nelson saw it coming and moves away.
Pozsgai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pozsgai avoids a kick to the body.
Pozsgai throws a solid leg kick but Nelson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pozsgai.
Pozsgai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nelson to score with a decent uppercut.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pozsgai misses with a hook
and Nelson counters with a low kick, right behind Pozsgai 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nelson is able to avoid easily.
Nelson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pozsgais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pozsgai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nelson defends it nicely.
Pozsgai thows a body shot but no joy.
Nelson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pozsgai.
Pozsgai shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nelson sprawls well. Nelson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pozsgai gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Pozsgai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Nelson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai lands with a right hand.
Pozsgai lands a jab to Nelson's midsection.
Pozsgai ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Pozsgai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pozsgai shoots in but Nelson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pozsgai scores with a spinning back kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for Pozsgai.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nelson - that will leave a mark!
Nelson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pozsgai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pozsgai misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Pozsgai misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
Pozsgai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pozsgai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pozsgai tests Nelson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pozsgai throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Pozsgai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pozsgai throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pozsgai closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pozsgai lands in his opponent's guard.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Pozsgai from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 Stefan Pozsgai.
I think Pozsgai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Pozsgai!
Post fight, Stefan Pozsgai took to the microphone: 'Over 9000'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Retsu Kaioh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chong comes to the cage accompanied by I SHOT THE SHERIFF. Bob Chong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Retsu Kaioh's chin.
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265 lbs
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Chong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Retsu Kaioh!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaioh throws a leg kick
and Chong counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kaioh won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Kaioh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kaioh sneaks back into half guard.
Chong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kaioh manages to get to full guard.
Kaioh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kaioh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chong is one step ahead there.
Kaioh is adopting a defensive guard.
Kaioh looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaioh is retaining full guard.
Kaioh has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Chong off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Chong lands a jab to Kaioh's midsection.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kaioh - that will leave a mark!
Nice takedown defense from Kaioh. No joy for Chong on that attempt.
Chong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chong shoots for a double leg takedown but Kaioh sprawls well. He's pushed Chong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kaioh is looking to slow Chong down with leg kicks.
Chong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaioh.
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!
Chong misses with a wild body shot.
Chong closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Retsu Kaioh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaioh lands with a good body shot.
Chong is breathing heavily.
Kaioh slips under a jab from Chong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh scores with a leg kick.
Kaioh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chong looks to land a body kick but Kaioh moved away.
Kaioh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kaioh tries to clinch there but Chong circles away.
A left lands for Kaioh.
Chong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaioh moves away.
Kaioh avoids the head kick by Chong.
Chong shoots in and gets a takedown into Kaioh's guard.
Chong 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.
Chong throws a big elbow that misses.
Chong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaioh keeps working.
Kaioh trying to hold on to Chong's head to control him but Chong postures up.
Kaioh won't allow Chong to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong is trying to control the action in half guard but Kaioh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chong content to control rather than advance.
Chong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaioh keeps working.
Bob Chong has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaioh.
Kaioh tries to clinch up.
Chong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaioh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Retsu Kaioh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaioh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chong under the eye.
Chong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chong throws a wild body kick that Kaioh sees coming a mile off.
Kaioh lands a nice hook to Chong's body. Chong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaioh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Bob Chong has been cut.
Kaioh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chong moves away.
Kaioh tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Chong coming out on top.
Kaioh tries to clinch up but Chong circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaioh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chong.
Chong scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from Kaioh.
Chong closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chong fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaioh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kaioh is not content to let Chong control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Retsu Kaioh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bob Chong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kaioh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaioh is looking to clinch.
Kaioh slips a jab from Chong.
Retsu Kaioh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaioh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chong manages to avoid it.
Kaioh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chong at a distance.
Chong swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaioh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chong.
Chong throws a push kick but Kaioh slaps the foot to one side.
Chong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaioh wants to clinch up but Chong keeps it at a distance.
Kaioh tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chong is able to avoid easily.
Chong misses with a wild body shot.
