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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Skantze Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentijn Sammens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammens has chosen PRIDE FC - Opening as his entrance music. 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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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Skantze Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valentijn Sammens!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skantze Jr throws a series of punches but Sammens moves out of range.
Sammens feints and then cracks Skantze Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skantze Jr down.
A punch combination from Skantze Jr misses.
Sammens is looking to slow Skantze Jr down with leg kicks.
Skantze Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sammens looks to land a body kick but Skantze Jr moved away.
Sammens fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skantze Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sammens looks to score with a jab to the body but Skantze Jr is just out of range.
That kick from Sammens tenderised Skantze Jr's leg. Skantze Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sammens connects with a high kick.
Skantze Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skantze Jr throws a nice looking combination but Sammens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sammens scores with a takedown into Skantze Jr's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skantze Jr has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Sammens should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Skantze Jr has tightened it up now! Sammens should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Skantze Jr!
A pretty intense looking John Skantze Jr took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dru Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dru Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumrall tries to clinch there but Rivers circles away.
Sumrall missing with a left hand there. Rivers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sumrall tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sumrall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Pat Sumrall has been cut.
Sumrall misses with a body kick.
Rivers checks the leg kick.
Sumrall throws a sloppy head kick
and Rivers counters with an inside leg kick.
Rivers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sumrall.
Sumrall fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sumrall.
Sumrall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
Pat Sumrall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sumrall throws a sloppy head kick
and Rivers counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers cracks the inside of Sumrall's front leg.
Rivers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sumrall doesn't seem bothered though.
Rivers swats away the attempt to clinch by Sumrall.
A big left from Sumrall misses.
Rivers misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall tries to clinch
and Rivers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sumrall is looking to clinch.
Sumrall moves to clinch but Rivers breaks away
and Rivers counters with a solid body kick.
Sumrall misses with a body shot.
Rivers gets tackled into the cage by Sumrall. Sumrall maintains the clinch.
Rivers is working Sumrall over against the cage.
Rivers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivers blocks the elbow strike.
Sumrall swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sumrall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rivers works on Sumrall's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sumrall pushes off an throws an elbow but Rivers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rivers lands a body shot.
Rivers blocks an elbow strike from Sumrall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sumrall fails to land.
Rivers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sumrall is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Rivers.
Sumrall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivers misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers lands an uppercut.
Rivers lands a left hand.
Rivers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rivers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Rivers.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sumrall's elbow.
A short right from Rivers.
Rivers scores with a shot to the side of Sumrall's head.
Rivers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sumrall.
Rivers cracks Sumrall with a nice body shot.
Rivers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sumrall backwards.
Rivers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rivers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sumrall's elbow.
Rivers lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands a left hand.
Sumrall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sumrall prevents a body shot from Rivers.
Rivers lands a body shot.
Rivers presses Sumrall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rivers misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sumrall throws an elbow but misses.
Sumrall pushes off an throws an elbow but Rivers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rivers tries to work over Sumrall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Rivers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sumrall lands with a right to the head.
Rivers dodges an elbow strike from Sumrall.
Rivers tries to throw a body punch but Sumrall avoids it by throwing Rivers back against the cage.
Sumrall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivers tries a body shot but Sumrall blocks 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!
Sumrall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivers lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a punch to the body.
Sumrall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivers is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Rivers.
Rivers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sumrall blocks a body shot from Rivers.
Rivers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sumrall misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sumrall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rivers's brow.
Rivers avoiding damage as Sumrall throws knees to the body.
Rivers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sumrall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers pushes Sumrall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Rivers - that landed with a thud.
Rivers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sumrall backwards.
Rivers tries a body shot but Sumrall blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivers lands a nice shot to the body.
Rivers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sumralls head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dru Rivers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pat Sumrall's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rivers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sumrall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rivers throws a hook but Sumrall blocks it.
Sumrall closes the distance but Rivers moves to the side
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Rivers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sumrall.
Sumrall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rivers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sumrall scores with a head kick.
Sumrall throws a body kick that misses.
Rivers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sumrall.
Sumrall moves out of range as Rivers throws a body kick.
Sumrall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivers.
