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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masters is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Living in America. Phil Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Masters!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Masters's half guard.
Masters pushes Harris off looking to stand but Harris dives back in and keeps control.
Harris is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Masters is just riding it out for now. Harris eventually gives up the hold.
Harris winds up and cracks Masters with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harris is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Masters's head.
Harris prevents Masters from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Masters defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris trying to mount his opponent but Masters defends it.
Masters is not content to let Harris control the position.
Harris is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Harris is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Masters is surviving well by controlling Harris's body position as best he can.
Harris wants to control the pace but Masters is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris 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.
Harris looking to secure an arm triangle but Masters defends it well.
Masters squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Harris punching from mount but Masters doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Harris swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Masters is now in Harris's guard. A big mistake from Harris there, giving up the dominant position!
Masters got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harris has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Masters has managed to get both his arms back between Harris's legs - danger averted.
Harris is looking for a triangle but Masters pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Masters manages to get himself to full guard.
Masters wants to stand but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Masters is keeping the position.
Harris stands and throws Masters's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Masters stops Harris from passing to mount.
Harris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris prevents Masters from escaping the position.
Masters tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Harris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Harris is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Masters can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Masters is trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Masters lands a right hook to the body.
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris shoots for a double leg takedown but Masters sprawls well. He's pushed Harris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ken Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masters tries to sprawl but Harris drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Harris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Masters doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harris.
Masters is trying to stand back up but Harris is controlling him
Harris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Masters is looking to get back to is feet but Harris passes into side control.
Masters prevents Harris from moving into mount.
Harris goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Masters has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Harris but great work by Masters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Phil Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Masters working away.
Masters tries to stand but Harris controls the position and pulls Masters into his guard.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Masters is proving a slippery customer.
Masters wants to get up but he can't break Harris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harris is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've been hearing good reports from Harris'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Harris is trying to keep Masters in close.
Harris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Masters wants to stand and escape but instead Harris has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Masters is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harris is controlling him.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to control but Masters is working from the bottom.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Harris is working hard here to advance position.
Harris scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters wants to stand but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harris tries to move to mount but Masters blocks the move with his legs.
Harris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Masters is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A lull in the action here as Harris stalls from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Masters some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Harris dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Masters throws a nice head kick!
Harris tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Masters defends well and Harris ends up having to push Masters into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Masters circles away.
Masters throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Masters's head.
Masters misses with a wild combination.
Masters connects with a body shot that sends Harris's belly button to the back.
Masters digs a good body shot into Harris's ribs.
Masters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masters.
Masters scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Masters rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masters.
Masters thuds his right hand into Harris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ken Masters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masters's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Masters's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Masters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt - Masters sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Masters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Masters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris throws a leg kick but Masters checks it.
Harris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Masters in his tracks.
A head kick from Masters lands but Harris takes it in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Masters. That's going to slow Harris down.
Phil Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masters defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harris.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown but Masters manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Masters throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Masters misses with a double jab.
Masters ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
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!
Harris throws a leg kick which misses Masters's front leg but catches the back leg as Masters tries to avoid it.
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ken Masters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
Harris blocks a head kick by Masters.
Masters misses the shot to the body.
Masters fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Masters is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Masters circles away and we're back to standing.
Masters chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Masters sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters delivers a nice body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Masters as Harris shoots in.
Nice takedown defense from Masters. No joy for Harris on that attempt.
Masters jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harris thumps Masters with a low kick.
Masters lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Masters lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Masters lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
Masters checks the leg kick.
Masters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left lands for Masters.
Masters fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Masters checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harris throws a leg kick but Masters checks it.
Masters is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harris rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masters throws a lazy head kick
so Harris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Masters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Masters wanted to stand there but Harris had control of the position.
Ken Masters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masters wants to stand and escape but instead Harris has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Masters is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Harris dives into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Masters has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Masters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harris 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Harris!
A very excited looking Phil Harris made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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FIGHT
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sousuke Kamida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sousuke Kamida could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dom Danky's chin.
