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Breaking the Walls PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Klum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Sturmpruegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grant Klum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Sturmpruegel!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturmpruegel avoids the head kick by Klum.
Sturmpruegel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sturmpruegel misses with a wild combination.
Klum has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sturmpruegel finds it's way round the side to connect with Klum's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Klum.
Klum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturmpruegel.
Grant Klum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturmpruegel lands a right hook to the body.
Klum is breathing heavily.
Sturmpruegel misses with a wild body shot.
Sturmpruegel thuds a left hand into Klum's body.
Sturmpruegel scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Sturmpruegel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sturmpruegel lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Sturmpruegel. Beautiful body shot.
Sturmpruegel lands with a cross.
Sturmpruegel steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Klum is out on his feet! Sturmpruegel sets himself and nearly takes Klum's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roberto Sturmpruegel!
A very excited looking Roberto Sturmpruegel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Archie Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Radziewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Frightened Rabbit - The Twist. Radziewicz has chosen Nie Zasługujesz as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Archie Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartek Radziewicz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Radziewicz as he checks the leg kick.
Radziewicz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A bone on bone clash there as Stewart blocks the leg kick.
Radziewicz scores with a jab.
Radziewicz blocks the body kick.
Stewart throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stewart has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Radziewicz.
Stewart shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Radziewicz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stewart not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stewart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart tries to free his leg and advance position but Radziewicz is retaining full guard.
Radziewicz is trying to keep Stewart in close.
Stewart stands and throws Radziewicz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stewart lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Radziewicz down.
Stewart passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Radziewicz!
Radziewicz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Stewart wants to pass to mount but Radziewicz is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stewart passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Radziewicz!
Radziewicz can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stewart breaks from Radziewicz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart wants to control the pace but Radziewicz is squirming around nicely.
Stewart pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stewart thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Stewart landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stewart scoring with strikes but Radziewicz is staying in there.
Stewart in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Radziewicz looks a forlorn figure.
Stewart controlling his opponent.
Stewart raining down hammerfists from mount.
Stewart throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stewart 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.
Radziewicz is desperately trying to improve his position but Stewart has a good base and remains in mount.
Stewart unloading with bombs!
Stewart lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stewart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stewart lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Radziewicz hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart with good strikes from the mount here!
Stewart with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stewart putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Radziewicz is working to get back to half guard.
Stewart is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stewart cracks Radziewicz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stewart pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Radziewicz is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stewart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Radziewicz is still in real trouble! Can Stewart finish him?
Radziewicz is desperately trying to improve his position but Stewart has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Stewart dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stewart drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Radziewicz seems to have recovered his senses.
Stewart in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Archie Stewart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stewart trying to control the position but Radziewicz is working away.
Stewart controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radziewicz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Stewart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Radziewicz can do to turn this around?
Stewart taking a break here but Radziewicz is having none of it and regains half guard.
Stewart passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Radziewicz!
Radziewicz working to try and regain half guard.
Stewart landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart controlling his opponent.
Stewart cracks Radziewicz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewart is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Radziewicz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stewart landing shots from mount.
Stewart controlling the pace for now.
Stewart lands a heavy elbow.
Stewart controlling the pace for now.
Stewart pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stewart trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stewart cracks Radziewicz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart controlling from the full mount.
Stewart trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stewart controlling his opponent.
Stewart scoring with strikes but Radziewicz is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Radziewicz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stewart working Radziewicz over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Stewart dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stewart drives through with a takedown into guard.
Radziewicz keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
Stewart might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stewart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stewart advances to half guard.
Radziewicz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stewart is working away from the top position though.
Radziewicz is staying active underneath Stewart, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radziewicz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Radziewicz keeping full guard, as Stewart tries to pass.
Stewart controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stewart works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Radziewicz is refusing to be controlled, as Stewart sits in half guard.
Stewart passes the guard and advances to mount!
Stewart tries to control but Radziewicz wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radziewicz regains half guard.
Stewart is looking to stall here but Radziewicz recovers full guard.
Stewart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stewart landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart working some strikes from top position.
Stewart forces his way into half guard.
Stewart is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stewart working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stewart is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stewart trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stewart lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart landing strikes from the mount and Radziewicz is in trouble!
Stewart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Radziewicz is looking to escape.
Stewart is really struggling to control Radziewicz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stewart is landing with some decent strikes but Radziewicz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stewart with the ground and pound from mount.
Stewart lands a big shot there that rocks Radziewicz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stewart lands a big shot there that rocks Radziewicz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bartek Radziewicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stewart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Stewart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stewart, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Stewart!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Mursu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mursu comes to the cage accompanied by Someday I'll be the Champ. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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272 lbs
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244 lbs
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilkka Mursu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurt Hurt!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mursu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mursu throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hurt tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mursu is in Hurt's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mursu 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.
Hurt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hurt, not yet.
Hurt looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hurt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hurt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mursu is controlling him.
Mursu chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurt is looking to stand up but Mursu isn't so interested in that idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mursu looking to pass the guard.
Hurt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mursu stands and throws Hurt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mursu is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hurt looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mursu gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hurt is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mursu lets go of the hold and Hurt can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ilkka Mursu!
In his post fight interview, Ilkka Mursu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Mikhailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiggaboo Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Mikhailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiggaboo Crane!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Mikhailov.
Crane tries to clinch there but Mikhailov circles away.
Mikhailov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mikhailov slips under a jab.
Crane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mikhailov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Crane misses.
Mikhailov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crane throws a lazy right hand but Mikhailov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mikhailov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crane lands with an overhand left.
Crane throws a hook to the side of Mikhailov's head but Mikhailov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mikhailov avoids the head kick by Crane.
Mikhailov swats away the attempt to clinch by Crane.
Mikhailov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Mikhailov misses.
Crane rushes Mikhailov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Mikhailov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mikhailov.
Crane slips under a jab from Mikhailov.
Crane misses with a looping left.
