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UFL 65: Legend Jr. v Kontos PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kip Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Credival (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Desmond Credival!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Credival, pushing him back against the cage.
Credival wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morgan lands a damaging elbow.
Morgan connects with a knee to the head.
Credival wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Credival looks winded!
Knees to the body from Morgan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Morgan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Morgan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan working away.
Morgan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Morgan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Morgan controlling the position.
Morgan 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan decides to stand back up.
Credival drives through and clinches with Morgan against the cage.
Nice elbow from Morgan.
Credival is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morgan lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morgan.
Morgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morgan lands an elbow inside that Credival shrugs off.
Morgan lands a nice elbow.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morgan lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Credival takes an elbow to the temple.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Credival is rocked!
Morgan working the clinch nicely. Credival is working for position but Morgan cracks him with a big knee to the head! Credival crumples up against the cage and Morgan lands two more shots before the ref can save Credival! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Kip Morgan!
After winning the bout, Kip Morgan 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Lojack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Van Graaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lojack's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Master Exploder. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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244 lbs
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257 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Lojack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruud Van Graaf!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lojack just misses with a punch to the body.
Lojack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Graaf avoiding damage as Lojack throws knees to the body.
Van Graaf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lojack takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lojack takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lojack trying to land knees to the body.
Van Graaf has Lojack pushed against the cage.
Van Graaf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lojack avoids it.
Lojack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Graaf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Sam Lojack has been cut.
Van Graaf scores a nice knee to the body.
Lojack is breathing heavily.
Van Graaf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lojack is defending well for now.
Van Graaf has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lojack uses from the top position.
Van Graaf wants to sweep but no luck.
Lojack got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Graaf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lojack has managed to get both his arms back between Van Graaf's legs - danger averted.
Van Graaf is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lojack has his hands clasped together but Van Graaf extends an breaks Lojack's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Van Graaf.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ruud Van Graaf!
A relieved looking Ruud Van Graaf thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barrett Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Fireplug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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257 lbs
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296 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barrett Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Fireplug!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in but Fireplug avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
Fireplug is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson wants to control but Fireplug is keeping him busy.
Johnson 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.
Johnson working away.
Johnson staying calm.
Johnson trying to control the action but Fireplug is working from the bottom.
Fireplug is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a strike aimed at the side of Fireplug's head but Fireplug avoids it well.
Johnson in side control, throwing shots but Fireplug defends.
Fireplug is trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Johnson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fireplug has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fireplug really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson lands an elbow.
It looks like Joey Fireplug has been cut.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fireplug knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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!
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fireplug knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Johnson tries for a kimura but Fireplug is defending well.
Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries for a kimura but Fireplug is defending well.
Johnson working the head with strikes.
Fireplug tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fireplug has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fireplug keeps working.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fireplug has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson happy to just control the position for now.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fireplug keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
That has opened up Joey Fireplug's cut even more.
Johnson trying to control the position but Fireplug is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barrett Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Fireplug's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fireplug is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Fireplug circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Fireplug jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fireplug throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Fireplug tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fireplug looking to control.
Fireplug working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fireplug is looking for a triangle here but Johnson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fireplug keeps working.
Johnson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fireplug has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Johnson but great work by Fireplug.
Johnson is trying to buck Fireplug off.
Fireplug wants to stand but Johnson has his arm trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Fireplug is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fireplug working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barrett Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fireplug can't escape the position.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fireplug's face.
The cut above Joey Fireplug's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joey Fireplug's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Barrett Johnson!
An out of breath Barrett Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Uranium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel's entrance music is Kollegah - Bossaura. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lawrence Uranium!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a low kick but Uranium moves out of range easily.
Steel throws a lazy head kick
and Uranium counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steel.
Uranium misses with a takedown attempt - Steel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uranium tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
Uranium staying out of range there.
Steel tries to score with a low kick but Uranium moves his leg out of the way.
Uranium pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uranium throws a shot to the body.
Steel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel throws a low kick but Uranium avoids it.
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Uranium.
Steel lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Uranium needs to keep his hands up - Steel had a free shot at his head there.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steel.
Uranium looks winded!
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Steel shoots in looking for a takedown but Uranium manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown by Uranium or perhaps it was just good defense by Steel which made him look bad.
David Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Uranium.
Uranium dives in and grabs Steel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steel pushes down on Uranium's head and hops out.
Steel lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Steel.
Uranium throws a head kick but Steel moves out of range.
Uranium dives in and grabs Steel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steel pushes down on Uranium's head and hops out.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Uranium drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Steel follows Uranium to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Steel!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Invaders Must Die - The Prodigy. Wade is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Are You Ready?. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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165 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Wade!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade looks for a takedown but Michaels sprawls well.
