V.O.G 68 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Cranshow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Black (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!

Cranshow
vs
Black

189 cm
26
280 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

198 cm
19
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Cranshow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lex Black!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cranshow misses with a double jab.
Cranshow lands a big right hook! Black looks hurt but is still standing! Cranshow lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Black falls down and Cranshow dives in with a huge hammer fist! Black's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Cranshow runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dave Cranshow!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
13%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Black Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Bonjaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bonjaski's choice of entrance music: Lucky Luke. The Black Fedor had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Black Fedor
vs
Bonjaski

180 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
28
240 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Black Fedor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Remy Bonjaski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedor is looking to chop away at Bonjaski's legs.
Fedor misses with a low kick.
Fedor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fedor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fedor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Bonjaski.
Remy Bonjaski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonjaski lands with a kick to the ribs.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Fedor enables Bonjaski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fedor manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Bonjaski stands and steps away. Fedor gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bonjaski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fedor shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonjaski sprawls well. He's pushed Fedor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Black Fedor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonjaski.
Fedor is looking to chop away at Bonjaski's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fedor shoots in but Bonjaski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fedor could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bonjaski clobbers Fedor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fedor wants to clinch up but Bonjaski keeps it at a distance.
Bonjaski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonjaski lands a nice looking body kick.
That kick from Bonjaski tenderised Fedor's leg. Fedor is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjaski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fedor shoots for a takedown but Bonjaski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bonjaski lands a leg kick that knocks Fedor off balance momentarily.
Bonjaski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fedor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bonjaski swivels and escapes.
Fedor is breathing heavily.
Bonjaski scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like The Black Fedor has been cut.
Fedor has his takedown stuffed
and Bonjaski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bonjaski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fedor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fedor dives in and grabs Bonjaski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonjaski pushes down on Fedor's head and hops out.
Bonjaski swinging wildly here.
Bonjaski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonjaski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bonjaski scores with a one two! Fedor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bonjaski scores with a leg kick.
Bonjaski looks to land a combination. Fedor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bonjaski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjaski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bonjaski feints and then cracks Fedor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fedor down.
Bonjaski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fedor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bonjaski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fedor.
Fedor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bonjaski.
Bonjaski throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Bonjaski misses.
Fedor shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonjaski sprawls well. He's pushed Fedor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bonjaski is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bonjaski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Bonjaski closes the distance and clinches.
Fedor missing with knees to the body.

Bonjaski manages to break the clinch.
Bonjaski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fedor throws a chopping leg kick but Bonjaski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fedor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonjaski.
Fedor shoots in for a takedown but Bonjaski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonjaski.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonjaski, right into the meat.
Nice body kick from Bonjaski.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Fedor. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bonjaski scores with a three punch combo!
Bonjaski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fedor. That did some damage!
Bonjaski lands a head kick. Fedor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That kick from Bonjaski tenderised Fedor's leg. Fedor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bonjaski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonjaski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fedor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bonjaski sprawls well. Bonjaski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fedor gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonjaski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

The Black Fedor's cut is getting worse.

Bonjaski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bonjaski showed some decent athleticism there.

Bonjaski decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fedor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fedor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bonjaski.
Bonjaski feints a jab promting Fedor to slip. Bonjaski then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fedor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Fedor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bonjaski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fedor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Bonjaski wriggles free and stands up.
Nice takedown defense from Bonjaski. No joy for Fedor on that attempt.
Bonjaski misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonjaski scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonjaski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonjaski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fedor shoots in looking for a takedown. Bonjaski tries to sprawl out of it but Fedor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bonjaski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Bonjaski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Black Fedor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bonjaski leaves Fedor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Bonjaski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bonjaski advances to full mount.
Fedor working to try and regain half guard.
Fedor is working hard here to advance position.
Bonjaski breaks from Fedor's wrist control and lands an elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at The Black Fedor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Remy Bonjaski!
A victorious Remy Bonjaski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cabbage Patched (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Burcev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergey Burcev told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Patched
vs
Burcev