Sumrall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Sumrall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall lands with a nice combination. Rivers backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivers.
Sumrall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rivers is able to avoid easily.
Sumrall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivers.
Sumrall is looking to wear down Rivers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A clash of legs there as Sumrall blocks the low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sumrall crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rivers - the referee stops the clock and Sumrall gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rivers. Sumrall manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rivers. Sumrall shrugs it off though.
Rivers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sumrall's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sumrall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rivers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sumrall scrambles back to his feet.
Rivers throws a head kick that misses.
Sumrall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sumrall fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dru Rivers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sumrall misses with a shot to the body
and Rivers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rivers throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall takes one to the side of the head.
Rivers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sumrall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivers. Rivers obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivers throws an overhand right that lands on Sumrall's shoulder, as Sumrall tries to avoid the shot.
Sumrall moves to clinch but Rivers breaks away
and Rivers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
An inside leg kick from Rivers misses.
Rivers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sumrall if he has to take too many more of those.
Sumrall blocks the body kick.
Sumrall avoids the head kick by Rivers.
Rivers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sumrall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sumrall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rivers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers tries to score with a low kick but Sumrall moves his leg out of the way.
Rivers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sumralls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pat Sumrall's cut is getting worse.
Sumrall moves in looking to clinch but Rivers pushes him off.
Rivers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sumrall looks to clinch
and Rivers counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rivers looks to land a left hand but Sumrall moved out of range nicely.
Sumrall works the jab nicely.
Sumrall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Sumrall.
A bone on bone clash there as Rivers blocks the leg kick.
Sumrall tries to clinch there but Rivers circles away.
Rivers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sumrall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a low kick, looking for Sumrall's leg but Sumrall calmly moves out of range.
Sumrall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sumrall is looking to land body kicks.
Sumrall moves out of range of the body kick from Rivers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Rivers blocks a head kick by Sumrall.
Sumrall wants to clinch up but Rivers keeps it at a distance.
Sumrall lands a jab to the head.
Sumrall throws a right hand that Rivers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivers also avoids with ease.
Sumrall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rivers counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumrall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivers counters with a nice leg kick.
Sumrall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rivers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sumrall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sumrall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dru Rivers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pat Sumrall's cut.
That's time! Sumrall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sumrall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rivers.
Rivers tries to land a front kick but Sumrall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sumrall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivers.
A head kick misses from Sumrall.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Sumrall.
Sumrall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivers moves out of range of the strikes.
Rivers moves out of range of the leg kick from Sumrall.
Rivers checks a leg kick.
Rivers lands with an overhand left.
Rivers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sumrall checks it well.
The fighters circling - Sumrall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sumrall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sumrall tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sumrall misses with a series of wild punches.
Sumrall will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Sumrall. Those never looked like landing.
Sumrall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivers.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rivers. Sumrall shrugs it off though.
Rivers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sumrall.
Sumrall throws a head kick that misses
and Rivers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Rivers. That snapped Sumrall's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sumrall jabs Rivers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sumrall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivers blocks a head kick by Sumrall.
Pat Sumrall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sumrall closes the distance but Rivers moves to the side
and Rivers counters with a good low kick that Sumrall was not able to check.
Rivers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sumrall's calf.
Rivers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rivers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rivers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pat Sumrall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rivers connects with a leg kick. Sumrall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rivers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sumrall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers throws out a leg kick but Sumrall moves out of range and Rivers only half commits.
Sumrall tries to clinch up.
Rivers fakes the leg kick and cracks Sumrall in the body.
Rivers throws the kick towards the body but Sumrall avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is looking to chop away at Sumrall's legs.
A good leg kick by Rivers.
Rivers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rivers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rivers looks to land a body kick but Sumrall moved away.
Sumrall tries a head kick but it misses.
Sumrall misses with a shot to the body
and Rivers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rivers lands a front kick.
Rivers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivers.
Sumrall is rocked!
Rivers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Sumrall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sumrall tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sumrall seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Rivers as he connects with a hook.
Jeez, Pat Sumrall's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rivers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sumrall tests Rivers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Sumrall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Rivers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sumrall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sumrall tries to work over Rivers's front leg with a kick but Rivers checks it.
