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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daouda Diakite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daouda Diakite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robin Funk!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funk closes the distance but Diakite moves to the side
and Diakite counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diakite wants to pass the guard but Funk is keeping the position.
Diakite could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Funk is looking to stand up but Diakite isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diakite drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Funk manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Diakite has Funk in his guard.
Funk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Diakite is proving hard to escape from.
Diakite looking to hit a scissor sweep but Funk is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diakite's guard.
Funk won't allow Diakite to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Funk being controlled here momentarily.
Daouda Diakite has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Funk tries to clinch but Diakite is having none of it.
Funk drives through and clinches with Diakite against the cage.
Diakite is trying to maintain a safe position but Funk gets an underhook and turns Diakite into the cage.
Nice body punch from Funk - that landed with a thud.
Funk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Funk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Funk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Funk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Funk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diakite keeps the fight on the outside.
Diakite shoots in looking for a takedown. Funk tries to sprawl out of it but Diakite keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Funk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Funk closes the distance but Diakite moves to the side
and Diakite counters with a one-two to the body.
Funk moves in looking to clinch but Diakite pushes him off.
Funk has managed to clinch.
Funk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Funk tries to clinch up.
Diakite fails with a takedown attempt.
Diakite is breathing heavily.
Funk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Funk leaves Diakite with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daouda Diakite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diakite circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diakite has a takedown stuffed.
Funk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diakite manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Funk doesn't manage to clinch there - Diakite circles away.
Diakite fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Funk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diakite throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Funk's waist but Funk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diakite off to one side.
Funk clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funk misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by Funk.
Funk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Funk lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Funk dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Funk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diakite paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diakite fails to land the takedown.
Funk wants to clinch.
Funk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Funk is looking to clinch but Diakite is avoiding it.
Funk wants to clinch up but Diakite keeps it at a distance.
Funk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diakite manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diakite is trying hard to land a takedown here. Funk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diakite swats away the attempt to clinch by Funk.
Daouda Diakite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Funk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diakite paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Funk tries to clinch
and Diakite decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Funk's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diakite prevents Funk from getting back to his feet.
Diakite throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Funk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Diakite is controlling him.
Diakite postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Funk wants to stand but Diakite is controlling the position.
Funk is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Diakite dives into side control.
Funk pushes Diakite away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Diakite gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diakite is looking to take a break and control but Funk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Funk taking a bit of punishment here - Diakite scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Daouda Diakite overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diakite creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The referee asks Diakite politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Diakite prefers to stall for the moment though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diakite working the body and head with strikes.
Funk is trying to buck Diakite off.
Diakite lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Funk down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diakite stands up.
Diakite darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diakite sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Funk defending well though.
Funk is trying to stand back up but Diakite is controlling him
Diakite trying to control the action but Funk is working from the bottom.
Diakite stops Funk from getting back to his feet.
Diakite 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Diakite looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Diakite throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diakite drops an elbow to the side of Funk's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funk wants to get back to his feet.
Diakite is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diakite missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diakite stops Funk from getting back to his feet.
Diakite working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daouda Diakite dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Diakite tries to score a power double leg takedown but Funk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diakite somewhat.
Diakite changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Funk tries to avoid it but Diakite manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Funk to the ground. Funk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Funk leaves Diakite with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daouda Diakite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Funk wants it to stay on the feet.
Funk tries to clinch but Diakite is having none of it.
Funk is looking to clinch.
Diakite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Funk wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Funk as Diakite shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diakite shoots for a takedown but Funk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Funk is looking to clinch.
Funk tries to clinch up.
Diakite tries to clinch but Funk moves out of range.
Funk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diakite.
Robin Funk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funk is looking to clinch but Diakite is avoiding it.
Funk moves in looking to clinch but Diakite pushes him off.
Funk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diakite paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diakite fails with a takedown attempt.
Funk closes the distance and clinches.
Diakite takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Funk.
