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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romko Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Hendricks is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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209 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romko Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Law closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hendricks to the mat! Hendricks manages to get full guard.
Law drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Law jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Law looking to pass the guard.
Law is in close to Hendricks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Law not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Law scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendricks being controlled here, momentarily.
Law will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Law working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hendricks's head.
Hendricks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Law is one step ahead there.
Law 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hendricks looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hendricks looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hendricks!
Law gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Law moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hendricks is fighting to break Law's control of his arms but Law is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Law controlling the action here.
Law working over Hendricks with some ground and pound. Hendricks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hendricks on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Law looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Law perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law lands with a punch from half guard.
Law scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Law in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hendricks tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Law!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Romko Law!
After winning the bout, Romko Law thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kim Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nelson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith works over Nelson's head and body with a nice combination.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Nelson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nelson pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nelson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nelson working Smith over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Nelson.
Nelson is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nelson lands strikes from half guard.
Nelson prevents Smith from improving his position.
Nelson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smith trying to control but Nelson postures up.
Nelson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nelson 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.
Nelson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is trying to stand.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands with a punch from half guard.
Nelson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nelson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nelson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith is rocked!
Nice strikes from Nelson there.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Nelson finish him?
Smith tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
Nelson working Smith over with strikes.
Nelson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nelson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nelson is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Smith is hurt! He's hurt bad - Nelson fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Smith from any more punishment! Congratulations to Nelson! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Nelson!
After the fight, Alexander Nelson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Brona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago comes to the cage accompanied by -Frank Sinatra - . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that DJ Brona was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DJ Brona!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brona throws a leg kick but Santiago checks it.
No luck for Brona with that takedown attempt.
Brona shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santiago as he avoids it easily.
Santiago scores with a shot to the body.
Santiago fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brona.
Brona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santiago.
Brona throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santiago's waist but Santiago gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brona off to one side.
Jorge Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Brona.
Santiago pushes Brona away with a front kick.
Brona shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Santiago trying to hold on to Brona's head to control him but Brona postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santiago tries to get to full guard but Brona has control of the leg.
Brona missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santiago is not content to let Brona control the position.
Santiago is trying to get back to full guard.
Brona working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brona is trying to control. Santiago wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brona with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Santiago wants to improve his position but Brona is controlling well.
Santiago is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brona is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santiago defends it well.
Santiago is looking for a sweep. Brona is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brona trying to control from half guard but Santiago is working away.
Brona throwing shots but Santiago is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brona is thwarting Santiago's attempts to control the position.
Brona wants to take a breather but Santiago is having none of it.
Brona is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santiago defends it well.
Brona missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brona trying to control the position from guard on top but Santiago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brona looking to pass the guard.
Santiago had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brona defends it easily.
Santiago working a defensive guard here.
Brona looking to pass the guard.
Brona trying to control but Santiago is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brona is pushing down on Santiago's leg trying to pass to half guard. Santiago is fighting to maintain full guard but Brona has managed to sneak the leg through.
Santiago might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santiago wants to control but Brona is keeping busy.
Santiago is controlling Brona's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Brona is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santiago sees it coming and defends easily.
Brona is looking for a kimura but Santiago is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brona to get the leverage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brona thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santiago's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santiago wants to get back to full guard.
Santiago works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brona throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santiago works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brona in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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 Jorge Santiago will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santiago, right into the meat.
Santiago jabs at Brona's body.
Nice body punch from Santiago.
Santiago throws a poor cross that misses
and Brona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brona avoids the body shot from Santiago.
DJ Brona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brona avoids the head kick by Santiago.
Brona gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santiago makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brona really felt that one!
Santiago misses with a low kick.
Brona shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santiago is looking to wear down Brona with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago cracks the inside of Brona's front leg.
Brona is breathing heavily.
Santiago lands a nice shot that snaps Brona's head back.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brona moves away.
Santiago dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brona. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Santiago there.
Santiago comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Santiago.
Santiago throws the kick towards the body but Brona avoids it.
Brona shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santiago pinned against the cage. Santiago gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jorge Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Brona.
Santiago walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brona checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Santiago cracks Brona with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Brona falls to his knees and Santiago doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Santiago!
Jorge Santiago decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Mursu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lennart Stahlhandske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mursu comes to the cage accompanied by Someday I'll be the Champ. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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272 lbs
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Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilkka Mursu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lennart Stahlhandske!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stahlhandske misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mursu moves out of range of the leg kick from Stahlhandske.
