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TTFC Amsterdam Binzo's Tour PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santeri Sikaniska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sikaniska's choice of entrance music: 2 Brothers on the 4th floor - Fairytales. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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354 lbs
24 - 24 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Sikaniska!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sikaniska just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Sikaniska.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sikaniska tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Sikaniska shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sikaniska fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sikaniska. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sikaniska avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sikaniska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sikaniska lands a body shot.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Sikaniska struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Sikaniska avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikaniska is looking to control Brown's arms but Brown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sikaniska has his back to the cage.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sikaniska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sikaniska chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Sikaniska looks winded!
Sikaniska takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sikaniska.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Sikaniska is out of range.
Brown misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown throws a front kick that sends Sikaniska stumbling back into the cage.
Brown throws a leg kick but Sikaniska moved away.
Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sikaniska's brow.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sikaniska's defenses.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Brown has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sikaniska.
Sikaniska lands an uppercut.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Sikaniska is blocking nicely.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sikaniska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sikaniska misses with a body punch.
Sikaniska takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brown letting Sikaniska take a breather here.
Sikaniska misses with the head strike.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Sikaniska shrugs off.
It looks like Santeri Sikaniska has been cut.
Sikaniska swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brown throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sikaniska tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Sikaniska working aggressively here.
Sikaniska has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sikaniska's defenses.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sikaniska's defenses.
Sikaniska taking a breather.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Sikaniska avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Sikaniska is blocking nicely.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sikaniska's brow.
Sikaniska lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Sikaniska dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Sikaniska breaks from the clinch.
Sikaniska swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sikaniska has managed to clinch.
Sikaniska avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Sikaniska swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sikaniska tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sikaniska dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sikaniska lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
That has opened up Santeri Sikaniska's cut even more.
A short uppercut from Brown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Sikaniska is rocked!
Brown stalls.
Sikaniska softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santeri Sikaniska's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sikaniska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sikaniska gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sikaniska working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sikaniska avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Sikaniska scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Sikaniska blocks with his arms.
Sikaniska wants to stall.
Sikaniska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sikaniska is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brown is keeping busy.
Sikaniska takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sikaniska blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sikaniska is defending well for now.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sikaniska lands a left hand.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sikaniska is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Sikaniska is breathing heavily.
Brown prevents a body shot from Sikaniska.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Sikaniska struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Sikaniska seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sikaniska.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown lands an elbow just above Sikaniska 's eye.
A short right from Sikaniska on the inside.
Sikaniska lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Sikaniska leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Brown here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sikaniska takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown is trying to maintain a safe position but Sikaniska gets an underhook and turns Brown into the cage.
Jim Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Sikaniska tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Brown is trying to stall.
Sikaniska takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sikaniska trying to stall but Brown improves his position.
Sikaniska tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sikaniska blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sikaniska blocks it with crossed arms.
Sikaniska takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brown throws an elbow but misses.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sikaniska stalling.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Santeri Sikaniska's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Sikaniska shrugs off.
Sikaniska blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown stalling in the clinch.
Sikaniska throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sikaniska's defenses.
Brown has Sikaniska pressed against the cage. He pushes Sikaniska back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Brown throws a beautiful elbow that sends Sikaniska crashing to the floor! Brown piles on the pressure with more strikes! Sikaniska is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severi Turpaansaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with It's Good blaring out of the sound system. Turpaansaaja is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade. Severi Turpaansaaja told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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169 lbs
13 - 9 - 1 |
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160 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Severi Turpaansaaja!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpaansaaja scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turpaansaaja 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.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Turpaansaaja slips under a jab from Diaz.
Turpaansaaja moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Turpaansaaja avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Diaz just leaning against Turpaansaaja, taking a breather.
Turpaansaaja misses with a body punch.
Turpaansaaja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick from Turpaansaaja.
Turpaansaaja on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turpaansaaja dives in for a single leg takedown but Diaz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Turpaansaaja lands with a left to the head.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Turpaansaaja lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turpaansaaja just leaning against Diaz, taking a breather.
Turpaansaaja trying to control the position but instead, Diaz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Turpaansaaja into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turpaansaaja throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diaz throws a leg kick which misses Turpaansaaja's front leg but catches the back leg as Turpaansaaja tries to avoid it.
Diaz is looking to slow Turpaansaaja down with leg kicks.
Turpaansaaja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been hearing reports that Diaz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Turpaansaaja tries to clinch up.
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Turpaansaaja back into the cage.
Turpaansaaja stalling.
A short right from Diaz.
Turpaansaaja misses with a punch to the body.
Turpaansaaja tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Turpaansaaja lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turpaansaaja has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diaz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Diaz trying to stall but Turpaansaaja improves his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turpaansaaja misses with a body punch.
Turpaansaaja scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turpaansaaja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turpaansaaja misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz misses with some punches.
A short right from Turpaansaaja on the inside.
Turpaansaaja blocks an uppercut.
Turpaansaaja lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Turpaansaaja misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turpaansaaja blocks it with crossed arms.
Diaz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turpaansaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turpaansaaja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diaz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Turpaansaaja takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Turpaansaaja lands with a short shot to the head.
Turpaansaaja can't break the clinch.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Turpaansaaja tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Turpaansaaja back against the cage.