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192 lbs
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200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sousuke Kamida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dom Danky!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamida throws a chopping leg kick but Danky manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
No joy there for Danky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danky throws a right and a left that Kamida avoids nicely.
Danky throws a looping overhand right but Kamida ducks down to avoid it.
Danky throws out a powerful jab.
Danky connects with a right hand. Kamida shakes it off.
Kamida throws a head kick but Danky moves out of range.
Danky closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kamida quickly recovers to half guard.
Kamida has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Danky is figuring out what he wants to do next.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Danky has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kamida keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kamida has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Danky is working away from the top position though.
Kamida wants to improve his position but Danky is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Danky pulls his head out easily.
Danky is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Danky prevents Kamida from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Danky lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamida is looking to control Danky's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kamida avoid being mounted?
Danky seems to be working for a kimura but Kamida defends the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Danky in particular looking to stall.
Kamida tries to roll over but Danky keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kamida with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kamida trying to control here.
Danky looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Danky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kamida has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Danky is working away from the top position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamida wants to improve his position but Danky is controlling well.
Danky blocks the strikes from Kamida.
Danky controlling the action here.
Kamida slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamida controls Danky momentarily but Danky frees himself.
Danky controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Danky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Danky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Danky slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Danky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Danky lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamida controls Danky momentarily but Danky frees himself.
Danky won't allow Kamida to sweep him here.
Kamida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Danky is stalling in the full guard.
It looks like Danky might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danky forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danky is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danky perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Danky winds up and cracks Kamida with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Danky dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kamida throws a sloppy head kick and Danky moves out of range easily.
Jab from Danky.
Danky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamida.
Danky swings for the body but Kamida moves out of range.
Danky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Danky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kamida throws a head kick but Danky moves out of range.
Kamida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kamida moves away from the strike by Danky.
Danky lands with a hook. Kamida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kamida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kamida connects with an inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Danky there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky misses with a looping left.
Kamida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kamida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Danky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danky misses with a lunging right hand
and Kamida counters with a single leg into guard. Danky didn't expect that.
Kamida is fighting to break Danky's control of his arms but Danky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Danky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Danky looking for a sweep. Not yet Danky, not yet.
Kamida with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Danky has his hands on Kamida's head, controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danky wants to sweep but no luck.
Danky has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kamida might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kamida stopping the sweep attempt from Danky.
Kamida trying to control the position from guard on top but Danky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dom Danky was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Danky drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Danky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kamida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kamida manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Danky manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Danky sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Danky working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kamida sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kamida manages to get to full guard.
Kamida being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danky postures up and lands a big shot to Kamida's brow.
Danky sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dom Danky was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The fighters circle momentarily. Danky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Danky circles away.
A punch combination from Danky misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Danky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kamida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A cross from Danky lands.
Kamida throws a sloppy head kick and Danky moves out of range easily.
A jab from Danky does it's job there.
Danky misses with a wild body shot.
Danky blocks a head kick by Kamida.
Danky shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kamida's guard.
Danky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Danky working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kamida's head.
Danky passes Kamida's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Danky looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kamida with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Danky winds up and cracks Kamida with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Danky looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kamida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Danky pulls his head out easily.
Danky slips a nice elbow through Kamida's hands, connecting with Kamida's forehead.
Kamida taking some punishment here, with Danky in his half guard.
Danky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamida wants to improve his position but Danky is controlling well.
Danky seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Danky sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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!
Let's hope that Danky has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Danky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Danky connects with a nice short shot to Kamida's temple.
Kamida slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamida being controlled here, momentarily.
Kamida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Danky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Danky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Danky's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dom Danky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kamida wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Danky is now in half guard.
Kamida wants to sweep but Danky has passed to side control!
Kamida on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky is working Kamida over with some ground and pound from side control.
Danky is putting a hurting on Kamida here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamida sneaks back into half guard.
Danky prevents Kamida from improving his position.
Danky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kamida has hold of Danky's hands but Danky slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kamida slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Danky controlling from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danky landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Danky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Danky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Danky!