Mursu slips a jab and a cross from Stahlhandske.
Stahlhandske throws a leg kick but Mursu checks it.
Stahlhandske misses with an uppercut.
Stahlhandske throws a leg kick which misses Mursu's front leg but catches the back leg as Mursu tries to avoid it.
Stahlhandske misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stahlhandske waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mursu.
Stahlhandske connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mursu's hands.
Mursu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from Stahlhandske misses.
Stahlhandske tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mursu was well out of range. Poor timing from Stahlhandske.
Stahlhandske misses with a low kick.
Mursu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stahlhandske.
Mursu shoots for a takedown but Stahlhandske saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stahlhandske jabs Mursu right on the nose. Mursu blinks but takes it well.
Stahlhandske cracks Mursu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mursu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stahlhandske misses with a few strikes there.
Lennart Stahlhandske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stahlhandske misses with a low kick.
Stahlhandske scores with a body shot.
Stahlhandske throws a leg kick
and Mursu counters with a shoot takedown. Stahlhandske fights it but they end up in guard.
Mursu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mursu swings around for an armbar but Stahlhandske sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mursu's guard.
Mursu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stahlhandske manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stahlhandske controls Mursu momentarily but Mursu frees himself.
Stahlhandske wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mursu wants to pass the guard but Stahlhandske is keeping the position.
Stahlhandske working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mursu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mursu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mursu throws an elbow that misses. Stahlhandske uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mursu's guard. Nice move by Stahlhandske!
Stahlhandske slips nicely into half guard.
Stahlhandske seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Stahlhandske is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stahlhandske is pressing down on Mursu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mursu is holding on for now.
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.
Stahlhandske is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stahlhandske tries to pass to full mount but Mursu defends it.
Stahlhandske is keen to just control but Mursu is a slippery customer.
Stahlhandske wants to pass to mount but Mursu is defending the position.
Mursu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stahlhandske pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mursu is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stahlhandske is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mursu has his foot on Stahlhandske's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stahlhandske works his way back into a safe position though.
Stahlhandske pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mursu is keeping the position for now.
Stahlhandske wants to stand and escape but instead Mursu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mursu throws a strike but Stahlhandske rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mursu wants to stand and escape but Stahlhandske is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stahlhandske passes Mursu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stahlhandske escapes and gets back to his feet.
Mursu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stahlhandske as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Stahlhandske dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mursu staying out of range there.
Stahlhandske throws a series of punches but Mursu moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stahlhandske darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mursu misses with a takedown attempt - Stahlhandske sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mursu moves out of range of the strikes.
Mursu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stahlhandske tests Mursu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stahlhandske misses with a right hand
and Mursu counters with a shoot takedown. Stahlhandske fights it but they end up in guard.
Stahlhandske trying to keep a closed guard but Mursu is proving a slippery customer.
Stahlhandske preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mursu preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mursu postures up in Stahlhandske's guard and throws a big left but Stahlhandske blocks it.
Mursu throws an elbow that misses. Stahlhandske uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mursu's guard. Nice move by Stahlhandske!
Stahlhandske pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mursu is keeping the position for now.
Mursu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stahlhandske defends it easily.
Stahlhandske wants to control from the top but Mursu keeps moving.
Stahlhandske lying in Mursu's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Mursu decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Stahlhandske taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ilkka Mursu!
Ilkka Mursu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Simms (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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199 lbs
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195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roger Simms!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simms looks to land a combination but Quaid avoids it well.
Simms scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Quaid stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Simms fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Quaid dodges the ground and pound from Simms.
Quaid tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Simms wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Quaid manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Simms is trying to control. Quaid wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Quaid is looking for a sweep. Simms is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Quaid is trying to control but can't.
Quaid keeping hold of Simms's head, controlling as best he can.
Simms blocks the strikes from Quaid.
Quaid trying to control from the bottom.
Simms looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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!
Quaid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simms has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Quaid defend it? Simms steps over the head and cranks it - Quaid is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Simms!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roger Simms!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lion El Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Wolkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lion El Johnson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lion El Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Wolkowski!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Johnson throws a wild body kick that Wolkowski sees coming a mile off.
Wolkowski shoots and misses
and El Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
El Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wolkowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wolkowski gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
El Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Wolkowski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Johnson is not content to let Wolkowski control the position.
