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DFC 1 - The grand opening PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Power Ranger White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominik Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes into the arena with St Anger- Metallica blaring out of the sound system. Dominik Young struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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220 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Power Ranger White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominik Young!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young has time to react.
White lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
White lands with a good body shot.
White lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Young backs up against the cage.
It looks like Dominik Young has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young walks forward, straight into a front kick from White.
White scores with a push kick.
White throws a head kick that misses.
White throws a one two combo.
Oooh a lovely combination from White sends Young down but not out. White dives into side control looking to finish.
Young is rocked!
Young looks gassed!
White stands up.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
White misses with a double jab.
Oooh a lovely combination from White sends Young down but not out. White dives into side control looking to finish.
White stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Power Ranger White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White connects with a body shot that sends Young's belly button to the back.
Young seems to have recovered his senses.
Oh, that's a big right hand from White and Young goes tumbling to the canvas! White follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White stands up out of the half guard.
White lands with a big left! Young is wobbled badly! White comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Young to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Power Ranger White!
Power Ranger White decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ottman Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Triplett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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177 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ottman Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raymond Triplett!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns tries to bum rush Triplett with a series of wild strikes but Triplett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Triplett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burns.
Triplett misses with a wild combination.
Triplett throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns checks the leg kick.
Triplett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Ottman Burns has been cut.
Burns tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Triplett swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Triplett.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Triplett! Burns is backing up but he can't get away as Triplett lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Burns and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Raymond Triplett!
An out of breath Raymond Triplett thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huge Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huge Balls!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balls.
Madison throws a sloppy head kick and Balls moves out of range easily.
Balls slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Balls will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madison scores with a spinning back kick!
Madison shoots and misses
enabling Balls to counter with a crisp jab.
Madison with a lazy takedown attempt
and Balls counters with a series of strikes. Madison will be more careful next time no doubt.
Madison throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madison with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Balls counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madison with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Balls counter with a right hand.
It looks like James Madison has been cut.
Madison misses with a takedown attempt
and Balls counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Madison is breathing heavily.
Madison fails with the takedown
enabling Balls to counter with a crisp jab.
Balls drops Madison with a beautiful combination! Madison stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Balls is looking for the KO!
Madison is rocked!
Madison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Balls to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Madison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Balls coming out on top.
Madison seems to have got his legs back now.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Madison. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Balls drops Madison with a beautiful combination! Madison stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Balls is looking for the KO!
Balls is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Madison had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balls drops Madison with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Madison looks back up at him and smiles so Balls waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
James Madison's cut is getting worse.
Balls throws an overhand right that drops Madison like a sack of potatoes! Balls dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huge Balls!
Huge Balls very nearly forgot to thank Namunamu Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov Senior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micki Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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181 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Khalidov Senior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Micki Angelo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khalidov Senior sprawls well. Khalidov Senior wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Angelo gets slowly back to his feet.
Khalidov Senior has managed to clinch.
Khalidov Senior drags the fight down to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Khalidov Senior looking to hit a scissor sweep but Angelo is one step ahead there.
Angelo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Angelo wants to control from the top but Khalidov Senior keeps moving.
Angelo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angelo wants to control from the top but Khalidov Senior keeps moving.
Angelo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Angelo postures up.
Angelo lands a couple of elbows.
Angelo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo is looking to work some ground and pound but Khalidov Senior has wrist control.
Angelo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Khalidov Senior looking to control.
Angelo advances position into side control!
Angelo tries to advance to mount but Khalidov Senior denies him.
Khalidov Senior can't do much from the bottom here.
Angelo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Angelo happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalidov Senior is trying to improve his position.
Angelo is working Khalidov Senior over with some ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalidov Senior is letting Angelo control him for a moment.
Angelo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Khalidov Senior looking for a sweep but Angelo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Angelo lands with some strikes.
Angelo landing strikes from the mount and Khalidov Senior is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov Senior wants to control but Angelo is having none of it.
Angelo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Khalidov Senior in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Khalidov Senior is rocked!
Angelo with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Khalidov Senior is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khalidov Senior takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Angelo's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micki Angelo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hallendro Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Selling My Soul-by- BLACK SABBATH. 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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278 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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270 lbs
9 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Nunes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hallendro Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Filipovic as he jumps to the side.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Nunes avoids them all with ease.
Filipovic misses with a double jab
and Nunes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Filipovic won't be happy with that.