195 cm
28
276 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

190 cm
28
265 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cabbage Patched!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Burcev!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patched is looking to slow Burcev down with leg kicks.
Patched scores with a sloppy right hand. Burcev should have avoided that one.
Burcev throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Patched to counter with a crisp jab.
Patched moves away from the strike by Burcev.
Patched lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burcev throws an off balance right hand
and Patched counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burcev's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burcev misses with an uppercut
and Patched counters with a thumping low kick.
Patched lands a slapping body shot.
Patched pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Burcev back to the cage. Patched follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Burcev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patched.
Patched defending well as Burcev loads up on a big left hand.
Burcev throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Patched counters with a single leg into guard. Burcev didn't expect that.
Patched looking to pass the guard.
Patched postures up in Burcev's guard and throws a big left but Burcev blocks it.
Patched looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burcev controls Patched momentarily but Patched frees himself.
Patched is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Patched makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Patched with a flurry of punches that miss.
Patched distracts Burcev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Patched won't allow Burcev to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patched works over Burcev with some ground and pound from guard.
Burcev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Patched. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burcev wants to stand but Patched is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patched loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burcev keeping full guard, as Patched tries to pass.
Burcev wants to stand but Patched is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patched lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Patched slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Patched scoring with punches and elbows.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Patched tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Patched has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Patched looks up at the clock and then as Burcev takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Patched smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Burcev is working to avoid the ground and pound but Patched connects with a decent elbow.
Patched controls the position from side control.
Burcev is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Patched is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patched remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Patched has hold of Burcev's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Burcev seems comfortable defending it but Patched has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Burcev is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Burcev is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Patched couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cabbage Patched!
After winning the bout, Cabbage Patched thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kamehameha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Takoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takoy has chosen Daft Punk - End of Line as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kamehameha
vs
Takoy

194 cm
29
268 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

190 cm
26
230 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Kamehameha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Odin Takoy!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takoy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Takoy cracks Kamehameha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like King Kamehameha has been cut.
Takoy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kamehameha has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Takoy does no damage.
Takoy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Takoy wants to clinch up but Kamehameha keeps it at a distance.
Takoy connects with a right hand. Kamehameha shakes it off.
Kamehameha misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Kamehameha.
Kamehameha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

King Kamehameha's cut is getting worse.
Takoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Takoy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kamehameha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kamehameha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamehameha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takoy misses with a few strikes there.
Kamehameha drops his hands momentarily and Takoy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kamehameha connects with a high kick.

It looks like Odin Takoy has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kamehameha throws a head kick but Takoy moves out of range.
Kamehameha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takoy throws the left hand but Kamehameha avoids the punch easily.
Kamehameha swinging wildly here.
Takoy lands a right hook to the body.
Takoy throws an overhand right that lands on Kamehameha's shoulder, as Kamehameha tries to avoid the shot.
Takoy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

King Kamehameha's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takoy jabs at Kamehameha's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kamehameha.
Takoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kamehameha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Takoy cracks Kamehameha with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takoy throws a series of punches but Kamehameha avoids them all with ease.

Takoy closes the distance and clinches.
Takoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takoy has had enough of the clinch but Kamehameha keeps him there for the moment.
Kamehameha wants to stall.

Takoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamehameha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takoy looks gassed!

Kamehameha connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Takoy to the floor! Kamehameha dives in looking for the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kamehameha wants to work for an arm triangle but Takoy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Kamehameha is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Takoy is just riding it out for now. Kamehameha eventually gives up the hold.
Takoy is looking to control Kamehameha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Takoy avoid being mounted?
Kamehameha lands strikes from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Takoy can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takoy is trying to stand.

Kamehameha escapes and gets back to his feet.
Takoy tries to bum rush Kamehameha with a series of wild strikes but Kamehameha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takoy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kamehameha counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takoy's knee momentarily.

Kamehameha lands a high kick to the side of Takoy's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Kamehameha dives into guard, looking to finish.

Kamehameha drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kamehameha jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Kamehameha drops back, looking for a kneebar! Takoy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Takoy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Takoy!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kamehameha is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Kamehameha dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Takoy slips a jab and a cross from Kamehameha.
Takoy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kamehameha doesn't seem bothered though.
Kamehameha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamehameha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kamehameha with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Kamehameha clinches with his opponent.
Takoy is trying to break the clinch but Kamehameha has him pressed against the cage.
Kamehameha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takoy is looking to break free of the clinch but Kamehameha has double underhooks.
Takoy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takoy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Takoy tries to break the clinch but Kamehameha is controlling the position.
Takoy wants to break free but Kamehameha has control.

