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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Longman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Kamen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Longman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Kamen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Longman throws a sloppy head kick and Kamen moves out of range easily.
Kamen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Longman looks for the body kick but Kamen saw that one coming.
Kamen throws a series of punches but Longman moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Longman.
Longman moves into the clinch successfully.
Longman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Longman looking to throw knees to the head but Kamen is blocking nicely.
Longman scores a nice knee to the body.
Longman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kamen is defending well for now.
Longman blocks a body shot from Kamen.
Kamen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kamen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Longman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kamen is defending well for now.
Kamen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamen letting Longman take a breather here.
Longman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Longman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kamen is defending well for now.
Kamen lands a body shot.
Longman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Longman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Longman missing with knees to the body.
Kamen tries to work over Longman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kamen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Longman or not.
Kamen throws a punch but it's blocked by Longman.
Longman missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamen.
Kamen lands a shot to the body.
Kamen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Longman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kamen avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longman missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Kamen.
Kamen takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Charles Kamen has been cut.
Kamen misses with a punch on the inside.
Longman trying to land knees to the body.
Kamen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Longman tries to land a knee to the head but Kamen blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kamen.
It looks like Jake Longman has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Longman backwards.
Kamen lands with a right to the head.
Longman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Longman blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Kamen.
Kamen cracks Longman with a nice body shot.
Kamen managing to block the knees to the body from Longman.
Longman trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kamen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longmans head.
Kamen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kamen digs a right hand into Longman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Longman's gas tank.
Longman is breathing heavily.
Longman blocks a body shot from Kamen.
Kamen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Longman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kamen avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Kamen.
Longman missing with knees to the body.
Kamen works on Longman's body with a couple of short punches.
Kamen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kamen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kamen lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Kamen scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamen lands with a short shot to the head.
Kamen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Longman backwards.
Kamen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamen tries to work over Longman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kamen lands a shoulder strike.
Kamen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kamen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamen lands with a light punch inside.
Kamen tries a body shot but Longman blocks it.
Kamen lands a nice shot to the body.
Kamen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kamen lands a shot to the body.
Kamen lands with a left to the head.
Kamen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kamen scores with a hook to the body.
Kamen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Kamen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kamen lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Longman falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charles Kamen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Johanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartosz Gajtkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Johanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartosz Gajtkowski!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gajtkowski stalks Johanson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johanson's face. Johanson staggers backwards, shaken.
Johanson misses with a takedown
and Gajtkowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Gajtkowski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johanson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gajtkowski tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Johanson prevents Gajtkowski from improving position.
Johanson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gajtkowski stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gajtkowski looks to land a combination. Johanson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gajtkowski feints and as Johanson raises his hands in defense, Gajtkowski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gajtkowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johanson keeping full guard, as Gajtkowski tries to pass.
Johanson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajtkowski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johanson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've been hearing good reports from Johanson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gajtkowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johanson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gajtkowski has managed to get both his arms back between Johanson's legs - danger averted.
Johanson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gajtkowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johanson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gajtkowski stacks Johanson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gajtkowski!
Johanson is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gajtkowski wants to stand but Johanson is controlling his arm.
Johanson manages to get back to half guard.
Johanson looking for a kimura from the bottom but Gajtkowski passes into side control!
Gajtkowski decides to stand up, so the ref orders Johanson to his feet.
Gajtkowski throws a shot to the body.
Gajtkowski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Johanson with a poor takedown
letting Gajtkowski counter with a right hand.
Gajtkowski throws a one two combo.
Gajtkowski drops Johanson with a left and a right! Oh, Johanson is hurt - Gajtkowski dives into side control looking to finish!
Johanson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gajtkowski decides to stand back up.
Oh Johanson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gajtkowski cracks Johanson's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Johanson slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Gajtkowski can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bartosz Gajtkowski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slayer comes to the cage accompanied by MESHUGGAH - Bleed . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Slayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francis Ford!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Ford blocks the leg kick.
Slayer looks to throw the jab but Ford is out of range.
Slayer blocks a jab.
Frank Slayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slayer is looking to chop away at Ford's legs.
Slayer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Slayer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slayer throws out a leg kick but Ford moves out of range and Slayer only half commits.
Ford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slayer.
Slayer throws a poor cross that misses
and Ford counters by clinching up.
Slayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford slows down the pace here.
