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Ascension Amsterdam 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kivipelto (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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255 lbs
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274 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kivipelto!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gordon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kivipelto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gordon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gordon tries to get out of the position.
Kivipelto pushing down on Gordon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kivipelto passes to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kivipelto works to advance to full mount. Gordon defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kivipelto lands with some strikes.
Kivipelto controlling from the full mount.
Kivipelto lands a nice shot to the head.
Kivipelto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gordon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gordon is bucking up trying to escape but Kivipelto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gordon is rocked!
Kivipelto postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Gordon is out cold - huge knockout for Kivipelto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kalle Kivipelto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Connolly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul has chosen Revolution by Aimee Allen as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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212 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Connolly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Paul!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connolly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Paul misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Paul has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Paul shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Connolly sprawls well. Connolly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paul gets slowly back to his feet.
Connolly lands a right hook to the body.
Connolly throws a leg kick but Paul sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paul tries to clinch
and Connolly counters with a nice leg kick.
Paul closes the distance and clinches.
Connolly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paul.
Paul dodges an elbow strike from Connolly.
Paul breaks from the clinch.
Paul looks for a takedown but Connolly sprawls well.
Paul clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Connolly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paul.
Connolly misses with an elbow over the top.
Paul has Connolly pressed against the cage, preventing Connolly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Connolly looking to throw knees to the head but Paul is blocking nicely.
Connolly lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ron Paul has been cut.
Connolly trying to land knees to the body.
Paul successfully pulls guard.
Paul is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Connolly trying to control the position from guard on top but Paul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Connolly!
Connolly wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Paul.
Paul with the ground and pound from mount.
Connolly tries to lock up and control but Paul gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul controlling from mount.
Paul lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Paul with shots to the head and body - Connolly looks very uncomfortable down there.
Connolly regains half guard.
Paul seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paul stands up out of the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Paul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Paul's cut.
That's time! Connolly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paul has taken the fight to the clinch.
Connolly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paul takes a swing at Connolly's ribcage but misses.
Paul tries to clinch but Connolly is having none of it.
We've been told by Connolly's head coaches at Pacific MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Paul closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Paul lands in his opponent's guard.
Ron Paul has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paul scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Paul is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul lands a couple of elbows.
Paul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Connolly is keeping the position for now.
Paul not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Paul stopping the sweep attempt from Connolly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Paul content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ron Paul.
Paul shoots in and bounces Connolly off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Paul is fighting to break Connolly's control of his arms but Connolly is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paul is in close to Connolly's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Paul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paul passes into half guard.
Paul is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Connolly is just riding it out for now. Paul eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Paul.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Paul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ron Paul's cut.
That's time! Connolly'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.
A clash of legs there as Connolly blocks the low kick.
Paul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Connolly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paul taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Paul tries for a takedown but Connolly manages to get underhooks.
Connolly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paul tries for a takedown but Connolly manages to get underhooks.
Connolly is looking to break free of the clinch but Paul has double underhooks.
Connolly letting Paul take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connolly.
Paul pulls guard effortlessly.
Paul is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Connolly is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul pulls Connolly in close to prevent any damage.
Connolly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Paul throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Paul pushes Connolly off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Connolly, pushing him back against the cage.
Connolly manages to break the clinch.
Paul scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Connolly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paul on the ground.
Paul gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Connolly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paul has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paul closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paul slows down the pace here.
Paul has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Connolly after a bit of a struggle.
Brandon Connolly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Paul.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paul tries to strike from the bottom.
Connolly won't allow Paul to sweep him here.
Paul is looking for a triangle but Connolly pushes his legs off easily.
Paul throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Paul escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Connolly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Paul looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brandon Connolly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Connolly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Connolly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paul is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Paul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paul winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Paul!
A very excited looking Ron Paul made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sami Tarake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tommy Foley was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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22
182 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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25
176 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Tarake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Foley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarake with a poor takedown
and Foley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Foley passes to full mount!
Foley with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Foley seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Tarake is holding on tight.
Tarake can't escape the position.
Tarake is just holding on here. Foley manages to take his back.
Foley working for a choke but Tarake is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tarake knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tarake for a finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foley keeps control of the position as Tarake tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foley is looking for the choke from the back position but Tarake is controlling his hands well.
Foley patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Tarake looking very determined here, making life difficult for Foley.
Foley working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Foley is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Tarake defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Tarake defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley looking for the choke but no joy.