Crane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crane is looking to clinch.
Mikhailov throws a solid leg kick but Crane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mikhailov.
Mikhailov cracks Crane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crane throws a series of strikes that have Mikhailov backpedaling.
It looks like Anton Mikhailov has been cut.
Jiggaboo Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane throws a leg kick
and Mikhailov counters with a stiff right hand.
Mikhailov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crane throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crane throws a hook but Mikhailov blocks it.
Mikhailov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mikhailov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mikhailov throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mikhailov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crane connects with a body shot that sends Mikhailov's belly button to the back.
Mikhailov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crane with a hook.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mikhailov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mikhailov tests Crane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crane is rocked!
Crane throws a hook but Mikhailov blocks it.
Crane is still on wobbly legs! Can Mikhailov finish him?
Crane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mikhailov.
Some wild striking there from Mikhailov.
Mikhailov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mikhailov loads up on a big right hand but Crane slips the punch.
Mikhailov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Mikhailov misses.
Mikhailov misses the jab.
Mikhailov is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Crane hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anton Mikhailov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Kasteel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasteel comes to the cage accompanied by Celtic Music. Semmy Kasteel had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Semmy Kasteel!
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, Mark Bounty!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasteel fails to land with a series of punches.
Bounty throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bounty, as that shot connected.
Kasteel slips a straight right by Bounty.
Bounty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kasteel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bounty manages to avoid it.
Kasteel throws a body punch but Bounty moves out of range.
A jab from Kasteel misses.
Kasteel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kasteel throws a low kick, looking for Bounty's leg but Bounty calmly moves out of range.
Bounty lands with a kick to the temple. Kasteel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bounty dips to his left and cracks Kasteel with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasteel walks into a straight right hand from Bounty.
Kasteel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kasteel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kasteel misses with a looping left.
Kasteel throws a hook but Bounty blocks it.
Bounty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bounty misses with a double jab.
Kasteel throws the left hand but Bounty avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasteel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kasteel moves out of range of the body kick from Bounty.
Bounty connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kasteel misses with a wild body shot.
Mark Bounty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bounty avoids the body shot from Kasteel.
Bounty throws a body kick that misses.
Bounty throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kasteel.
Kasteel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kasteel ducks under a wild hook from Bounty.
Bounty throws an overhand right that lands on Kasteel's shoulder, as Kasteel tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Bounty.
Kasteel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kasteel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bounty.
Kasteel misses the shot to the body.
Kasteel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kasteel misses with a few strikes there.
Kasteel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty thuds a left hand into Kasteel's body.
Bounty throws a body punch but Kasteel moves out of range.
Bounty's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kasteel under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Kasteel.
Kasteel misses with a straight right.
Bounty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bounty cracks Kasteel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bounty thuds a left hand into Kasteel's body.
A jab from Bounty misses.
Kasteel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bounty cracks a nice hook into Kasteel's ribs.
Kasteel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bounty slips a jab from Kasteel.
Kasteel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasteel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bounty throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kasteel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasteel throws a lazy uppercut
and Kasteel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kasteel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bounty counters with a nice body shot.
Bounty with a jab.
A punch combination from Kasteel misses.
A jab lands there for Kasteel.
Kasteel walks into a left hand.
Kasteel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bounty counters with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Bounty blocks the low kick.
Bounty misses with a two punch combination.
Kasteel fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Kasteel misses.
Kasteel needs to keep his hands up - Bounty had a free shot at his head there.
Bounty has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kasteel finds it's way round the side to connect with Bounty's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasteel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kasteel misses with a shot to the body
and Bounty counters with a nice body kick.
Kasteel is breathing heavily.
Bounty goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasteel swinging wildly here.
Bounty misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kasteel throws a shot from downtown. Bounty moves away and avoids it.
Kasteel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bounty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bounty looks for the body kick but Kasteel saw that one coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Bounty finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kasteel loads up on a big right hand but Bounty slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasteel. Bounty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kasteel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kasteel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bounty lands with a right hand.
Bounty is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kasteel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bounty misses with an uppercut
and Kasteel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bounty. Kasteel shrugs it off though.
A jab from Kasteel misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bounty dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bounty tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kasteel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bounty scores with a nice body kick.
Kasteel misses with a looping right.
Kasteel throws a big shot that misses.
Bounty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kasteel on the side of the head.
Bounty scores with a nice strike.
Kasteel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kasteel misses with a hook. Bounty ducked under it nicely.
Kasteel moves forwards but Bounty connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kasteel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bounty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kasteel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kasteel blocks a head kick by Bounty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasteel misses with a body shot.
Bounty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bounty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bounty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasteel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kasteel's head.
Bounty explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kasteel missing with a left hand there. Bounty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mark Bounty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kasteel avoids the head kick by Bounty.
Bounty misses with a looping right.
Bounty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bounty catches Kasteel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bounty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kasteel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bounty.
Kasteel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bounty throws a push kick but Kasteel slaps the foot to one side.
Kasteel looks to score with a jab to the body but Bounty is just out of range.
Kasteel misses the shot to the body.
Kasteel throws a head kick but Bounty moves out of range.
Bounty looks to land a right hand but Kasteel moved out of range.
Bounty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasteel lands a body shot.
Kasteel just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bounty.
Kasteel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bounty lands an elbow inside.
Bounty lands a nice knee to the body.
Bounty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kasteel missing with knees to the body.
Bounty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kasteel avoids it.
Kasteel working aggressively here.
Bounty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasteel.
Bounty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasteel.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bounty missing with knees to the body.
Kasteel blocks an elbow strike from Bounty.
Kasteel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kasteel tries a knee to the head but Bounty blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Kasteel on the inside.
Kasteel wants to break free but Bounty has control.
A short right from Kasteel on the inside.
Bounty lands a nice elbow.
Bounty lands an elbow inside that Kasteel shrugs off.
Kasteel tries a body shot but Bounty blocks it.
Kasteel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bounty.
