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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gusandall Ingunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ingunn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BKJN vs Partyraiser kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Luke Gardner had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gusandall Ingunn!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingunn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gardner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ingunn tries to clinch there but Gardner circles away.
Ingunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ingunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Gardner circles away.
Ingunn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gardner wants to stand but Ingunn is controlling the position.
Gardner trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ingunn is looking to pass into half guard but Gardner pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gardner is in guard.
Ingunn looking for subs off his back but Gardner has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Luke Gardner.
Ingunn is looking to clinch.
Gardner connects with a crisp jab.
Gardner throws a hook to the side of Ingunn's head but Ingunn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ingunn scores with a takedown into Gardner's guard.
Ingunn trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gardner manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingunn pulls Gardner in to control the position.
Gardner is stalling in the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gardner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luke Gardner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ingunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gardner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ingunn.
Gardner tries a head kick but it misses.
Ingunn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gardner as he avoids it easily.
Ingunn lands the left hand.
Gardner connects with the punch.
Ingunn loads up on a big right hand but Gardner slips the punch.
Ingunn forces Gardner back against the cage and clinches.
Gardner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gardner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ingunn working hard to break the clinch.
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 Luke Gardner will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gardner misses with a head kick.
Ingunn tries to clinch but Gardner moves out of range.
Ingunn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gardner lands a head kick. Ingunn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ingunn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ingunn moves to clinch but Gardner breaks away
and Gardner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ingunn's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardner postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ingunn has his hands on Gardner's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Luke Gardner just wasn't active enough.
Gardner misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingunn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gardner's waist but Gardner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ingunn off to one side.
Ingunn shoots in for a takedown but Gardner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Luke Gardner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gusandall Ingunn.
Ingunn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gardner ducks under a wild hook from Ingunn.
Gardner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ingunn.
A big left from Gardner misses.
Gardner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ingunn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross 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!
Ingunn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gardner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ingunn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ingunn wants to control but Gardner is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingunn tries to score with some ground and pound. Gardner controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gardner regains half guard, as Ingunn was trying to land strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ingunn is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner has Ingunn pulled in close to control his posture.
Ingunn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ingunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gardner is keeping the position for now.
Gardner looking for a sweep. Not yet Gardner, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gardner pulls Ingunn in close to prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ingunn looking to sit in guard and control but Gardner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ingunn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gardner is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Gardner dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ingunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gardner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ingunn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ingunn tries to clinch there but Gardner circles away.
Ingunn moves out of range as Gardner strikes.
Gardner swinging wildly here.
Gusandall Ingunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ingunn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ingunn tries to clinch up but Gardner circles away and keeps his distance.
Ingunn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gardner trying to control but Ingunn postures up.
Gardner wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingunn tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ingunn is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ingunn throws a sloppy strike and Gardner uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Gardner has ended up in Ingunn's guard.
Gardner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ingunn is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Luke Gardner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ingunn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gardner counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gardner misses the shot to the body.
Ingunn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gardner's waist but Gardner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ingunn off to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gardner.
Ingunn shoots in but no luck this time.
Luke Gardner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gusandall Ingunn.
Ingunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ingunn misses with a combination
and Gardner counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ingunn tries to clinch up
enabling Gardner to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner scores with a shot to the body.
Ingunn ducks under a wild hook from Gardner.
Ingunn closes the distance but Gardner moves to the side
and Gardner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gardner.
Ingunn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gardner breaks from the clinch.
Gardner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ingunn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ingunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ingunn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ingunn misses with a leg kick
and Gardner counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ingunn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ingunn is defended easily by Gardner.
Gardner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gardner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ingunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ingunn moves in looking to clinch but Gardner pushes him off.
Ingunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ingunn misses with a hook. Gardner ducked under it nicely.
Gardner throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ingunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ingunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ingunn wants to clinch but Gardner slips to the side
and Gardner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gardner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Gardner clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ingunn tries to clinch there but Gardner circles away.
Gardner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gardner throws a series of punches but Ingunn moves out of range.
Ingunn throws a series of punches but Gardner avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ingunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ingunn wants to clinch.
Gardner lands a head kick. Ingunn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ingunn dives in and grabs Gardner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gardner pushes down on Ingunn's head and hops out.
Ingunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gardner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luke Gardner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gardner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingunn looks to land a right hand but Gardner moved out of range.
Nice shot lands for Gardner.
Ingunn throws a hook to the side of Gardner's head but Gardner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gardner throws a sloppy head kick and Ingunn moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Gardner.
Ingunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gardner.
Gardner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ingunn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ingunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gardner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ingunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Gardner slaps away a takedown attempt from Ingunn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Gardner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ingunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ingunn closes the distance but Gardner moves to the side
and Gardner counters with a body kick.
Ingunn fails with the takedown.
Luke Gardner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gusandall Ingunn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ingunn misses with a hook. Gardner ducked under it nicely.
Ingunn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice cross by Gardner.
Gardner tries a head kick but it misses.
Gardner lands a big head kick that sends Ingunn tumbling to the mat! Gardner takes a step backwards and waves Ingunn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ingunn is rocked!
Gardner feints a jab and as Ingunn dips his head, Gardner unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Ingunn right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Ingunn falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Gardner smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Luke Gardner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Vanhood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frenk Schmellengartner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Vanhood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frenk Schmellengartner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmellengartner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schmellengartner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Frenk Schmellengartner has been cut.
Vanhood circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vanhood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vanhood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vanhood drops Schmellengartner with a left and a right! Oh, Schmellengartner is hurt - Vanhood dives into side control looking to finish!
Schmellengartner is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vanhood working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Schmellengartner is still in real trouble! Can Vanhood finish him?
Vanhood is working to tighten is grip on Schmellengartner's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Schmellengartner has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Vanhood is really squeezing tight and eventually Schmellengartner passes out! Vanhood breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Robin Vanhood!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Ibanez Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Takedown. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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281 lbs
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297 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alvaro Ibanez Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Werdum!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Werdum is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Werdum actively working from the bottom here.
Werdum actively working from the bottom here.
Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Werdum is defending well.
Santos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Werdum with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Werdum actively working from the bottom here.
Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Werdum has managed to free his arm - good work.
Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos 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.
Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Santos has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Werdum defend it? Santos steps over the head and cranks it - Werdum is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alvaro Ibanez Santos!
An out of breath and clearly excited Alvaro Ibanez Santos thanked Untouchable Fight Nutrition Q160 $125 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Marchegiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bb Esko (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocco Marchegiano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bb Esko!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marchegiano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Esko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Esko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marchegiano's sensitive parts.
Marchegiano slips under a jab from Esko.
Marchegiano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Esko.
Marchegiano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Esko scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marchegiano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Esko. That's going to slow Marchegiano down.
Esko throws a sloppy head kick and Marchegiano moves out of range easily.
Esko throws a right hand that Marchegiano ducks under and follows up with a left that Marchegiano also avoids with ease.
Esko fails to land with a series of punches.
Esko misses with a double jab
and Marchegiano counters with a stiff right hand.
Esko misses with a wild body shot.
Esko is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchegiano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esko.
Esko lands a head kick!
Esko throws a one two combo.
Esko lands a jab-cross combination.
Esko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marchegiano digs a good hook to Esko's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esko connects with a high kick.
Esko lands a nice shot to the body.
Marchegiano blocks a head kick by Esko.
Nice body punch from Marchegiano.
Marchegiano looks to land a combination but Esko avoids it well.
Marchegiano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano misses with the combination.
Esko drops his hands momentarily and Marchegiano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marchegiano thows a body shot but no joy.
Esko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Esko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Esko throws a right hand that misses
and Marchegiano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Esko misses with a lunging right hand
and Marchegiano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marchegiano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Esko throws a nice head kick!
Esko scores with a head kick. Marchegiano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Esko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bb Esko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esko looks to land a combination but Marchegiano avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esko throws a series of punches but Marchegiano avoids them all with ease.
Esko throws a nice looking combination but Marchegiano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Esko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Esko looks winded!
Marchegiano looks to land a left hand but Esko moved out of range nicely.
Esko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marchegiano checks it well.
Jab, jab by Marchegiano - just one landing.
Esko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marchegiano rather than just go for the knockout.
Esko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Esko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marchegiano lands with a right hand.
Esko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marchegiano.
Marchegiano blocks a head kick by Esko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano lands with a shot to the body.