Diaz is looking to control Turpaansaaja's arms but Turpaansaaja gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diaz has his back to the cage.
Turpaansaaja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turpaansaaja checks a low kick from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diaz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diego Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Turpaansaaja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Turpaansaaja sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
Turpaansaaja just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz works Turpaansaaja's body with a nice hook.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Turpaansaaja is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
Turpaansaaja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turpaansaaja is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turpaansaaja counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaz's knee momentarily.
Turpaansaaja tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turpaansaaja gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Turpaansaaja misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Severi Turpaansaaja will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Diego Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Turpaansaaja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as Turpaansaaja checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turpaansaaja looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Diaz tenderised Turpaansaaja's leg. Turpaansaaja is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turpaansaaja takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turpaansaaja tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Turpaansaaja lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz tries to work over Turpaansaaja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turpaansaaja scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Turpaansaaja avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diaz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turpaansaaja has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turpaansaaja backwards.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Turpaansaaja takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turpaansaaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turpaansaaja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turpaansaaja can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Turpaansaaja wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz misses with a knee strike.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Turpaansaaja avoids the damage to the body.
Turpaansaaja tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Turpaansaaja back against the cage.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Come on Diaz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz with a knee to the head.
Turpaansaaja being controlled against the cage.
Turpaansaaja throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
A short right from Turpaansaaja.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Turpaansaaja backwards.
Turpaansaaja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turpaansaaja tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Turpaansaaja as Diaz tries to tie him up.
Maybe Diaz would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A left hand lands to the body for Turpaansaaja.
Turpaansaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turpaansaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Turpaansaaja.
Turpaansaaja is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Turpaansaaja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turpaansaaja lands with a right to the head.
Turpaansaaja working aggressively here.
Turpaansaaja takes a shot to the head.
Turpaansaaja tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turpaansaaja lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Turpaansaaja managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja has Diaz pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turpaansaaja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turpaansaaja lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turpaansaaja lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diaz takes a step back to recover.
Turpaansaaja tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Turpaansaaja ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Severi Turpaansaaja seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turpaansaaja lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Turpaansaaja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Diaz stalls.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz tries a knee to the head but Turpaansaaja blocks it.
Diaz 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.
A close second round but Severi Turpaansaaja will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Turpaansaaja scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Severi Turpaansaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turpaansaaja misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diaz.
Diaz throws a leg kick which misses Turpaansaaja's front leg but catches the back leg as Turpaansaaja tries to avoid it.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turpaansaaja tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz stuns Turpaansaaja with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turpaansaaja is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Turpaansaaja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turpaansaaja, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz looking to throw knees to the head but Turpaansaaja is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turpaansaaja lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Turpaansaaja decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.
Turpaansaaja postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Turpaansaaja is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Turpaansaaja is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.
Turpaansaaja keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Diego Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turpaansaaja is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz stalling away here and it's allowed Turpaansaaja to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Turpaansaaja keeps moving.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turpaansaaja is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Severi Turpaansaaja has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz is looking to wear down Turpaansaaja with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Turpaansaaja counters with an outside leg kick.
Diaz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turpaansaaja checks it well.
Turpaansaaja fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Severi Turpaansaaja is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz can pounce on him.
Turpaansaaja wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Turpaansaaja tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turpaansaaja.
Turpaansaaja scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turpaansaaja connects with the punch.
Turpaansaaja wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Turpaansaaja ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turpaansaaja. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turpaansaaja takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz looks to land a body kick but Turpaansaaja moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Severi Turpaansaaja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turpaansaaja 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Severi Turpaansaaja!
Severi Turpaansaaja gave a mention to Nippon Outfitters in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Dettman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Elastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elastinen has chosen Cascada - Dangerous as his entrance music. Bobby Dettman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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148 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Dettman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Elastinen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elastinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Elastinen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dettman pinned against the cage. Dettman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dettman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elastinen manages to avoid it.
Dettman throws a low kick but Elastinen avoids it.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dettman but Dettman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bobby Dettman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Dettman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown by Elastinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Dettman which made him look bad.
Elastinen slips a jab from Dettman.
Dettman throws an overhand right that lands on Elastinen's shoulder, as Elastinen tries to avoid the shot.
Elastinen slips under a jab from Dettman.
Elastinen shoots in looking for a takedown but Dettman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Elastinen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Elastinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Dettman tries to sprawl out of it but Elastinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dettman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dettman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elastinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Dettman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman misses the shot to the body.
Dettman misses with a low kick.
Elastinen 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.
Nice takedown defense from Dettman. No joy for Elastinen on that attempt.
Dettman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dettman lands an overhand right.
It looks like Erkki Elastinen has been cut.
Dettman just misses with a punch to the body.
Elastinen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Elastinen drives through with a takedown into Dettman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Elastinen wants to pass the guard but Dettman is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dettman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Elastinen won't allow Dettman to sweep him here.
Dettman can't keep his opponent in guard - Elastinen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Elastinen wants to free his trapped foot but Dettman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elastinen is trying to control. Dettman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman is concentrating on defense, preventing Elastinen from advancing position.
Dettman is defending against the submission attempts here by Elastinen.
Dettman has one foot on Elastinen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dettman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Elastinen is out of range and Dettman settles back down.
Elastinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dettman.
Dettman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dettman wants to land a leg kick but Elastinen is out of range.