You can see the frustration on Tarake's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Tarake is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley working for a choke but Tarake reverses nicely into Foley 's guard.
Foley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tarake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarake is working Foley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Foley throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tarake uses it to pass to side control.
Foley felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tarake lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Foley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tarake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Foley is fending him off so far but Tarake persists. Nope, Foley circles away and we're back to standing.
Tarake drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tarake is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tarake seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Foley for as long as he can get away with.
Tarake has gone for a leg lock! Foley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tarake's guard.
Foley trying to move into half guard but instead Tarake has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarake trying to control the position from guard on top but Foley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tarake trying to control but Foley is working from the bottom.
Tarake forces his way into half guard.
Tarake is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tarake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Foley keeps working.
Tommy Foley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ground and pound from Tarake.
Tarake winds up and cracks Foley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Foley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tarake.
Tarake is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tarake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Foley's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley is looking to improve his position.
Tarake is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Foley defends it well.
Tarake is nestled in close to Foley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley wants to improve his position but Tarake is controlling well.
Foley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tarake.
Tarake working the head and body with strikes.
Foley actively working from the bottom here.
Tarake working over Foley with some ground and pound. Foley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tarake is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Foley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tarake.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Tarake dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Foley throws the left hand but Tarake avoids the punch easily.
Tarake looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tarake 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.
Tarake passes the guard and advances to mount!
Foley wants to hold on but Tarake pushes him away.
Tarake punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley taking shots to the head.
Foley taking shots to the head.
Foley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Foley bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Foley throws an elbow that misses. Tarake uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Foley's guard. Nice move by Tarake!
Tarake scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarake trying to control the position from guard on top but Foley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tarake postures up and lands a big shot to Foley's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tarake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tarake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tarake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarake trying to control the position from guard on top but Foley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foley looking to control.
Tarake landing some decent shots from guard.
Tarake sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tarake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarake is working Foley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Foley keeping moving, preventing Tarake from controlling successfully.
Tarake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Foley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tarake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tarake content to stall in guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Tarake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tarake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Tarake!
Sami Tarake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Patos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xia Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Patos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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142 lbs
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146 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Patos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xia Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yaj counters with a straight right hand.
Patos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patos checks a leg kick.
Yaj lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yaj throws a head kick that half lands.
Patos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yaj counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yaj utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yaj breaks from the clinch.
Patos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yaj counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Patos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaj tries a head kick but it misses.
Yaj lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Patos shoots and misses
and Yaj counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yaj holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yaj escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yaj fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Yaj.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj moves into the clinch.
Patos tries to pull guard but Yaj forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yaj breaks the clinch.
Yaj tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yaj. That's going to slow Patos down.
Patos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yaj lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Patos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yaj counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Patos moves out of range easily.
Yaj connects with a leg kick. Patos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Patos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yaj throws a head kick that misses.
Patos tries to keep at a distance but Yaj has taken the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yaj pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xia Yaj dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Good leg kick by Yaj there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Patos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yaj counters by clinching up.
Yaj lands a knee to the head.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the head but Patos blocks with his arms.
Yaj is pushing Patos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice elbow from Yaj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Patos takes an elbow to the temple.
Yaj working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yaj is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yaj lands a nice knee to the body.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj lands a good knee to the midsection. Patos won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Yaj.
Yaj has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaj's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yaj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yaj.
Yaj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yaj buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yaj throws a head kick that Patos semi-blocks.
Patos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yaj counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yaj. Yaj obviously looking to wear him down.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Patos moves out of range easily.
Patos shoots and misses
and Yaj counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Patos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaj is stalling here.
Patos takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patos jumps guard but Yaj turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Patos jumps guard but Yaj stands there with Patos around his waist. Patos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Yaj.
Yaj lands a knee to the body.
Patos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yaj fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yaj gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xia Yaj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Yaj.
Patos misses with a takedown
enabling Yaj to counter with a crisp jab.
Yaj moves into the clinch.
Patos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Patos takes an elbow to the temple.
Yaj breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Yaj.
Xia Yaj seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yaj throws out a powerful jab.
Yaj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yaj misses with a head kick.
Yaj scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Patos fails with the takedown
and Yaj counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Patos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yaj ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yaj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patos misses with a takedown attempt
letting Yaj counter with a right hand.
Patos shoots and misses
letting Yaj counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj scores with a jab. Patos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Patos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj scores with a jab.
Patos is rocked!