Sumrall misses with a low kick.
Sumrall looks to land a right hand but Rivers moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumrall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sumrall misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dru Rivers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rivers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dru Rivers!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Espinoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Espinoza has chosen krolithika as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Orange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Ace Espinoza!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espinoza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Espinoza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Espinoza defending well as Orange loads up on a big left hand.
Orange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Espinoza blocks the low kick.
Espinoza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orange throws a looping overhand right but Espinoza ducks down to avoid it.
Espinoza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orange closes the distance looking to clinch
and Espinoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange misses with a hook to the body
and Espinoza moves into the clinch.
Orange is trying to push Espinoza away but Espinoza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Espinoza tries to land a knee to the head but Orange blocks with his arms.
Orange breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orange closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Espinoza did well to prevent Orange getting side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Espinoza tries to get to full guard but Orange has control of the leg.
Espinoza wants to control but Orange is keeping busy.
Espinoza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Espinoza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Orange 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.
Espinoza is trying to maintain the position but Orange is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange winds up and cracks Espinoza with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orange is thwarting Espinoza's attempts to control the position.
Orange uses his free foot to push down on Espinoza's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Espinoza.
Espinoza is in a horrible position here. Orange smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orange connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Orange cracks Espinoza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Ace Espinoza has been cut.
Orange in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That has opened up Ace Espinoza's cut even more.
Espinoza is trying to escape the mount.
Orange landing strikes from the mount.
The cut above Ace Espinoza's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee warns Espinoza that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ace Espinoza's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ace Espinoza's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mr Orange!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rausku has chosen Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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199 lbs
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quaid looks for a takedown but Rausku sprawls well.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rausku trying to control the position from guard on top but Quaid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quaid wants to stand up but Rausku is controlling him.
Rausku wants to control from the top but Quaid keeps moving.
Rausku throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quaid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rausku postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rausku is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
It looks like Douglas Quaid has been cut.
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!
Rausku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rausku works over Quaid with some ground and pound from guard.
Rausku passes into half guard.
Rausku trying to mount his opponent but Quaid defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rausku is looking for a kimura here.
Rausku is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Quaid defends it well.
Rausku seems to be working for a kimura but Quaid defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rausku looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Quaid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rausku is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Rausku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rausku tries for a kimura but Quaid is defending well.
Quaid prevents Rausku from improving position.
Rausku tries to score with some ground and pound. Quaid controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rausku tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rausku throwing strikes but Quaid manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Quaid wants to stand but Rausku has his arm trapped.
Rausku is not content to let Quaid control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rausku is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Quaid asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Quaid wants to control but Rausku is keeping him busy.
Quaid wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rausku, who protects the arm well.
Rausku manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rausku is staying active underneath Quaid, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rausku has one foot on Quaid's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rausku tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Quaid swivels and escapes.
Quaid looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rausku is fending him off so far but Quaid persists. Nope, Rausku circles away and we're back to standing.
Quaid dives in and grabs Rausku's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rausku pushes down on Quaid's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Quaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rausku closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Quaid did well to prevent Rausku getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quaid wants to get back to his feet.
Quaid wants to get back to full guard.
Quaid is breathing heavily.
Rausku uses his free foot to push down on Quaid's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Quaid.
Quaid sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quaid trying to control but Rausku postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvi Rausku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Douglas Quaid's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rausku throws a series of punches but Quaid moves out of range.
Rausku lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Douglas Quaid's cut is getting worse.
Quaid shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Quaid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rausku keeps working.
Rausku moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quaid stands up over Rausku, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rausku wants to stand up but Quaid is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quaid pushes down on Rausku's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rausku pushes Quaid off looking to stand but Quaid dives back in and keeps control.
Quaid seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rausku does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rausku has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quaid tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Rausku looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Quaid seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rausku does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku works his way to full guard. Good work.
Quaid trying to control but Rausku is working from the bottom.
Rausku pushes Quaid off and gets back to his feet.