Our winner, Dom Danky, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Sousuke Kamida spoke after the fight, saying 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Heisenberg - Johny Fighting Temple - AMS FC'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Eliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nando De Leeuw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Eliott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Eliott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nando De Leeuw !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eliott shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Eliott is looking for a kimura but De Leeuw is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Eliott to get the leverage.
Eliott looking for a submission but De Leeuw manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
De Leeuw manages to escape and get back to his feet.
De Leeuw cracks Eliott with a good jab.
Eliott doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Eliott fails with the takedown
and De Leeuw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eliott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leeuw thumps Eliott with a low kick.
Eliott has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
De Leeuw keeps the fight on the outside.
De Leeuw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eliott misses with a takedown attempt
and De Leeuw counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Eliott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eliott avoids the elbow strike from De Leeuw , against the cage.
De Leeuw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from De Leeuw .
De Leeuw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Leeuw turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eliott will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Leeuw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eliott.
Eliott tries to clinch but De Leeuw moves out of range.
Eliott dives in and grabs De Leeuw 's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Leeuw pushes down on Eliott's head and hops out.
Eliott dives in for a single leg takedown but De Leeuw sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
De Leeuw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliott gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Leeuw counters with a left to the body.
Eliott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eliott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Leeuw swivels and escapes.
Eliott is breathing heavily.
De Leeuw connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Leeuw . That's going to slow Eliott down.
Nando De Leeuw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Leeuw bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - De Leeuw finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Eliott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Leeuw scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Leeuw .
Eliott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Leeuw but De Leeuw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by De Leeuw !
De Leeuw tests Eliott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Leeuw .
Nice uppercut there from De Leeuw .
Eliott fails with the takedown.
Eliott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Leeuw pinned against the cage. De Leeuw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Leeuw tests Eliott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Leeuw lunges at Eliott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eliott's hand.
De Leeuw cracks the inside of Eliott's front leg.
De Leeuw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eliott tries for a takedown but De Leeuw circles away easily
letting De Leeuw counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leeuw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Eliott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Leeuw scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Eliott has his takedown stuffed
and De Leeuw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eliott shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Leeuw defends it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eliott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Leeuw can pounce on him.
Danga de danga de dang - De Leeuw scores with a four punch combination!
Eliott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eliott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Leeuw lands a head kick. Eliott smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Leeuw scores with a jab.
De Leeuw stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Leeuw wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando De Leeuw dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Leeuw throws out a powerful jab.
De Leeuw lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
De Leeuw feints and then cracks Eliott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eliott down.
A shot to the liver by De Leeuw . Beautiful body shot.
De Leeuw scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eliott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Leeuw .
De Leeuw stuffs the takedown attempt from Eliott. Eliott gets slowly back to his feet.
De Leeuw scores with a one two! Eliott had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
De Leeuw stuns Eliott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eliott shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Leeuw defends it nicely.
A nice combination there by De Leeuw .
Jon Eliott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eliott closes the distance but De Leeuw moves to the side
and De Leeuw counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leeuw lands with an uppercut that bounces Eliott off the cage and back into range.
Eliott will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Eliott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by De Leeuw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Leeuw stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Leeuw wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An inside leg kick lands from De Leeuw .
De Leeuw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Leeuw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Eliott tries for a takedown but De Leeuw circles away easily
and De Leeuw counters by clinching up.
De Leeuw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eliott backwards.
Eliott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Leeuw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Leeuw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eliott's defenses.
De Leeuw tries a body shot but Eliott blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leeuw 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Leeuw lands a head shot.
De Leeuw catches Eliott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eliott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Leeuw but De Leeuw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eliott takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Leeuw lands a leg kick that knocks Eliott off balance momentarily.
Eliott takes one to the chin there.
De Leeuw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Leeuw scores with a leg kick.
De Leeuw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nando De Leeuw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eliott looking to score a takedown here. De Leeuw is defending well but Eliott drives through and ends up in De Leeuw 's guard.