Slayer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slayer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ford avoids it.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slayer misses with the head strike.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Slayer lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
We've been hearing reports that Slayer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ford gets through Slayer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Slayer tries to land a knee to the head but Ford blocks with his arms.
Slayer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ford lands a hook that snaps the head of Slayer backwards.
Slayer connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Francis Ford has been cut.
Slayer lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slayer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ford trying to control the position but instead, Slayer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ford into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slayer throws an elbow but it misses.
Slayer prevents a body shot from Ford.
Slayer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Slayer tries to land knees in the clinch but Ford avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Slayer tries to land a knee to the head but Ford blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
A head punch on the inside from Slayer fails to land.
Ford misses with some punches.
Slayer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands with a short shot to the head.
Slayer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slayer missing with knees to the body.
Ford has a couple of punches blocked by Slayer.
Ford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Slayer is looking to control Ford's arms but Ford gets an underhook and turns him. Now Slayer has his back to the cage.
Ford lands with a light punch inside.
Slayer landing knees to the head.
Ford is looking to control Slayer's arms but Slayer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ford has his back to the cage.
Slayer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Slayer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
Slayer working Ford over with knees to the body.
Ford looks winded!
Slayer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayer tries to work over Ford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slayer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slayer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slayer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slayer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slayer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slayer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Slayer.
Slayer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Decent striking displayed by Slayer there.
Ford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ford blocks a head kick by Slayer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Slayer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francis Ford's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ford checks the leg kick nicely there.
Slayer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Slayer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Slayer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Slayer tries a head kick but it misses.
Slayer throws a shot from downtown. Ford moves away and avoids it.
Slayer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ford can do to turn this around?
Slayer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slayer throws an overhand right that lands on Ford's shoulder, as Ford tries to avoid the shot.
Slayer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slayer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slayer lands with a cross.
Ford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slayer, pushing him back against the cage.
Ford avoiding damage.
Slayer misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slayer misses with the head strike.
Slayer taking a breather.
Ford effectively controlling the action here.
Slayer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Slayer misses with a knee to the head.
Ford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slayer throws an elbow but it misses.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slayer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ford is defending well for now.
Slayer misses with an elbow over the top.
Slayer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as Slayer controls the action.
Slayer gets through Ford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ford misses with a body punch.
Ford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ford.
Slayer misses with the head strike.
Ford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ford misses with a punch to the body.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Slayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slayer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slayer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
A head punch on the inside from Slayer fails to land.
Frank Slayer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Slayer scores with a hook to the body.
Slayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Slayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer tries to work over Ford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Ford.
Ford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slayer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ford blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Ford.
It looks like Frank Slayer has been cut.
Slayer throws an elbow but it misses.
Ford throws a head punch that misses.
Slayer crunches a lovely knee into Ford's ribcage.
Slayer connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Slayer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slayer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford managing to block the knees to the body from Slayer.
Ford blocks an elbow strike.
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!
Slayer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slayer tries to stall but Ford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ford lands a right hand.
Slayer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Slayer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ford is defending well for now.
Slayer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Slayer lands an elbow that stopped Ford in his tracks for a moment.
Ford blocks an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Slayer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Slayer dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Slayer misses.
Ford takes a swing at Slayer's ribcage but misses.
Slayer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Slayer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slayer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ford goes for a double leg but Slayer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Slayer continues to drive forward.
Slayer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slayer backwards.
Slayer misses with a punch on the inside.
Slayer landing knees to the body.
Slayer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ford managing to block the knees to the body from Slayer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer misses with a body punch.
Slayer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ford.
Slayer misses with a knee strike.
Slayer lands a knee to the body.
Ford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slayers head.
A left hand lands to the body for Slayer.
Ford prevents a body shot from Slayer.
Ford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slayer lands an elbow just above Ford 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayer.
Ford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ford throws a head punch that misses.
Slayer tries to circle away but Ford has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer misses with a knee strike.
Ford managing to block the knees to the body from Slayer.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Slayer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slayer backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slayer lands a nice elbow.
Slayer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ford.
Slayer misses with a knee strike.
Slayer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slayer has Ford up against the cage in a clinch.
Ford blocks a body shot from Slayer.
Ford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slayer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer misses with an elbow strike.
Slayer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Ford is trying to stall.
Ford tries a body shot but Slayer blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slayer.
Ford has Slayer pushed against the cage.
Slayer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ford.
