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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Blanco!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Pablo Blanco has been cut.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blanco circles away quickly and effectively.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Blanco has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blanco.
Blanco lands with a cross.
Blanco has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Blanco tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blanco manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Blanco misses with the combination.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva thuds a left hand into Blanco's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva misses with a combination
and Blanco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva thuds a left hand into Blanco's body.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Blanco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blanco walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Blanco seems unphased.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva scores with a head kick. Blanco tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blanco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva lands a head kick that stumbles Blanco and the fighters go to the mat.
Blanco is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blanco, up you get!
Blanco is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Mauricio Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blanco throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Blanco to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mauricio Silva!
An out of breath Mauricio Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herron Berrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berrian has chosen Where Da Hood At? as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herron Berrian!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell clinches.
Berrian wants to get back to striking at distance but Russell won't allow it.
Russell manages to break the clinch.
Russell takes the fight into the clinch.
Russell manages to break the clinch.
Russell shoots in but no luck this time.
Russell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Berrian looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Russell is looking for a kimura here.
Berrian moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berrian controls Russell momentarily but Russell frees himself.
Russell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berrian 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.
Berrian working a defensive guard here.
Berrian keeping moving, preventing Russell from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Russell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Russell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Berrian regains guard immediately.
Russell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Berrian is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Berrian trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berrian wants to sweep here but Russell controlling him for the moment.
Russell trying to control the position from guard on top but Berrian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berrian throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Russell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Berrian on the ground.
Russell postures up in Berrian's guard and throws a big left but Berrian blocks it.
Russell throws an elbow that misses. Berrian uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Russell's guard. Nice move by Berrian!
Russell keeping moving, preventing Berrian from controlling successfully.
Russell is trying to control the position but Berrian postures up.
Berrian wants to stand but Russell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berrian is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Berrian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Russell but Russell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Russell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Russell wants it to stay on the feet.
Berrian displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Russell.
Berrian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Russell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Martin Russell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herron Berrian.
Berrian looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berrian is looking for a sweep. Russell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Russell tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Russell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Russell clinches up against the cage.
Russell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russell throws a front kick that sends Berrian stumbling back into the cage.
Russell scores with a three punch combo!
Berrian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Russell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berrian moves into range and clinches up with Russell.
Russell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berrian shoots in but Russell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Berrian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Russell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berrian is trying to control Russell's posture but Russell avoids it.
Russell trying to control the position but Berrian is working away.
Berrian tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Russell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Berrian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Berrian is letting Russell control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Berrian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Russell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Berrian is looking for a sweep.
Berrian gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Russell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Berrian looks to land a combination but Russell avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell throws a wild body kick that Berrian sees coming a mile off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Russell.
Russell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Russell taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Berrian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Russell is trying to ground and pound but Berrian uses the momentary lack of control by Russell to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell decides to stand and escape the position.
Russell shoots in looking for a takedown but Berrian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Russell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Berrian checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russell dives in and scores a takedown into Berrian's guard.
Russell won't allow Berrian to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berrian is trying to keep Russell in close.
Berrian is breathing heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Russell dominated that second round.
That's time! Russell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Russell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Russell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Berrian sees it coming and defends easily.
Russell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Berrian defending well though.
Berrian trying to hold on to Russell's head to control him but Russell postures up.
Martin Russell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Russell blocks the strikes from Berrian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell prevents Berrian from improving his position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Russell is thwarting Berrian's attempts to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Herron Berrian wasn't active enough on the ground.
Russell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Berrian is fending him off so far but Russell persists. Nope, Berrian circles away and we're back to standing.
Russell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Russell moves in looking to clinch but Berrian pushes him off.
Russell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Berrian moves in looking to clinch but Russell pushes him off.
Berrian doesn't manage to clinch there - Russell circles away.
Berrian misses with a wild combination.
Russell has closed the distance and engaged Berrian in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Russell landing knees to the body.