Wade blocks a jab.
Michaels connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wade shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Michaels sprawls well. Michaels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wade gets slowly back to his feet.
Michaels connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wade momentarily.
Michaels connects with a jab.
Wade will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jason Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Wade.
Michaels looks to land a right hand but Wade moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Michaels throws a lazy right hand but Wade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Michaels throws a lazy uppercut
and Wade decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Michaels's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wade accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wade scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wade content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wade throws a strike but Michaels rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Michaels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Michaels's guard.
Michaels wants to stand but Wade is controlling the position.
Wade postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wade throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michaels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wade accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Michaels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wade.
Wade with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade throwing strikes from guard but Michaels blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Michaels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wade trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wade throwing strikes but missing.
Wade throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michaels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wade scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wade is looking to work some ground and pound but Michaels has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws a strike but Michaels rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wade trying to control the position here.
Wade 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Wade dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Wade.
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Michaels.
Wade closes the distance and clinches up with Michaels, looking for a takedown. Wade pushes Michaels against the cage but Michaels circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Michaels tries to sprawl but Wade drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Michaels avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wade.
Michaels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Michaels is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wade scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wade not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade lands strikes from half guard.
Wade misses with a head shot. Michaels uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wade in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wade is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wade throwing strikes from guard but Michaels blocks nicely.
Wade is looking to work some ground and pound but Michaels has wrist control.
Wade postures up in Michaels's guard and throws a big left but Michaels blocks it.
Wade throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wade trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wade postures up in Michaels's guard and throws a big left but Michaels blocks it.
Michaels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wade.
Wade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Michaels has momentary wrist control but Wade slips an elbow through the middle.
Wade throws a big right hand that misses.
Wade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade throws an elbow that misses. Michaels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wade's guard. Nice move by Michaels!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wade controlling the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Jason Michaels wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wade shoots in looking for a takedown. Michaels tries to sprawl out of it but Wade keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Michaels manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade defending well as Michaels loads up on a big left hand.
Michaels misses with a body shot.
Michaels moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Michaels avoids the body shot from Wade.
Jason Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wade.
Jason Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Wade.
The fighters circling - Michaels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Wade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Michaels looks to land a right hand but Wade moved out of range.
Wade shoots in looking for a takedown but Michaels manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wade's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Michaels getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Michaels misses the shot to the body.
Michaels throws a hook to the side of Wade's head but Wade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michaels scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wade doesn't seem bothered though.
Wade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michaels.
Michaels throws a hook to the side of Wade's head but Wade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michaels misses with a hook. Wade ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Wade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michaels is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Michaels swings widly with a right hand
and Wade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michaels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wade ducks right into an uppercut from Michaels.
Wade shoots in and drives through. Michaels sprawls well.
Michaels throws a body punch but Wade moves out of range.
Wade tries to score a power double leg takedown but Michaels sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wade somewhat.
Jason Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Wade.
Wade moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michaels looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Michaels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wade.
Wade moves forwards but Michaels connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jason Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wade throws a front kick aimed at Michaels's knee but Michaels avoids it well.
Jason Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michaels misses with an uppercut. Wade saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Wade.
Wade fails to land the takedown.
Wade shoots in for a takedown but Michaels shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Michaels.
Michaels throws a right hand that misses
and Wade counters with a nice double leg into side control. Michaels won't be happy with that.
Michaels on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Michaels tries to get out of the position.
Wade working the ground and pound but Michaels is defending the strikes.
Wade throws a strike aimed at the side of Michaels's head but Michaels avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wade landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wade scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wade working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wade cracks Michaels with a big right hand but Michaels just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wade working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michaels takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wade working the head with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Wade.
I've got Wade winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Wade!
Thomas Wade took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Untouchable Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dean Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez has chosen Survivor - 'Burning Heart' as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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23
165 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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163 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez thows a body shot but no joy.
Winchester misses with a body kick.
Winchester throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Winchester fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Winchester on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
Alvarez clobbers Winchester with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Winchester staying out of range there.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Winchester slips the punch.
Winchester shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alvarez defends it nicely.
Alvarez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Winchester counters with a head kick that drops Alvarez - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Alvarez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Winchester content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Winchester seems to be looking for submissions.
Alvarez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Alvarez is in trouble now - Winchester has advanced to mount!
Winchester working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alvarez is still in real trouble! Can Winchester finish him?
Alvarez is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester controlling from mount.
Alvarez takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Winchester's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Winchester!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haymitch Abernathy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St John has chosen Wherever I May Roam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haymitch Abernathy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cameron St John!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abernathy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St John's hands.