Marchegiano moves out of range as Esko strikes.
Esko looks to score with a jab to the body but Marchegiano is just out of range.
Esko misses with a head kick.
Esko moves out of range as Marchegiano strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Marchegiano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Esko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Esko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marchegiano's head.
Esko misses with a hook. Marchegiano ducked under it nicely.
Marchegiano dips to his left and cracks Esko with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Esko.
Esko throws a big shot that misses.
Marchegiano lands with a straight right. Esko didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bb Esko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marchegiano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Esko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marchegiano.
Esko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marchegiano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Esko.
A leg kick checked by Marchegiano.
Marchegiano swings widly with a right hand
and Esko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Esko.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Esko won't allow Marchegiano to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bb Esko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marchegiano throws out the jab.
Esko misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Marchegiano misses.
Esko throws a sloppy head kick and Marchegiano moves out of range easily.
Esko throws a nice head kick!
Esko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Esko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Esko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Esko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marchegiano.
Bb Esko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Esko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Esko is rocked!
Esko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marchegiano counters with a crisp right that sends Esko to the canvas! Marchegiano follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Marchegiano!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caeas Liege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pencil Neck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liege's entrance music is Will T. Bear: For a Few Dollars . A fine choice. Neck has chosen Deep Purple - Bad Attitude as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caeas Liege!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pencil Neck!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liege fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Neck on the side of the head.
Liege gets a double leg takedown into Neck's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neck wants to stand but Liege is controlling the position.
Liege pushes down on Neck's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Liege is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Neck sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neck wants to improve his position but Liege is controlling well.
Liege seems to be looking for submissions.
Liege is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Neck wants to improve his position but Liege is controlling well.
Liege is working for a kimura but Neck is defending it quite comfortably.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neck is trying to stand back up but Liege is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Neck has recovered full guard.
Liege stopping the sweep attempt from Neck.
Neck trying to keep a closed guard but Liege is proving a slippery customer.
Liege stands and throws Neck's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Liege is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Neck knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Neck gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neck is looking to control Liege's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Neck avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liege is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Liege is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Liege tries to pass to full mount but Neck defends it.
Neck is trying to stand.
Liege is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Liege maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Neck could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Liege has cracked it and Neck is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Liege!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caeas Liege!
Caeas Liege took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Butrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Butrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butrovic lands with a shot to the body.
Gunner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Butrovic in his tracks.
Gunner throws a hook to the side of Butrovic's head but Butrovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunner lands with a nice body kick.
Butrovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Butrovic connects with a crisp jab.
Butrovic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butrovic staying calm.
Gunner throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Gunner is trying to improve his position.
Check out the look on Butrovic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Butrovic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gunner to see if he's OK.
Gunner misses with a strike from the bottom.
Gunner trying to remain calm as Butrovic controls from the top position.
Gunner is not content to let Butrovic control the position.
Gunner misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic is chipping away with strikes.
Butrovic trying to control the position but Gunner is working away.
Gunner throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Butrovic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gunner prevents Butrovic from moving into mount.
Gunner throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Butrovic remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gunner throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Gunner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butrovic trying to control the position but Gunner is working away.
Butrovic slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Gunner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gunner?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butrovic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butrovic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gunner is rocked!
Gunner working to try and regain half guard.
Gunner is still in real trouble! Can Butrovic finish him?
Butrovic raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gunner takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Butrovic's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Butrovic!
Hannibal Butrovic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kesuke Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyagi's entrance music is Your'e The Best Around. A fine choice. Kelly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kesuke Miyagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyagi throws a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miyagi's knee momentarily.
Miyagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Miyagi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. Miyagi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Miyagi throws a lazy head kick
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Miyagi throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
Good shot there by Kelly.
Kelly instigates a clinch.
Kelly controlling the action here for a moment.
Miyagi blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly looking to slow down the pace here.
Kelly is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kelly trying to stall but Miyagi improves his position.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Miyagi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kelly effectively controlling the action here.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miyagi blocks a body shot from Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Miyagi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelly trying to stall but Miyagi improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Miyagi.
Kelly looking to slow down the pace here.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kelly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Connor Kelly.
Kelly scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyagi is looking to chop away at Kelly's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miyagi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Miyagi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kelly is able to avoid easily.