Rausku drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rausku with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rausku is pushing down on Quaid's leg trying to pass to half guard. Quaid is fighting to maintain full guard but Rausku has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rausku is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Quaid still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Quaid has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Rausku pushes Quaid away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Quaid gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rausku is looking to regain half guard here but Quaid keeps moving and retains side control.
Quaid scores with a couple of short elbows.
Quaid scores with punches from side control.
Arvi Rausku has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rausku sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Quaid stops Rausku from getting back to his feet.
Quaid is trying to control. Rausku wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Quaid is looking for a kimura but Rausku is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Quaid to get the leverage.
Quaid is just content to waste time from the top position. Rausku takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Quaid distracts Rausku with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rausku is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Quaid is looking to work some ground and pound but Rausku has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rausku wants to hit a switch here but Quaid passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rausku there!
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!
Rausku is looking to get to half guard.
Quaid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rausku is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Rausku that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvi Rausku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Douglas Quaid's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Quaid slips a jab and a cross from Rausku.
Rausku scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Douglas Quaid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rausku lands with a cross.
Rausku takes a swing at Quaid's ribcage but misses.
Quaid closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rausku circles away.
Rausku rushes Quaid with punches - Quaid moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Quaid goes down! Rausku follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arvi Rausku!
A pretty intense looking Arvi Rausku took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yster Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan has chosen Bitch!!! Where you been as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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225 lbs
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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yster Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan misses with a two punch combination.
Duggan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Yster Best has been cut.
Duggan wants to land a leg kick but Best is out of range.
Duggan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Best looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duggan is fending him off so far but Best persists. Nope, Duggan circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Best is defended easily by Duggan.
Duggan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Best is out of range and Duggan settles back down.
Duggan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Duggan.
Best takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Best tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duggan throws a nice looking combination but Best bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duggan looks to land a combination but Best avoids it well.
Duggan misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan throws a head kick that misses.
Duggan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jim Duggan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duggan throws a lazy right hand but Best sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duggan misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Best is defended easily by Duggan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yster Best. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duggan throws a one two combo.
Duggan misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Best does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duggan looks to land a right hand but Best moved out of range.
Duggan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duggan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Best moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Best ducks under a wild hook from Duggan.
Duggan tries to bum rush Best with a series of wild strikes but Best uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Duggan as Best shoots in.
Duggan cracks the inside of Best's front leg.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Best. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Best feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Best wants to control from the top but Duggan keeps moving.
Best engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Best stops Duggan from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Best 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.
Best controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Duggan pushes Best off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Duggan tries to sprawl but Best drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Best wants to pass the guard but Duggan is defending well.
Best is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Duggan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Best.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Best looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Best is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Duggan defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Duggan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yster Best's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Duggan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Best doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Best tries for a takedown but Duggan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duggan misses with a wild combination.
Duggan throws a right and a left that Best avoids nicely.
Duggan misses with a looping right.
Duggan misses with a double jab.
Duggan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Best. That did some damage!
Duggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duggan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duggan slaps away a takedown attempt from Best, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yster Best. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duggan misses with a wild combination.
Best fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Duggan cracks Best with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Duggan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Best moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Best is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duggan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Duggan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Best's head.
Duggan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Best fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duggan avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan fakes the leg kick and cracks Best in the body.
Best avoids the head kick by Duggan.
Duggan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duggan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Best.
Duggan throws a head kick that misses.
Duggan scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Best.
Best blocks a head kick by Duggan.
Duggan misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Duggan.
Duggan connects with an inside leg kick.
Duggan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duggan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duggan throws a head kick that half lands.
Duggan throws a nice looking combination but Best bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duggan swings widly with a right hand
and Best counters with a shoot takedown. Duggan fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Best chips away with some ground and pound.
Best drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Best jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Duggan keeping moving, preventing Best from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Best is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Duggan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Duggan has escaped and now he's on top!
Best will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Best is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Duggan is aware though and is defending well.
Best is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Duggan is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duggan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Duggan content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Best has locked up a guillotine! Best's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Duggan is holding on here and Best must be using up a lot of energy. Duggan has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Best gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yster Best!