Funk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robin Funk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk wants to clinch.
Funk tries to clinch up but Diakite circles away and keeps his distance.
Diakite swats away the attempt to clinch by Funk.
Funk moves in looking to clinch but Diakite pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Funk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funk pushes Diakite back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Funk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Funk tries to clinch but Diakite is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Funk tries to clinch but Diakite is having none of it.
Funk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diakite manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Funk moves in looking to clinch but Diakite pushes him off.
Diakite dives in and grabs Funk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Funk pushes down on Diakite's head and hops out.
Funk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diakite paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Funk tries to clinch but Diakite is having none of it.
Funk tries to close the distance and clinch but Diakite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diakite keeps the fight on the outside.
Funk moves to clinch but Diakite breaks away
and Diakite counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Diakite.
Diakite won't allow Funk to get back to his feet.
Funk keeping moving, preventing Diakite from controlling successfully.
Diakite postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Funk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Diakite, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Funk wants to stand but Diakite has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Diakite wants to stand up but Funk is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Funk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Funk 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Funk!
Robin Funk thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between jj Digs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kegon Ichimaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Kegon Ichimaru was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, jj Digs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kegon Ichimaru!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichimaru leaves Digs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Digs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ichimaru circles away.
Ichimaru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ichimaru lands with a kick to the ribs.
Digs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jj Digs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Digs fails with the takedown.
Digs misses with a wild combination.
Ichimaru lands a nice leg kick that just misses Digs's sensitive parts.
Digs moves into the clinch.
Ichimaru stops a takedown attempt from Digs.
Ichimaru tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ichimaru throws an elbow that misses.
Ichimaru throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Digs blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digs tries to land knees in the clinch but Ichimaru avoids the damage to the body.
Ichimaru misses with a knee strike.
Ichimaru throws a head punch that misses.
Ichimaru with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ichimaru tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Digs manages to break the clinch.
Digs is looking to clinch.
Ichimaru stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ichimaru wants it to stay on the feet.
Ichimaru misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Digs gets a clinch.
Ichimaru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ichimaru gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Digs.
Ichimaru keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Digs's efforts to push away.
Digs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Digs shoots in but no luck this time.
Digs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ichimaru defends it nicely.
Ichimaru lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Digs circles away quickly and effectively.
Kegon Ichimaru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ichimaru fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Digs.
Ichimaru scores with the left hand. Digs knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ichimaru connects with an inside leg kick.
Digs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ichimaru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Digs blocks a head kick by Ichimaru.
Digs fails to land the takedown.
Digs shoots for a double leg takedown but Ichimaru sprawls well. He's pushed Digs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichimaru lands a big head kick that sends Digs tumbling to the mat! Ichimaru takes a step backwards and waves Digs back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Digs is rocked!
It looks like jj Digs has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Ichimaru throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Digs is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kegon Ichimaru!
A relieved looking Kegon Ichimaru 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Woodhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludwik Bourbon Conde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourbon Conde is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sick Puppies- You're Going Down. 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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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Woodhead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ludwik Bourbon Conde!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Bourbon Conde. Those never looked like landing.
Woodhead shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bourbon Conde sprawls well. Bourbon Conde wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Woodhead gets slowly back to his feet.
Woodhead with a jab.
Nice body punch from Woodhead.
Woodhead shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Woodhead was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Woodhead throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bourbon Conde dodges the ground and pound from Woodhead.
Bourbon Conde is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
An elbow from Woodhead crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woodhead is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bourbon Conde will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Woodhead will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Woodhead looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bourbon Conde is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourbon Conde parries the strikes from Woodhead easily there. Woodhead is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bourbon Conde to escape.
Woodhead trying to control the position but Bourbon Conde is working away.
Bourbon Conde regains half guard there - taking advantage of Woodhead's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Woodhead throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bourbon Conde blocking the ground and pound attempt from Woodhead.