Eliott trying to control but De Leeuw is working from the bottom.
De Leeuw keeping full guard, as Eliott tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliott prevents De Leeuw from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Leeuw is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Eliott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Leeuw keeping moving, preventing Eliott from controlling successfully.
Eliott looking to pass the guard.
De Leeuw uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leeuw throws a shot to the body.
Eliott has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Leeuw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eliott.
Eliott darts in looking for a takedown but De Leeuw gets double underhooks and turns Eliott into the cage.
De Leeuw misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Leeuw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eliott shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jon Eliott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Leeuw with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando De Leeuw 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!
Eliott shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Leeuw counters with a nice uppercut.
De Leeuw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eliott's sensitive parts.
De Leeuw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eliott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eliott shoots for a takedown but De Leeuw saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Leeuw jabs at Eliott's body.
De Leeuw throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eliott misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from De Leeuw tenderised Eliott's leg. Eliott is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eliott fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Eliott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Leeuw clobbers Eliott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Eliott ducks right into an uppercut from De Leeuw .
De Leeuw lunges at Eliott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eliott's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by De Leeuw .
De Leeuw lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Eliott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Leeuw . De Leeuw obviously looking to wear him down.
De Leeuw throws out a powerful jab.
Eliott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Leeuw connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eliott. Eliott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Eliott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eliott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Leeuw but De Leeuw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Leeuw cracks Eliott with an open hand slap.
Eliott takes one to the side of the head.
Eliott tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Leeuw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eliott.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Leeuw .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leeuw swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eliott.
De Leeuw throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Leeuw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eliott has a takedown stuffed.
Eliott shoots and misses
and De Leeuw counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
De Leeuw scores with a nice head shot.
De Leeuw stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eliott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Leeuw can pounce on him.
De Leeuw scores with a nice strike.
De Leeuw fakes the leg kick and cracks Eliott in the body.
De Leeuw thumps Eliott with a low kick.
Eliott fails with a takedown attempt.
De Leeuw with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliott fails with the takedown
enabling De Leeuw to counter with a crisp jab.
De Leeuw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eliott.
Nando De Leeuw is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Leeuw getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Leeuw scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eliott has his takedown stuffed
and De Leeuw counters with an inside leg kick.
Eliott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Leeuw 's waist but De Leeuw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eliott off to one side.
De Leeuw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eliott shoots and misses
and De Leeuw counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Leeuw goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Eliott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Leeuw as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leeuw scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Eliott fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Leeuw avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab, jab by De Leeuw - just one landing.
De Leeuw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Leeuw lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eliott looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Leeuw is fending him off so far but Eliott persists. Nope, De Leeuw circles away and we're back to standing.
De Leeuw feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eliott's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Leeuw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eliott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Leeuw .
Jon Eliott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Leeuw throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Leeuw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eliott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nando De Leeuw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Leeuw winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nando De Leeuw !
Nando De Leeuw really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kemists ↑ 5x160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lapu Lapu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syd Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Datsik is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Let The Rhythm Hit Em. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lapu Lapu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Syd Datsik!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Lapu.
Lapu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lapu throws a lazy right hand but Datsik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Datsik misses with an uppercut. Lapu saw that one coming.
Datsik lands with a straight right. Lapu didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Lapu Lapu has been cut.
Lapu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Datsik.
Datsik throws a hook but Lapu avoids it easily.
Lapu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Lapu as he connects with a hook.
Datsik has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Datsik fails to land.
Lapu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lapu misses with a double jab.
Datsik throws a head kick but Lapu moves out of range.
Lapu is looking to chop away at Datsik's legs.
Datsik throws a jab but it's blocked by Lapu.
Datsik misses with a wild body shot.
Lapu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Datsik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good shot there by Lapu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapu scores with a decent looking hook.
Lapu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Datsik throws out a loose jab but Lapu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lapu. Datsik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Syd Datsik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lapu lands a jab to Datsik's midsection.
Datsik blocks a jab.
No joy there for Lapu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Datsik throws a hook but Lapu avoids it easily.