Yster Best decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Grozni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grozni comes to the cage accompanied by Миша Маваши - &. Russell has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Shaun Russell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
212 lbs
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219 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Grozni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun Russell!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell tries to move into range but Grozni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Russell misses with a right hand
letting Grozni counter with a right hand.
Russell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Russell.
Russell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ivan Grozni has been cut.
Russell misses with a jab to the body
and Grozni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grozni moves away from the strike by Russell.
Grozni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russell moves away.
Russell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grozni manages to avoid it.
Russell misses with a lunging right hand
and Grozni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grozni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Russell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Russell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grozni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Russell at a distance.
Grozni shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Russell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Russell wants it to stay on the feet.
Russell misses with a low kick as Grozni jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell tries to bum rush Grozni with a series of wild strikes but Grozni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Russell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Russell there.
Grozni tries for a takedown but Russell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Grozni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russell misses with a straight right.
Grozni moves out of range of the strikes.
Russell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grozni slips a jab from Russell.
Russell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grozni.
Russell looks to score with a jab to the body but Grozni is just out of range.
Grozni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Jab, jab by Grozni - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grozni connects with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Russell.
Grozni is rocked!
Grozni get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Grozni stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Russell runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shaun Russell!
After winning the bout, Shaun Russell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vit Tu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerry Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tu's entrance music is Blanket on the ground. A fine choice. Lawson has chosen Animals as leaders -soraya as his entrance music. Vit Tu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kerry Lawson's chin.
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vit Tu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Kerry Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tu.
Tu moves forwards but Lawson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kerry Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson misses with a hook to the body
and Tu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tu.
Tu looking to pass the guard.
Tu chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tu tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawson is retaining full guard.
Lawson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lawson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lawson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tu looking to pass the guard.
Lawson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tu slips nicely into half guard.
Tu lands strikes from half guard.
Lawson is trying to get back to full guard.
Lawson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lawson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lawson controlling the position for now.
Tu moves nicely into side control.
Tu scores with punches from side control.
Tu lands a few punches from side control.
Lawson taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tu tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lawson's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tu working away.
Tu throws an elbow but Lawson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lawson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lawson is trying to control Tu's posture but Tu avoids it.
Lawson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lawson can't do much from the bottom here.
Tu works to advance to full mount. Lawson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tu lands a big elbow.
Lawson is rocked!
Tu is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Lawson is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Lawson flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Tu anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Lawson and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Tu slips an arm under Lawson chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Tu has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Tu is squeezing on Lawson like an anaconda would it's prey. Lawson fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vit Tu!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vit Tu made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quentin Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prime Time (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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215 lbs
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225 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quentin Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Prime Time!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Costa blocks a low kick nicely.
A clash of legs there as Costa blocks the low kick.
Costa checks a leg kick.
Costa lands a lovely overhand right.
Time moves away from the strike by Costa.
Costa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Costa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Time manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Costa trying to control but Time is working from the bottom.
Costa chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Costa postures up in Time's guard and throws a big left but Time blocks it.
Costa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time is trying to control the position but Costa postures up.
Costa passes into half guard.
Time is trying to get back to full guard.
Time is trying to stand up here but Costa is controlling him well.
Time is defending against the submission attempts here by Costa.
Time is looking for a sweep. Costa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Costa is looking for a kimura here.
Time wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa throwing shots but Time is blocking nicely.
Time manages to get to full guard.
Time is trying to control the position but Costa postures up.
Time lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Costa!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Costa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Time lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costa is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Time.
Time landing strikes from the mount.
Costa is looking to get to half guard.
Time raining down shots from the mount!
Costa is rocked!
Costa 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Time connects with a bit shot that sees Costa covering up! More strikes from Time and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Time is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prime Time!
In his post fight interview, Prime Time started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Royler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royler comes into the arena with Metallica - Fuel blaring out of the sound system. Roy Royler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mustaffa Spliff's chin.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Royler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliff throws a head kick that misses
and Royler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spliff has closed the distance and engaged Royler in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Royler.
Royler misses with a punch on the inside.
Spliff taking a breather.
Spliff lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Royler backwards.
Spliff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Royler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Royler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spliff's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spliff.
Spliff tries to score a body lock takedown but Royler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Royler breaks the clinch.
Spliff scores with a body shot.