Berrian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Russell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Berrian is defended easily by Russell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Berrian tries to avoid it but Russell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Berrian to the ground. Berrian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Berrian gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Russell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Russell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berrian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Russell.
Berrian pulls Russell in close to prevent any damage.
Berrian is striking from the bottom but Russell uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Russell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Berrian is looking for a sweep. Russell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Russell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Berrian's head.
Berrian wants to get back to full guard.
Russell is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell tries to stand but can't do so whilst Berrian controls his leg.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Martin Russell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Russell takes the fight into the clinch.
Russell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Berrian avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Berrian avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Russell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Russell 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Russell!
A very excited looking Martin Russell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lars Limmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Limmer comes into the arena with Fucking In The Bushes - Oasis blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Limmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cory Rua!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Limmer is looking to clinch.
Limmer throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Limmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Limmer tries to clinch up.
Rua shoots for a takedown but Limmer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice jab there from Rua.
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Limmer.
Limmer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Limmer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Limmer misses with an uppercut
and Rua counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Limmer's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Limmer has a closed guard, preventing Rua from standing up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Limmer holds on and takes a little breather.
Limmer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rua's guard.
Limmer content to stall in guard here.
Limmer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Limmer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Limmer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Limmer is in close to Rua's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Limmer drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rua looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rua looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rua!
Limmer struggling a bit here.
Rua tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limmer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Limmer is looking to improve his position.
Limmer wants to control but Rua is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rua stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rua slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua closes the distance and clinches up with Limmer, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes Limmer against the cage but Limmer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Limmer wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Limmer tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lars Limmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Rua.
Limmer fails to land with a series of punches.
Limmer looks to land a left hand but Rua moved out of range nicely.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Limmer doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limmer drives through and clinches with Rua against the cage.
Limmer looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Limmer throws an elbow that misses.
Limmer tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Rua has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Limmer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Limmer struggles to land a body shot inside as Rua controls his hands.
Rua drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Limmer is leaning against Rua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rua is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Limmer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Limmer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rua wants to take the fight to the mat but Limmer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limmer scores with a hook to the body.
Limmer misses with a knee to the head.
Limmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Limmer misses with a punch on the inside.
Limmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Limmer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Limmer misses with an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Limmer.
Limmer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Limmer looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Limmer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Limmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Limmer stalling in the clinch but Rua improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Limmer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Limmer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rua somewhat.
Limmer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Limmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Rua closes the distance and clinches up with Limmer, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes Limmer against the cage but Limmer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Limmer tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Limmer pinned against the cage. Limmer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lars Limmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Rua.
Rua shoots in but no luck this time.
Rua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Limmer but Limmer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Limmer tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Limmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
Limmer misses with a body shot.
Limmer throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limmer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Limmer wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rua shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Limmer pinned against the cage. Limmer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Limmer. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Limmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Limmer looks to throw the jab but Rua is out of range.
Limmer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Cory Rua has been cut.
A jab lands there for Limmer.
Limmer throws a big shot that misses.
Rua works over Limmer's head and body with a nice combination.
Horrible takedown by Rua or perhaps it was just good defense by Limmer which made him look bad.
Limmer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Limmer is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.
Limmer scores with a hook.
Limmer misses the shot to the body.
Rua closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rua lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Limmer is proving hard to escape from.
Limmer working a defensive guard here.
Limmer has a closed guard, preventing Rua from standing up.
Limmer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Limmer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rua's guard.
Limmer wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Limmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Limmer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Limmer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Limmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Limmer is controlling him.
Limmer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rua wants to get back to his feet but Limmer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Limmer from controlling successfully.
Limmer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Limmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Limmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Limmer throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Limmer throws a strike but Rua rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rua postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Limmer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cory Rua's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Limmer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rua shoots for a double leg takedown but Limmer sprawls well. He's pushed Rua's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Limmer stuffs the takedown.