St John thows a body shot but no joy.
St John misses with a double jab
and St John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abernathy misses the shot to the body.
St John tries to score a power double leg takedown but Abernathy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten St John somewhat.
Abernathy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St Johns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Cameron St John has been cut.
St John misses with a looping left.
St John looks to throw the jab but Abernathy is out of range.
Abernathy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St John misses the shot to the body.
Abernathy has taken the fight to the clinch.
St John tries to work over Abernathy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abernathy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abernathy lands a shoulder strike.
Abernathy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St John is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abernathy blocking some punches.
St John blocks an elbow strike.
St John swings wildly with an uppercut but Abernathy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abernathy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abernathy misses with a knee strike.
Abernathy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but St John is keeping busy.
Abernathy managing to block the knees to the body from St John.
St John trying to land knees to the body.
Abernathy lands a damaging elbow.
Abernathy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from St John.
St John lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St John tries a body shot but Abernathy blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abernathy.
St John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St John slowing the pace effectively.
St John tries a knee to the head but Abernathy blocks it.
St John lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from St John.
St John misses with a hook to the ribs.
St John tries a body shot but Abernathy blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abernathy.
Abernathy misses with the head strike.
St John blocks an elbow strike from Abernathy.
Abernathy tries to land a knee to the head but St John blocks with his arms.
Abernathy swings wildly with an uppercut but St John uses good head movement to avoid it.
St John digs a right hand into Abernathy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abernathy's gas tank.
St John lands a shoulder strike.
St John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St John lands a shot to the body.
Abernathy is breathing heavily.
St John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from St John.
Abernathy lands an elbow inside.
St John looking to stall.
Abernathy trying to land knees to the body.
St John presses Abernathy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St John lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abernathy.
St John holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abernathy avoiding damage as St John throws knees to the body.
St John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St John scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abernathy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St John tries a body shot but Abernathy blocks it.
Abernathy misses with some punches.
St John working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from St John.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St John lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abernathy backwards.
Abernathy blocks a body shot from St John.
Abernathy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St John lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abernathy backwards.
Abernathy misses with the head strike.
St John lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
St John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John lands with a right to the head.
St John scores with a shot to the side of Abernathy's head.
St John is pushing Abernathy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
St John lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abernathy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St John lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St John stalling against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abernathy misses with some punches.
Abernathy prevents a body shot from St John.
St John throws a head punch that misses.
St John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abernathy avoids a wild elbow strike from St John.
St John throws a head punch that misses.
St John misses with the head strike.
Abernathy blocks a body shot from St John.
St John has a couple of punches blocked by Abernathy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron St John dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cameron St John's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abernathy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St John was well out of range. Poor timing from Abernathy.
Abernathy moves in looking to clinch but St John pushes him off.
St John lands a right hook to the body.
St John connects with a body shot that sends Abernathy's belly button to the back.
St John's corner calls for a 1-2. St John obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Abernathy looks to score with a jab to the body but St John is just out of range.
Abernathy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St John throws a looping overhand right but Abernathy ducks down to avoid it.
St John throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abernathy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St John misses with a straight left.
Abernathy swings for the body but St John moves out of range.
Abernathy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St John throws a hook to the side of Abernathy's head but Abernathy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abernathy gets tackled into the cage by St John. St John maintains the clinch.
St John lands with a left to the head.
St John lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cameron St John seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
St John can't find room to land a body shot as Abernathy controls the action.
St John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St John lands a nice uppercut.
St John dodges an elbow strike from Abernathy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John tries to throw a body punch but Abernathy avoids it by throwing St John back against the cage.
St John lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St John working aggressively here.
St John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abernathy lands an uppercut.
St John misses with a punch to the body.
St John pushes off an throws an elbow but Abernathy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
St John lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abernathy backwards.
St John misses with the head strike.
Abernathy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St John lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abernathy pushes off an throws an elbow but St John leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
St John wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abernathy has him pressed against the cage.
St John lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
St John misses with a hook from the clinch.
St John scores with a shoulder strike.
Abernathy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St John lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from St John.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John is working Abernathy over against the cage.
St John lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St John scores with a shot to the side of Abernathy's head.
St John missing with knees to the body.
St John lands an elbow that stopped Abernathy in his tracks for a moment.
St John pushes Abernathy against the cage. St John is working some dirty boxing. St John pushes off with a quick right hook! Abernathy goes down! Abernathy tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! St John moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cameron St John!
After winning the bout, Cameron St John 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Darby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abaka Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darby comes to the cage accompanied by Real American. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
178 lbs
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182 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Darby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abaka Khan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Khan slips under a jab.
Darby lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A cross from Darby lands.