Royler lets loose with a powerful body kick. Spliff will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Royler misses with a combination
and Spliff counters with a nice body kick.
Royler moves out of range of the leg kick from Spliff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Royler moves to clinch but Spliff breaks away
and Spliff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Royler.
Good work by Spliff as he checks the leg kick.
Spliff lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Spliff is predictable there
and Royler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Royler throws the left hand but Spliff avoids the punch easily.
Royler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spliff counters with an inside leg kick.
Spliff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left lands for Spliff.
Royler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spliff was well out of range. Poor timing from Royler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spliff backwards.
A short right from Spliff on the inside.
Spliff breaks from the clinch.
Royler takes one on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spliff, right into the meat.
Royler throws a sloppy head kick and Spliff moves out of range easily.
Spliff throws a hook but Royler avoids it easily.
Royler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spliff moves into range and clinches up with Royler.
A short right from Royler.
Royler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Royler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spliff's elbow.
Spliff is trying to break the clinch but Royler has him pressed against the cage.
Spliff pulls guard successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Royler wants to control from the top but Spliff keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Royler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spliff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Royler preventing the sweep.
Royler wants to control from the top but Spliff keeps moving.
Royler won't allow Spliff to sweep him here.
Royler wants to pass the guard but Spliff is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Roy Royler just wasn't active enough.
Royler tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Spliff lands.
Spliff keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Royler swings for the body but Spliff moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliff keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A combination from Royler does no damage.
Spliff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Royler.
Spliff ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Royler avoids the head kick by Spliff.
Spliff changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spliff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spliff scores with a push kick.
Spliff shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Royler napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spliff throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Spliff in side control, throwing shots but Royler defends.
Spliff is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustaffa Spliff dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spliff connects with a nice looking jab.
Royler throws a lazy uppercut
and Spliff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Royler pushes Spliff away with a front kick.
Spliff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spliff throws a hook but Royler avoids it easily.
Royler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spliff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Royler if he has to take too many more of those.
Royler tests Spliff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Royler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff looks to throw the jab but Royler is out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spliff is defended easily by Royler.
Royler misses with a straight left.
Royler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spliff looks to land a body kick but Royler moved away.
Roy Royler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Royler.
Royler stuffs the takedown.
Royler just misses with a punch to the body.
Spliff misses with an uppercut. Royler saw that one coming.
Royler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spliff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Royler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spliff throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Royler thuds a left hand into Spliff's body.
Spliff throws a sloppy head kick and Royler moves out of range easily.
Royler misses with a series of wild punches.
Royler looks for the body kick but Spliff saw that one coming.
Spliff misses with a wild combination.
Spliff throws a sloppy head kick and Royler moves out of range easily.
Royler misses with a hook. Spliff ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff throws a chopping leg kick but Royler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Spliff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Royler has Spliff up against the cage in a clinch.
Spliff jumps guard but Royler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Roy Royler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mustaffa Spliff.
Royler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spliff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roylers head.
Royler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Royler.
Spliff blocks an uppercut.
Royler digs a right hand into Spliff's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spliff's gas tank.
Spliff is trying to pull guard but Royler turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Spliff tries to pull guard but Royler holds him up against the cage and eventually Spliff drops back down to his feet.
Spliff throws a punch but it's blocked by Royler.
Spliff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Royler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Spliff misses with the head strike.
Royler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spliff is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Roy Royler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spliff presses Royler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Royler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Royler prevents a body shot from Spliff.
Royler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Royler thumps Spliff with a low kick.
Spliff lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Spliff.
Spliff closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royler tries to bench press Spliff off him but Spliff keeps the position.
Spliff slows the pace down.
The strikes coming from Spliff are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
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 Roy Royler will probably get the nod.
That's time! Royler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spliff shoots in and gets a takedown into Royler's guard.
Spliff pushes down on Royler's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Royler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spliff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spliff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Spliff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spliff tries to pass the half guard into mount. Royler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Royler trying to control from the bottom.
Spliff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spliff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff trying to control from half guard but Royler is working away.
Spliff seems to be working for a kimura but Royler defends the submission attempt.
Spliff trying to control from half guard but Royler is working away.