Woodhead thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Woodhead throwing shots but Bourbon Conde is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodhead throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Woodhead tries to pass to full mount but Bourbon Conde defends it.
Woodhead looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Woodhead slows the pace down in half guard.
Woodhead thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Woodhead seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Woodhead tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bourbon Conde knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodhead throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Woodhead working the head and body with strikes.
Woodhead throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Woodhead looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bourbon Conde with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Woodhead not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Woodhead is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bourbon Conde wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodhead is just content to waste time from the top position. Bourbon Conde takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Woodhead works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Woodhead scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woodhead thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Woodhead thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bourbon Conde's head.
Woodhead thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bourbon Conde's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bourbon Conde keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Woodhead thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Woodhead dominated that round.
That's time! Woodhead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Woodhead scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Woodhead.
Woodhead fails to land the takedown.
Woodhead digs a good body shot into Bourbon Conde's ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Bourbon Conde as Woodhead shoots in.
Woodhead looks for a takedown but Bourbon Conde sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Woodhead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woodhead slips a jab and a cross from Bourbon Conde.
A swing and a miss from Woodhead.
Woodhead closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bourbon Conde is trying to push Woodhead away but Woodhead has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bourbon Conde is trying to break free.
Bourbon Conde wants to break free but Woodhead has control.
Woodhead swings wildly with an uppercut but Bourbon Conde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourbon Conde breaks from the clinch.
Bourbon Conde's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bourbon Conde duly obliges.
Bourbon Conde defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Woodhead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Woodhead.
Woodhead will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodhead has a takedown stuffed.
Bourbon Conde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bourbon Conde keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woodhead.
Bourbon Conde misses with the combination.
Woodhead connects with a right hand. Bourbon Conde shakes it off.
Woodhead showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bourbon Conde.
Bourbon Conde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bourbon Conde misses with a two punch combination.
Bourbon Conde is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Bourbon Conde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Woodhead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woodhead pushes Bourbon Conde up against the cage in a clinch.
Woodhead goes for a takedown attempt but Bourbon Conde pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bourbon Conde stuffs the takedown.
Woodhead is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Woodhead tries to clinch there but Bourbon Conde circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodhead wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ludwik Bourbon Conde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woodhead misses with a takedown attempt - Bourbon Conde sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Woodhead looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bourbon Conde is fending him off so far but Woodhead persists. Nope, Bourbon Conde circles away and we're back to standing.
Woodhead dodges the punch combination from Bourbon Conde.
Bourbon Conde throws a right hand that Woodhead ducks under and follows up with a left that Woodhead also avoids with ease.
Bourbon Conde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Woodhead works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bourbon Conde is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woodhead lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pekka Woodhead!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suavey Micthell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Doherty (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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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Suavey Micthell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey O Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for O Doherty. That snapped Micthell's head back.
A jab from O Doherty misses.
Micthell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Doherty's waist but O Doherty gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Micthell off to one side.
Micthell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Doherty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Micthell on the side of the head.
Micthell is rocked!
It looks like Suavey Micthell has been cut.
O Doherty lands a big uppercut and Micthell crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Micthell looks OK. O Doherty waves Micthell back to his feet!
Oh Micthell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Doherty throws an uppercut from hell that sends Micthell clean off his feet! He's out cold! O Doherty stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey O Doherty!
During a confident post fight interview, Mickey O Doherty thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thioon Phitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerzy Killer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thioon Phitch's chin.
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163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerzy Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thioon Phitch!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phitch misses with a body shot.
Phitch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Killer wants to slow Phitch down by chopping away at his legs.
Killer doesn't manage to clinch there - Phitch circles away.
Killer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phitch closes the distance and clinches.
Phitch is leaning against Killer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Killer jumps into guard, dragging Phitch to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phitch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Killer pulls Phitch in close to prevent any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Jerzy Killer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Killer thows a body kick. Phitch tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer throws a nice looking combination but Phitch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Killer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Killer clinches.