Darby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darby throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Darby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Darby lands with a shot to the body.
Darby looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darby misses with a body punch
and Khan counters with a solid body kick.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Darby throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Darby's knee momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Khan. No joy for Darby on that attempt.
Khan ducks right into an uppercut from Darby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to clinch but Darby slips to the side
and Darby counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darby gets tackled into the cage by Khan. Khan maintains the clinch.
Darby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
Khan blocks a body shot from Darby.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Darby is blocking nicely.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Darby is blocking nicely.
Khan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Darby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Darby is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darby.
Khan lands a good knee to the midsection. Darby won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like John Darby has been cut.
Darby missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darby has Khan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Khan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Darby blocks an elbow strike from Khan.
Darby tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darby in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Darby takes an elbow to the forehead.
Darby is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Darby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darby tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darby blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan blocks a body shot from Darby.
Khan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khan stalls.
Darby misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darby dodges an elbow strike from Khan.
Darby avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Darby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Darby as Khan tries to tie him up.
Darby avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
Khan lands an elbow just above Darby 's eye.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Darby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan misses with an elbow strike.
Darby manages to break the clinch.
John Darby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Darby.
A jab lands there for Darby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darby finds it's way round the side to connect with Khan's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan tries to clinch but Darby is having none of it.
Darby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Darby throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darby throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Darby connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Darby.
Darby misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan slips under a jab from Darby.
Darby keeps the fight on the outside.
Darby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abaka Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Darby'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.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Darby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan tries to clinch but Darby is having none of it.
Darby throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Darby misses.
Darby misses with a double jab.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darby throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Darby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Khan wants to clinch up but Darby keeps it at a distance.
Nice cross by Darby.
Khan misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khan scrambles back to his feet.
Darby shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Darby is winning the standup battle so far.
Darby works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Khan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darby lands a nice looking body shot.
Darby misses with a combination
and Khan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Darby really felt that one!
A big left from Darby misses.
Darby scores with a nice head shot.
Darby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darby throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darby misses with a looping right.
Darby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan counters with a head kick. That will keep Darby thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Darby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Darby is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Darby circles away.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khan moves into the clinch successfully.
Darby is trying to drag Khan to the mat but Khan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Darby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Darby.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped Darby in his tracks for a moment.
Darby struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Darby blocks it.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Darby.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darby blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Darby shrugs off.
Darby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Darby misses with a body punch.
Khan with a knee to the head.
Darby breaks the clinch.
Darby connects with a right hand. Khan shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Darby misses the target.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darby throws a combination that misses
and Khan counters with a good, hard body kick but Darby shrugs it off.
Darby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darby.
A swing and a miss from Darby.
Darby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darby scores with a one two! Khan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Darby thows a body shot but no joy.
Darby's corner calls for a 1-2. Darby obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Darby loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darby takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darby finds it's way round the side to connect with Khan's head.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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 John Darby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Darby's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Darby misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Darby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darby avoids the head kick by Khan.
Darby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Darby feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Darby moves out of range easily.
Darby throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Darby using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Darby tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Darby back against the cage.
Khan blocks a body shot from Darby.
Knees to the body from Khan.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Darby backwards.
Abaka Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan lands an elbow just above Darby 's eye.
John Darby's cut is getting worse.
Khan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darby takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
Darby is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped Darby in his tracks for a moment.
Khan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Khan landing knees to the body.
Khan lands an elbow inside.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Darby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Darby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Khan.
Khan scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John Darby's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Darby blocks with his arms.
Darby takes an elbow to the temple.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khan.
Khan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darby in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, John Darby's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Darby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darby throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan moves into the clinch.
Darby can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Darby is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Khan.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Darby takes a knee to the side of the body.
Darby manages to break the clinch.
Darby swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Darby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darby misses with a double jab.
Darby misses with a hook
and Khan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped Darby in his tracks for a moment.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darby blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Darby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darby can't break the clinch.
Darby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darby can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Darby tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
Khan lands a damaging elbow.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Darby blocks the elbow strike.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darby managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abaka Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khan 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abaka Khan!
Abaka Khan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hardcore Legend Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stelio Kontos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legend Jr comes to the cage accompanied by New Lil Wayne 2012 Carter 5 leak. Kontos has chosen Stelio Kontos as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Stelio Kontos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hardcore Legend Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stelio Kontos!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kontos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Legend Jr shoots in and bounces Kontos off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Legend Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kontos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Legend Jr pushes down on Kontos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legend Jr has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Legend Jr looking to control but Kontos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Legend Jr has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Kontos is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hardcore Legend Jr!
An out of breath Hardcore Legend Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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