Bounty blocks a body shot from Kasteel.
Bounty throws an elbow that misses.
Kasteel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kasteel wants to break free but Bounty has control.
Bounty using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kasteel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bounty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kasteel is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kasteel.
Bounty is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasteel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bounty misses the shot to the body.
Kasteel throws out a leg kick but Bounty moves out of range and Kasteel only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasteel instigates a clinch.
Bounty throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kasteel is trying to maintain a safe position but Bounty gets an underhook and turns Kasteel into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bounty throws an elbow but misses.
Kasteel takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Semmy Kasteel has been cut.
Kasteel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasteel is trying to break the clinch but Bounty has him pressed against the cage.
Kasteel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bounty up against the cage.
Kasteel misses with a knee strike.
Semmy Kasteel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bounty unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasteel looking to stall.
Kasteel tries to throw a body punch but Bounty avoids it by throwing Kasteel back against the cage.
Bounty blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Bounty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Semmy Kasteel'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kasteel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bounty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bounty lands a really nice looking cross but Kasteel seems unphased.
Bounty throws a hook but Kasteel blocks it.
A combination from Kasteel does no damage.
Kasteel just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasteel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bounty scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kasteel tries to close the distance and clinch but Bounty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Bounty.
A combination from Kasteel does no damage.
Bounty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bounty moves out of range of the strikes.
Bounty scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kasteel throws a big shot that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bounty - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bounty lands a head kick. Kasteel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasteel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bounty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bounty lands a jab.
Bounty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bounty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kasteel to score with a decent uppercut.
Bounty tries to clinch but Kasteel moves out of range.
Bounty lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kasteel takes a step back to recover.
Bounty scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bounty slips a straight right by Kasteel.
Bounty tries to clinch but Kasteel moves out of range.
A jab from Bounty misses.
Bounty throws the kick towards the body but Kasteel avoids it.
A combination from Kasteel does no damage.
Kasteel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty lands a nice looking body kick.
Bounty throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bounty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bounty gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bounty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kasteel backwards.
Bounty throws an elbow that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bounty obliges.
Bounty lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bounty lands an elbow that stopped Kasteel in his tracks for a moment.
Kasteel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kasteel is rocked!
Kasteel tries to land a knee to the head but Bounty blocks with his arms.
Oh Kasteel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bounty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bounty.
Bounty tries to land knees in the clinch but Kasteel avoids the damage to the body.
Kasteel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bounty.
Kasteel misses with a punch to the body.
Semmy Kasteel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasteel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kasteel seems to have got his legs back now.
Bounty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bounty lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bounty using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bounty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasteel takes an elbow to the temple.
Bounty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bounty lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bounty.
Kasteel is pressed against the cage. Bounty pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Kasteel! Two more big strikes from Bounty and Kasteel crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark Bounty!
A victorious Mark Bounty thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Ruckus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Goliathov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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240 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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275 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duke Ruckus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Goliathov!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruckus forces Goliathov back against the cage and clinches.
Ruckus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Goliathov.
Goliathov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goliathov managing to block the knees to the body from Ruckus.
Goliathov blocks an elbow strike.
Ruckus lands a knee to the head.
Goliathov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Goliathov avoiding damage as Ruckus throws knees to the body.
Goliathov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruckus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruckus lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruckus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goliathov is defending well for now.
Ruckus tries to land a knee to the head but Goliathov blocks with his arms.
Ruckus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Duke Ruckus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Goliathov.
Ruckus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goliathov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruckus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goliathov is defending well for now.
Ruckus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goliathov blocks it with crossed arms.
Goliathov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Goliathov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ruckus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Goliathov blocks an elbow strike.
Ruckus misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruckus tries to land knees in the clinch but Goliathov avoids the damage to the body.
Ruckus scores a nice knee to the body.
Ruckus lands a nice elbow.
Ruckus landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruckus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ruckus trying to land knees to the body.
Goliathov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ruckus lands an elbow that stopped Goliathov in his tracks for a moment.
Ruckus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Goliathov looks gassed!
Ruckus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goliathov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruckus lands a nice knee to the body.
Goliathov dodges an elbow strike from Ruckus.
Goliathov takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Anton Goliathov has been cut.
Ruckus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruckus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruckus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goliathov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Goliathov takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruckus tries to land a knee to the head but Goliathov blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Ruckus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruckus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goliathov.
Ruckus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruckus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruckus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Goliathov's face.
Goliathov tries for a takedown but Ruckus manages to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruckus is pressed up against the cage. Goliathov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ruckus down to the mat. Ruckus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Goliathov throws a hook but Ruckus avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Ruckus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Goliathov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ruckus tries to clinch up but Goliathov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruckus has closed the distance and engaged Goliathov in a clinch.
Ruckus missing with knees to the body.
Ruckus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ruckus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruckus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ruckus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ruckus misses with a knee to the head.
Ruckus trying to land knees to the body.
Goliathov is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruckus landing knees to the body.
Goliathov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruckus lands a damaging elbow.
Ruckus stops a takedown attempt from Goliathov.
Ruckus misses with an elbow over the top.
Ruckus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goliathov avoids it.
Goliathov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruckus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goliathov.
Goliathov avoids the elbow strike from Ruckus, against the cage.
Ruckus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ruckus.
Ruckus trying to land knees to the body.
Ruckus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goliathov can do to turn this around?
Goliathov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Duke Ruckus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Goliathov.
Ruckus misses with a knee strike.
Goliathov avoiding damage as Ruckus throws knees to the body.
Goliathov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruckus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goliathov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goliathov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruckus tries to land knees in the clinch but Goliathov avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goliathov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ruckus is defending well.
Ruckus missing with knees to the body.
Goliathov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goliathov managing to block the knees to the body from Ruckus.
Ruckus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ruckus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ruckus lands a good knee to the midsection. Goliathov won't want to take too many of those.