Killer is trying to force a seperation but Phitch has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phitch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Killer's brow.
Phitch blocks an elbow strike.
Killer avoids a wild elbow strike from Phitch.
Killer working hard to break the clinch.
Killer throws an elbow that misses.
Killer lands a nice uppercut.
Phitch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Killer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phitch's brow.
Killer fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killer.
Phitch lands a body punch.
Phitch breaks the clinch.
Killer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phitch is looking to clinch but Killer is avoiding it.
Killer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phitch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phitch circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phitch blocks a head kick by Killer.
Killer 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.
Phitch tries to clinch up but Killer circles away and keeps his distance.
Phitch moves out of range of the body kick.
Phitch misses with a body shot.
Killer connects with an inside leg kick.
Phitch lands with a nice body punch.
Phitch rushes Killer and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phitch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Killer's brow.
Phitch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Killer throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phitch.
A body shot lands from Phitch.
Killer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Killer moves out of range as Phitch strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Killer tries to close the distance and clinch but Phitch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Killer closes the distance and clinches.
Killer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Phitch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Killer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phitch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
Phitch working hard to break the clinch.
Killer breaks the clinch.
Phitch looks to throw the jab but Killer is out of range.
Killer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Killer instigates a clinch.
Killer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Killer misses.
Killer wants to clinch.
Phitch checks the leg kick.
Killer connects with the punch.
Phitch misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Killer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Killer doesn't manage to clinch there - Phitch circles away.
Phitch drives through and clinches with Killer against the cage.
Phitch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Killer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phitch has Killer pressed against the cage, preventing Killer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Killer can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Killer lands a hook that snaps the head of Phitch backwards.
Killer tries to land knees in the clinch but Phitch avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Killer.
Killer avoids a wild elbow strike from Phitch.
Killer lands an elbow just above Phitch 's eye.
Killer stalling.
Killer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phitch avoids it.
Killer pushes off an throws an elbow but Phitch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phitch.
Phitch missing with knees to the body.
Phitch lands a right hand.
Phitch misses with some punches.
Phitch is leaning against Killer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Killer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phitch's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Killer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Killer lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Phitch.
Killer has Phitch pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Phitch manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerzy Killer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Killer avoiding damage as Phitch throws knees to the body.
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 Jerzy Killer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Phitch avoids the head kick by Killer.
Phitch throws a looping overhand right but Killer ducks down to avoid it.
Killer gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killer.
Killer dodges an elbow strike from Phitch.
Thioon Phitch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Killer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Phitch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phitch missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Killer.
Killer blocks an elbow strike from Phitch.
Killer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Killer tries to break the clinch but Phitch is controlling the position.
Phitch has a couple of punches blocked by Killer.
Killer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Phitch up against the cage.
Killer is trying to pull guard but Phitch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Killer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phitch effectively controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Killer blocks an elbow strike from Phitch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer successfully pulls guard.
Killer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Killer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Killer wants to stand up but Phitch is controlling him.
Phitch wants to control from the top but Killer keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Phitch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Killer has time to react.
Phitch fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phitch keeps the fight on the outside.
Phitch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Phitch misses with a body shot.
Killer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Killer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phitch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jerzy Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phitch drives through and clinches with Killer against the cage.
Killer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Phitch to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerzy Killer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phitch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phitch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Killer's brow.
Phitch manages to break the clinch.
Phitch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phitch scores with a nice right hand.
Phitch forces Killer back against the cage and clinches.
Killer lands a shot to the body.
Phitch managing to block the knees to the body from Killer.
Killer avoiding damage as Phitch throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Phitch.
Killer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
No joy there for Killer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Killer closes the distance and clinches.
Killer throws a punch but it's blocked by Phitch.
Killer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phitch avoids it.
Phitch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phitch jabs Killer right on the nose. Killer blinks but takes it well.
Killer tries to clinch
and Phitch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Killer slips a jab from Phitch.