With the fighters up against the cage, Slayer throws an elbow but misses.
Slayer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Slayer prevents a body shot from Ford.
Ford misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
Ford cracks Slayer with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Slayer fails to land.
Slayer tries to land knees in the clinch but Ford avoids the damage to the body.
Slayer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ford.
Slayer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ford avoids it.
Ford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slayer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Ford.
Slayer misses with a body punch.
Francis Ford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ford tries to work over Slayer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ford will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Slayer up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Slayer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slayer 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 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Slayer!
Frank Slayer 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edinger Nucleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvar Vivian (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edinger Nucleus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alvar Vivian!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Vivian blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Vivian misses.
A head kick misses from Nucleus.
Nucleus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nucleus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vivian's head.
Nucleus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vivian.
A combination from Vivian does no damage.
Nucleus blocks a jab.
Vivian wants to stay close but Nucleus steps back to make room for something. Vivian seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Nucleus and Vivian drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edinger Nucleus!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Edinger Nucleus made sure he mentioned The Empire Clothing and Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Bavelock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoro Fortisimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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212 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ed Bavelock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoro Fortisimo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bavelock lands a left and a right that send Fortisimo crashing to the mat, dazed. Bavelock thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fortisimo is rocked!
It looks like Zoro Fortisimo has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Bavelock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fortisimo is still on wobbly legs! Can Bavelock finish him?
We've been informed that Fortisimo 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.
Bavelock looks to land a combination but Fortisimo avoids it well.
Bavelock moves into the clinch.
Fortisimo seems to have recovered his senses.
Fortisimo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bavelock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortisimo's elbow.
Bavelock can't find room to land a body shot as Fortisimo controls the action.
Fortisimo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bavelock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bavelock misses with a punch to the body.
Fortisimo scores with a shot to the side of Bavelock's head.
Bavelock can't find room to land a body shot as Fortisimo controls the action.
Bavelock misses with a punch to the body.
Bavelock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fortisimo manages to break the clinch.
Zoro Fortisimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortisimo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oooooh!!! Bavelock has knocked Fortisimo down with a huge combo! Bavelock steps away and waves a wobbly Fortisimo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fortisimo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fortisimo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bavelock. That did some damage!
Bavelock takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bavelock struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortisimo controls his hands.
Fortisimo misses with the head strike.
Bavelock can't find room to land a body shot as Fortisimo controls the action.
Fortisimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fortisimo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fortisimo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fortisimo gets tackled into the cage by Bavelock. Bavelock maintains the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bavelock.
Fortisimo lands a nice knee to the body.
Fortisimo tries to land knees in the clinch but Bavelock avoids the damage to the body.
I was talking to Bavelock's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fortisimo connects with a knee to the head.
Bavelock is looking to control Fortisimo's arms but Fortisimo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bavelock has his back to the cage.
Bavelock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bavelock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fortisimo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bavelock.
Bavelock working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bavelock tries to throw a body punch but Fortisimo avoids it by throwing Bavelock back against the cage.
Fortisimo tries to throw a body punch but Bavelock avoids it by throwing Fortisimo back against the cage.
Fortisimo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bavelock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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!
Fortisimo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bavelock avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Bavelock.
Bavelock lands with a light punch inside.
Fortisimo misses with a knee to the head.
Bavelock prevents a body shot from Fortisimo.
Bavelock prevents a body shot from Fortisimo.
Fortisimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bavelock checks a leg kick nicely.
Bavelock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fortisimo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fortisimo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bavelock tries to keep at a distance but Fortisimo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bavelock tries to work over Fortisimo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortisimo blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bavelock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortisimo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bavelock.
Fortisimo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fortisimo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bavelock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fortisimo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bavelock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortisimo stalling the fight.
Fortisimo breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fortisimo.
Bavelock slips under a jab.
Fortisimo throws a body kick that misses.
Bavelock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bavelock pushes Fortisimo up against the cage in a clinch.
Fortisimo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bavelock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fortisimo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bavelock cracks Fortisimo with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortisimo effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortisimo with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fortisimo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good body shot from Fortisimo.
Bavelock is breathing heavily.
Fortisimo digs a right hand into Bavelock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bavelock's gas tank.
Fortisimo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fortisimo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fortisimo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bavelock struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortisimo controls his hands.
Fortisimo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fortisimo works on Bavelock's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortisimo lands a knee to the head.