Ruckus connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruckus swings wildly with an uppercut but Goliathov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruckus connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruckus scores with a knee to the head.
Ruckus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruckus misses with a knee to the head.
Ruckus lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ruckus.
Ruckus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goliathov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duke Ruckus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ruckus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goliathov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Ruckus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anton Goliathov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruckus wants to clinch.
Ruckus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruckus slips a straight right by Goliathov.
Ruckus tries to clinch but Goliathov is having none of it.
Goliathov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruckus's waist but Ruckus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goliathov off to one side.
Ruckus rushes Goliathov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Goliathov tries for a takedown but Ruckus manages to get underhooks.
Goliathov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Duke Ruckus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Goliathov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ruckus obliges.
Goliathov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruckus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goliathov is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goliathov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Goliathov managing to block the knees to the body from Ruckus.
Ruckus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruckus tries to land a knee to the head but Goliathov blocks with his arms.
Ruckus lands a good knee to the midsection. Goliathov won't want to take too many of those.
Ruckus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ruckus lands a damaging elbow.
Ruckus lands a nice elbow.
Ruckus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goliathov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruckus tries a knee to the head but Goliathov blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruckus looking to throw knees to the head but Goliathov is blocking nicely.
Ruckus pushes off an throws an elbow but Goliathov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ruckus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Ruckus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruckus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goliathov.
A knee to the head by Ruckus.
Ruckus trying to land knees to the body.
Ruckus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Goliathov's face.
Ruckus throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruckus lands a nice elbow.
Goliathov can't get the takedown.
Ruckus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goliathov is defending well for now.
Goliathov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ruckus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ruckus obliges.
Ruckus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ruckus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruckus tries to land a knee to the head but Goliathov blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goliathov blocks the elbow strike.
Ruckus lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Ruckus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goliathov is defending well for now.
Ruckus tries to land knees in the clinch but Goliathov avoids the damage to the body.
Ruckus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Goliathov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Goliathov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anton Goliathov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goliathov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goliathov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duke Ruckus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruckus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Ruckus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruckus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Ruckus!
After winning the bout, Duke Ruckus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ooga Booga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koljo Junakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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294 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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300 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ooga Booga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Koljo Junakovic!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junakovic throws a right and a left that Booga avoids nicely.
Junakovic misses with a double jab.
Booga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Booga is working for a guillotine from mount but Junakovic frees his head quite easily.
Junakovic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Booga lands a big shot there that rocks Junakovic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Koljo Junakovic has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booga punching from mount but Junakovic doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Booga swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ooga Booga!
Ooga Booga was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gzrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stash Kadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gzrel comes to the cage accompanied by Warriors Dance. Kadowski has chosen Rammstein - Ohne Dich as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Gzrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stash Kadowski!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Kadowski misses the target.
Kadowski misses with an uppercut
letting Gzrel counter with a right hand.
Gzrel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kadowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kadowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Gabriel Gzrel has been cut.
Kadowski avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kadowski missing with a left hand there. Gzrel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kadowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gzrel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kadowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gzrel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kadowski cracks Gzrel with a good jab.
Gzrel misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, jab by Gzrel - just one landing.
Gzrel tries a low kick but Kadowski avoids it.
Gzrel looks for the body kick but Kadowski saw that one coming.
Kadowski throws a head kick that misses.
Kadowski checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gzrel throws a looping overhand right but Kadowski ducks down to avoid it.
Gzrel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kadowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gzrel tries to clinch there but Kadowski circles away.
Gzrel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kadowski.
Good work by Kadowski as he checks the leg kick.
Kadowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gzrel was well out of range. Poor timing from Kadowski.
Kadowski misses with a hook
and Gzrel counters with a nice leg kick.
Gzrel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gzrel swings for the body but Kadowski moves out of range.
Gzrel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Kadowski.
Kadowski sizes up Gzrel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gzrel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kadowski.
Kadowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kadowski throws a solid leg kick but Gzrel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kadowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gzrel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gzrel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kadowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kadowski throws a chopping leg kick but Gzrel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kadowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gzrel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gzrel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gzrel motions for Kadowski to come forward. Gzrel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Kadowski is predictable there
and Gzrel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gzrel moves forwards but Kadowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kadowski avoids the head kick by Gzrel.
Good shot there by Kadowski.
Gzrel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kadowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gzrel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gzrel connects with a high kick.
Gzrel scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gzrel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kadowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gzrel scrambles back to his feet.
Kadowski misses with a body kick.
Gzrel misses with a body kick.
Kadowski ducks under a wild hook from Gzrel.
Kadowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gzrel is out of range and Kadowski settles back down.
Gzrel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gzrel throws a solid leg kick but Kadowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gzrel.
Kadowski throws a head kick but Gzrel moves out of range.
Gzrel moves into the clinch successfully.
Gzrel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kadowski is defending well for now.
A short right from Gzrel.
Gzrel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gzrel pushes Kadowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gzrel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gzrel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kadowski being controlled against the cage.
Gzrel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gzrel looking to throw knees to the head but Kadowski is blocking nicely.
Gzrel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gzrel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kadowski's brow.
Kadowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gzrel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kadowski backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kadowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gzrel trying to land knees to the body.
Gzrel crunches a lovely knee into Kadowski's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gzrel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Gzrel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gzrel avoids the head kick by Kadowski.
Gzrel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gzrel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gabriel Gzrel is winning the standup battle so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kadowski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gzrel - the referee stops the clock and Kadowski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gzrel. Kadowski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gzrel scoring well with a low kick there.
Kadowski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gzrel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Kadowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Gzrel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kadowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gzrel throws out the jab.
Gzrel connects with a leg kick. Kadowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kadowski lunges at Gzrel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gzrel's hand.
Gzrel tries to land a front kick but Kadowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gzrel ducks under a wild hook from Kadowski.
Gzrel wants to clinch up but Kadowski keeps it at a distance.