Kamehameha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takoy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takoy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kamehameha.
Takoy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kamehameha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takoy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kamehameha tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamehameha has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Takoy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kamehameha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamehameha plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Takoy swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Takoy face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). King Kamehameha!
After winning the bout, King Kamehameha thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Set Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hancock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morris might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem - Moking Bird. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Morris
vs
Hancock

188 cm
27
265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
28
265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Set Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Hancock!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hancock moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Morris is looking to clinch.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch but Hancock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hancock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hancock avoids the head kick by Morris.
Morris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Set Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hancock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hancock misses with a body kick.

Hancock lands a big head kick that sends Morris tumbling to the mat! Hancock takes a step backwards and waves Morris back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Set Morris has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris wants to clinch.
Morris blocks a head kick by Hancock.
Morris wants to clinch up but Hancock keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hancock.
Morris tries to clinch but Hancock moves away
and Hancock counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Morris! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Hancock!
John Hancock gave a mention to Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dummer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Sobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobolev has chosen Ya kuplu tebe dom as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Dummer
vs
Sobolev

183 cm
27
264 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

201 cm
32
265 lbs
13 - 17 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Dummer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasiliy Sobolev!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dummer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Jack Dummer has been cut.
Sobolev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Vasiliy Sobolev has been cut.
Dummer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobolev moves away.
Dummer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jack Dummer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dummer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sobolev shoots in and gets a takedown into Dummer's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sobolev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobolev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dummer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sobolev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sobolev is in close to Dummer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dummer keeping full guard, as Sobolev tries to pass.
Sobolev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobolev looking to sit in guard and control but Dummer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sobolev wants to stand up but Dummer is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sobolev scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sobolev lands a really nice looking cross but Dummer seems unphased.
Dummer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dummer looks to land a right hand but Sobolev moved out of range.
Sobolev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dummer.

Sobolev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dummer to the mat! Dummer manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobolev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dummer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sobolev slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sobolev works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sobolev tries to advance to mount but Dummer denies him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev working the head and body with strikes.
Dummer parries the strikes from Sobolev easily there. Sobolev is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dummer to escape.
Sobolev working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sobolev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dummer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sobolev working the head with strikes.
Sobolev lands an elbow.
Sobolev lands a nice forearm strike.

Jack Dummer's cut is getting worse.
Sobolev working the ground and pound.
Sobolev working the ground and pound.

Jeez, Jack Dummer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Dummer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vasiliy Sobolev!
Vasiliy Sobolev 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Mctwist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herschel Perschbacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herschel Perschbacher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mctwist
vs
Perschbacher

180 cm
27
283 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

199 cm
27
275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oliver Mctwist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herschel Perschbacher!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perschbacher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mctwist has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perschbacher misses with a leg kick.
Perschbacher throws a leg kick but Mctwist checks it.
A good leg kick by Perschbacher.
Mctwist throws a series of punches but Perschbacher moves out of range.
Mctwist scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Herschel Perschbacher has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perschbacher thows a leg kick but Mctwist checks it
and Mctwist counters with a left to the body.
A low kick from Perschbacher is predictable there
enabling Mctwist to counter with a crisp jab.
Perschbacher walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mctwist checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mctwist checks a low kick from Perschbacher.
Perschbacher keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mctwist lands a body shot.
Perschbacher looks gassed!
Perschbacher is looking to chop away at Mctwist's legs.
Mctwist lands a body shot.
A jab from Mctwist finds it's way through Perschbacher's defenses.
Mctwist circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Perschbacher to the canvas! Perschbacher doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Mctwist keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Mctwist!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kosti Lom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Berlley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lom's entrance music is Моя крепост. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lom
vs
Berlley

190 cm
22
265 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

190 cm
31
225 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Brute
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kosti Lom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kim Berlley!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Berlley blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick from Berlley misses.

Lom gets a clinch.