Kaioh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong closes the distance and clinches up with Kaioh, looking for a takedown. Chong pushes Kaioh against the cage but Kaioh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kaioh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kaioh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kaioh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaioh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chong moves away.
Chong moves out of range of the body kick.
Chong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaioh misses with the combination.
Kaioh scores with a sloppy right hand. Chong should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Kaioh misses.
Chong tries for a takedown but Kaioh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kaioh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chong throws a body kick that misses.
Kaioh misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaioh swinging wildly here.
Chong clobbers Kaioh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kaioh throws a chopping leg kick but Chong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaioh. Kaioh obviously looking to wear him down.
Kaioh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chong.
Kaioh looks to score with a jab to the body but Chong is just out of range.
Kaioh lands with a good body shot.
Chong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Chong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaioh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chong is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chong throws a front kick aimed at Kaioh's knee but Kaioh avoids it well.
Kaioh gets a clinch.
Kaioh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kaioh slowing the pace effectively.
Kaioh pushes off an throws an elbow but Chong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kaioh misses with a knee to the head.
Kaioh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chong backwards.
Kaioh prevents Chong from breaking the clinch.
Kaioh avoiding damage as Chong throws knees to the body.
Kaioh blocks a body shot from Chong.
A short left from Kaioh.
Kaioh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kaioh throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaioh obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Kaioh.
Kaioh tries a knee to the head but Chong blocks it.
Chong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaioh tries a knee to the head but Chong blocks it.
Chong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kaioh is defending well.
Kaioh stalls.
Kaioh struggles to land a body shot inside as Chong controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaioh lands an uppercut.
Kaioh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chong blocks the elbow strike.
Kaioh blocks an elbow strike from Chong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Retsu Kaioh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Chong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kaioh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chong.
Chong throws a push kick but Kaioh slaps the foot to one side.
Kaioh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kaioh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chong.
Chong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kaioh as he jumps to the side.
Kaioh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chong rather than just go for the knockout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chong.
Kaioh slaps away a takedown attempt from Chong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Chong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Kaioh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaioh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chong's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaioh tries to clinch up.
Kaioh throws a looping overhand right but Chong ducks down to avoid it.
Chong moves out of range of the leg kick from Kaioh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong throws a leg kick
and Kaioh counters with a low kick, right behind Chong 's knee.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kaioh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaioh. That's going to slow Chong down.
Kaioh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kaioh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kaioh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chong has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaioh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice jab there from Kaioh.
Kaioh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kaioh throws a body punch but Chong moves out of range.
Kaioh throws a head kick that Chong semi-blocks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaioh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaioh lands a big head kick that sends Chong tumbling to the mat! Kaioh takes a step backwards and waves Chong back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Chong is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong takes a swing at Kaioh's ribcage but misses.
Oh Chong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaioh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chong seems to have got his legs back now.
Kaioh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaioh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chong takes a swing at Kaioh's ribcage but misses.
Kaioh throws a lazy head kick
and Chong counters with a head kick. That will keep Kaioh thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kaioh moves out of range as Chong strikes.
Kaioh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaioh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chong takes a step back to recover.
Kaioh cracks the inside of Chong's front leg.
The crowd cheers as Kaioh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chong doesn't seem phased though.
Kaioh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaioh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaioh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaioh cracks Chong with an open hand slap.
Kaioh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaioh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kaioh wants to clinch.
Kaioh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chong. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh connects with a body shot that sends Chong's belly button to the back.
Kaioh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chong throws out a leg kick but Kaioh moves out of range and Chong only half commits.
A big left from Chong misses.
Kaioh throws a front kick that sends Chong stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kaioh.
Kaioh throws a leg kick but Chong moved away.
Kaioh is looking to clinch but Chong is avoiding it.
Kaioh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chong swings for the body but Kaioh moves out of range.
Chong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaioh throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kaioh. Chong shrugs it off though.
Kaioh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick from Kaioh misses.