Fortisimo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Fortisimo.
Fortisimo misses with a body punch.
Bavelock can't find room to land a body shot as Fortisimo controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zoro Fortisimo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zoro Fortisimo's cut.
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.
Fortisimo misses with a body kick.
A big right from Fortisimo misses.
Bavelock misses with a series of wild punches.
Ed Bavelock is winning the standup battle so far.
Fortisimo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A left lands for Fortisimo.
Fortisimo misses with a kick to the body.
Bavelock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fortisimo in his tracks.
Bavelock pushes Fortisimo up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bavelock as the two fighters clinch.
A knee to the head by Fortisimo.
Fortisimo lands a body punch.
Bavelock misses with a punch on the inside.
Bavelock blocks a body shot from Fortisimo.
Fortisimo tries a body shot but Bavelock blocks it.
Bavelock lands a body shot.
Fortisimo misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortisimo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bavelock is defending well for now.
Fortisimo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bavelock lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Bavelock.
Fortisimo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fortisimo breaks the clinch.
Bavelock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fortisimo.
Fortisimo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick from Fortisimo misses.
Bavelock works over Fortisimo's head and body with a nice combination.
Bavelock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bavelock.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bavelock prevents a body shot from Fortisimo.
Bavelock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bavelock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortisimo's elbow.
Fortisimo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortisimo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bavelock controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fortisimo.
Fortisimo lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fortisimo.
Bavelock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fortisimo slowing the pace effectively.
Fortisimo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortisimo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bavelock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bavelock is working Fortisimo over against the cage.
Fortisimo trying to land knees to the body.
Bavelock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fortisimo or not.
Zoro Fortisimo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fortisimo is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Bavelock.
Bavelock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fortisimo trying to land knees to the body.
Fortisimo prevents a body shot from Bavelock.
Bavelock blocks a body shot from Fortisimo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bavelock.
Bavelock misses with a punch to the body.
Bavelock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bavelock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bavelock.
Fortisimo looking to throw knees to the head but Bavelock is blocking nicely.
Fortisimo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fortisimo tries to keep at a distance but Bavelock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bavelock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bavelock scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Fortisimo.
Bavelock misses with some punches.
Fortisimo lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortisimo lands an uppercut.
Bavelock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortisimo misses with the head strike.
Fortisimo slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bavelock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fortisimo or not.
Bavelock lands a body punch.
Bavelock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bavelock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fortisimo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bavelock struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortisimo controls his hands.
Bavelock lands a nice shot to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bavelock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bavelock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fortisimo.
Bavelock throws a head punch that misses.
Fortisimo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fortisimo pushes Bavelock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bavelock lands a hook that snaps the head of Fortisimo backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Bavelock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zoro Fortisimo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bavelock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bavelock struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortisimo controls his hands.
Bavelock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fortisimo misses with a knee strike.
Bavelock avoiding damage.
Bavelock can't find room to land a body shot as Fortisimo controls the action.
Fortisimo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bavelock struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortisimo controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fortisimo obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortisimo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fortisimo looking to slow down the pace here.
Bavelock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bavelock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bavelock scores with a shot to the side of Fortisimo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortisimo blocks a body shot from Bavelock.
Fortisimo trying to control the position but instead, Bavelock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fortisimo into the cage.
Fortisimo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bavelock tries to bum rush Fortisimo with a series of wild strikes but Fortisimo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fortisimo swings for the body but Bavelock moves out of range.
Bavelock feints with a jab and clips Fortisimo right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Fortisimo is sent crashing into the canvas and Bavelock leaps in for the kill! Fortisimo tries to get to his feet but Bavelock is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Fortisimo is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Bavelock!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hideya Kaayi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graveyard Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghost has chosen Howlin Wolf- Smokestack Lightening as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Graveyard Ghost enters the cage!
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193 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hideya Kaayi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Graveyard Ghost!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghost bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ghost throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ghost lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kaayi down.
Ghost scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kaayi to see if he's OK.
Ghost looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kaayi tries to improve position but can't.
Ghost tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ghost has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ghost cracks Kaayi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ghost is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kaayi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Ghost seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kaayi struggling a bit here.
Ghost goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kaayi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ghost but great work by Kaayi.
Ghost wants to control but Kaayi postures up.
Who's going to make the next move?
Kaayi wants to control but Ghost is keeping him busy.