Lapu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lapu misses with a straight right.
Lapu swings for the body but Datsik moves out of range.
Datsik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Datsik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lapu.
Lapu scores with a hook to the body. Datsik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lapu tries a low kick but Datsik avoids it.
Datsik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lapu connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik misses with a hook.
Lapu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Datsik is rocked!
Lapu lands a body shot.
Datsik is still on wobbly legs! Can Lapu finish him?
Datsik leaves his chin hanging out and Lapu seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Datsik crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lapu Lapu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Harder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Harder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Machida!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harder tries to clinch up.
Harder dives in for a single leg takedown but Machida sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Machida stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harder stalls.
Harder wants a takedown.
Machida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harder tries to clinch up
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
Harder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Machida is fending him off so far but Harder persists. Nope, Machida circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Harder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harder shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Machida is trying to defend but Harder finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Harder is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Machida doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harder.
Harder is trying for a kimura here. Machida looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Harder wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Martin Harder!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Hanzzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juliano Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Prophet by Soulfly. Juliano Villar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Hanzzle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juliano Villar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzzle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Villar shoots in but Hanzzle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Villar shoots and misses
and Hanzzle counters with a stiff right hand.
Villar shoots in and bounces Hanzzle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hanzzle controlling the position.
Hanzzle looking to control.
Hanzzle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanzzle keeping moving, preventing Villar from controlling successfully.
Hanzzle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villar passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle works his way to full guard. Good work.
Villar drops back looking for a leg! Hanzzle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hanzzle manages to kick Villar off! Villar jumps back into Hanzzle's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanzzle is adopting a defensive guard.
Villar drops back looking for a leg! Hanzzle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hanzzle manages to kick Villar off! Villar jumps back into Hanzzle's guard.
Hanzzle trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villar advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Hanzzle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Villar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Villar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Villar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Villar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hanzzle tries to bench press Villar off him but Villar keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle prevents Villar from moving into mount.
Hanzzle is trying to get back to half guard.
Hanzzle stops Villar from passing to mount.
Hanzzle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Villar has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hanzzle!
Villar jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hanzzle is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hanzzle and Villar has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Villar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle is trying to get back to half guard.
What's Hanzzle going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Hanzzle tries to bench press Villar off him but Villar keeps the position.
Villar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hanzzle, who protects the arm well.
Hanzzle is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hanzzle has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juliano Villar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hanzzle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Villar.
Hanzzle gets caught napping as Villar dives in and scores a takedown. Hanzzle manages to retain guard.
Hanzzle looking to control.
Villar tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanzzle is retaining full guard.
Hanzzle pulls Villar in close to his closed guard and prevents Villar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Juliano Villar has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hanzzle is trying to keep Villar in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yuri Hanzzle.
Villar checks a low kick from Hanzzle.
Hanzzle throws a leg kick which misses Villar's front leg but catches the back leg as Villar tries to avoid it.
Villar shoots in for a takedown but Hanzzle shows good takedown defense.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Villar.
Yuri Hanzzle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juliano Villar.
Hanzzle throws a leg kick which misses Villar's front leg but catches the back leg as Villar tries to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Villar or perhaps it was just good defense by Hanzzle which made him look bad.
Hanzzle rushes Villar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hanzzle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanzzle throws a punch but it's blocked by Villar.
A short left from Hanzzle.
Villar blocks an uppercut.
Villar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villar.
A short left from Hanzzle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Villar.
Villar tries to pull guard but Hanzzle holds him up against the cage and eventually Villar drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle throws a punch but it's blocked by Villar.
Villar blocking some punches.
Villar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hanzzle just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Hanzzle fails to land.
Hanzzle struggles to land a body shot inside as Villar controls his hands.
Hanzzle misses with some punches.
Villar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hanzzle walks away with a smile on his face. Villar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Villar tries to clinch there but Hanzzle circles away.
Villar checks the leg kick.
Hanzzle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hanzzle lands with a cross.
Villar dives in and grabs Hanzzle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hanzzle pushes down on Villar's head and hops out.