Kadowski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kadowski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kadowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadowski throws a combination that misses
and Gzrel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kadowski misses with a hook. Gzrel ducked under it nicely.
Kadowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gzrel is out of range and Kadowski settles back down.
Gzrel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice straight punches there by Gzrel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gzrel.
Gzrel feints and then cracks Kadowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kadowski down.
Kadowski is breathing heavily.
Gzrel misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kadowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gzrel throws out the jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gzrel!
Gzrel thows a body shot but no joy.
Kadowski avoids the head kick by Gzrel.
Gzrel digs a good hook to Kadowski's body.
Gzrel throws a leg kick which misses Kadowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Kadowski tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Kadowski misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadowski blocks a head kick by Gzrel.
Gzrel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gzrel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gzrel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kadowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Gzrel.
Kadowski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gzrel.
Gzrel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kadowski misses with a looping left.
Gzrel tries a head kick but it misses.
Kadowski throws a big shot that misses.
Kadowski avoids the head kick by Gzrel.
Gzrel ducks right into an uppercut from Kadowski.
Gzrel just misses with a punch to the body.
Kadowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kadowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadowski misses with a looping left.
Kadowski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kadowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gzrel moves away.
Kadowski lands a glancing blow to the side of Gzrel's head.
Kadowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gzrel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body kick from Gzrel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gzrel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gzrel throws a low kick, looking for Kadowski's leg but Kadowski calmly moves out of range.
Kadowski throws a hook to the side of Gzrel's head but Gzrel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kadowski throws a lazy right hand but Gzrel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gzrel misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gzrel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gzrel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gzrel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kadowski.
Gzrel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kadowski's elbow.
Gzrel breaks from the clinch.
Kadowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gzrel's hands.
Gabriel Gzrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gzrel moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Gzrel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Gzrel misses its intended target.
Kadowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadowski blocks the body kick.
Kadowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gzrel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gzrel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Gzrel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gzrel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kadowski throws a right hand that Gzrel ducks under and follows up with a left that Gzrel also avoids with ease.
Gzrel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kadowski can do to turn this around?
Kadowski throws a leg kick
and Gzrel counters with a solid body kick.
Gzrel thows a body shot but no joy.
Gzrel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gzrel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kadowski.
Gzrel avoids the body shot from Kadowski.
Gzrel throws a body kick that misses.
Kadowski misses with an uppercut. Gzrel saw that one coming.
Kadowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kadowski throws a shot from downtown. Gzrel moves away and avoids it.
Gzrel throws a head kick but Kadowski moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kadowski defending well as Gzrel loads up on a big left hand.
Gzrel misses with a hook to the body
and Kadowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gzrel tries to land a leg kick but Kadowski saw it coming and moves away.
Gzrel throws a low kick but Kadowski avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gzrel throws a hook but Kadowski avoids it easily.
Gzrel throws a right hand that Kadowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kadowski also avoids with ease.
Gzrel looks to score with a jab to the body but Kadowski is just out of range.
Kadowski misses with a looping left.
Gzrel misses with a leg kick
and Kadowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gzrel misses with a looping right.
Gzrel slips a jab and a cross from Kadowski.
Gzrel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kadowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gzrel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gzrel tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gzrel checks a leg kick.
Gzrel 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.
Gzrel misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Kadowski.
Gzrel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gzrel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kadowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gzrel scores with a body shot.
Gzrel cracks the inside of Kadowski's front leg.
Kadowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gzrel checks it well.
Kadowski moves out of range as Gzrel throws a body kick.
Gzrel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Kadowski misses.
Kadowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gzrel connects with a right hand. Kadowski shakes it off.
Gzrel throws a big shot that misses.
Gzrel throws the kick towards the body but Kadowski avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gzrel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kadowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gzrel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kadowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gzrel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gzrel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kadowski.
Gzrel wants to clinch.
Kadowski avoids the head kick by Gzrel.
Gzrel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A low kick from Kadowski misses
and Gzrel counters with a straight right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gzrel checks a leg kick.
Gzrel throws a head kick that misses
and Kadowski counters with a one-two to the body.
Stash Kadowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadowski throws the left hand but Gzrel avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Gzrel.
Kadowski lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kadowski misses with a body shot.
Kadowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kadowski blocks a head kick by Gzrel.
Gzrel throws a leg kick which misses Kadowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Kadowski tries to avoid it.
Gzrel misses the shot to the body.
Gzrel throws a leg kick
and Kadowski counters with a body kick.
Kadowski thows a body kick. Gzrel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadowski throws a body punch but Gzrel moves out of range.
Kadowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Gzrel is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Gzrel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gzrel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Gzrel!
A victorious Gabriel Gzrel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartly Gorman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Pegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorman comes to the cage accompanied by The Hours - Ali in the jungle. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartly Gorman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Pegas!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorman throws a leg kick but Pegas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pegas connects with a nice looking jab.
Pegas clinches.
Gorman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gorman throws a shot from downtown. Pegas moves away and avoids it.
Gorman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pegas circles away quickly and effectively.
Pegas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Jon Pegas has been cut.
Pegas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gormans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Gorman finds it's target.
Pegas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gorman.
Gorman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pegas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pegas tries to clinch there but Gorman circles away.
Pegas is looking to clinch.
Gorman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pegas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pegas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gorman misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorman throws a sloppy head kick and Pegas moves out of range easily.
Gorman gets tackled into the cage by Pegas. Pegas maintains the clinch.
Pegas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gorman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pegas.
It looks like Bartly Gorman has been cut.
Gorman stalling.
Gorman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gorman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pegas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorman.
No joy there for Gorman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gorman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pegas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorman.
A combination from Pegas does no damage.
Pegas avoids the head kick by Gorman.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pegas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pegas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gorman avoids a wild elbow strike from Pegas.
Gorman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pegas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pegas lands a body punch.
Pegas trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pegas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pegas.
Pegas lands with a short shot to the head.