Limmer lands a glancing blow to the side of Rua's head.
Limmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Limmer to the ground. Rua is now in Limmer's guard.
Rua preventing the sweep.
Limmer trying to control the position.
Limmer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lars Limmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Limmer landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Limmer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rua because Limmer loaded up on that one.
Limmer unloads with some shots from mount but Rua bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limmer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Limmer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Poor strikes thrown by Limmer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Limmer working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Rua slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Limmer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Limmer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Limmer.
Limmer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Limmer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rua is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Limmer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Limmer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rua's head.
Limmer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limmer is looking to advance position but Rua won't allow it.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Limmer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Limmer is looking to take a break and control but Rua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rua tries to kick Limmer off but Limmer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rua is refusing to be controlled, as Limmer sits in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Limmer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to kick Limmer off but Limmer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rua avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Limmer.
We've been hearing good reports from Limmer'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.
Rua pushes Limmer off looking to stand but Limmer dives back in and keeps control.
Rua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Limmer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Limmer stops Rua from getting back to his feet.
Limmer is stalling here. Rua is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Limmer seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rua has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Limmer gets back to half guard.
Limmer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rua is working away from the top position though.
Limmer is looking for a sweep. Rua is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to stand and escape but Limmer is controlling the position.
Limmer has his hands clasped together around Rua's back. He's all about the action.
Rua tries to stand and escape but Limmer is controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Limmer is trying to get back to full guard.
Cory Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Limmer wants to control but Rua is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Limmer keeping control of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Limmer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rua, pushing him back against the cage.
Rua scores with a shot to the side of Limmer's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Limmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Limmer 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Limmer!
A relieved looking Lars Limmer 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Learned Astronomer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans Krueger struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Learned Astronomer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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203 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Learned Astronomer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krueger tries a head kick but it misses.
Astronomer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krueger.
Krueger lands with a kick to the temple. Astronomer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick by Krueger misses
and Astronomer counters with a thumping low kick.
Krueger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Krueger.
Nice uppercut lands for Astronomer. That snapped Krueger's head back.
It looks like Hans Krueger has been cut.
Hans Krueger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Astronomer works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Astronomer.
Krueger slips under a jab from Astronomer.
Krueger misses with a looping right.
Astronomer throws a head kick that misses.
Astronomer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Krueger just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger misses with a wild body shot.
Krueger 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.
Sloppy strikes from Krueger. Those never looked like landing.
Krueger takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Krueger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Krueger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Astronomer.
Astronomer connects with a leg kick. Krueger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick from Krueger lands but Astronomer takes it in his stride.
Krueger throws a lazy uppercut
and Astronomer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krueger throws a head kick that misses.
Krueger looks winded!
Krueger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Astronomer misses with a leg kick.
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!
Krueger throws a head kick but Astronomer moves out of range.
Astronomer is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Astronomer cracks Krueger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger jabs at Astronomer's body.
Astronomer misses with a hook.
Astronomer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Astronomer wants it to stay on the feet.
Astronomer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krueger's head backwards.
Krueger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice jab there from Astronomer.
Krueger is rocked!
OH! Krueger has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Astronomer smells blood and charges in for the finish! Astronomer unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Krueger sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Learned Astronomer!
Learned Astronomer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Montel Agious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaias Askan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Agious might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hell Yeah - Rev Theory. Askan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kasabian - Empire. Montel Agious has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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196 lbs
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190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Montel Agious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Isaias Askan!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agious gets caught flat footed, as Askan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Agious is looking to stand up but Askan isn't so interested in that idea.
Agious is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Agious breaks from the clinch.
Askan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Askan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Askan tries for a takedown but Agious sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Montel Agious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaias Askan.
Agious throws an overhand right that lands on Askan's shoulder, as Askan tries to avoid the shot.
Agious cracks a nice hook into Askan's ribs.
Agious throws a series of punches but Askan moves out of range.