Kaayi wants to stand but Ghost has his arm trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaayi is trying to get an arm triangle but Ghost is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kaayi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ghost avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kaayi.
Kaayi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ghost, who protects the arm well.
Ghost tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kaayi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kaayi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ghost is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ghost manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kaayi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ghost keeps working.
Kaayi is trying to work for a kimura but Ghost is defending well.
Kaayi is keen to just control but Ghost is a slippery customer.
Ghost slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ghost is looking for a triangle but Kaayi pushes his legs off easily.
Kaayi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ghost looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kaayi is defending well. Ghost quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kaayi has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ghost celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Graveyard Ghost!
Graveyard Ghost thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Hideya Kaayi had this to say: 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Sanitarium - Warzone'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Burkatovskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Zumo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Burkatovskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Zumo!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burkatovskiy doesn't manage to clinch there - Zumo circles away.
Burkatovskiy shoots in for a takedown but Zumo shows good takedown defense.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burkatovskiy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burkatovskiy has a couple of punches blocked by Zumo.
Zumo is looking for a takedown.
Burkatovskiy has a couple of punches blocked by Zumo.
Zumo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Burkatovskiy fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burkatovskiy lands an uppercut.
Burkatovskiy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burkatovskiy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zumo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkatovskiy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burkatovskiy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zumo or not.
Burkatovskiy has a couple of punches blocked by Zumo.
Burkatovskiy lands a left hand.
Burkatovskiy cracks Zumo with a nice body shot.
Zumo prevents a body shot from Burkatovskiy.
Burkatovskiy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Burkatovskiy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zumo's elbow.
Burkatovskiy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zumo has Burkatovskiy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Burkatovskiy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sergey Burkatovskiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Zumo.
Burkatovskiy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burkatovskiy gets through Zumo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkatovskiy lands a left hand.
Burkatovskiy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zumo's elbow.
Burkatovskiy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Burkatovskiy.
Burkatovskiy lands a body punch.
Burkatovskiy is pressed up against the cage. Zumo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Burkatovskiy down to the mat. Burkatovskiy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burkatovskiy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burkatovskiy tries to clinch up.
Zumo shoots in and bounces Burkatovskiy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zumo is in close to Burkatovskiy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Zumo working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Burkatovskiy working for a triangle but Zumo defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zumo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burkatovskiy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burkatovskiy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burkatovskiy is looking for a triangle but Zumo pushes his legs off easily.
Zumo stands up over Burkatovskiy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zumo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zumo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zumo throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zumo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Burkatovskiy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burkatovskiy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zumo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zumo is looking to work some ground and pound but Burkatovskiy has wrist control.
Burkatovskiy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zumo is aware though and is defending well.
Burkatovskiy looking for a sweep. Not yet Burkatovskiy, not yet.
Zumo is in close to Burkatovskiy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Burkatovskiy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zumo is controlling Burkatovskiy's trapped leg to prevent Burkatovskiy from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Zumo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Burkatovskiy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zumo keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Burkatovskiy dominated that 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.
Zumo keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice jab there from Burkatovskiy.
Zumo swats away the attempt to clinch by Burkatovskiy.
Burkatovskiy wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burkatovskiy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zumo shoots in and drives through. Burkatovskiy sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkatovskiy tries to close the distance and clinch but Zumo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burkatovskiy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burkatovskiy moves in looking to clinch but Zumo pushes him off.
Zumo gets tackled into the cage by Burkatovskiy. Burkatovskiy maintains the clinch.
Burkatovskiy stops a takedown attempt from Zumo.
Nice body punch from Burkatovskiy - that landed with a thud.
Burkatovskiy throws a punch but it's blocked by Zumo.
Burkatovskiy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zumo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sergey Burkatovskiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Zumo.
Zumo has Burkatovskiy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Burkatovskiy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zumo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Burkatovskiy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zumo to the mat. Zumo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zumo is trying to keep Burkatovskiy in close.
Burkatovskiy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zumo looking to control.
Zumo keeping full guard, as Burkatovskiy tries to pass.
Zumo keeping moving, preventing Burkatovskiy from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zumo has Burkatovskiy pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Burkatovskiy clinches.
Burkatovskiy can't find room to land a body shot as Zumo controls the action.
Burkatovskiy digs a right hand underneath Zumo's ribcage. Zumo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burkatovskiy working aggressively here.