Phitch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Killer clinches up with Phitch and pushes him back against the cage.
Phitch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phitch misses with a straight right.
Killer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Killer.
Phitch misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killer gets tackled into the cage by Phitch. Phitch maintains the clinch.
Killer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phitch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Killer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Phitch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killer is defending well for now.
Phitch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Phitch lands a nice elbow.
Phitch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Killer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Killer lands an elbow that stopped Phitch in his tracks for a moment.
Killer avoids a wild elbow strike from Phitch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Killer misses with a punch to the body.
Killer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phitch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Killer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Killer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Phitch misses with a body shot.
Killer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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 Jerzy Killer will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Phitch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Killer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phitch. That did some damage!
Killer misses with a double jab
and Phitch counters with a stiff right hand.
Killer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Killer.
Phitch tries to close the distance and clinch but Killer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phitch tests Killer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Killer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Killer.
Killer doesn't manage to clinch there - Phitch circles away.
Killer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phitch blocks a head kick by Killer.
Phitch tries to clinch but Killer moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Phitch. Beautiful body shot.
Killer tries to clinch but Phitch moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phitch is looking to clinch but Killer is avoiding it.
Phitch avoids the head kick by Killer.
Phitch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Killer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Phitch's knee momentarily.
Phitch clinches up with Killer and pushes him back against the cage.
Killer blocking some punches.
Killer blocks an elbow strike.
Killer throws an elbow but it misses.
Phitch lands a damaging elbow.
Phitch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phitch pushes off an throws an elbow but Killer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Killer is trying to stall.
Killer has had enough of the clinch but Phitch keeps him there for the moment.
Phitch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phitch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Killer avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Phitch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Phitch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phitch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Killer's head backwards.
Phitch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Killer. Killer obviously looking to wear him down.
Phitch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Killer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phitch lands with a good body shot.
Killer walks into a jab.
Phitch tries to keep at a distance but Killer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Killer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phitch's defenses.
Phitch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Killer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Killer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Killer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Phitch tries to clinch up.
Killer keeps the fight on the outside.
Killer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phitch dodges the punch combination from Killer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Phitch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phitch thuds a left hand into Killer's body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Phitch misses with a punch on the inside.
Phitch trying to land knees to the body.
Killer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jerzy Killer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phitch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Killer.
Phitch working aggressively here.
Phitch has a couple of punches blocked by Killer.
Phitch misses with a body punch.
Killer blocks a body shot from Phitch.
Phitch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phitch tries a knee to the head but Killer blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phitch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Killer's elbow.
Killer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Phitch smiles and moves away.
Killer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phitch.
Killer misses the shot to the body.
Killer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Phitch's calf.
Killer dodges the punch combination from Phitch.
A head kick misses from Killer.
Killer tries to clinch but Phitch moves out of range.
A combination from Killer does no damage.
Killer wants to land a leg kick but Phitch is out of range.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Killer slips under a jab.
Killer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phitch circles away quickly and effectively.
Jerzy Killer is winning the standup battle so far.
Phitch scores with a shot to the body.
Thioon Phitch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phitch clinches up with Killer and pushes him back against the cage.
Phitch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Phitch misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thioon Phitch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Killer 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thioon Phitch!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Van Deinsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Deinsen comes to the cage accompanied by Bonafide - Dirtbound. Carl Jenkins struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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160 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Van Deinsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Deinsen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jenkins looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Van Deinsen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Van Deinsen drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Van Deinsen seems to have locked his on tight now - Jenkins screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Van Deinsen, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). John Van Deinsen!
A pretty intense looking John Van Deinsen took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean-Louis Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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134 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean-Louis Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Luiz Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andre slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Andre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luiz Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a right hand that Andre ducks under and follows up with a left that Andre also avoids with ease.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a low kick as Andre jumps back.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andre dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva throws the left hand but Andre avoids the punch easily.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Andre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Andre avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre lands with a shot to the body.