Hanzzle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Villar.
Villar clinches up with Hanzzle and pushes him back against the cage.
Hanzzle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hanzzle scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle tries to work over Villar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanzzle.
Villar is breathing heavily.
Hanzzle struggles to land a body shot inside as Villar controls his hands.
Hanzzle lands a right hand.
Hanzzle lands with a short shot to the head.
Villar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Villar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hanzzle prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanzzle.
A left hand lands to the body for Hanzzle.
A right hand to the body from Hanzzle.
Hanzzle lands with a short shot to the head.
Yuri Hanzzle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanzzle lands with a right to the head.
Villar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanzzle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanzzle misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Hanzzle.
Villar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hanzzle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Villar can turn it around.
Hanzzle lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Hanzzle.
Hanzzle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Hanzzle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hanzzle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanzzle lands a shoulder strike.
Hanzzle struggles to land a body shot inside as Villar controls his hands.
Hanzzle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Villar is looking to control Hanzzle's arms but Hanzzle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Villar has his back to the cage.
Hanzzle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanzzle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Villar's elbow.
Villar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hanzzle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanzzle misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanzzle.
Hanzzle tries to work over Villar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanzzle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Villar or not.
Hanzzle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanzzle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Villar is rocked!
Hanzzle lands a body punch.
Villar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Villar is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanzzle finish him?
Hanzzle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanzzle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Hanzzle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Hanzzle dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hanzzle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Villar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hanzzle drops Villar with a naaaaasty hook - Villar is in real trouble here! Hanzzle dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Hanzzle!
During a confident post fight interview, Yuri Hanzzle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques La Haine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scary Buka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Haine comes to the cage accompanied by Cut Killer - Nique La Police. Buka has chosen Dolina Muminkow as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques La Haine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scary Buka!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buka dives in for a single leg takedown but La Haine sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
La Haine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from La Haine.
La Haine struggles to land a body shot inside as Buka controls his hands.
Buka can't get the takedown.
La Haine stops a takedown attempt from Buka.
We've been informed that Buka 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.
Jacques La Haine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scary Buka.
La Haine prevents the takedown attempt.
Buka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but La Haine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
La Haine is defending well against a takedown attempt.
La Haine lands an elbow inside.
Buka blocks an elbow strike from La Haine.
Buka works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Buka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buka postures up in La Haine's guard and throws a big left but La Haine blocks it.
La Haine kicks Buka off and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Haine tries to clinch
and Buka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scary Buka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by La Haine.
No joy there for La Haine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
La Haine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Haine scores with a shot to the side of Buka's head.
Buka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but La Haine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Buka can't get the takedown.
Buka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. La Haine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Buka wants a takedown but no success here.
Buka goes for a takedown in the clinch but La Haine prevents it.
La Haine lands a body punch.
La Haine tries to throw a body punch but Buka avoids it by throwing La Haine back against the cage.
La Haine prevents a takedown attempt there.
La Haine gets underhooks to prevent Buka's takedown attempt.
Buka gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
La Haine uses the cage to get back to his feet.
La Haine seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
La Haine just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has La Haine pinned against the cage. La Haine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Buka shoots in but La Haine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
La Haine works the jab nicely.
Buka is rocked!
La Haine moves into the clinch successfully.
Buka wants a takedown.
La Haine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buka's defenses.
Buka is still on wobbly legs! Can La Haine finish him?
Buka can't get the takedown.
La Haine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
La Haine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buka's defenses.
La Haine gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Buka.
Buka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but La Haine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Buka looks winded!
La Haine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Haine.
A right hook to the body lands for La Haine.
La Haine pushes Buka against the cage. La Haine is working some dirty boxing. La Haine pushes off with a quick right hook! Buka goes down! Buka tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! La Haine moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques La Haine!
After winning the bout, Jacques La Haine thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kevin Queen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Queen!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riddle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Queen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Queen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Queen moves to clinch but Riddle breaks away
and Riddle counters by moving into the clinch.