Yaj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patos tries for a takedown but Yaj circles away easily
and Yaj counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yaj has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Yaj.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yaj escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yaj lands a leg kick that knocks Patos off balance momentarily.
Patos tries to keep at a distance but Yaj has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yaj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yaj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lucas Patos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right handed body shot lands from Yaj.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xia Yaj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yaj 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xia Yaj!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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25
189 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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21
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackie Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Queen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Campbell misses.
Campbell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Queen.
Queen doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.
Queen tries to clinch but Campbell is having none of it.
Queen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but Queen is controlling him.
Campbell misses with some punches.
Queen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Jackie Campbell has been cut.
Queen lands a nice uppercut.
Campbell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Queen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Queen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Queen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Campbell misses with a body punch.
Queen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Queen closes the distance and clinches up with Campbell, looking for a takedown. Queen pushes Campbell against the cage but Campbell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Campbell gets tackled into the cage by Queen. Queen maintains the clinch.
Queen blocks a body shot from Campbell.
Campbell takes a shot to the head.
Queen stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen breaks the clinch.
Queen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Queen is leaning against Campbell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Campbell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Queen has Campbell pressed against the cage.
Queen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Campbell can't fight it off and eventually Queen manages to take the fight to the floor. Campbell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Queen trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Queen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Queen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen throwing strikes but missing.
Queen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Queen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Queen.
Queen postures up.
Queen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Campbell is proving hard to escape from.
Queen throws a big right hand that misses.
Queen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Campbell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Queen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Queen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Campbell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Queen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Queen landing some decent shots from guard.
Campbell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Campbell controls Queen momentarily but Queen frees himself.
Queen postures up in Campbell's guard and throws a big left but Campbell blocks it.
Queen throwing strikes from guard but Campbell blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Queen throws a big right hand that misses.
Campbell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Queen.
Queen trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Queen throws an elbow that misses. Campbell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Queen's guard. Nice move by Campbell!
Queen is looking to stand up but Campbell isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Queen wants to sweep here but Campbell controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Queen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackie Campbell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Queen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Campbell looks to throw the jab but Queen is out of range.
Queen is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
Queen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Campbell to the mat! Campbell manages to get full guard.
Campbell keeping full guard, as Queen tries to pass.
Campbell working a defensive guard here.
Queen throws a big elbow that misses.
Queen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Campbell wants to sweep here but Queen controlling him for the moment.
Queen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen throwing strikes from guard but Campbell blocks nicely.
Campbell trying to keep a closed guard but Queen is proving a slippery customer.
Queen postures up and lands a big shot to Campbell's brow.
Queen throwing strikes from guard but Campbell blocks nicely.
Campbell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Queen landing with the ground and pound.
Campbell is controlling Queen's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Queen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Queen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Queen trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Queen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Queen throws an elbow that misses. Campbell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Queen's guard. Nice move by Campbell!
Queen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campbell is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Queen is on top in guard.
Queen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Queen distracts Campbell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Queen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Queen postures up in Campbell's guard and throws a big left but Campbell blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen is looking to work some ground and pound but Campbell has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Queen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Queen working some strikes from top position.
Queen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Queen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Queen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Queen throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Queen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Queen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Campbell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Queen.
Queen postures up and lands a big shot to Campbell's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Queen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jackie Campbell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Queen scores with a body shot.
Queen tries to clinch up but Campbell circles away and keeps his distance.
Queen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Queen tests Campbell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Queen closes the distance and clinches.
Queen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Queen wants the takedown. Campbell is fighting it off but Queen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Campbell's guard against the cage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Queen working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Queen throws a big elbow that misses.
Queen with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Queen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Queen is in close to Campbell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Queen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen works over Campbell with some ground and pound from guard.
Queen pushes down on Campbell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Queen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Queen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Queen winds up and cracks Campbell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Campbell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Queen.
Campbell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Queen.
Campbell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Queen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen is looking to take a break and control but Campbell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kevin Queen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Queen lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Queen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Queen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Queen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Queen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Queen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Campbell is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Pacific MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Queen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Queen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Queen passes to side control.
Queen in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Campbell looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Queen turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Queen!
A less than humble Kevin Queen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Te Huna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Fabio Machado has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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24
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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28
210 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fabio Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Te Huna!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Te Huna blocks a head kick by Machado.
Machado misses with a combination
and Te Huna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machado throws a series of punches but Te Huna moves out of range.
Te Huna connects with a good right hand that stumbles Machado. Machado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Te Huna misses the target.
Te Huna takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Machado throws a sloppy head kick and Te Huna moves out of range easily.