Agious swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Agious looks to throw the jab but Askan is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Agious.
Agious tries to bum rush Askan with a series of wild strikes but Askan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Askan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Agious to the mat! Agious manages to get full guard.
Askan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Agious has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Askan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Askan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Agious 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.
Agious scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Askan slips a jab and a cross from Agious.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agious waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Askan.
Agious uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Askan.
Askan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Askan showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Agious is looking to escape.
Agious blocking the ground and pound attempt from Askan.
Askan throwing shots but Agious is blocking nicely.
Agious pushes Askan off looking to stand but Askan dives back in and keeps control.
Askan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Agious wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Askan.
Askan trying to control the action but Agious is working from the bottom.
Askan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agious looks like he's trying to stand up.
Askan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Askan lands a nice short elbow.
Agious pushes Askan off and gets back to his feet.
Askan moves away from the strike by Agious.
Agious is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Askan.
Agious throws a combination that misses
and Askan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Askan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Agious.
Agious misses with an uppercut.
Agious rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Askan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Agious defends it nicely.
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!
Askan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Agious misses with the combination.
Askan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Askan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Askan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Askan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Askan trying to control the position but Agious is working away.
Agious wants to get back to his feet but Askan drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Isaias Askan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Agious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Askan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Agious.
Askan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Askan misses with a takedown attempt - Agious sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Agious swinging wildly here.
Agious lands a really nice looking cross but Askan seems unphased.
Agious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montel Agious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Askan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Askan coming out on top.
Agious fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Agious misses with a double jab.
Agious connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Askan momentarily.
Askan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Agious.
Agious swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Askan counters with a three punch combo that has Agious backing up. Agious nods at Askan to acknowledge the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Agious.
Askan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Montel Agious is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Askan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Agious cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Agious misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agious misses with a jab, cross combination.
Agious throws a series of punches but Askan avoids them all with ease.
Agious tries to bum rush Askan with a series of wild strikes but Askan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Some wild striking there from Agious.
Agious lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Askan circles away quickly and effectively.
Askan tries to bum rush Agious with a series of wild strikes but Agious uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Agious fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Askan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Askan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Agious lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askan darts in looking for a takedown but Agious gets double underhooks and turns Askan into the cage.
Montel Agious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaias Askan.
Agious wants to break free but Askan has control.
Agious wants to break the clinch but can't.
Agious escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
It looks like Agious has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A combination from Agious does no damage.
Askan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Agious to the ground. Askan is now in Agious's guard.
Askan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Agious has his feet on Askan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Agious scores with a one two! Askan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Agious throws a lazy right hand but Askan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Agious thuds a left hand into Askan's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Agious defends it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agious fails to land with a series of punches.
Montel Agious is winning the standup battle so far.
Askan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Agious looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Askan. Agious does a little dance to reset his feet.
Askan ducks right into an uppercut from Agious.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agious just misses with a punch to the body.
Agious is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot lands for Agious.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Montel Agious dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Askan shoots in and bounces Agious off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Askan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Agious keeping moving, preventing Askan from controlling successfully.
Agious wants to stand up but Askan is controlling him.
Askan postures up and lands a big shot to Agious's brow.
Askan throwing strikes from guard but Agious blocks nicely.
Agious is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Askan looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agious scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Askan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Agious throws a nice looking combination but Askan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Agious. No joy for Askan on that attempt.
Askan dodges the punch combination from Agious.
Askan throws a combination that misses
and Agious counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Agious ducks under a wild hook from Askan.
Agious feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Askans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Agious is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agious throws a series of punches but Askan avoids them all with ease.
Askan shoots in for a double leg but Agious sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Askan slips a jab and a cross from Agious.
Agious throws a lazy uppercut
and Askan counters by moving into the clinch.
Askan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Askan has Agious pressed against the cage, preventing Agious from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agious pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Agious lands an overhand right.