Andre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Andre throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andre.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andre missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a combination
and Andre counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Andre lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva looks to land a combination but Andre avoids it well.
Andre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Andre just misses with a punch to the body.
Andre keeps the fight on the outside.
Andre slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Andre blocks a low kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andre avoids the body shot from Silva.
Andre fails with a takedown attempt.
Andre throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Andre moved out of range.
Andre misses with a body shot.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Andre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Andre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Andre momentarily.
Andre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Luiz Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andre slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Silva. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Andre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Andre is just out of range.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Luiz Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva works over Andre's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings for the body but Andre moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andre.
Andre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luiz Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Andre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Andre trying to control from Silva's half guard. Silva has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Andre looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Andre trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Andre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Andre tries to strike from the bottom.
Andre looking to control.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva trying to control but Andre is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is sitting in close to Andre's body. Andre has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Silva is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Silva is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Andre.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jean-Louis Andre!
A very excited looking Jean-Louis Andre made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Symons (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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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zack Price!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Graeme Symons!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price throws a right and a left that both miss.
Symons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Symons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Price sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Symons is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Price's half guard.
Symons sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Price defending well though.
Symons looks to land a strike but Price avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Symons has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Symons throws a big right hand that misses.
Symons throwing strikes but missing.
Price will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Symons throws a big elbow that misses.
Price preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Symons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price has momentary wrist control but Symons slips an elbow through the middle.
Symons throwing strikes from guard but Price blocks nicely.
Symons throws a big right hand that misses.
Symons throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Price works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Symons is in close to Price's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Symons postures up in Price's guard and throws a big left but Price blocks it.
Symons with a flurry of punches that miss.
Symons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Symons landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Symons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Symons with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Symons throws a big elbow that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Symons throws a strike but Price rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Symons is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Symons throws a strike but Price avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Price avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Symons wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
Symons landing with the ground and pound.
Price utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Symons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Price avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Symons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Price is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Price keeping full guard, as Symons tries to pass.
Symons throws an elbow that misses. Price uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Symons's guard. Nice move by Price!
Price being controlled here momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graeme Symons dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Symons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Symons shoots in for a takedown but Price shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Symons slips under a jab from Price.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Price, as that shot connected.
Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Price throws a hook but Symons avoids it easily.
No joy there for Price, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Price wants to clinch.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up but Symons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Symons looks to throw the jab but Price is out of range.
Price throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Price gets caught flat footed, as Symons shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Symons connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Symons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Symons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Symons trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
Symons lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Symons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Symons trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Symons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Symons is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Symons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Graeme Symons has got the better of the ground game so far.
Symons throws a big right hand that misses.
Symons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Symons works over Price with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Symons lands a couple of elbows.
Price preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Price trying to control the position.
Symons passes Price's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Price blocking the ground and pound attempt from Symons.
Symons looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Symons is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Symons working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Symons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Symons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symons wants to take a breather but Price is having none of it.
Symons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Symons missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Symons throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Symons thows a huge punch but Price dodges it nicely.
Symons sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Price defending well though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Symons lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Symons takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graeme Symons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Symons is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Price's half guard.
Symons is pressing down on Price's thigh, looking to free his foot. Price is holding on for now.
Symons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Symons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Price has hold of Symons's hands but Symons slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Price tries to get to full guard but Symons has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Symons.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Symons connects with a nice short shot to Price's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Symons misses with a head shot. Price uses the momentum to regain guard.
Symons tries to free his leg and advance position but Price is retaining full guard.
Symons throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Price works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Symons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Symons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Symons postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Symons cracks Price with a solid left hand.
Symons is working Price over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Symons throwing strikes from guard but Price blocks nicely.
Price working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Symons.
Symons is in close to Price's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Symons working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Symons scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Symons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Symons throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Price works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Symons with a nice head shot there.
Symons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Symons throwing strikes but missing.