Te Huna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Te Huna gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Machado.
Machado misses with an attempted mid kick.
Te Huna walks into a left hand.
Machado wants to clinch up but Te Huna keeps it at a distance.
Machado goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Machado gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Te Huna.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Te Huna lands with an overhand left.
Machado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Te Huna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machado loads up on a big right hand but Te Huna slips the punch.
Te Huna throws a poor cross that misses
and Machado moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Huna has Machado pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Machado manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Te Huna can't get the takedown.
Machado crunches a lovely knee into Te Huna's ribcage.
Machado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machado lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Te Huna missing with a left hand there. Machado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Te Huna tries to keep at a distance but Machado has taken the fight into the clinch.
Machado gets control of Te Huna's arms and successfully pulls guard. Machado will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machado is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Te Huna has his hands clasped together but Machado extends and breaks Te Huna's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Machado.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabio Machado!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Stopframe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Stopframe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stopframe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wayne.
Wayne throws a shot from downtown. Stopframe moves away and avoids it.
Wayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stopframe catches Wayne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stopframe looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wayne 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 Stopframe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stopframe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bruce Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stopframe.
Wayne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stopframe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Stopframe's ribs.
That kick from Wayne tenderised Stopframe's leg. Stopframe is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stopframe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
Wayne is looking to score with low kicks.
Wayne cracks Stopframe with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
Wayne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wayne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wayne misses with a lunging right hand
and Stopframe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wayne thinking.
Wayne throws a body punch but Stopframe moves out of range.
Stopframe swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Stopframe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wayne.
Wayne delivers a nice body kick.
Wayne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wayne swings for the body but Stopframe moves out of range.
Stopframe misses with an uppercut. Wayne saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Wayne.
Stopframe throws out a loose jab but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stopframe slips under a jab.
Wayne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stopframe is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Wayne.
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!
Wayne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stopframe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne feints and then cracks Stopframe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stopframe down.
Wayne slips a straight right by Stopframe.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Stopframe checks it.
Stopframe slips under a jab from Wayne.
Wayne dodges the punch combination from Stopframe.
Wayne scoring well with a low kick there.
Wayne connects with a solid leg kick.
Stopframe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stopframe moves away.
Stopframe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stopframe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stopframe lands a jab to Wayne's midsection.
Wayne connects with a solid leg kick.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. Stopframe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wayne misses with a head kick.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stopframe manages to avoid it.
Stopframe swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stopframe.
Wayne's corner calls for a 1-2. Wayne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wayne moves forwards but Stopframe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Stopframe.
Stopframe slips under a jab from Wayne.
Stopframe tests Wayne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wayne throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stopframe's calf.
Stopframe lands a right hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wayne.
Stopframe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne looks to land a combination but Stopframe avoids it well.
Stopframe misses the shot to the body.
Wayne lands a jab to the head.
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wayne wants to slow Stopframe down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stopframe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wayne loads up on a big right hand but Stopframe slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Wayne dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stopframe checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Wayne.
Stopframe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wayne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wayne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stopframe to score with a decent uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Stopframe blocks the low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Stopframe blocks the leg kick.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wayne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stopframe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wayne cracks the inside of Stopframe's front leg.
Wayne connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stopframe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wayne, right into the meat.
Wayne is looking to clinch.
Wayne stuns Stopframe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wayne loads up on a big right hand but Stopframe slips the punch.
A slow jab from Stopframe misses its intended target.
Stopframe misses the shot to the body.
Wayne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stopframe's head.
It looks like Daniel Stopframe has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wayne.
Stopframe takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wayne and Stopframe are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Wayne throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Stopframe into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Wayne knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce Wayne!
Bruce Wayne looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Which Joker in this division is next?'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monster Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigdog Digdog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bigdog Digdog looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Monster Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bigdog Digdog!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Digdog looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hero lands a right hook to the body.
Digdog scores with a three punch combo!
Digdog falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Hero counter with a right hand.
Hero with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hero jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Digdog throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Digdog in his tracks.
It looks like Bigdog Digdog has been cut.
Digdog looks winded!
Digdog takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Digdog takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hero drops Digdog with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Digdog looks back up at him and smiles so Hero waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Digdog is rocked!
Hero lands a nice looking body shot.
Hero lands with a good body shot.
Hero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
BOOM! Hero lands a beautiful left hook that drops Digdog. Digdog tries to recover but Hero is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Digdog lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monster Hero!