El Johnson struggling a bit here.
El Johnson prevents Wolkowski from improving position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolkowski is looking to take a break and control but El Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Wolkowski seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolkowski working the strikes but El Johnson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Wolkowski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wolkowski winds up and cracks El Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wolkowski is keen to just control but El Johnson is a slippery customer.
Wolkowski prevents El Johnson from improving his position.
El Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Wolkowski throws a strike but El Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wolkowski looking to pass the guard.
El Johnson is pulling down on Wolkowski's head to control his posture.
Wolkowski stopping the sweep attempt from El Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolkowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wolkowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolkowski trying to control the position from guard on top but El Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wolkowski wants to control from the top but El Johnson keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolkowski throws a big right hand that misses.
El Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wolkowski tries to free his leg and advance position but El Johnson is retaining full guard.
Wolkowski wants to control from the top but El Johnson keeps moving.
Damian Wolkowski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
El Johnson scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Wolkowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolkowski with a poor takedown
and El Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wolkowski connects with a looping right hand.
Wolkowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
El Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and El Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Lion El Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Wolkowski.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by El Johnson!
It looks like Damian Wolkowski has been cut.
El Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Wolkowski misses with a takedown
and El Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolkowski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
El Johnson lands with an overhand left.
El Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
El Johnson throws a nice head kick!
Wolkowski is rocked!
Wolkowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
El Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolkowski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches El Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
El Johnson struggling a bit here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Johnson tries to buck Wolkowski off but Wolkowski is having none of it.
Wolkowski is trying to get an arm triangle but El Johnson is defending well.
Wolkowski tries to move into full mount but can't pass El Johnson's legs.
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 Lion El Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damian Wolkowski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
El Johnson misses with a looping right.
Jab by El Johnson.
Wolkowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wolkowski has his takedown stuffed
letting El Johnson counter with a right hand.
El Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
El Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wolkowski with a poor takedown
and El Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wolkowski thinking.
Damian Wolkowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolkowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and El Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lion El Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Wolkowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolkowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and El Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wolkowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wolkowski slips a jab from El Johnson.
Wolkowski fails with the takedown
and El Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lion El Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolkowski checks a leg kick.
El Johnson misses with a straight right.
El Johnson with a hook.
El Johnson misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolkowski misses with a takedown attempt
and El Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lion El Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wolkowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and El Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
El Johnson misses with a straight right.
A big right from El Johnson misses.
Wolkowski shoots and misses
letting El Johnson counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolkowski dives in and grabs El Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. El Johnson pushes down on Wolkowski's head and hops out.
Wolkowski is breathing heavily.
El Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wolkowski.
El Johnson throws a right hand that Wolkowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Wolkowski also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from El Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolkowski with a poor takedown
letting El Johnson counter with a right hand.
El Johnson throws a hook but Wolkowski blocks it.
Wolkowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolkowski fails with the takedown
and El Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
El Johnson drops Wolkowski with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wolkowski looks back up at him and smiles so El Johnson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wolkowski is still on wobbly legs! Can El Johnson finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolkowski shoots for a double leg takedown but El Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Wolkowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
El Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wolkowski seems to have recovered his senses.
El Johnson cracks Wolkowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from El Johnson.
El Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wolkowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
El Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Wolkowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - El Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
El Johnson misses with a body shot.
Wolkowski moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wolkowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wolkowski staying out of range there.
Wolkowski throws a poor cross that misses
and El Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wolkowski thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lion El Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damian Wolkowski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wolkowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
El Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wolkowski needs to keep his hands up - El Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
El Johnson lands with a hook. Wolkowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
El Johnson takes a swing at Wolkowski's ribcage but misses.
Wolkowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolkowski takes one on the button.
Wolkowski moves forwards but El Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolkowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? El Johnson is fending him off so far but Wolkowski persists. Nope, El Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
El Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
El Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
El Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolkowski can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Wolkowski slips the punch.
El Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Wolkowski counters with a single leg into guard. El Johnson didn't expect that.
El Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Wolkowski is proving a slippery customer.
El Johnson keeping full guard, as Wolkowski tries to pass.
El Johnson working a defensive guard here.
El Johnson keeping moving, preventing Wolkowski from controlling successfully.
Wolkowski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control El Johnson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wolkowski walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolkowski shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice inside leg kick there by El Johnson. That's going to slow Wolkowski down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolkowski dodges the punch combination from El Johnson.
Wolkowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but El Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Lion El Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Wolkowski.
Wolkowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by El Johnson.
El Johnson thuds his right hand into Wolkowski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
El Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wolkowski is out of range and El Johnson settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson connects with a single shot there.
El Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crunch! El Johnson slams his shin into Wolkowski's torso.
Wolkowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wolkowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolkowski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wolkowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Wolkowski blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by El Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of El Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson throws a hook but Wolkowski avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as El Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
El Johnson misses with a low kick as Wolkowski jumps back.
El Johnson misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Johnson throws a head kick but Wolkowski moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for El Johnson.
Wolkowski with a poor takedown
and El Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wolkowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and El Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lion El Johnson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Wolkowski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wolkowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wolkowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
El Johnson misses with a hook.
El Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wolkowski.
El Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
El Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
El Johnson thuds a left hand into Wolkowski's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for El Johnson.
El Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wolkowski is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
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!
A jab from El Johnson finds it's way through Wolkowski's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolkowski fails to land the takedown.
El Johnson lands a head shot.
El Johnson throws the left hand but Wolkowski avoids the punch easily.
El Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Wolkowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
El Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolkowski was well out of range. Poor timing from El Johnson.
El Johnson digs a good body shot into Wolkowski's ribs.
El Johnson swinging wildly here.
El Johnson stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Wolkowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. El Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lion El Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Wolkowski.
Wolkowski shoots in for a double leg but El Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wolkowski misses with a leg kick.
Wolkowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and El Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
El Johnson throws a leg kick but Wolkowski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
El Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Wolkowski does no damage.
El Johnson dodges the punch combination from Wolkowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from El Johnson finds it's target.
Wolkowski slips a straight right by El Johnson.
Wolkowski throws a push kick but El Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
El Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wolkowski staying out of range there.
El Johnson misses with a hook
and Wolkowski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for El Johnson!
Wolkowski throwing strikes here but El Johnson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
El Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
El Johnson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Johnson is staying active underneath Wolkowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wolkowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
El Johnson tries to roll over but Wolkowski keeps him under control.
Wolkowski is looking to take a break and control but El Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wolkowski looking for a submission but El Johnson manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lion El Johnson had his way with Damian Wolkowski in that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Wolkowski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Wolkowski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. El Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Wolkowski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wolkowski controls from within his opponent's guard.
El Johnson is pulling down on Wolkowski's head to control his posture.
Wolkowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wolkowski trying to control the position from guard on top but El Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Damian Wolkowski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wolkowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Wolkowski counters with a nice uppercut.
El Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolkowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wolkowski throws an overhand right that lands on El Johnson's shoulder, as El Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Wolkowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
El Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
El Johnson misses the jab.
El Johnson dodges the punch combination from Wolkowski.
El Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wolkowski's head.
Wolkowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with El Johnson but El Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolkowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has El Johnson pinned against the cage. El Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lion El Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Wolkowski.
Wolkowski is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
El Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wolkowski shoots in but no luck this time.
A leg kick checked by Wolkowski.
El Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolkowski manages to avoid it.
Wolkowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from El Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolkowski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wolkowski is looking to work some ground and pound but El Johnson has wrist control.
El Johnson keeping full guard, as Wolkowski tries to pass.
El Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Wolkowski throwing strikes but missing.
El Johnson 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.
Wolkowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
El Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolkowski.
Wolkowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
El Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson keeping full guard, as Wolkowski tries to pass.
Wolkowski throwing strikes from guard but El Johnson blocks nicely.
Wolkowski trying to control but El Johnson is working from the bottom.
Wolkowski looking to pass the guard.
El Johnson pushes Wolkowski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolkowski fails with the takedown
and El Johnson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Damian Wolkowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Johnson throws a one two combo.
Lion El Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wolkowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from El Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damian Wolkowski.
I think El Johnson 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:46
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lion El Johnson!
Lion El Johnson retains his lightweight title!
Lion El Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pietkriek Gumbi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yancy Malaki (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pietkriek Gumbi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yancy Malaki!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Malaki misses with a head shot. Gumbi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Malaki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gumbi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Malaki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gumbi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Malaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yancy Malaki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Malaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gumbi misses with a few strikes there.
Gumbi loads up on a big right hand but Malaki slips the punch.
Gumbi connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gumbi misses the target.
Malaki scores with a takedown into Gumbi's guard.
Malaki throwing strikes from guard but Gumbi blocks nicely.