Burkatovskiy swings wildly with an uppercut but Zumo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burkatovskiy stops a takedown attempt from Zumo.
Burkatovskiy can't find room to land a body shot as Zumo controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burkatovskiy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zumo's elbow.
Burkatovskiy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burkatovskiy throws a head punch that misses.
Burkatovskiy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zumo has Burkatovskiy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Burkatovskiy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zumo tries to score a body lock takedown but Burkatovskiy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Burkatovskiy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burkatovskiy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zumo can do to turn this around?
Burkatovskiy tries a body shot but Zumo blocks it.
Burkatovskiy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zumo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burkatovskiy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Burkatovskiy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Zumo swats away the attempt to clinch by Burkatovskiy.
Burkatovskiy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zumo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burkatovskiy tries to clinch there but Zumo circles away.
Burkatovskiy wants to clinch up but Zumo keeps it at a distance.
Burkatovskiy gets a clinch.
Burkatovskiy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burkatovskiy gets through Zumo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burkatovskiy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zumo.
Zumo takes a shot to the head.
Burkatovskiy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkatovskiy lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Burkatovskiy.
Burkatovskiy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zumo's elbow.
Sergey Burkatovskiy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zumo prevents a body shot from Burkatovskiy.
Burkatovskiy stops a takedown attempt from Zumo.
Burkatovskiy pushes Zumo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burkatovskiy tries to work over Zumo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zumo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Burkatovskiy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Burkatovskiy tries to clinch there but Zumo circles away.
Sergey Burkatovskiy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkatovskiy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burkatovskiy wants it to stay on the feet.
Sergey Burkatovskiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Zumo.
Zumo swats away the attempt to clinch by Burkatovskiy.
Zumo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burkatovskiy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zumo somewhat.
Zumo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zumo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zumo throws a hook but Burkatovskiy blocks it.
Burkatovskiy is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zumo swats away the attempt to clinch by Burkatovskiy.
No luck for Burkatovskiy with that takedown attempt.
Burkatovskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zumo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burkatovskiy is looking to clinch but Zumo is avoiding it.
Burkatovskiy just misses with a punch to the body.
Zumo blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zumo.
Burkatovskiy tries to close the distance and clinch but Zumo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burkatovskiy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burkatovskiy lands a left hand.
Burkatovskiy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Burkatovskiy on the inside.
Burkatovskiy misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A body shot lands from Burkatovskiy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Burkatovskiy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burkatovskiy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Burkatovskiy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Salgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rude Moogle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moogle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Leprous - Dare You 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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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francisco Salgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rude Moogle!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moogle defending well as Salgado loads up on a big left hand.
Moogle misses with a low kick as Salgado jumps back.
Both fighters circling a little - Salgado finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Salgado walks into a left hand.
Moogle tried to score with a low kick but Salgado checks it.
Moogle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salgado at a distance.
Moogle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Moogle dodges the punch combination from Salgado.
Moogle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salgado.
We've been told by Salgado's head coaches at WarZone Training Facility 1 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Salgado.
Salgado is looking to land body kicks.
Salgado throws a lazy head kick
and Moogle counters with a nice body shot.
Salgado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Moogle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Salgado - the referee stops the clock and Moogle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Salgado. Moogle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Moogle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salgado throws a push kick but Moogle slaps the foot to one side.
Salgado throws a body kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salgado, as that shot connected.
Salgado throws a shot to the body.
Moogle looks to land a combination. Salgado sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Moogle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rude Moogle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moogle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moogle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Moogle lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moogle misses with a leg kick
and Salgado counters with a slapping leg kick.
Salgado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moogle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moogle throws a hook but Salgado avoids it easily.
Salgado throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Salgado.
Moogle throws a jab but it's blocked by Salgado.
Moogle feints a jab promting Salgado to slip. Moogle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Salgado slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Francisco Salgado has been cut.
Salgado throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moogle.
Moogle scores with a jab.
Salgado is rocked!
Moogle throws a quick head kick that knocks Salgado silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Moogle is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rude Moogle!
After winning the bout, Rude Moogle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Schneider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Schneider's choice of entrance music: What Would David Schneider Do?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schneider is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Schneider scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Schneider is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brown has his hands on Schneider's head, controlling the position.
Schneider wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Schneider loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schneider stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Schneider trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schneider in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown controls Schneider momentarily but Schneider frees himself.