Symons scoring with punches to the head and body.
Symons with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Symons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Symons pushing down on Price's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symons is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Symons scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Symons thows a huge punch but Price dodges it nicely.
Symons landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Price blocking the ground and pound attempt from Symons.
Symons working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Price keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Symons thows a huge punch but Price dodges it nicely.
Symons controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graeme Symons really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Symons fails with a takedown attempt.
Price misses with a head kick.
Symons shoots in looking for a takedown but Price manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Symons's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Symons looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Symons throws a big right hand that misses.
Symons working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Price's head.
Symons postures up in Price's guard and throws a big left but Price blocks it.
Symons throwing strikes from guard but Price blocks nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Symons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Symons is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Symons advances to half guard.
Symons is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Price as he works his way to full guard.
Symons passes Price's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price blocking the ground and pound attempt from Symons.
Symons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Symons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Symons working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Symons throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Symons looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Price with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Symons drops an elbow to the side of Price's head.
Symons thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Symons connects with a nice short shot to Price's temple.
Symons lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Price avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Symons.
Symons takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Symons takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Symons looks to land a strike but Price avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Symons lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Symons working some strikes from top position.
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!
Symons wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symons cracks Price with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Symons's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Symons throwing strikes but missing.
Symons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Symons is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Symons 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.
Graeme Symons dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Symons shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Price is trying to defend but Symons finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Symons wants to control but Price is keeping him busy.
Symons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Symons not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Symons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Symons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Price keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Price is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Symons is trying to control the action in half guard but Price is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Price keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Price keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Symons throwing shots but Price is blocking nicely.
Price on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Symons missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Symons lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Symons wants to pass the guard but Price is defending well.
Zack Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Symons trying to control from half guard but Price is working away.
Price is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Symons scores with a couple of nice shots.
Symons wants to take a breather but Price is having none of it.
Symons sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Price defending well though.
Symons working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Symons passes the guard and advances to mount!
Price manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Symons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Price on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Symons missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Price is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Symons scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symons throwing shots but Price is blocking nicely.
Price blocking the ground and pound attempt from Symons.
Symons seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Symons not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Symons throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Graeme Symons is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Symons sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Symons lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graeme Symons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Symons 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 42:50
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 42:50
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graeme Symons!
Graeme Symons is the new lightweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Graeme Symons made sure he mentioned Namunamu Clothing , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry Keogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vecheslav Gurin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Keogh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Droppin' Plates by Disturbed. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gurin's choice of entrance music: Dolphin - I Will Live. Harry Keogh is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Keogh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vecheslav Gurin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keogh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keogh looks to land a left hand but Gurin moved out of range nicely.
Keogh throws a right hand that Gurin ducks under and follows up with a left that Gurin also avoids with ease.
Gurin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Keogh quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gurin is working for a submission of some sort.
Keogh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gurin is trying to work for a kimura but Keogh is defending well.
Keogh manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurin trying to control but Keogh is working from the bottom.
Gurin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gurin tries to free his leg and advance position but Keogh is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keogh seems keen to control Gurin's posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gurin shoots in for a takedown but Keogh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Keogh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Keogh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gurin tries for a takedown but Keogh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gurin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keogh misses with a leg kick.
Keogh swinging wildly here.
Keogh thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Keogh misses.
Gurin slips a jab and a cross from Keogh.
Gurin shoots in looking for a takedown but Keogh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gurin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harry Keogh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vecheslav Gurin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keogh misses with a jab to the body
and Gurin counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Keogh as Gurin shoots in.
Harry Keogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keogh throws a series of punches but Gurin moves out of range.
Keogh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gurin manages to avoid it.
Gurin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No joy there for Keogh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keogh throws a head kick but Gurin moves out of range.
Keogh misses with an uppercut. Gurin saw that one coming.
Keogh scores with a body shot.
Gurin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Keogh's half guard.