Elastinen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dettman defends well and Elastinen ends up having to push Dettman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Elastinen wants to take the fight to the mat but Dettman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Elastinen goes for a takedown attempt but Dettman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dettman throws a body kick that misses.
Erkki Elastinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Elastinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Elastinen checks a low kick from Dettman.
Dettman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Elastinen is out of range.
Elastinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Elastinen feints and as Dettman raises his hands in defense, Elastinen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Elastinen content to stall in guard here.
We've been hearing good reports from Dettman'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.
Dettman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Elastinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dettman is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dettman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Elastinen advances to half guard.
Dettman trying to control but Elastinen postures up.
Dettman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Elastinen is looking to advance position but Dettman won't allow it.
Dettman tries to get to full guard but Elastinen has control of the leg.
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.
Dettman is looking to control Elastinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dettman avoid being mounted?
Elastinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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 Bobby Dettman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erkki Elastinen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dettman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Elastinen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dettman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Elastinen wants to take the fight to the mat but Dettman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Elastinen goes for a takedown attempt but Dettman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bobby Dettman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Dettman digs a good body shot into Elastinen's ribs.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dettman as he jumps to the side.
Nice body kick from Dettman.
Dettman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Elastinen dives in and grabs Dettman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dettman pushes down on Elastinen's head and hops out.
Dettman forces Elastinen back against the cage and clinches.
Elastinen wants a takedown but no success here.
Elastinen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dettman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dettman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dettman rushes Elastinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Elastinen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Elastinen is breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Dettman.
Elastinen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dettman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dettman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Elastinen's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dettman.
Elastinen wants to take the fight to the mat but Dettman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dettman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dettman lands a shoulder strike.
Dettman is leaning against Elastinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Elastinen letting Dettman take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman works on Elastinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Dettman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Elastinen wants to take the fight to the mat but Dettman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dettman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dettman tries a body shot but Elastinen blocks it.
Dettman lands a left hand.
Dettman missing with knees to the body.
Dettman misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Dettman.
Nice body punch from Dettman.
A shot in the inside from Dettman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Elastinen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dettman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dettman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bobby Dettman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dettman is pressed up against the cage. Elastinen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dettman down to the mat. Dettman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Dettman misses.
Dettman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dettman wants it to stay on the feet.
Dettman has closed the distance and engaged Elastinen in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Dettman.
Elastinen blocks a body shot from Dettman.
Dettman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dettman lands a nice uppercut.
Elastinen being controlled against the cage.
Dettman throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman pushes Elastinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dettman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Elastinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dettman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elastinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dettman obliges.
Dettman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dettman with a knee to the head.
Dettman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Elastinen up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dettman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erkki Elastinen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dettman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dettman delivers a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Dettman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dettman.
Elastinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Dettman misses with a low kick as Elastinen jumps back.
Dettman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dettman connects with an inside leg kick.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown but Dettman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Elastinen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dettman swivels and escapes.
Bobby Dettman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Dettman connects with a solid leg kick.
Elastinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dettman lands the left hand.
Elastinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman catches Elastinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Elastinen tries for a takedown but Dettman circles away easily
and Dettman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bobby Dettman is winning the standup battle so far.
Dettman connects with an inside leg kick.
Elastinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dettman looks to score with a jab to the body but Elastinen is just out of range.
Dettman scores with a jab to the body.
Dettman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Elastinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Elastinen is rocked!
Dettman connects with an inside leg kick.
Elastinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Dettman finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dettman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elastinen.
Dettman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elastinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Dettman.
Elastinen dives in and scores a takedown into Dettman's guard.
Dettman pulls Elastinen in to control the position.
Dettman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Elastinen is one step ahead there.
Dettman is working hard here to advance position.
Elastinen seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen won't allow Dettman to get back to his feet.
Elastinen has gone for a leg lock! Dettman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Elastinen's guard.
Dettman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Elastinen looking to control.
Elastinen is looking to sweep but instead, Dettman has passed into half guard.
Dettman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen trying to hold on to Dettman's head to control him but Dettman postures up.
Dettman uses his free foot to push down on Elastinen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Elastinen.
Dettman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Elastinen is trying to reverse the position but instead Dettman has taken his back - oops!
Elastinen tries to roll but Dettman sticks to his back.
Elastinen just trying to survive but Dettman is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman is looking for the choke from the back position but Elastinen is controlling his hands well.
Dettman misses with punches from the back.
Dettman keeps control of the position as Elastinen tries to break free.
Dettman misses with a punch to the head.
You can see the frustration on Elastinen's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dettman trying to control momentarily.
Dettman has Elastinen flattened out and is raining down punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Dettman controlling the positon.
Erkki Elastinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Elastinen wants to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Dettman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dettman, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Dettman!
Bobby Dettman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ghee Buttersnaps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buttersnaps comes to the cage accompanied by Move on Up - Curtis Mayfield. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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28
154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ghee Buttersnaps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buttersnaps cracks Jenkins with an open hand slap.
Buttersnaps misses with a leg kick
and Jenkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buttersnaps uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Jenkins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Buttersnaps manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jenkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jenkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buttersnaps works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buttersnaps working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenkins.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buttersnaps is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jenkins is controlling him.
Jenkins looking to sit in guard and control but Buttersnaps gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Buttersnaps!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins landing shots from mount.