Lom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berlley shoots in but no luck this time.
Berlley shoots for a double leg takedown but Lom sprawls well. He's pushed Berlley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Berlley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lom.
Lom jabs Berlley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Lom clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berlley tries to pull guard but Lom holds him up against the cage and eventually Berlley drops back down to his feet.
Kosti Lom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Berlley.
Berlley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Berlley managing to block the knees to the body from Lom.
Berlley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lom walks away with a smile on his face. Berlley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Lom moves into the clinch.
Berlley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lom to keep the fight standing.
Lom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Berlley takes an elbow to the temple.
A short uppercut from Lom.
Lom lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Kim Berlley has been cut.
Lom leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berlley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lom avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Berlley looks gassed!
Lom stalling.
Berlley has Lom pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lom manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Berlley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lom to keep the fight standing.
Lom is pushing Berlley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice elbow from Lom.
Lom digs a right hand into Berlley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Berlley's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Lom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lom is struggling to control the position.
Lom lands an elbow inside that Berlley shrugs off.
Lom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Berlley's defenses.
Berlley takes an elbow to the temple.

Berlley is rocked!
Lom's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Berlley is still on wobbly legs! Can Lom finish him?
Lom has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Berlley - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Lom, and another! Berlley is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kosti Lom!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vazren Rigogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Rurikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rigogo comes into the arena with Parapapapa blaring out of the sound system. Vazren Rigogo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Rigogo
vs
Rurikov

193 cm
32
287 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

200 cm
22
260 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Brute
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vazren Rigogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pavel Rurikov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rigogo lands with a right hand.

It looks like Pavel Rurikov has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Rigogo there.

Rigogo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rigogo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rurikov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rigogo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rurikov!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigogo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rigogo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rigogo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rurikov 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rurikov trying to control here.

Rurikov looking for submissions off his back.
Rurikov won't allow Rigogo to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurikov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rigogo is working away from the top position though.
Rurikov keeping hold of Rigogo's head, controlling as best he can.
Rurikov wants to control but Rigogo is keeping busy.
Rigogo trying to control the action but Rurikov is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vazren Rigogo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rigogo jabs Rurikov right on the nose. Rurikov blinks but takes it well.

That has opened up Pavel Rurikov's cut even more.
Rurikov shoots for a double leg takedown but Rigogo sprawls well. He's pushed Rurikov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rigogo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rurikov.
Rigogo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Rurikov is rocked!

The cut above Pavel Rurikov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rigogo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rurikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Rigogo finish him?
Rurikov looks gassed!
Rigogo weaves into range and cracks Rurikov right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Rurikov goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Rigogo is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vazren Rigogo!
Vazren Rigogo made sure to mention his sponsor, Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira comes to the cage accompanied by Entrance. Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by UFC: Closer to the Edge (Jared Leto). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rodrigo Nogueira
vs
Williams

191 cm
27
255 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

193 cm
26
275 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Brute
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nogueira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Nogueira misses with a looping right.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueira manages to avoid it.
Nogueira doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.

Nogueira shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Williams manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Nogueira 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.
Nogueira looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogueira is keeping the position for now.
Williams tries to stand but Nogueira is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.

Nogueira looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nogueira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nogueira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Nogueira looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Williams has picked Nogueira up and slammed him! Nogueira can't keep hold of the triangle and Williams manages to pass to side control!
Nogueira sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nogueira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nogueira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Simon Williams wasn't active enough on the ground.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogueira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Nogueira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nogueira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nogueira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nogueira cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams cracks Nogueira with a good jab.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Nogueira's head but Nogueira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nogueira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Nogueira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Williams clinches up with Nogueira and pushes him back against the cage.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a right hook to the body.
Nogueira throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
A swing and a miss from Nogueira.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Nogueira moves his leg out of the way.
Williams connects with a high kick.

Nogueira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Williams sprawls well initially but Nogueira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
Nogueira postures up.
Nogueira trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams wants to stand but Nogueira is controlling the position.
Williams wants to sweep here but Nogueira controlling him for the moment.
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 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nogueira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
Nogueira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Nogueira checks a leg kick.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Nogueira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nogueira.
Nogueira slips under a jab from Williams.
Nogueira cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nogueira throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nogueira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Williams misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Nogueira shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Nogueira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Nogueira shoots in.
Williams walks into a jab.
Horrible takedown by Nogueira or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
Nogueira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Nogueira moves his leg out of the way.
Nogueira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nogueira looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Williams rushes Nogueira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nogueira misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Nogueira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira misses with the head strike.
Nogueira fails to pull guard.
Nogueira avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nogueira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Nogueira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nogueira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Nogueira throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nogueira slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Nogueira pushes him off.
Williams lands a head kick!