Spliff uses his free foot to push down on Royler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Royler.
Spliff with good strikes from the mount here!
Spliff with shots to the head and body - Royler looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff landing strikes, looking to finish!
Royler holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Spliff tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spliff is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Royler can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Royler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Royler is working hard here to advance position.
Spliff lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Spliff connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Royler is rocked!
Mustaffa Spliff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spliff postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Royler in real trouble here! The ref calls for Royler to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustaffa Spliff!
Mustaffa Spliff is the new welterweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mustaffa Spliff waved his t-shirt featuring GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS's logo in front of the cameras.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Evurts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evurts is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Welcome to the Jungle. Tony Mendez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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37
268 lbs
42 - 21 - 0 |
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34
276 lbs
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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
42 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Evurts!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the liver by Mendez. Beautiful body shot.
Mendez lands a head kick!
Mendez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Evurts's half guard.
Evurts is looking for a sweep. Mendez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mendez content to control rather than advance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Evurts is defending well.
Evurts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mendez 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 one minute gone in the round.
Mendez tries to pass to full mount but Evurts defends it.
Mendez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evurts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mendez.
Mendez tries to pass to full mount but Evurts defends it.
Mendez prevents Evurts from improving his position.
Mendez wants to advance to full mount but Evurts doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Mendez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Evurts is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Evurts has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evurts wants to stand but Mendez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mendez controls Evurts momentarily but Evurts frees himself.
Evurts wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
Mendez has control of Evurts's left arm, preventing Evurts from doing any damage.
Mendez wants to improve his position but instead Evurts has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Evurts in particular looking to stall.
Mendez wants to control but Evurts is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mendez is trying to get back to full guard.
Evurts takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Evurts is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mendez lands with a kick to the temple. Evurts shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mendez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Evurts is out of range.
Mendez tests Evurts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Evurts gets caught napping as Mendez dives in and scores a takedown. Evurts manages to retain guard.
Mendez postures up and lands a big shot to Evurts's brow.
Mendez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mendez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Evurts is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mendez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Mendez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Evurts misses with a wild combination.
Mendez lands a slapping body shot.
Evurts takes one on the button.
Evurts stuffs the takedown.
Mendez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Evurts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mendez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Evurts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Evurts's guard.
Mendez is trying to control the action in half guard but Evurts is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez trying to mount his opponent but Evurts defends it.
Mendez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Evurts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendez is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Mendez with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Evurts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mendez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mendez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evurts can do to turn this around?
Evurts wants to control but Mendez is keeping busy.
Mendez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Evurts has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mendez is thwarting Evurts's attempts to control the position.
Evurts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mendez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Evurts sees it coming and defends easily.
Mendez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Evurts makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mendez misses with a low kick.
Evurts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Evurts thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Evurts. That did some damage!
Tony Mendez is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Evurts throws an off balance right hand
and Mendez counters with a single leg into guard. Evurts didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evurts has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Evurts trying to keep a closed guard but Mendez is proving a slippery customer.
Mendez looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Mendez dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Evurts drops Mendez with a beautiful combination! Mendez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Evurts is looking for the KO!
Mendez is rocked!
It looks like Tony Mendez has been cut.
Tony Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Mendez tenderised Evurts's leg. Evurts is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stephan Evurts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mendez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mendez moves away from the strike by Evurts.
Mendez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Evurts under the eye.
Mendez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evurts misses with a right hand
and Mendez counters with a single leg into guard. Evurts didn't expect that.
Evurts keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
Evurts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Evurts keeps moving.
Mendez won't allow Evurts to sweep him here.
Mendez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Evurts keeps moving.
Mendez working some strikes from top position.
Stephan Evurts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Mendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez 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 crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez stands and throws Evurts's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Evurts struggling a bit here.
Mendez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evurts is not content to let Mendez control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Mendez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendez. Evurts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendez scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooh!!! Evurts has knocked Mendez down with a huge combo! Evurts steps away and waves a wobbly Mendez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Mendez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Evurts points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Mendez wakes up just in time to hear Evurts thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stephan Evurts!
A victorious Stephan Evurts thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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