Pegas lands a good knee to the midsection. Gorman won't want to take too many of those.
Pegas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pegas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gorman manages to break the clinch.
Pegas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorman.
Gorman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegas wants to clinch.
Pegas looks to clinch
and Gorman counters with a nice leg kick.
Pegas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pegas duly obliges.
Bartly Gorman's cut is getting worse.
Pegas moves to clinch but Gorman breaks away
and Gorman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gorman cracks Pegas with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pegas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gorman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Gorman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pegas doesn't seem phased though.
Pegas ducks under a wild hook from Gorman.
Pegas tries to clinch up but Gorman circles away and keeps his distance.
Pegas doesn't manage to clinch there - Gorman circles away.
Pegas misses with a hook. Gorman ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pegas throws a big shot that misses.
Pegas closes the distance and pushes Gorman back into the cage.
Gorman can't find room to land a body shot as Pegas controls the action.
Gorman tries a body shot but Pegas blocks it.
Pegas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pegas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pegas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pegas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pegas continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorman has had enough of the clinch but Pegas keeps him there for the moment.
Pegas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bartly Gorman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pegas misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Bartly Gorman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gorman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pegas forces Gorman back against the cage and clinches.
Pegas throws an elbow but it misses.
Pegas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gorman manages to break the clinch.
Gorman connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pegas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gorman.
Pegas moves to clinch but Gorman breaks away
enabling Gorman to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Jon Pegas's cut even more.
Bartly Gorman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pegas wants to clinch.
Gorman throws a leg kick
and Pegas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gorman thinking.
Pegas gets a clinch.
Pegas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gorman is trying to stall.
Pegas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gorman backwards.
Jeez, Bartly Gorman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gorman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gorman blocks a head kick by Pegas.
Gorman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gorman lands a glancing blow to the side of Pegas's head.
Pegas is rocked!
Gorman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bartly Gorman is winning the standup battle so far.
Pegas misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Pegas.
Pegas misses with a few strikes there.
Pegas is looking to clinch.
Gorman cracks a nice hook into Pegas's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pegas has time to react.
Pegas is still on wobbly legs! Can Gorman finish him?
Gorman weaves into range and cracks Pegas right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Pegas goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Gorman is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bartly Gorman!
Bartly Gorman retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Bartly Gorman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarrod Batchelor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayhem comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet With A Name by Nonpoint. The crowd seem to be enjoying Batchelor's choice of entrance music: Mike Candys & Jack Holiday - Push The Feeling On . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Mayhem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarrod Batchelor!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batchelor misses with a wild body shot.
Mayhem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Batchelor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Batchelor throws a sloppy head kick and Mayhem moves out of range easily.
Batchelor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Mayhem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayhem lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mayhem is looking to slow Batchelor down with leg kicks.
Mayhem thumps Batchelor with a low kick.
Mayhem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batchelor.
Mayhem throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Mayhem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayhem looks to throw the jab but Batchelor is out of range.
Mayhem swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Batchelor.
Mayhem misses with a jab to the body
and Batchelor counters with a head kick. That will keep Mayhem thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Batchelor looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayhem is just out of range.
Batchelor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Batchelor misses with a body kick.
Mayhem misses with a left hand
and Batchelor counters with a left to the body.
Mayhem wants to land a leg kick but Batchelor is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batchelor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayhem moves away.
Mayhem is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick misses from Batchelor.
Mayhem misses with a hook. Batchelor ducked under it nicely.
Mayhem ducks under a wild hook from Batchelor.
Mayhem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Batchelor.
Mayhem jabs Batchelor right on the nose. Batchelor blinks but takes it well.
Mayhem with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Batchelor lands a head kick!
Mayhem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batchelor.
Batchelor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayhem.
Batchelor ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem.
Mayhem catches Batchelor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice shot by Mayhem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batchelor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mayhem's sensitive parts.
Batchelor scores with a hook to the body. Mayhem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Batchelor slips under a jab from Mayhem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem swings for the body but Batchelor moves out of range.
Batchelor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayhem.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Batchelor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Batchelor lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mayhem will feel that in the morning.
Batchelor wants to slow Mayhem down by chopping away at his legs.
Batchelor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mayhem clobbers Batchelor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mayhem lands a head shot.
Batchelor moves out of range as Mayhem strikes.
Mayhem throws a solid leg kick but Batchelor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mayhem.
Batchelor misses with a wild body shot.
John Mayhem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batchelor throws a hook to the side of Mayhem's head but Mayhem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Mayhem - just one landing.
Mayhem misses with a straight right.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut. Batchelor saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Mayhem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batchelor lands a leg kick that knocks Mayhem off balance momentarily.
Mayhem thows a leg kick but Batchelor checks it
and Batchelor counters with a left to the body.
Mayhem throws a right hand that Batchelor ducks under and follows up with a left that Batchelor also avoids with ease.
A jab from Mayhem misses.
Batchelor throws a head kick that Mayhem semi-blocks.
Mayhem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Batchelor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Batchelor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Batchelor looks for the body kick but Mayhem saw that one coming.
Mayhem scores with a hook to the body. Batchelor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mayhem misses with a left hand
and Batchelor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Batchelor scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayhem cracks a nice hook into Batchelor's ribs.
Mayhem is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Batchelor is looking to land body kicks.
Batchelor needs to keep his hands up - Mayhem had a free shot at his head there.
Mayhem throws a hook to the side of Batchelor's head but Batchelor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Batchelor looking to throw knees to the head but Mayhem is blocking nicely.
Mayhem can't find room to land a body shot as Batchelor controls the action.
Mayhem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayhem throws a leg kick that misses.
Mayhem throws out a loose jab but Batchelor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batchelor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Batchelor 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.
Mayhem works over Batchelor's head and body with a nice combination.
Mayhem throws an overhand right that lands on Batchelor's shoulder, as Batchelor tries to avoid the shot.
Mayhem avoids a kick to the body.