Jenkins landing shots from mount.
Buttersnaps in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jenkins unloading with bombs!
Buttersnaps avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jenkins.
Buttersnaps is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Sanitarium that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Jenkins thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to control but Buttersnaps wriggling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jenkins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Buttersnaps keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jenkins thowing shots but they're missing.
Jenkins misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buttersnaps is squirming around, avoiding Jenkins's attempts to control the action.
Buttersnaps is looking to improve his position but Jenkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Jenkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jenkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jenkins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jenkins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jenkins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Buttersnaps is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins punching from mount but Buttersnaps doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jenkins with shots to the head and body - Buttersnaps looks very uncomfortable down there.
Buttersnaps tries to hold on but Jenkins pushes him away.
Jenkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Buttersnaps?
Jenkins scoring with strikes but Buttersnaps is staying in there.
Jenkins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jenkins is landing with some decent strikes but Buttersnaps is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Buttersnaps avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jenkins.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins lands a big elbow.
Oh Buttersnaps is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jenkins breaks from Buttersnaps's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jenkins throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Jenkins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jenkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Buttersnaps seems to have got his legs back now.
Jenkins throws out a loose jab but Buttersnaps uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buttersnaps loads up on a big right hand but Jenkins slips the punch.
Jenkins cracks Buttersnaps with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
Buttersnaps throws an overhand right that lands on Jenkins's shoulder, as Jenkins tries to avoid the shot.
Jenkins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Buttersnaps looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Buttersnaps struggling a bit here.
Jenkins throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Buttersnaps works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Jenkins is looking to take a break and control but Buttersnaps is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jenkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttersnaps is not content to let Jenkins control the position.
Jenkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jenkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Buttersnaps is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Buttersnaps is trying to stand up here but Jenkins is controlling him well.
Jenkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jenkins is looking to take a break and control but Buttersnaps is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Buttersnaps pushes Jenkins off looking to stand but Jenkins dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Buttersnaps defending well though.
Jenkins thows a huge punch but Buttersnaps dodges it nicely.
Buttersnaps keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jenkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Buttersnaps defending well though.
Jenkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jenkins winds up and cracks Buttersnaps with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins throwing shots but Buttersnaps is blocking nicely.
Buttersnaps keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Buttersnaps defending well though.
Jenkins controlling the action here.
Jenkins is looking to pass Buttersnaps's guard but actually Buttersnaps recovers to full guard.
Jenkins throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jenkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Buttersnaps wants to stand but Jenkins is controlling the position.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Buttersnaps keeps moving.
Jenkins passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
A slapping body kick lands there for Jenkins.
Buttersnaps scores with a leg kick.
Buttersnaps stuffs the takedown.
Buttersnaps pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buttersnaps tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Jenkins misses its intended target.
Buttersnaps shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Buttersnaps ducks right into an uppercut from Jenkins.
Buttersnaps misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.
Jenkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Buttersnaps lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Buttersnaps. No joy for Jenkins on that attempt.
Jenkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Buttersnaps drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Buttersnaps is just out of range.
Jenkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buttersnaps looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
Jenkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jenkins moves in looking to clinch but Buttersnaps pushes him off.
Jenkins takes one to the side of the head.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ghee Buttersnaps has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Jenkins.
Jenkins thows a body kick. Buttersnaps tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Jenkins. Beautiful body shot.
Buttersnaps misses with a hook. Jenkins ducked under it nicely.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Buttersnaps scores with a punch to the head.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Buttersnaps tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jenkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buttersnaps works Jenkins's body with a nice hook.
Buttersnaps tries a low kick but Jenkins avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jenkins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Buttersnaps.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttersnaps tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jenkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buttersnaps swings widly with a right hand
and Jenkins counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jenkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jenkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Buttersnaps doesn't seem bothered though.
Jenkins throws a right hand that Buttersnaps ducks under and follows up with a left that Buttersnaps also avoids with ease.
Ghee Buttersnaps seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buttersnaps throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jenkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buttersnaps uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Buttersnaps slips a straight right by Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Jenkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buttersnaps's head backwards.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Buttersnaps eats them both and turns towards Jenkins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buttersnaps.
Jenkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Buttersnaps looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ghee Buttersnaps has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buttersnaps lands with an uppercut that bounces Jenkins off the cage and back into range.
Buttersnaps wants to slow Jenkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Jenkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buttersnaps.
Jenkins checks a leg kick.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buttersnaps.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a takedown. Buttersnaps tries to sprawl out of it but Jenkins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buttersnaps manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Buttersnaps gets caught napping as Jenkins dives in and scores a takedown. Buttersnaps manages to retain guard.
Jesse Jenkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jenkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesse Jenkins was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Buttersnaps throws a hook but Jenkins blocks it.
Buttersnaps takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins looks to throw the jab but Buttersnaps is out of range.
Jesse Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buttersnaps looks to throw the jab but Jenkins is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Jenkins lunges at Buttersnaps with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Buttersnaps's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buttersnaps tried to score with a low kick but Jenkins checks it.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Buttersnaps defends it nicely.
Jenkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Buttersnaps on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Jenkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jenkins 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Jenkins!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jesse Jenkins thanked Alpha-Male Supplements for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Unbreakable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boudreaux Godeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unbreakable comes to the cage accompanied by Busta and Yelawolf - Break Ya Neck. Godeaux has chosen Battle Ready as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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166 lbs
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163 lbs
29 - 14 - 1 |
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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
40 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Unbreakable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Boudreaux Godeaux!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unbreakable gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Godeaux to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unbreakable looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Godeaux with a flurry of punches that miss.
Unbreakable looking for a sweep. Not yet Unbreakable, not yet.
Godeaux is sitting in close to Unbreakable's body. Unbreakable has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Godeaux is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Godeaux is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Unbreakable.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jon Unbreakable!
During a confident post fight interview, Jon Unbreakable thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya. Blunts has chosen Meek Mill - Polo & Shell Tops as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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37
196 lbs
36 - 19 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Unkind Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Blunts!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blunts avoids the body shot from Artist.
Blunts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Artist scores with a kick to the body.
Blunts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Unkind Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artist tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Artist there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blunts cracks Artist with a good jab.
It looks like Unkind Artist has been cut.
Artist connects with the punch.
Artist connects with a body shot that sends Blunts's belly button to the back.
Blunts takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artist lands with a shot to the body.
Artist uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blunts has time to react.
Blunts throws a body punch but Artist moves out of range.
Artist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blunts throws a body kick that misses.
Artist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Artist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts throws a half hearted mid kick.
Artist lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Artist lands with an uppercut that bounces Blunts off the cage and back into range.
A jab lands there for Artist.
Artist throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Artist throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Artist wants to land a leg kick but Blunts is out of range.
Artist tries a low kick but Blunts avoids it.
Artist throws a hook to the side of Blunts's head but Blunts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Artist is looking to clinch but Blunts is avoiding it.
Artist bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blunts's head backwards.
Blunts takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Artist fails to land with a series of punches.
Artist throws a body kick that misses
and Blunts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blunts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Artist counters with an inside leg kick.
Artist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Artist misses with a wild body shot.
Artist's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blunts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Artist scrambles back to his feet.
Artist clobbers Blunts with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blunts looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Blunts throwing strikes from guard but Artist blocks nicely.
Blunts trying to control but Artist is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blunts not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist looking for a sweep. Not yet Artist, not yet.
Artist seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Blunts trying to control the position from guard on top but Artist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blunts being controlled here momentarily.
J Blunts has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jab, jab by Artist - just one landing.
Blunts throws a sloppy head kick
and Artist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Artist connects with a looping right hand.
Artist looks to land a body kick but Blunts moved away.
Blunts has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist throws a leg kick but Blunts sees it coming and moves out of range.
Unkind Artist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Artist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blunts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Artist throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Artist misses with a kick to the body
and Blunts counters with a left to the body.
Blunts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Artist.
Artist throws a front kick that sends Blunts stumbling back into the cage.
Blunts throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artist clobbers Blunts with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Artist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Artist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Artist is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Artist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blunts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Artist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blunts moves out of range of the body kick from Artist.
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 Unkind Artist will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blunts connects with a body shot.
Blunts loads up on a big right hand but Artist slips the punch.
A cross from Blunts lands.
Artist misses the shot to the body.
Artist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Artist.
Artist attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Artist lands with a thumping leg kick.
Artist catches Blunts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Artist tries a low kick but Blunts avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Artist.
Artist fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blunts is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artist misses the jab.
Artist fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blunts is out of range.
Artist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Artist.
Artist delivers a nice body kick.
Blunts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Artist's hands.
Artist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blunts.
Artist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Artist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Artist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Artist throws a body kick that misses.
Blunts throws the kick towards the body but Artist avoids it.
Artist is looking to slow Blunts down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - Blunts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Artist connects with a jab.
Artist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blunts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Artist.
Unkind Artist is winning the standup battle so far.
Blunts takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blunts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Artist stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Artist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Artist throws a front kick aimed at Blunts's knee but Blunts avoids it well.
Blunts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Artist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blunts.
Blunts looks for a takedown but Artist sprawls well.
Artist walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blunts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Artist defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blunts.
Blunts jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blunts gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist thuds a left hand into Blunts's body.
Artist throws a low kick, looking for Blunts's leg but Blunts calmly moves out of range.
Blunts slips a straight right by Artist.
Artist scores with a leg kick.
Blunts throws a series of punches but Artist moves out of range.
Artist misses with an uppercut.
Blunts's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Artist with a nice cross.
Blunts avoids a kick to the body.
Artist attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Artist looks to score with a jab to the body but Blunts is just out of range.
Blunts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blunts fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Unkind Artist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of J Blunts.
Artist fakes the leg kick and cracks Blunts in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blunts. That did some damage!
Blunts shoots in but no luck this time.
Artist closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blunts misses with some punches.
Artist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blunts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artist swings wildly with an uppercut but Blunts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blunts lands with a short shot to the head.
Blunts tries to break free but Artist pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Artist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blunts's elbow.
Blunts is trying to break the clinch but Artist has him pressed against the cage.
Artist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Artist scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unkind Artist dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist'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. This is the final round!
Blunts throws a nice looking combination but Artist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blunts connects with a crisp jab.
Artist walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blunts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Artist connects with a body shot.
Artist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blunts manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Artist.
Blunts throws a hook to the side of Artist's head but Artist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Artist tries to clinch up but Blunts circles away and keeps his distance.