A victorious Monster Hero 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Dalit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorde Runkputte (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Dalit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorde Runkputte!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dalit sizes up Runkputte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Runkputte misses with a wild body shot.
Dalit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Runkputte was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalit.
Dalit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Runkputte has time to react.
Dalit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Runkputte checks it well.
We've been informed that Runkputte has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dalit scores with the left hand. Runkputte knows he should have avoided that one.
Runkputte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dalit.
Dalit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Runkputte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dalit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Runkputte.
Dalit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Runkputte moves away.
Dalit works Runkputte's body with a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Runkputte. Those never looked like landing.
Dalit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dalit swings for the body but Runkputte moves out of range.
Runkputte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dalit scores with a hook to the body. Runkputte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dalit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dalit.
Dalit staying out of range there.
Dalit throws a body punch but Runkputte moves out of range.
Runkputte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Dalit.
Dalit throws out a leg kick but Runkputte moves out of range and Dalit only half commits.
Runkputte blocks a low kick nicely.
Dexter Dalit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runkputte. Dalit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dalit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Runkputte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Runkputte takes a swing at Dalit's ribcage but misses.
Dalit tries to bum rush Runkputte with a series of wild strikes but Runkputte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dalit jabs Runkputte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Runkputte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dalit has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Runkputte moves into the clinch successfully.
Dalit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Runkputte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dalit.
Runkputte checks a leg kick.
Runkputte lands with a nice body punch.
We've been told by Dalit's head coaches at Sensei Sens's & co. Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Runkputte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalit.
Runkputte throws a series of punches but Dalit avoids them all with ease.
Dalit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dalit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Runkputte tries to land a front kick but Dalit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dalit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from Dalit lands.
Runkputte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dalit works Runkputte's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dalit, right into the meat.
Dalit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Dalit.
Dalit is looking to wear down Runkputte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - Runkputte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dalit misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Runkputte.
Dalit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Runkputte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dalit slips a straight right by Runkputte.
Dalit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dalit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Runkputte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Runkputte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dalit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dalit throws a lazy right hand but Runkputte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dalit lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte fails to land with a series of punches.
Dalit swinging wildly here.
Dalit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Runkputte catches Dalit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dalit throws a chopping leg kick but Runkputte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dalit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Runkputte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dalit moves out of range of the body kick.
Dalit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dalit scores with a jab to the body.
Dalit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Runkputte moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dalit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Runkputte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dalit under the eye.
Dalit throws an overhand right that lands on Runkputte's shoulder, as Runkputte tries to avoid the shot.
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 Dexter Dalit will probably get the nod.
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.
Dalit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Runkputte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dexter Dalit is winning the standup battle so far.
Dalit missing with a left hand there. Runkputte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dalit throws a right and a left that Runkputte avoids nicely.
Dalit takes a swing at Runkputte's ribcage but misses.
Dalit throws a body punch but Runkputte moves out of range.
Runkputte throws a body punch but Dalit moves out of range.
Dalit throws a looping overhand right but Runkputte ducks down to avoid it.
Dalit throws a looping overhand right but Runkputte ducks down to avoid it.
Dalit throws a jab but it's blocked by Runkputte.
Dalit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dalit thows a body shot but no joy.
Dalit throws a hook but Runkputte avoids it easily.
Dalit lands a nice shot to the body.
Runkputte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dalit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dalit. Runkputte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dalit missing with a left hand there. Runkputte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Dalit misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runkputte. Dalit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runkputte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Runkputte is trying to force a seperation but Dalit has the dominant position.
Runkputte misses with a punch on the inside.
Runkputte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dalit's elbow.
Runkputte tries to throw a body punch but Dalit avoids it by throwing Runkputte back against the cage.
Runkputte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Runkputte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Runkputte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dalit misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte misses with a punch on the inside.
Runkputte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Runkputte swings wildly with an uppercut but Dalit uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Runkputte.
Runkputte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Runkputte throws a punch but it's blocked by Dalit.
Runkputte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dalit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Runkputte slips a jab from Dalit.
Runkputte stuns Dalit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Runkputte misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dalit has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runkputte. Dalit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runkputte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dalit.
Dalit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runkputte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dalit.
Runkputte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dalit misses with a wild body shot.
Runkputte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dalit.
Dalit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Runkputte manages to avoid it.
Runkputte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dalit misses with a leg kick
and Runkputte comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Dalit stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Runkputte is on him like rabid pit bull! Dalit slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorde Runkputte!
A relieved looking Jorde Runkputte thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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