Keogh pushes Gurin off looking to stand but Gurin dives back in and keeps control.
Gurin wants to take a breather but Keogh is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keogh won't allow Gurin to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keogh trying to hold on to Gurin's head to control him but Gurin postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gurin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Keogh is just riding it out for now. Gurin eventually gives up the hold.
Gurin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Keogh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keogh tries to roll over but Gurin keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Keogh dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keogh throws a series of punches but Gurin moves out of range.
Gurin avoids the head kick by Keogh.
Gurin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Keogh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gurin circles away quickly and effectively.
Keogh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keogh throws an overhand right that lands on Gurin's shoulder, as Gurin tries to avoid the shot.
Gurin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Keogh but Keogh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gurin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Keogh sprawls well. Keogh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gurin gets slowly back to his feet.
Harry Keogh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vecheslav Gurin.
Keogh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Keogh misses with a few strikes there.
Keogh throws a series of punches but Gurin avoids them all with ease.
Keogh tries to bum rush Gurin with a series of wild strikes but Gurin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keogh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gurin counters with a single leg into guard. Keogh didn't expect that.
Gurin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Keogh is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gurin, into his guard.
Gurin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Keogh.
Keogh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gurin working for submissions but it's allowed Keogh to get to half guard.
Gurin is trying to get back to full guard.
Keogh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurin is looking to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gurin trying to control here.
Gurin actively working from the bottom here.
Gurin is looking for a sweep. Keogh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vecheslav Gurin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gurin is defending against the submission attempts here by Keogh.
Gurin is refusing to be controlled, as Keogh sits in half guard.
Gurin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Keogh wants to free his trapped foot but Gurin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurin is trying to control but can't.
Gurin wants to get back to full guard.
Keogh is thwarting Gurin's attempts to control the position.
Gurin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Keogh haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gurin is staying active underneath Keogh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Keogh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gurin looking to score a takedown here. Keogh is defending well but Gurin drives through and ends up in Keogh's guard.
Keogh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gurin is one step ahead there.
Gurin looking to pass the guard.
Keogh is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurin trying to control the position from guard on top but Keogh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gurin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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. Vecheslav Gurin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Keogh throws a head kick but Gurin moves out of range.
Keogh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gurin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vecheslav Gurin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Keogh throws an overhand right that lands on Gurin's shoulder, as Gurin tries to avoid the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keogh, as that shot connected.
Gurin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Keogh sprawls well initially but Gurin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gurin stalling away here and it's allowed Keogh to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Keogh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gurin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Keogh manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gurin has Keogh in his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Keogh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gurin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Keogh trying to control but Gurin is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurin pulls Keogh in close to prevent any damage.
Gurin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Keogh defends well.
Keogh postures up.
Keogh is in close to Gurin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Keogh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keogh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keogh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gurin's head.
Keogh landing with the ground and pound.
Gurin is trying to keep Keogh in close.
Keogh is in close to Gurin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gurin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Keogh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Keogh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gurin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Keogh defends it easily.
Gurin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keogh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Keogh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Keogh with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keogh trying to control but Gurin is working from the bottom.
Gurin has Keogh pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Harry Keogh wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gurin blocks a head kick by Keogh.
Gurin shoots and misses
and Keogh counters with a left and a right that stings Gurin.
Gurin slips under a jab.
Harry Keogh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gurin shoots for a takedown but Keogh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gurin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Keogh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keogh misses with a double jab
and Gurin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Keogh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurin defending well as Keogh loads up on a big left hand.
Keogh throws a body punch but Gurin moves out of range.
Gurin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harry Keogh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vecheslav Gurin.
Keogh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keogh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Keogh tries to work over Gurin's front leg with a kick but Gurin checks it.
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!
Gurin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Keogh throws a series of punches but Gurin moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Keogh. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keogh throws a lazy right hand but Gurin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gurin dodges the punch combination from Keogh.
Gurin avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Keogh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Keogh 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Keogh!
Harry Keogh decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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