Nunes tries to advance to mount but Filipovic denies him.
Filipovic is pushing Nunes 's head away, looking to escape. Nunes manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Filipovic's face as Nunes controls the position.
Nunes looks up at the clock and then as Filipovic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nunes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes controls the position.
Nunes advances to full mount.
Nunes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Filipovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nunes is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Filipovic to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Filipovic shrugs it off.
Nunes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nunes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nunes content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nunes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Filipovic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nunes working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nunes controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nunes working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Filipovic turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Nunes off and cradles Filipovic's limp body as Nunes celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Marcos Nunes !
A very excited looking Marcos Nunes rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achmed Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julius Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Achmed Mohammed!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mohammed tried to score with a low kick but Maia checks it.
Mohammed throws a big shot that misses.
Maia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mohammed but Mohammed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maia walks into a jab.
Mohammed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mohammed misses the shot to the body.
Mohammed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maia scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Maia is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Maia looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia unloads with some shots from mount but Mohammed bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mohammed manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Maia 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.
Maia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mohammed keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maia wants to control but Mohammed is keeping him busy.
Maia is trying to get an arm triangle but Mohammed is defending well.
Mohammed is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia lands an elbow.
Maia cracks Mohammed with a big elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mohammed can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia is trying to get an arm triangle but Mohammed is defending well.
Maia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maia trying to control the action but Mohammed is working from the bottom.
Mohammed tries to buck Maia off but Maia is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Mohammed is trying to escape and Maia transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Mohammed is forced to tap! Nice work there by Maia! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julius Maia!
Julius Maia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence comes into the arena with Gonna Fly Now blaring out of the sound system. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nogueira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nogueira avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence tries to bum rush Nogueira with a series of wild strikes but Nogueira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nogueira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nogueira misses with a takedown
and Lawrence counters with a three punch combo that has Nogueira backing up. Nogueira nods at Lawrence to acknowledge the strikes.
Nogueira avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lawrence misses.
Nogueira misses with a takedown
and Lawrence counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lawrence works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nogueira slips under a jab.
Lawrence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with a double jab.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira shoots in and drives through. Lawrence sprawls well.
Liam Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Lawrence fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nogueira.
Lawrence connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira dodges the punch combination from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nogueira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lawrence!
Lawrence is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nogueira working for a submission but Lawrence is keeping him at bay.
Nogueira goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lawrence turns into him and now he's in Nogueira's guard.
Nogueira is looking for a triangle here but Lawrence uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Lawrence crashes against the mat.
Lawrence trying to control the action but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, if Lawrence is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lawrence is thwarting Nogueira's attempts to control the position.
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 Liam Lawrence will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lawrence looks to land a combination but Nogueira avoids it well.
Lawrence lands an overhand right.
Lawrence with a hook.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.
Lawrence tries to bum rush Nogueira with a series of wild strikes but Nogueira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liam Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nogueira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Lawrence, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Lawrence. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nogueira shoots for a takedown but Lawrence saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nogueira tries to move into range but Lawrence moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nogueira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawrence.
Nogueira slips a jab and a cross from Lawrence.
Liam Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with a double jab.
Nogueira avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a combination that misses
and Nogueira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lawrence's guard now.
Lawrence is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nogueira drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lawrence manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nogueira has Lawrence in his guard.
Lawrence wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lawrence is defending well. Nogueira quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lawrence has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Nogueira celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Haggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Karwoski (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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287 lbs
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Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Haggen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kirk Karwoski!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karwoski missing with a left hand there. Haggen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karwoski with a nice cross.
Karwoski misses with a straight left.
Karwoski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Horrible takedown by Haggen or perhaps it was just good defense by Karwoski which made him look bad.
Haggen closes the distance and clinches up with Karwoski, looking for a takedown. Haggen pushes Karwoski against the cage but Karwoski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Haggen gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Haggen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Haggen is looking for a kimura but Karwoski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Haggen to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karwoski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggen.
Haggen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Karwoski to regain full guard.
Haggen 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.
Haggen prevents Karwoski from getting back to his feet.
Karwoski wriggles free and stands up.
Haggen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Haggen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haggen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haggen scores with a nice head shot.
Haggen tries to close the distance and clinch but Karwoski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haggen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karwoski.
Karwoski throws a leg kick but Haggen checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karwoski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggen has Karwoski up against the cage in a clinch.