Artist avoids the head kick by Blunts.
Artist throws out a leg kick but Blunts moves out of range and Artist only half commits.
Artist feints a jab promting Blunts to slip. Artist then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blunts slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Artist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blunts slips a straight right by Artist.
Blunts has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Artist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist throws a low kick, looking for Blunts's leg but Blunts calmly moves out of range.
Artist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Artist lands a glancing blow to the side of Blunts's head.
Blunts has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Artist finds it's way round the side to connect with Blunts's head.
Blunts just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Artist.
Artist throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Artist.
Artist throws a nice inside leg kick.
Artist gets a clinch.
Artist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blunts trying to land knees to the body.
Artist lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Artist scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunts tries to circle away but Artist has him pinned against the cage.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blunts misses with the head strike.
Blunts is looking to break free of the clinch but Artist has double underhooks.
J Blunts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blunts has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Artist after a bit of a struggle.
Blunts has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Artist keeps control of Blunts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Artist lands a body shot.
Artist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blunts. Artist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artist lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Artist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Artist slips a jab from Blunts.
Blunts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Artist. Artist obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blunts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blunts fails with the takedown.
Blunts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Artist throws a quick inside leg kick.
Artist swings for the body but Blunts moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Artist.
Artist dips to his left and cracks Blunts with an uppercut!
Blunts throws the left hand but Artist avoids the punch easily.
Artist throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Artist.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Artist.
Artist throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Artist.
Artist jabs Blunts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Artist.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artist has managed to clinch.
Blunts is trying to drag Artist to the mat but Artist just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Unkind Artist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of J Blunts.
Blunts lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blunts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Unkind Artist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Artist is controlling Blunts's position as best he can from this difficult position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Artist keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Unkind Artist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Artist, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unkind Artist!
A victorious Unkind Artist thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Milo Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papi comes to the cage accompanied by IZ ON. 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
33 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milo Papi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 4, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Papi misses the target.
Papi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hossein counters with a two punch combo.
Hossein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Papi to counter with a crisp jab.
Papi drives through with a takedown into Hossein's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Papi landing with the ground and pound.
Hossein looking for a sweep. Not yet Hossein, not yet.
Papi throws a big right hand that misses.
Papi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Papi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Papi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Papi is looking to work some ground and pound but Hossein has wrist control.
Papi throws an elbow that misses. Hossein uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Papi's guard. Nice move by Hossein!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hossein won't allow Papi to sweep him here.
Hossein tries to stand but Papi is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein is fighting to break Papi's control of his arms but Papi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hossein looking to sit in guard and control but Papi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Papi distracts Hossein with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Papi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hossein wants to sweep here but Papi controlling him for the moment.
Hossein looking to control.
Papi throws a big elbow that misses.
Papi throwing strikes from guard but Hossein blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Papi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Papi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Papi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Papi throws a big elbow that misses.
Papi connects with a couple of short punches.
Papi is looking to work some ground and pound but Hossein has wrist control.
Papi wants to pass the guard but Hossein is keeping the position.
Hossein wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Papi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Papi postures up in Hossein's guard and throws a big left but Hossein blocks it.
Hossein is trying to keep Papi in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi throws a strike but Hossein rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hossein wants to pass the guard but Papi is keeping the position.
Papi is pulling down on Hossein's head. It's preventing any offense from Hossein, at least for the moment.
Hossein is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Papi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Papi has escaped and now he's on top!
Papi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Papi is looking to stand up but Hossein won't let him.
Papi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Papi working some strikes from top position.
Papi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Papi is looking to stand up but Hossein won't let him.
Hossein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hossein controls Papi momentarily but Papi frees himself.
Papi scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Papi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Papi misses the shot to the body.
Hossein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Papi can pounce on him.
Hossein throws a combination that misses
and Papi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hossein!
Papi lands some shots froms side control.
Papi scoring with punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Papi misses with the ground and pound.
Hossein struggling a bit here.
Papi cracks Hossein with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hossein tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Papi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Papi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi in side control, throwing shots but Hossein defends.
Papi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hossein tries to buck Papi off but Papi is having none of it.
Papi tries to score with some ground and pound. Hossein controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Papi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hossein regains half guard.
Hossein is pressing down on Papi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Papi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hossein working a defensive guard here.
Papi stands up over Hossein, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hossein has momentary wrist control but Papi slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Papi works over Hossein with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Our spies down at at The Sweat Lodge inform us that Hossein has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Papi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hossein working for a triangle but Papi defends it easily.
Hossein wants to sweep but no luck.
Hossein has Papi pulled in close to control his posture.
Milo Papi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Papi connects with a couple of short punches.
Hossein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Papi throwing strikes from guard but Hossein blocks nicely.
Papi looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi is looking to work some ground and pound but Hossein has wrist control.
Papi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hossein is trying to control the position but Papi postures up.
Papi throws a big right hand that misses.
Hossein is trying to control the position but Papi postures up.
Papi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hossein's head.
Papi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hossein's head.
Papi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Papi throws a strike but Hossein rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hossein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Papi is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Papi controls Hossein momentarily but Hossein frees himself.
Hossein wants to stand but Papi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hossein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Papi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hossein looking to sit in guard and control but Papi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Papi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Papi misses with a wild body shot.