Riddle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Queen.
Riddle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riddle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Queen lands a left hand.
Queen tries to throw a body punch but Riddle avoids it by throwing Queen back against the cage.
Queen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Queen lands a right hand.
Queen avoiding damage as Riddle throws knees to the body.
Riddle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Queen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riddle is rocked!
Queen lands an uppercut.
Oh Riddle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riddle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Queen creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Riddle with a big uppercut! Riddle tries to clinch up but Queen pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Riddle to the mat! Riddle covers up and Queen unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kevin Queen!
Kevin Queen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Struggling Desperately (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Redz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Struggling Desperately!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano Redz!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Desperately's hands.
Desperately misses with a leg kick.
Desperately has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Redz with a nice cross.
Redz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Desperately on the side of the head.
Desperately swings for the body but Redz moves out of range.
Nice cross by Redz.
Desperately ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Desperately looks to score with a jab to the body but Redz is just out of range.
Desperately rushes Redz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Redz taking a breather.
Desperately misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redz.
Desperately throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Desperately lands an elbow that stopped Redz in his tracks for a moment.
Desperately lands a body punch in the clinch.
Redz tries a body shot but Desperately blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Desperately.
Redz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Desperately throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperately tries to work over Redz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Desperately trying to land knees to the body.
Desperately unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Desperately lands a knee to the body.
Desperately landing knees to the head.
Desperately lands a nice knee to the body.
Redz looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desperately lands with a light punch inside.
Desperately lands a nice knee to the body.
Desperately missing with knees to the body.
Redz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Desperately prevents it.
A knee to the head by Desperately.
Redz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Desperately seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Redz can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperately tries to throw a body punch but Redz avoids it by throwing Desperately back against the cage.
Redz takes an elbow to the temple.
Good body shot from Desperately.
Desperately doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Desperately with a knee to the head.
Desperately is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redz is defending well for now.
Redz avoiding damage as Desperately throws knees to the body.
Desperately missing with knees to the body.
Desperately lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Redz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Desperately smiles and moves away.
Redz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Desperately.
The fighters circling - Redz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperately throws a shot from downtown. Redz moves away and avoids it.
Desperately is looking to clinch.
Desperately stuffs the takedown attempt from Redz. Redz gets slowly back to his feet.
Struggling Desperately has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romano Redz.
Desperately throws a hook but Redz avoids it easily.
Redz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Desperately.
Left hook, right uppercut from Redz.
Desperately closes the distance and clinches.
Redz blocks a body shot from Desperately.
Desperately creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Redz avoiding damage as Desperately throws knees to the body.
Redz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Desperately lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Redz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Desperately slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperately lands with an overhand left.
Redz cracks Desperately with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Redz sizes up Desperately with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Redz misses with a hook.
Desperately attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Desperately fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Redz is out of range.
Redz looks to score with a jab to the body but Desperately is just out of range.
Redz tries to keep at a distance but Desperately has taken the fight into the clinch.
Desperately is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redz is defending well for now.
Desperately tries to land a knee to the head but Redz blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desperately misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redz.
Desperately trying to land knees to the body.
Desperately lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Redz blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Struggling Desperately dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Desperately misses with an uppercut.
Redz moves out of range of the body kick.
Redz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Desperately throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Desperately steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redz.
Desperately lands a nice looking kick to the body. Redz takes a step back to recover.
Desperately scores with a nice body kick.
Redz walks into a straight right hand from Desperately.
Desperately fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redz manages to avoid it.
Desperately throws a right hand that Redz ducks under and follows up with a left that Redz also avoids with ease.
Desperately ducks under a wild hook from Redz.
A shot to the liver by Desperately. Beautiful body shot.
Desperately has Redz up against the cage in a clinch.
Desperately misses with an elbow over the top.
Desperately gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Romano Redz has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperately prevents Redz from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Redz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Desperately goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Desperately tries to land knees in the clinch but Redz avoids the damage to the body.
Desperately lands with a light punch inside.
Desperately stops a takedown attempt from Redz.