Mayhem cracks Batchelor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayhem blocks a head kick by Batchelor.
Batchelor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayhem.
Batchelor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Batchelor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayhem throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayhem dominated that round.
That's time! Mayhem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Batchelor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mayhem.
Batchelor throws a wild body kick that Mayhem sees coming a mile off.
Batchelor lands with an overhand left.
Batchelor throws a body kick that misses.
Batchelor throws a low kick, looking for Mayhem's leg but Mayhem calmly moves out of range.
Batchelor throws a solid leg kick but Mayhem takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Batchelor.
Batchelor defending well as Mayhem loads up on a big left hand.
Mayhem misses with a wild body shot.
Mayhem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mayhem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batchelor moves away.
Mayhem's jab looks to have found its range, popping Batchelor under the eye.
Batchelor digs a good hook to Mayhem's body.
Batchelor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Batchelor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Batchelor just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batchelor is looking to clinch.
Batchelor misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batchelor blocks a jab.
Batchelor throws a body kick that misses.
Mayhem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batchelor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayhem connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Batchelor's hands.
Mayhem throws the left hand but Batchelor avoids the punch easily.
Batchelor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mayhem.
Batchelor misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Mayhem.
Batchelor motions for Mayhem to come forward. Batchelor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mayhem has managed to clinch.
Mayhem has a couple of punches blocked by Batchelor.
Batchelor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mayhem fails to land.
Batchelor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mayhem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayhem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Batchelor backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batchelor connects with a knee to the head.
Batchelor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayhem.
Batchelor tries to land a knee to the head but Mayhem blocks with his arms.
A short right from Mayhem.
Batchelor lands a knee to the head.
Batchelor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mayhem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mayhem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batchelor's elbow.
Batchelor misses with a knee to the head.
Mayhem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Batchelor backwards.
Mayhem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Batchelor is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Mayhem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Batchelor wants to get back to striking at distance but Mayhem won't allow it.
Mayhem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Batchelor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mayhem lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Batchelor.
Mayhem throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayhem loads up on a big right hand but Batchelor slips the punch.
Mayhem tries to clinch up but Batchelor circles away and keeps his distance.
John Mayhem is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayhem takes a swing at Batchelor's ribcage but misses.
Batchelor thumps Mayhem with a low kick.
Batchelor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Batchelor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mayhem throws a hook but Batchelor blocks it.
Mayhem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mayhem misses with a few strikes there.
Mayhem avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That kick from Batchelor tenderised Mayhem's leg. Mayhem is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mayhem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mayhem wants to clinch up but Batchelor keeps it at a distance.
Batchelor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mayhem rather than just go for the knockout.
Mayhem avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem moves out of range of the body kick.
Mayhem takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Batchelor throws a sloppy head kick and Mayhem moves out of range easily.
Batchelor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Batchelor moves out of range of the leg kick from Mayhem.
Mayhem is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mayhem throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Batchelor.
Mayhem scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mayhem darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Batchelor fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Mayhem misses.
Batchelor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batchelor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Batchelor ducks right into an uppercut from Mayhem.
Mayhem lands a really nice looking cross but Batchelor seems unphased.
Mayhem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayhem dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mayhem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Batchelor at a distance.
Batchelor takes a swing at Mayhem's ribcage but misses.
Mayhem misses with a double jab.
Batchelor scores with a kick to the midsection.
A big left from Mayhem misses.
Batchelor fakes the leg kick and cracks Mayhem in the body.
Batchelor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Batchelor 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Batchelor. That's going to slow Mayhem down.
Batchelor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Batchelor tries a knee to the head but Mayhem blocks it.
Mayhem will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mayhem misses with a punch on the inside.
Mayhem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Batchelor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mayhem has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batchelor lands a nice shot to the body.
Batchelor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Batchelor prevents a body shot from Mayhem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem avoids the elbow strike from Batchelor, against the cage.
Batchelor lands a nice shot to the body.
Mayhem swings wildly with an uppercut but Batchelor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batchelor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mayhem avoiding damage as Batchelor throws knees to the body.
Batchelor looking to throw knees to the head but Mayhem is blocking nicely.
Batchelor lands a shoulder strike.
Batchelor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Batchelor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mayhem.
Mayhem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayhem.
Batchelor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayhem throws a head punch that misses.
Batchelor lands a knee to the body.
Jarrod Batchelor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Batchelor scores a nice knee to the body.
Mayhem tries a body shot but Batchelor blocks it.
Mayhem is trying to break free.
Batchelor missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batchelor misses with a knee to the head.
Batchelor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Batchelor blocking some punches.
Batchelor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Batchelor fails to land.
Mayhem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayhem manages to break the clinch.
Mayhem throws the left hand but Batchelor avoids the punch easily.
Mayhem instigates a clinch.
Batchelor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mayhem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayhem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Batchelor backwards.
Mayhem manages to break the clinch.
Mayhem checks a low kick from Batchelor.
Batchelor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Batchelor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Batchelor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem defending well as Batchelor loads up on a big left hand.
Mayhem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mayhem lands a glancing blow to the side of Batchelor's head.
Mayhem moves out of range as Batchelor throws a body kick.
Batchelor is looking to chop away at Mayhem's legs.
Batchelor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayhem.
Mayhem connects with a good right hand that stumbles Batchelor. Batchelor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Batchelor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mayhem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batchelor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Batchelor has Mayhem up against the cage in a clinch.
Batchelor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mayhem lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Mayhem.
Batchelor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mayhem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mayhem lands with a left to the head.
Mayhem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Batchelor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mayhem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Batchelor backwards.
Mayhem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batchelor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayhem catches Batchelor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Mayhem.
Mayhem lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Batchelor throws a body punch but Mayhem moves out of range.
Mayhem avoids the head kick by Batchelor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayhem lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Batchelor is rocked!
Mayhem uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Batchelor is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayhem finish him?