Hossein throws a leg kick but Papi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Milo Papi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hossein throws a sloppy head kick and Papi moves out of range easily.
Hossein looks to land a left hand but Papi moved out of range nicely.
Hossein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Papi throws a sloppy head kick
and Hossein counters with a nice uppercut.
Papi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hossein moves away.
Hossein lands a head kick!
Papi misses the shot to the body.
Papi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hossein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Papi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Papi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hossein doesn't seem bothered though.
Papi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hossein circles away quickly and effectively.
Hossein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papi misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hossein.
Hossein misses with a low kick.
Hossein ducks under a wild hook from Papi.
Papi throws a body punch but Hossein moves out of range.
Hossein throws a hook to the side of Papi's head but Papi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sadiq Hossein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Papi connects with a leg kick. Hossein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Papi thows a body shot but no joy.
Hossein cracks Papi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Papi throws a series of punches but Hossein moves out of range.
Papi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papi fails to land the takedown.
Hossein throws the left hand but Papi avoids the punch easily.
Papi tries to close the distance and clinch but Hossein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Papi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Papi throws a body punch but Hossein moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papi jabs Hossein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Papi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Papi throws a leg kick but Hossein sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hossein takes a swing at Papi's ribcage but misses.
Hossein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hossein throws a low kick but it's checked well by Papi.
Hossein throws a hook but Papi blocks it.
Papi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Papi throws a looping overhand right but Hossein ducks down to avoid it.
Hossein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hossein cracks Papi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Papi misses with a series of wild punches.
Papi is looking to wear down Hossein with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Papi throws a low kick, looking for Hossein's leg but Hossein calmly moves out of range.
Hossein tests Papi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hossein slips a jab from Papi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi throws a big shot that misses.
Papi misses with a jab to the body
and Hossein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hossein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Papi.
Papi throws a body punch but Hossein moves out of range.
Papi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hossein connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Papi scrambles back to his feet.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papi takes one to the chin there.
Papi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hossein. Hossein obviously looking to wear him down.
Papi misses the body punch
and Papi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Papi fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hossein scores with a decent looking hook.
Hossein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Papi misses.
Hossein lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hossein bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Papi's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Papi's head backwards.
Hossein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Papi doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice takedown defense from Hossein. No joy for Papi on that attempt.
Good work by Papi as he checks the leg kick.
Hossein throws a sloppy head kick and Papi moves out of range easily.
Hossein looks to land a body kick but Papi moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Hossein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Papi lands a nice hook to Hossein's body. Hossein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hossein stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hossein wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Papi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papi wants to land a leg kick but Hossein is out of range.
Hossein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papi.
Papi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hossein misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Hossein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hossein.
Papi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hossein.
Sadiq Hossein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hossein misses with a two punch combination.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sadiq Hossein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Papi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Papi!
A relieved looking Milo Papi 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zander McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes into the arena with Hall of Fame ft. will.i.am blaring out of the sound system. Doc Holliday acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Doc Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire scores with a punch to the head.
Holliday closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McGuire quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Holliday looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McGuire manages to get to full guard.
McGuire trying to control the position here.
Holliday landing with the ground and pound.
McGuire is adopting a defensive guard.
Holliday throws a strike but McGuire rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holliday is keeping the position for now.
McGuire trying to control but Holliday is working from the bottom.
Holliday is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McGuire is aware though and is defending well.
Holliday wants to control but McGuire passes easily into half guard.
McGuire is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McGuire has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday tries to get to full guard but McGuire has control of the leg.
McGuire trying to control the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Zander McGuire wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Holliday throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
Nice cross by McGuire.
Holliday dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGuire tries to land a front kick but Holliday steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
Holliday scores with a hook to the body. McGuire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Holliday connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGuire drops his hands momentarily and Holliday takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McGuire connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGuire, right into the meat.
Holliday moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zander McGuire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holliday shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Holliday misses with a low kick.
Holliday connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holliday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holliday throws a lazy head kick
and McGuire counters with a low kick, right behind Holliday 's knee.
Holliday checks the leg kick.
McGuire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Holliday throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holliday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGuire, as that shot connected.
Holliday thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from McGuire misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holliday throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuire avoids the head kick by Holliday.
McGuire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holliday's calf.
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 Zander McGuire will probably get the nod.
That's time! McGuire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGuire moves into range and clinches up with Holliday.
Holliday misses with the head strike.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Holliday avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
Holliday avoiding damage as McGuire throws knees to the body.
McGuire scores with a knee to the head.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holliday's elbow.
Holliday misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holliday blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the head but Holliday blocks with his arms.
McGuire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holliday blocks it with crossed arms.
McGuire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Holliday fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire trying to land knees to the body.
McGuire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holliday lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGuire looking to stall.
McGuire is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Holliday lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGuire or not.
Holliday misses with a punch on the inside.
Holliday softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGuire missing with knees to the body.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holliday blocks the elbow strike.
Holliday tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holliday makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holliday scores with a shot to the side of McGuire's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
Holliday misses with a punch to the body.
Holliday tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holliday.
McGuire with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holliday is trying to maintain a safe position but McGuire gets an underhook and turns Holliday into the cage.
Holliday tries to circle away but McGuire has him pinned against the cage.
Holliday misses with some punches.
McGuire blocking some punches.