Malaki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Malaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malaki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yancy Malaki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Malaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaki connects with a nice looking jab.
Malaki scores with a hook.
Gumbi looks to score with a jab to the body but Malaki is just out of range.
Malaki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Malaki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Pietkriek Gumbi has been cut.
Gumbi thuds his shin into the meat of Malaki's side.
Gumbi misses with a looping right.
Malaki gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The strikes coming from Malaki are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Malaki crashes against the mat.
Malaki cracks Gumbi with a big right hand but Gumbi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Malaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malaki moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Malaki working the ground and pound but Gumbi is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaki throwing strikes but Gumbi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Malaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Who's going to make the next move?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malaki gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yancy Malaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pietkriek Gumbi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Malaki with a jab.
Gumbi throws a leg kick which misses Malaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Malaki tries to avoid it.
Malaki cracks Gumbi with a good jab.
Pietkriek Gumbi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gumbi misses with a double jab.
Gumbi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gumbi misses with a series of wild punches.
Gumbi slips a jab and a cross from Malaki.
Gumbi swings for the body but Malaki moves out of range.
Malaki is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gumbi scores with a spinning back kick!
Malaki checks a low kick from Gumbi.
Malaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Malaki gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Malaki creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gumbi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Malaki slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Malaki has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Malaki working the head with strikes.
Gumbi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Malaki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gumbi is trying to buck Malaki off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumbi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Malaki tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Malaki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malaki cracks Gumbi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Malaki controlling from side mount.
Malaki throws an elbow but Gumbi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yancy Malaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaki fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Check out the look on Malaki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gumbi being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaki prevents Gumbi from escaping the position.
The ground and pound from Malaki seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gumbi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Malaki is staying tight to Gumbi's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Malaki has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gumbi!
Malaki controlling from the full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malaki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yancy Malaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pietkriek Gumbi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Malaki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Malaki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malaki grinds an elbow into Gumbi's temple.
Malaki lands an elbow.
Malaki throwing strikes but Gumbi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Malaki keeps Gumbi under control for a moment.
Malaki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Malaki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Yancy Malaki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Malaki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gumbi. That one must have hurt.
Gumbi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malaki connects with a looping right hand.
Malaki looks to land a combination. Gumbi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Malaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gumbi misses with a hook
and Malaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gumbi is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gumbi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Malaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Malaki content to stall in guard here.
Malaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Malaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Malaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Malaki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yancy Malaki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sloppy strikes from Malaki. Those never looked like landing.
Malaki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Malaki showed some decent athleticism there.
Malaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Malaki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yancy Malaki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gumbi's head.
Malaki trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yancy Malaki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Malaki jabs Gumbi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pietkriek Gumbi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malaki blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yancy Malaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Malaki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yancy Malaki!
Yancy Malaki very nearly forgot to thank KAISER 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie PhoQus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Death Before Dishonor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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26
245 lbs
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284 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie PhoQus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Death Before Dishonor!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PhoQus lands a lovely overhand right.
Dishonor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt PhoQus.
Dishonor drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dishonor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dishonor controlling from the top position.
Dishonor drops back looking for a leg! PhoQus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and PhoQus manages to kick Dishonor off! Dishonor jumps back into PhoQus's guard.
Dishonor distracts PhoQus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dishonor throwing strikes from guard but PhoQus blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dishonor stops PhoQus from standing up.
Dishonor advances to half guard.
Dishonor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dishonor wants to take a breather but PhoQus is having none of it.
PhoQus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dishonor.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dishonor throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing PhoQus to regain full guard.
Dishonor with a nice head shot there.
Dishonor throws a big right hand that misses.
Dishonor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dishonor looking to sit in guard and control but PhoQus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
PhoQus trying to control but Dishonor is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dishonor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dishonor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
PhoQus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dishonor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dishonor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dishonor wants to pass the guard but PhoQus is defending well.
Dishonor looks to land a strike but PhoQus avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dishonor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
PhoQus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dishonor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. PhoQus is working away from the top position though.
Dishonor is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dishonor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but PhoQus pulls his head out easily.
PhoQus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dishonor wants to sweep but PhoQus has passed to side control!
Dishonor regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dishonor tries to roll over but PhoQus keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Death Before Dishonor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dishonor misses with a takedown attempt - PhoQus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
PhoQus takes a swing at Dishonor's ribcage but misses.
Dishonor misses with a two punch combination.