A slow jab from Mayhem misses its intended target.
Mayhem rushes Batchelor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mayhem throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayhem clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mayhem stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Batchelor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mayhem tests Batchelor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mayhem misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayhem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Batchelor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mayhem with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mayhem connects with a crisp jab.
Mayhem misses with a lunging right hand
and Batchelor counters with a body kick.
Mayhem takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Batchelor moves away from the strike by Mayhem.
Mayhem swats away the attempt to clinch by Batchelor.
Mayhem lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Batchelor misses the target.
Batchelor is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mayhem tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mayhem throws a right and a left that Batchelor avoids nicely.
Mayhem scores with a nice head shot.
Batchelor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mayhem checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mayhem connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Batchelor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayhem was well out of range. Poor timing from Batchelor.
Mayhem misses with a body shot.
Batchelor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mayhem's sensitive parts.
Batchelor is looking to clinch.
Mayhem with a nice cross.
Batchelor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Batchelor throws a sloppy head kick and Mayhem moves out of range easily.
Batchelor connects with a solid leg kick.
Batchelor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
Mayhem blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batchelor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayhem.
Batchelor seems to have recovered his senses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Batchelor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mayhems jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mayhem scores with a body shot.
A big right from Mayhem misses.
Batchelor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Batchelor throws a head kick but Mayhem moves out of range.
Batchelor ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem.
Mayhem tries to clinch there but Batchelor circles away.
Batchelor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Batchelor moves away from the strike by Mayhem.
Batchelor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayhem stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Batchelor.
The crowd cheers as Mayhem lands an impressive looking overhand right. Batchelor doesn't seem phased though.
Mayhem connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Batchelor misses with a body kick.
Mayhem works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Batchelor.
Batchelor scores with a nice strike.
Batchelor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Batchelor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mayhem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mayhem fakes the leg kick and cracks Batchelor in the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Batchelor.
Mayhem fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Batchelor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A cross from Mayhem lands.
Batchelor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Batchelor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mayhem on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem thuds his right hand into Batchelor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mayhem connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Mayhem as he connects with a hook.
Batchelor slips under a jab.
Batchelor misses with a wild body shot.
Batchelor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayhem blocks a head kick by Batchelor.
Mayhem tries to close the distance and clinch but Batchelor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayhem scores with a nice right hand.
Mayhem motions for Batchelor to come forward. Mayhem throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mayhem cracks Batchelor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batchelor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mayhem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batchelor throws a head kick that misses.
Mayhem clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that John Mayhem will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Batchelor thumps Mayhem with a low kick.
Batchelor misses with a body shot.
Batchelor looks for the body kick but Mayhem saw that one coming.
Mayhem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batchelor moves away.
Mayhem misses with a low kick.
Mayhem walks forward, straight into a front kick from Batchelor.
Mayhem lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Batchelor clinches with his opponent.
Batchelor tries to land a knee to the head but Mayhem blocks with his arms.
Batchelor looking to throw knees to the head but Mayhem is blocking nicely.
Batchelor lands with a left to the head.
Batchelor scores with a shoulder strike.
Batchelor crunches a lovely knee into Mayhem's ribcage.
Mayhem has a couple of punches blocked by Batchelor.
Batchelor blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batchelor is trying to maintain a safe position but Mayhem gets an underhook and turns Batchelor into the cage.
A short left from Mayhem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Batchelor missing with knees to the body.
Batchelor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Batchelor blocks a body shot from Mayhem.
Batchelor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mayhem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Batchelor is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mayhem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayhem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayhem throws a punch but it's blocked by Batchelor.
Batchelor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayhem misses with some punches.
Mayhem manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mayhem, right into the meat.
Batchelor throws a front kick aimed at Mayhem's knee but Mayhem avoids it well.
Mayhem throws an overhand right that lands on Batchelor's shoulder, as Batchelor tries to avoid the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mayhem.
Mayhem lands a lovely overhand right.
Mayhem throws a low kick but Batchelor avoids it.
Jarrod Batchelor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mayhem catches Batchelor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mayhem wants to clinch up but Batchelor keeps it at a distance.
Mayhem scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayhem jabs Batchelor right on the nose. Batchelor blinks but takes it well.
Mayhem lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Batchelor thumps Mayhem with a low kick.
Mayhem scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Batchelor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayhem.
Mayhem is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Batchelor is looking to chop away at Mayhem's legs.
A leg kick checked by Batchelor.
Batchelor swings for the body but Mayhem moves out of range.
That kick from Mayhem tenderised Batchelor's leg. Batchelor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mayhem misses with a lunging right hand
and Batchelor counters with a body kick.
Batchelor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mayhem misses.
Mayhem lands with a hook. Batchelor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mayhem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Batchelor throws a body kick that misses
and Mayhem counters with an outside leg kick.
Batchelor takes a swing at Mayhem's ribcage but misses.
Batchelor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Batchelor misses with a body kick.
Mayhem moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayhem lands with a right hand.
That kick from Batchelor tenderised Mayhem's leg. Mayhem is trying to keep his angry face on.
Batchelor wants to slow Mayhem down by chopping away at his legs.
Batchelor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mayhem misses with a straight right.
Mayhem is looking to slow Batchelor down with leg kicks.
John Mayhem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batchelor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mayhem scores with a leg kick.
Batchelor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mayhem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem scores with a sloppy right hand. Batchelor should have avoided that one.
Mayhem moves out of range of the body kick.
Mayhem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batchelor.
Mayhem misses with a wild combination.
Batchelor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mayhem pivots, looking for a leg kick but Batchelor is out of range and Mayhem settles back down.
Mayhem scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayhem lands with a right hand.
Mayhem misses with a low kick.
Batchelor looks for the body kick but Mayhem saw that one coming.
Mayhem has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Batchelor.
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 John Mayhem.
Well Mayhem has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Mayhem!
John Mayhem retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath John Mayhem 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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