Karwoski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karwoski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haggen is defending well for now.
Karwoski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haggen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haggen connects with a body shot.
Karwoski throws a big shot that misses.
Karwoski throws a shot from downtown. Haggen moves away and avoids it.
Haggen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haggen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haggen misses with a takedown attempt - Karwoski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Haggen tries to move into range but Karwoski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haggen is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski sends Haggen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Karwoski is motioning to the referee to let Haggen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Haggen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggen gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Karwoski points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Haggen wakes up just in time to hear Karwoski thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kirk Karwoski!
Kirk Karwoski is the new heavyweight champion!
Kirk Karwoski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rysty Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eerikki Voipapu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voipapu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kvelertak - Mjřd kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rysty Sankari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eerikki Voipapu!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voipapu misses with a hook. Sankari ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Sankari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Voipapu doesn't seem phased though.
Sankari throws a big shot that misses.
Voipapu connects with an inside leg kick.
Donk. Sankari catches Voipapu right on the button with a cross.
Sankari throws a sloppy head kick and Voipapu moves out of range easily.
Voipapu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's 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!
Sankari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sankari misses with a head kick.
Sankari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Voipapu.
Sankari lands a nice looking body shot.
Voipapu slips a jab from Sankari.
Sankari throws out a loose jab but Voipapu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voipapu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sankari.
Voipapu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sankari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Voipapu throws a leg kick but Sankari checks it.
Sankari just misses with a punch to the body.
Sankari avoids the head kick by Voipapu.
Both fighters circling a little - Sankari finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rysty Sankari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voipapu misses with a body shot.
A big right from Voipapu misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voipapu ducks under a wild hook from Sankari.
A punch combination from Voipapu misses.
Voipapu works Sankari's body with a nice hook.
Sankari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voipapu manages to avoid it.
Voipapu throws a low kick, looking for Sankari's leg but Sankari calmly moves out of range.
Voipapu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Voipapu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voipapu misses with an uppercut
and Sankari counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sankari throws a sloppy head kick and Voipapu moves out of range easily.
Sankari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sankari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Voipapu's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sankari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sankari thuds his right hand into Voipapu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sankari staying out of range there.
Sankari throws a low kick, looking for Voipapu's leg but Voipapu calmly moves out of range.
Sankari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voipapu manages to avoid it.
Voipapu connects with a high kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Voipapu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voipapu.
Sankari slips a straight right by Voipapu.
Voipapu missing with a left hand there. Sankari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sankari throws a body punch but Voipapu moves out of range.
Voipapu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sankari to score with a decent uppercut.
Good leg kick by Voipapu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Voipapu throws a head kick that misses.
Voipapu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sankari.
Voipapu tries to score with a low kick but Sankari moves his leg out of the way.
Voipapu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sankari thows a body shot but no joy.
Sankari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Voipapu can pounce on him.
Voipapu scores with a jab. Sankari acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Voipapu lands a big head kick that sends Sankari tumbling to the mat! Voipapu takes a step backwards and waves Sankari back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sankari is rocked!
Voipapu throws a jab but it's blocked by Sankari.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sankari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sankari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voipapu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sankari rushes Voipapu and presses him up against the cage.
Sankari tries to throw a body punch but Voipapu avoids it by throwing Sankari back against the cage.
Voipapu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sankaris head.
Sankari can't find room to land a body shot as Voipapu controls the action.
Sankari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voipapu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voipapu blocks a body shot from Sankari.
Voipapu manages to break the clinch.
Sankari moves forwards but Voipapu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Voipapu.
Sankari moves out of range as Voipapu strikes.
Voipapu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sankari lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voipapu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sankari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sankari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Voipapu misses with a double jab.
Sankari throws a hook but Voipapu avoids it easily.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Voipapu scores with a jab to the body.
Sankari is breathing heavily.
Sankari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Voipapu takes a swing at Sankari's ribcage but misses.
Sankari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Voipapu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sankari sprawling to the canvas! Sankari rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Voipapu finish him?!
Sankari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Voipapu circles away quickly and effectively.
Voipapu throws a leg kick which misses Sankari's front leg but catches the back leg as Sankari tries to avoid it.
Sankari blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Voipapu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sankari sprawling to the canvas! Sankari rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Voipapu finish him?!
Oh Sankari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Voipapu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sankari.
Voipapu fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Sankari out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Eerikki Voipapu!
Our winner, Eerikki Voipapu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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