Brown pulls Schneider in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Schneider postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Schneider is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Schneider shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown scores with a push kick.
Schneider closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brown did well to prevent Schneider getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Brown keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Schneider prevents Brown from improving his position.
Brown trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown keeping control of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schneider sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Brown wants to improve his position but Schneider is controlling well.
Schneider scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schneider working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Schneider is looking for a kimura but Brown is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Schneider to get the leverage.
Brown desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Schneider is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Schneider not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schneider wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schneider is working away from the top position though.
Schneider winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schneider working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Schneider dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schneider slips a jab from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Schneider's front leg but catches the back leg as Schneider tries to avoid it.
Schneider has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Schneider moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Schneider throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schneider takes a shot to the head.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Schneider fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schneider pulls guard effortlessly.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schneider had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brown defends it easily.
Brown wants to get up but he can't break Schneider's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brown is stalling in the full guard.
Schneider working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Schneider is retaining full guard.
Schneider has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schneider is keeping the position for now.
Brown wants to control from the top but Schneider keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider working a defensive guard but Brown passes into half guard.
Schneider looking for submissions off his back.
Brown is thwarting Schneider's attempts to control the position.
Schneider flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Schneider is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schneider works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brown wanted to stand there but Schneider had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schneider not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brown throws a push kick but Schneider slaps the foot to one side.
Schneider thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schneider is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schneider blocks the body kick.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Schneider manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Schneider.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schneider checks it well.
Schneider moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schneider will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Brown 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Schneider shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Schneider looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Schneider closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Schneider has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schneider is thwarting Brown's attempts to control the position.
Schneider trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Brown wants to control but Schneider is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schneider working Brown over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider trying to pass the guard but Brown defending well.
David Schneider has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schneider is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Schneider is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schneider.
Brown trying to hold on to Schneider's head to control him but Schneider postures up.
Brown wants to improve his position but Schneider is controlling well.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schneider is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brown is just riding it out for now. Schneider eventually gives up the hold.
Schneider seems to be working for a kimura but Brown defends the submission attempt.
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.
Brown holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Schneider lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Schneider thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown wants to control but Schneider is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Schneider not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Brown holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Schneider is working for a kimura here but Brown manages to reverse the position and he's now in Schneider's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider trying to control the position.
Schneider keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Schneider.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Schneider working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brown continues to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schneider has time to react.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schneider is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Schneider takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Schneider comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schneider has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Schneider!
A very excited looking David Schneider rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Kapaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Strummer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Kapaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Strummer!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapaldi closes the distance and clinches.
Kapaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strummer tries a body shot but Kapaldi blocks it.
Kapaldi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kapaldi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kapaldi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Kapaldi.
Kapaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Strummer controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kapaldi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Kapaldi - that landed with a thud.
Kapaldi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Strummer.
Strummer looks winded!
Strummer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kapaldi's elbow.
Kapaldi lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Kapaldi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kapaldi lands a shot to the body.
Kapaldi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strummer is trying to stall.
Kapaldi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapaldi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strummer backwards.
Kapaldi lands a shot to the body.
Kapaldi blocking some punches.
Kapaldi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kapaldi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kapaldi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Strummer.
Kapaldi gets through Strummer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi is leaning against Strummer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kapaldi lands a hook that snaps the head of Strummer backwards.
Kapaldi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kapaldi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kapaldi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Strummer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kapaldi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Strummer can turn it around.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kapaldi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kapaldi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kapaldi scores with a hook to the body.
Kapaldi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi is working Strummer over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strummer backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi lands with a light punch inside.
Strummer is rocked!
Kapaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Strummer controls his hands.
Strummer is still on wobbly legs! Can Kapaldi finish him?
Kapaldi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Strummer.
Strummer seems to have recovered his senses.
Kapaldi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kapaldi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kapaldi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kapaldi lands a hook that snaps the head of Strummer backwards.
Kapaldi lands a nice shot to the body.
Kapaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kapaldi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kapaldi lands a shoulder strike.
Kapaldi is leaning against Strummer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kapaldi lands a body shot.
Kapaldi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kapaldi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kapaldi lands a hook that snaps the head of Strummer backwards.
Kapaldi lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kapaldi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi lands a body punch.
Kapaldi creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Strummer's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Strummer drops to his knees and Kapaldi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Kapaldi!
Pedro Kapaldi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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