Miyagi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kelly is out of range and Miyagi settles back down.
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miyagi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miyagi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miyagi misses with a kick to the body.
Miyagi lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kelly.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miyagi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kelly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Miyagi scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Kelly blocks the leg kick.
Miyagi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick by Miyagi misses
and Kelly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kelly moves out of range of the leg kick from Miyagi.
Miyagi throws out a leg kick but Kelly moves out of range and Miyagi only half commits.
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 Kesuke Miyagi 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.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miyagi.
Miyagi misses with a low kick.
Good work by Miyagi as he checks the leg kick.
Miyagi throws a leg kick but Kelly moved away.
Miyagi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelly is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyagi manages to avoid it.
Miyagi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kesuke Miyagi is winning the standup battle so far.
Miyagi lands with a nice body kick.
Good shot there by Kelly.
An inside leg kick lands from Miyagi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi drops his hands momentarily and Kelly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miyagi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miyagi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Miyagi throws a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Kelly as he checks the leg kick.
Miyagi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A leg kick checked by Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses.
Miyagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kelly throws a good cross that connects.
Good work by Kelly as he checks the leg kick.
Kelly throws a head kick but Miyagi moves out of range.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Miyagi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
Miyagi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kesuke Miyagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miyagi.
Kelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Miyagi pushes him off.
Miyagi throws a chopping leg kick but Kelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Miyagi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Miyagi sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick by Miyagi misses
and Kelly counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miyagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miyagi throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
Miyagi tries to clinch up.
Kelly is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Miyagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Miyagi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelly checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly closes the distance but Miyagi moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesuke Miyagi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Miyagi tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Miyagi tenderised Kelly's leg. Kelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miyagi fakes the leg kick and cracks Kelly in the body.
Miyagi tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Miyagi cracks the inside of Kelly's front leg.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Kelly blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kelly. Beautiful body shot.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Kelly gets tackled into the cage by Miyagi. Miyagi maintains the clinch.
Miyagi missing with knees to the body.
Miyagi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Miyagi controls his hands.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miyagi's elbow.
Kelly wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kelly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Miyagi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Miyagi trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miyagi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but Kelly blocks with his arms.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Miyagi controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyagi prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi taking a breather.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Kelly presses Miyagi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Miyagi wants to stall.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
A short left from Kelly.
Miyagi is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelly gets an underhook and turns Miyagi into the cage.
Kelly being controlled against the cage.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Miyagi avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelly trying to stall but Miyagi improves his position.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miyagi or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is working Miyagi over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miyagi.
Kelly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Miyagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connor Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Miyagi stalling the fight.
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!
Kelly managing to block the knees to the body from Miyagi.
Kelly is leaning against Miyagi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly lands a left hand.
Miyagi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kelly slowing the pace effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miyagi 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kesuke Miyagi!
A victorious Kesuke Miyagi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner has chosen Mr. Tanner as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
212 lbs
22 - 3 - 0 |
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209 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandr Romanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Romanov connects with a leg kick. Tanner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tanner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Romanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romanov scores with a nice right hand.
Tanner throws a jab but it's blocked by Romanov.
Romanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tanner tries to clinch up but Romanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner throws a right hand that Romanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Romanov also avoids with ease.
Romanov is looking to slow Tanner down with leg kicks.
Romanov misses the shot to the body.
Tanner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tanner lands a jab to Romanov's midsection.
Good shot there by Romanov.
Tanner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romanov.
Tanner wants to clinch.
Romanov throws a head kick but Tanner moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanov.
Romanov throws a lazy right hand but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romanov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Romanov checks it.
Tanner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanner.
Romanov needs to keep his hands up - Tanner had a free shot at his head there.
Tanner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tanner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romanov.
Tanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanner circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romanov drops Tanner with a beautiful combination! Tanner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Romanov is looking for the KO!
It looks like Dick Tanner has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tanner throws a body punch but Romanov moves out of range.
Romanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanner counters with a stiff right hand.
Tanner misses with a combination
and Romanov counters with a leg kick.
Tanner backs away from a small jab... but Romanov lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Tanner crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Romanov with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Alexandr Romanov!
Alexandr Romanov is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Alexandr Romanov 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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