Dishonor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dishonor.
PhoQus throws out a loose jab but Dishonor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dishonor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with PhoQus but PhoQus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eddie PhoQus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Death Before Dishonor.
PhoQus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dishonor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
PhoQus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PhoQus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
PhoQus throws a poor cross that misses
and Dishonor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dishonor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
PhoQus tries to break free but Dishonor pushes him back against the cage.
Dishonor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by PhoQus after a bit of a struggle.
Dishonor is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dishonor is working for takedown but PhoQus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dishonor tries for a takedown but PhoQus manages to get underhooks.
Dishonor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. PhoQus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dishonor is breathing heavily.
Dishonor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by PhoQus.
PhoQus throws a sloppy body shot
and Dishonor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PhoQus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
PhoQus throws out a loose jab but Dishonor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by PhoQus.
Dishonor throws a leg kick but PhoQus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by PhoQus as he connects with a hook.
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!
Dishonor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dishonor defending well as PhoQus loads up on a big left hand.
Dishonor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
PhoQus scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Death Before Dishonor has been cut.
Dishonor tries to score a power double leg takedown but PhoQus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dishonor somewhat.
Dishonor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
PhoQus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dishonor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PhoQus keeping moving, preventing Dishonor from controlling successfully.
Dishonor stopping the sweep attempt from PhoQus.
Dishonor trying to control but PhoQus is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dishonor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dishonor trying to control but PhoQus is working from the bottom.
Dishonor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
PhoQus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
PhoQus throws a hook to the side of Dishonor's head but Dishonor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
PhoQus thuds his right hand into Dishonor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dishonor tries to work over PhoQus's front leg with a kick but PhoQus checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
PhoQus catches Dishonor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
PhoQus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dishonor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie PhoQus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Death Before Dishonor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dishonor moves away from the strike by PhoQus.
Horrible takedown by Dishonor or perhaps it was just good defense by PhoQus which made him look bad.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting PhoQus here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dishonor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eddie PhoQus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dishonor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from PhoQus.
PhoQus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
PhoQus misses with a straight left.
PhoQus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dishonor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. PhoQus catches Dishonor right on the button with a cross.
PhoQus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dishonor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
PhoQus desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Dishonor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dishonor misses with a head shot. PhoQus uses the momentum to regain guard.
PhoQus has control of Dishonor's left arm, preventing Dishonor from doing any damage.
Dishonor distracts PhoQus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dishonor with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
PhoQus keeping moving, preventing Dishonor from controlling successfully.
Dishonor throws an elbow that misses. PhoQus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dishonor's guard. Nice move by PhoQus!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dishonor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dishonor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but PhoQus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dishonor looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! PhoQus has picked Dishonor up and slammed him! Dishonor can't keep hold of the triangle and PhoQus manages to pass to side control!
Dishonor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but PhoQus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PhoQus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dishonor keeps working.
Dishonor tries to buck PhoQus off but PhoQus is having none of it.
Dishonor is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but PhoQus is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Dishonor working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dishonor wants to hold on but PhoQus pushes him away.
Dishonor is trying desperately to improve position.
PhoQus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dishonor is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Death Before Dishonor.
I think Dishonor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Death Before Dishonor!
Our winner, Death Before Dishonor, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarmith Creston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Smells Like Teen Spirit. Creston has chosen Beat it as his entrance music. 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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215 lbs
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25
220 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sarmith Creston!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Creston moves away and avoids it.
Creston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Creston swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
That kick from Creston tenderised Hunt's leg. Hunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hunt shoots in for a double leg but Creston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Creston pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hunt is out of range and Creston settles back down.
Creston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Creston shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hunt as he jumps to the side.
Creston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Creston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Creston tries a head kick but it misses.
Creston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunt on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Creston misses with a low kick.
Creston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Creston tries for a takedown but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Creston.
Creston moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Creston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Creston fakes the leg kick and cracks Hunt in the body.
Creston throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Hunt throws a front kick aimed at Creston's knee but Creston avoids it well.
Creston throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Creston is predictable there
and Hunt counters with a good low kick that Creston was not able to check.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt throws a leg kick but Creston moved away.
Creston digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
Creston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Creston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Creston staying out of range there.
Creston moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Creston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Creston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A lazy body kick from Creston
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Creston throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Creston misses with a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Creston won't be happy with that.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Creston is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creston dodges the ground and pound from Hunt.