Chong throws a head kick but Kaioh moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Retsu Kaioh really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Chong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kaioh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kaioh throws a front kick aimed at Chong's knee but Chong avoids it well.
Kaioh avoids a kick to the body.
Kaioh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chong if he has to take too many more of those.
Chong delivers a nice body kick.
Chong throws a sloppy body shot
and Kaioh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kaioh.
Kaioh misses with a leg kick.
That kick from Kaioh tenderised Chong's leg. Chong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some wild striking there from Chong.
Kaioh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Chong does no damage.
Kaioh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaioh throws a body punch but Chong moves out of range.
Chong misses with a jab, cross combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That kick from Kaioh tenderised Chong's leg. Chong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kaioh just misses with a punch to the body.
Chong slips under a jab from Kaioh.
Kaioh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaioh misses with a double jab.
Kaioh misses with a low kick.
Chong misses with a few strikes there.
Kaioh throws a leg kick
and Chong counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kaioh closes the distance but Chong moves to the side
and Chong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong throws a body kick that misses.
Chong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good shot there by Chong.
Kaioh moves out of range of the body kick from Chong.
Kaioh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chong to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaioh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chong.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chong.
Kaioh loads up on a big right hand but Chong slips the punch.
Chong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kaioh circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Chong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaioh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chong moves away.
Kaioh is looking to chop away at Chong's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kaioh doesn't manage to clinch there - Chong circles away.
Kaioh blocks the body kick.
Chong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kaioh slips under a jab.
Kaioh takes one to the side of the head.
Kaioh throws a leg kick which misses Chong's front leg but catches the back leg as Chong tries to avoid it.
Kaioh tries a head kick but it misses.
Chong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaioh.
Chong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaioh was well out of range. Poor timing from Chong.
Kaioh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kaioh motions for Chong to come forward. Kaioh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chong moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh tries to clinch up but Chong circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot lands for Chong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaioh throws a shot from downtown. Chong moves away and avoids it.
Crunch! Chong slams his shin into Kaioh's torso.
Kaioh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaioh moves out of range of the body kick from Chong.
Chong is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kaioh's half guard.
Kaioh is trying is best to control the position here.
Chong passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chong putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Retsu Kaioh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bob Chong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kaioh misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Kaioh blocks the leg kick.
Kaioh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chong checks a low kick from Kaioh.
Chong thuds a left hand into Kaioh's body.
Kaioh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chong lands a front kick.
Kaioh throws a shot from downtown. Chong moves away and avoids it.
Kaioh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chong.
Chong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kaioh in his tracks.
Chong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kaioh is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaioh tries to score with a low kick but Chong moves his leg out of the way.
Kaioh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chong moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kaioh swivels and escapes.
Chong lands a nice shot to the body.
Chong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaioh is just out of range.
Chong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaioh.
Chong dives in and grabs Kaioh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kaioh pushes down on Chong's head and hops out.
Kaioh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chong's head.
Chong lands a nice looking body kick.
Chong changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kaioh looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kaioh manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chong's best efforts.
Chong prevents Kaioh from improving his position.
Chong landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chong in particular looking to stall.
Bob Chong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong wants to control but Kaioh is keeping him busy.
Chong sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Chong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kaioh defending well though.
Kaioh wants to get back to full guard.
Chong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kaioh's head.
Kaioh is staying active underneath Chong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kaioh tries to get to full guard but Chong has control of the leg.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kaioh is defending against the submission attempts here by Chong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong thows a huge punch but Kaioh dodges it nicely.
Chong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kaioh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chong is working Kaioh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chong looking to pass the guard.
Chong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chong throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chong tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaioh is retaining full guard.
Chong throwing strikes but missing.
Chong postures up in Kaioh's guard and throws a big left but Kaioh blocks it.
Chong pushing down on Kaioh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kaioh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chong.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kaioh defends it well.
Kaioh manages to get to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chong working some strikes from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Chong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kaioh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Retsu Kaioh!
Retsu Kaioh is the new heavyweight champion!
Retsu Kaioh 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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