It looks like Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a one two combo.
Williams misses with a low kick as Nogueira jumps back.
Nogueira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nogueira if he has to take too many more of those.
Williams misses with a hook. Nogueira ducked under it nicely.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams jabs at Nogueira's body.
Nogueira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nogueira.
Simon Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nogueira throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Simon Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to slow Nogueira down with leg kicks.
Nogueira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Nogueira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nogueira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nogueira avoids the body shot from Williams.
Nogueira fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nogueira wants to clinch.
Nogueira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nogueira somewhat.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Nogueira's head back.
A jab from Nogueira misses.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nogueira.
A clash of legs there as Nogueira blocks the low kick.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Williams clinches with his opponent.
Nogueira is looking for a takedown.
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!
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nogueira swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nogueira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Nogueira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Nogueira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Nogueira is controlling him.
Nogueira lands a left hand.

Nogueira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Nogueira tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogueira.
The fighters circling - Nogueira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nogueira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nogueira looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Williams's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nogueira wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
Williams pushes Nogueira off looking to stand but Nogueira dives back in and keeps control.
Nogueira is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Williams is refusing to be controlled, as Nogueira sits in half guard.
Nogueira wants to pass the guard but Williams is defending well.
Nogueira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Williams is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Nogueira is staying active.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nogueira moves away from the strike by Williams.
Nogueira scores with a nice head shot.
Nogueira moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.

Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Nogueira working hard to break the clinch.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Williams trying to stall but Nogueira improves his position.
Nogueira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Simon Williams has been cut.
Nogueira swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is pressed up against the cage. Nogueira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nogueira misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Nogueira lands with an overhand left.
Nogueira wants to clinch.

Williams gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nogueira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams can't keep his opponent in guard - Nogueira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira works his way into side control.
Nogueira throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Williams works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Nogueira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A clash of legs there as Nogueira blocks the low kick.
Nogueira moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Nogueira. Those never looked like landing.
Nogueira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams looks for the body kick but Nogueira saw that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nogueira is defended easily by Williams.
Williams tries to clinch up but Nogueira circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nogueira.
Nogueira takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Nogueira blocks a leg kick.
Nogueira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams misses with a leg kick.

Williams clinches with his opponent.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Nogueira can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Williams working aggressively here.
Nogueira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nogueira as Williams tries to tie him up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Nogueira missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Nogueira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nogueira misses with a wild body shot.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Nogueira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nogueira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nogueira.
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nogueira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Nogueira tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nogueira slips a straight right by Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira scores with a nice right hand.
Williams tries to clinch but Nogueira moves out of range.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Nogueira should have avoided that one.
Nogueira dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nogueira.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nogueira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nogueira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nogueira misses with a body shot.
Williams leaves Nogueira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nogueira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Williams has Nogueira up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Nogueira back against the cage.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nogueira throws a head punch that misses.
Nogueira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nogueira misses with the head strike.
Nogueira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogueira avoids it.
Nogueira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Williams drops Nogueira with a big knee straight up the middle! Nogueira is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira.
Williams throws a combination. Nogueira tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Nogueira is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira connects with a jab.
Oh Nogueira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nogueira seems to have got his legs back now.
Nogueira swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Simon Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slow jab from Nogueira misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Nogueira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Nogueira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nogueira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams lands with a nice body kick.
Williams tries to clinch up but Nogueira circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Nogueira. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Nogueira.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nogueira misses with a two punch combination.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nogueira circles away quickly and effectively.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nogueira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Williams.

Nogueira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nogueira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Williams is trying to stand up here but Nogueira is controlling him well.
Nogueira is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Williams wants to control but Nogueira is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nogueira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Williams?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Williams because Nogueira loaded up on that one.
Nogueira looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams wants to control but Nogueira is having none of it.
Nogueira in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nogueira landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira goes for an armbar but Williams turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Williams.
Nogueira tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Nogueira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Nogueira pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Nogueira looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogueira, not yet.
Williams postures up in Nogueira's guard and throws a big left but Nogueira blocks it.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Nogueira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Nogueira working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.

Nogueira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Nogueira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nogueira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.