Creston tries to improve position but can't.
Creston is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Creston is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Creston on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Creston is looking for a sweep. Hunt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Creston is not content to let Hunt control the position.
Ground and pound from Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hunt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hunt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt wants to take a breather but Creston is having none of it.
Creston moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Creston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creston is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Creston is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarmith Creston dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Creston throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Creston saw that one coming.
Creston lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hunt will feel that in the morning.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
Hunt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Creston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Creston staying out of range there.
Creston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Creston misses
and Hunt counters with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt cracks Creston with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Creston has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt avoids a kick to the body.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Creston lands with a good body shot.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Creston throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hunt throws a hook but Creston blocks it.
Creston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hunt rather than just go for the knockout.
Creston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Sarmith Creston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Creston circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot lands for Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creston fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt checks the leg kick.
Mike Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Creston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Creston throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Creston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Creston thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Creston.
Creston scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creston throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Creston throws a chopping leg kick but Hunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hunt is looking to slow Creston down with leg kicks.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Creston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Creston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Creston.
Creston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Creston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Creston as he checks the leg kick.
Hunt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt swinging wildly here.
Hunt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Creston shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hunt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt struggling a bit here.
Hunt seems a little lost for a moment, as Creston dominates the positioning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creston wants to control but Hunt is keeping him busy.
Hunt tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Creston presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Hunt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Creston darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Creston is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Creston is trying to work for a kimura but Hunt is defending well.
Creston trying to mount his opponent but Hunt defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hunt wants to improve his position but Creston is controlling well.
Hunt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Creston from controlling successfully.
Creston wants to pass the guard but Hunt is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt pulls Creston in to control the position.
Creston looking to pass the guard.
Hunt 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Creston looking to sit in guard and control but Hunt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Creston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunt's guard.
Creston looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Creston trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creston looking to sit in guard and control but Hunt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hunt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunt chips away with some ground and pound.
Creston is looking for a triangle but Hunt pushes his legs off easily.
Mike Hunt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Creston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarmith Creston really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hunt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Creston. That one must have hurt.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creston manages to avoid it.
Creston throws a push kick but Hunt slaps the foot to one side.
Hunt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Creston counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hunt's knee momentarily.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Creston.
Creston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt tried to score with a low kick but Creston checks it.
Hunt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Creston counters with a low kick, right behind Hunt 's knee.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Creston shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hunt as he jumps to the side.
Creston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creston takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Creston lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Creston throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
That kick from Creston tenderised Hunt's leg. Hunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Creston. Creston obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Creston.
Hunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Creston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creston throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creston feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Creston buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Creston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Creston's head but Creston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Creston.
Creston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Creston to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Creston controls the pace.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Creston from controlling successfully.
Creston looking to sit in guard and control but Hunt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Creston has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hunt has managed to get both his arms back between Creston's legs - danger averted.
Hunt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunt throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Creston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarmith Creston dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hunt thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Creston.
No luck for Hunt with that takedown attempt.
Hunt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Creston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Creston throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Creston lands with a slapping head kick.
Creston lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Creston ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Creston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Creston is looking to slow Hunt down with leg kicks.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Creston finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunt's head.
Hunt throws a low kick but Creston avoids it.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Creston.
Creston scores with a kick to the body.
Good work by Hunt as he checks the leg kick.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt - Creston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creston throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Creston misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Creston.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Hunt catches Creston right on the button with a cross.
Creston blocks a jab.
Creston tries a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Creston slips under a jab from Hunt.
Creston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Creston is predictable there
and Hunt counters with an inside leg kick.
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Creston moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Hunt lands a jab to Creston's midsection.
Creston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Creston throws a low kick but Hunt moves out of range easily.
Creston lands with an overhand left.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Creston throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Creston blocks a low kick nicely.
Creston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Creston throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
Creston ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Creston is able to avoid easily.
Creston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunt throws a push kick but Creston slaps the foot to one side.
Creston moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Creston lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hunt will feel that in the morning.
Sarmith Creston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Creston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Creston throws a head kick that Hunt semi-blocks.
Creston throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Creston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a right hand
and Creston counters with a takedown into side control.
Creston is looking to take a break and control but Hunt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sarmith Creston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Creston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarmith Creston! Sarmith Creston retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Sarmith Creston thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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