Holliday misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuire taking a breather.
Holliday misses with some punches.
McGuire takes a shot to the head.
Holliday goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGuire crunches a lovely knee into Holliday's ribcage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
McGuire scores a nice knee to the body.
McGuire lands with a left to the head.
Holliday misses with some punches.
McGuire is looking to control Holliday's arms but Holliday gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGuire has his back to the cage.
Our sources have told us that McGuire has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
McGuire will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Holliday up against the cage.
Holliday stalls.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from McGuire misses.
Zander McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holliday shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McGuire as he jumps to the side.
A jab from Holliday misses.
Holliday lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holliday takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holliday.
Holliday shoots in for a takedown but McGuire shows good takedown defense.
Zander McGuire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doc Holliday.
McGuire lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGuire tests Holliday's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holliday lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McGuire throws a leg kick but Holliday moved away.
McGuire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Holliday.
Holliday scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGuire 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 Holliday has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holliday and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Holliday connects with a body shot that sends McGuire's belly button to the back.
Holliday throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
Holliday lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McGuire connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holliday's hands.
McGuire lands a head kick. Holliday smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Holliday moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire walks into a left hand.
Holliday attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holliday swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
Holliday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Holliday.
Holliday lands with a nice body punch.
Holliday takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire clinches up with Holliday and pushes him back against the cage.
McGuire is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McGuire scores with a shot to the side of Holliday's head.
Holliday scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
Holliday swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McGuire counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McGuire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holliday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from McGuire.
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!
McGuire throws the left hand but Holliday avoids the punch easily.
Holliday scores with a body shot.
McGuire scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Holliday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holliday.
McGuire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGuire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Holliday throws a sloppy head kick
and McGuire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McGuire lands with a nice body kick.
Doc Holliday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuire throws a chopping leg kick but Holliday manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice shot by McGuire.
McGuire takes a swing at Holliday's ribcage but misses.
Holliday avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holliday tries a head kick but it misses.
Holliday is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGuire rather than just go for the knockout.
Holliday cracks McGuire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheers as McGuire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Holliday doesn't seem phased though.
Holliday misses with a looping left.
Zander McGuire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGuire.
Holliday on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holliday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holliday throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGuire misses with a leg kick
and Holliday counters with a single leg into guard. McGuire didn't expect that.
McGuire looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
My spies in Tenement of Conviction inform me that Holliday has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holliday trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zander McGuire.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGuire, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander McGuire!
After the big win, Zander McGuire made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Binzo comes to the cage accompanied by Hair of the Dog by Nazareth. Johnson has chosen Alvarez as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Binzo Binzo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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37
221 lbs
41 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
49 - 28 - 0, fighting out of New York, Binzo Binzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Binzo.
Johnson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Binzo manages to avoid it.
Binzo checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Binzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Binzo misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Binzo lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Binzo tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Binzo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Binzo takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Binzo is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Binzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Binzo's knee but Binzo avoids it well.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Binzo checks a low kick from Johnson.
Binzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Binzo throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Binzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Binzo off balance momentarily.
Binzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Binzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson works Binzo's body with a nice hook.
Binzo thows a body shot but no joy.
We've been informed that Johnson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson 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 Binzo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Binzo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Binzo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Demon's Progym, LOP in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Binzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Binzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Binzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Binzo tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Binzo is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Binzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Binzo throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Binzo misses with a body kick.
Johnson wants to slow Binzo down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Binzo's defenses.
Binzo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Binzo. Binzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Binzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Binzo scores with a body shot.
Binzo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Binzo misses with a body kick.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Binzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Binzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Binzo moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson lands a high kick!
Binzo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binzo misses with a looping right.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Johnny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a leg kick
so Binzo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Binzo wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Binzo defends well.
Binzo passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binzo trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Johnson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No joy there for Binzo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Binzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Binzo moved away.
Binzo delivers a nice body kick.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Binzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Binzo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Binzo lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Binzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Binzo.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Binzo saw that one coming.
Binzo delivers a nice body kick.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Binzo swinging wildly here.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Binzo back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnson throws a low kick but Binzo moves out of range easily.
Binzo blocks a low kick nicely.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Binzo which made him look bad.
Binzo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Binzo is out of range.
Binzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Binzo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Binzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Binzo punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Binzo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Binzo scores with a hook.
Binzo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Binzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Binzo's belly button to the back.
Binzo works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson throws the left hand but Binzo avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Binzo checks the leg kick.
Binzo Binzo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Binzo.
Binzo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Binzo misses the target.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Binzo saw that one coming.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Binzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Binzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson ducks into an uppercut from Binzo and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Binzo Binzo!
Binzo Binzo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conquer for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Thunstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunstrom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Prodigy - Spitfire 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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40
157 lbs
46 - 19 - 0 |
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36
160 lbs
29 - 16 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Maddox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lars Thunstrom!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunstrom misses with a low kick.
Thunstrom throws an off balance right hand
and Maddox counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Maddox tries to free his leg and advance position but Thunstrom is retaining full guard.
Thunstrom is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Maddox has his hands clasped together but Thunstrom extends and breaks Maddox's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Thunstrom.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lars Thunstrom!
Lars Thunstrom is the new lightweight champion!
Lars Thunstrom thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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