Redz misses with some punches.
Redz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Desperately is keeping busy.
Desperately misses with a punch to the body.
Desperately throws an elbow but it misses.
Desperately is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Desperately with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redz trying to control the position but instead, Desperately has worked for underhooks and has pushed Redz into the cage.
Desperately misses with a knee strike.
Redz throws a head punch that misses.
Desperately creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Redz's defenses.
Redz is looking to control Desperately's arms but Desperately gets an underhook and turns him. Now Redz has his back to the cage.
Desperately lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Desperately misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperately looking to throw knees to the head but Redz is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Desperately - that landed with a thud.
Desperately cracks Redz with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Desperately.
Redz is breathing heavily.
Redz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Redz blocks an elbow strike.
Desperately lands an elbow inside that Redz shrugs off.
Desperately gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desperately tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redz avoids it.
Desperately being controlled against the cage.
Desperately misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperately pushes Redz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Desperately tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redz avoids it.
Desperately throws a knee to the head but misses.
Desperately utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Desperately is working Redz over against the cage.
A knee to the head by Desperately.
Desperately tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redz avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desperately lands a right hand that snaps the head of Redz backwards.
Redz managing to block the knees to the body from Desperately.
Desperately is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redz is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Struggling Desperately dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Romano Redz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Desperately pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Desperately thows a body shot but no joy.
Redz connects with a nice looking jab.
Donk. Redz catches Desperately right on the button with a cross.
Redz just misses with a punch to the body.
Desperately tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redz was well out of range. Poor timing from Desperately.
Desperately takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Redz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A right-left combo lands from Desperately.
Desperately swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Desperately keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Desperately closes the distance and clinches.
Redz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Desperately throws a low kick but Redz moves out of range easily.
Redz shoots in looking for a takedown. Desperately tries to sprawl out of it but Redz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Desperately manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Desperately closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperately misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redz.
Redz jumps guard and drags Desperately to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Redz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Desperately trying to control the position from guard on top but Redz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Desperately trying to control the position from guard on top but Redz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Struggling Desperately wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Desperately jabs Redz right on the nose. Redz blinks but takes it well.
Desperately's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Redz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Desperately scrambles back to his feet.
Desperately misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redz.
No joy there for Redz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Redz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Desperately's waist but Desperately gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Redz off to one side.
Redz misses with a straight left.
Desperately bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Redz just misses with a punch to the body.
Redz misses with a looping left.
Struggling Desperately is winning the standup battle so far.
Desperately moves away from the strike by Redz.
Redz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Redz.
Redz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Desperately.
Desperately is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Redz can do to turn this around?
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!
Desperately lands with a good body shot.
Redz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Redz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Desperately.
Desperately takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperately throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redz avoids the body shot from Desperately.
Desperately throws a wild body kick that Redz sees coming a mile off.
Desperately throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Redz misses with a looping left.
Desperately takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Struggling Desperately is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Desperately connects with a body shot that sends Redz's belly button to the back.
Desperately throws a nice looking combination but Redz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Struggling Desperately is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redz keeps the fight on the outside.
Desperately paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Redz misses with an uppercut. Desperately saw that one coming.
Desperately misses with a wild body shot.
Redz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Desperately was well out of range. Poor timing from Redz.
Redz fails with the takedown.
Struggling Desperately has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romano Redz.
A punch combination from Desperately misses.
Desperately throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Redz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperately thows a body shot but no joy.
Desperately fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Redz.
Desperately is looking to wear down Redz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Desperately throws a nice looking combination but Redz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Desperately rushes Redz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Redz is pushing Desperately up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Desperately landing knees to the body.
Romano Redz 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desperately throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Struggling Desperately showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Desperately has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Struggling Desperately!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocco Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunt lands a jab.
Hunt thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hunt. Silva shrugs it off though.
Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Silva tries to clinch
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva looks to clinch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva is rocked!
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Hunt cracks Silva with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Silva falls to his knees and Hunt doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Hunt!
After winning the bout, Phol Hunt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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