Agious dodges the punch combination from Askan.
Askan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Agious misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Agious.
Agious lands with a shot to the body.
Agious swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Agious, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Askan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Agious wants to get back to his feet.
Agious has hold of Askan's hands but Askan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Agious is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agious avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Askan.
Isaias Askan has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agious wants to get back to his feet.
Agious trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Agious won't allow Askan to pass to mount.
Agious pushes Askan off looking to stand but Askan dives back in and keeps control.
Agious on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Agious is trying to stand.
Askan wants to pass the guard but Agious is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Askan lands a nice short elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Askan working over Agious with some ground and pound. Agious looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Agious on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Agious taking some punishment here, with Askan in his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Isaias Askan.
I think Askan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaias Askan!
During a confident post fight interview, Isaias Askan 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 Caccane Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Segundo Alejandro Prato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Berzevaco might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hanna Ekola - Villihevosia. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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192 lbs
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198 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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caccane Berzevaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Segundo Alejandro Prato!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzevaco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prato scores with a jab to the head.
Berzevaco fakes the leg kick and cracks Prato in the body.
Berzevaco tries to clinch but Prato is having none of it.
Prato shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berzevaco pinned against the cage. Berzevaco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Berzevaco is looking to land body kicks.
Berzevaco throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Prato's head.
It looks like Segundo Alejandro Prato has been cut.
Prato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berzevaco tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Berzevaco.
Prato shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Prato showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Prato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Berzevaco keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco wants to get back to his feet.
Prato is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Berzevaco defends it well.
Berzevaco tries to kick Prato off but Prato keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Berzevaco wants to control but Prato is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Prato prevents Berzevaco from standing back up.
Prato is looking to advance position but Berzevaco won't allow it.
Prato is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Berzevaco defends it well.
Berzevaco is trying to stand up here but Prato is controlling him well.
Prato lands strikes from half guard.
Berzevaco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Prato is working for a kimura but Berzevaco is defending it quite comfortably.
Prato prevents Berzevaco from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prato looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Prato trying to control the action but Berzevaco is working from the bottom.
Berzevaco wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berzevaco moves into full guard.
Prato preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco wants to stand but Prato is controlling the position.
Prato trying to control but Berzevaco is working from the bottom.
Berzevaco is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Prato forces his way into half guard.
Berzevaco is defending against the submission attempts here by Prato.
Prato is looking to take a break and control but Berzevaco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Prato is working for a kimura but Berzevaco is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prato is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Berzevaco is trying to stand back up but Prato is controlling him
Prato is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Berzevaco is looking to improve his position.
Berzevaco is looking to escape.
Berzevaco is pressing down on Prato's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Berzevaco has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prato is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prato prevents Berzevaco from getting back to his feet.
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 Caccane Berzevaco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Segundo Alejandro Prato's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Prato shoots in for a double leg but Berzevaco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Prato fails to land the takedown.
Berzevaco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berzevaco leaves Prato with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Caccane Berzevaco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Segundo Alejandro Prato.
Prato shoots for a double leg takedown but Berzevaco sprawls well. He's pushed Prato's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Berzevaco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caccane Berzevaco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prato looks to land a right hand but Berzevaco moved out of range.
Berzevaco misses with a head kick.
Berzevaco misses with a head kick.
Prato shoots and misses
and Berzevaco counters with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Berzevaco, right into the meat.
Prato is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Berzevaco, right into the meat.
Berzevaco tries a head kick but it misses.
Berzevaco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Berzevaco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berzevaco lands a nice looking kick to the body. Prato takes a step back to recover.
Prato shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Berzevaco but Berzevaco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Prato avoids the head kick by Berzevaco.
Berzevaco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prato shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Berzevaco defends it nicely.
Prato dives in for a single leg takedown but Berzevaco sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berzevaco.
Prato has Berzevaco pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Berzevaco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Berzevaco pushes off an throws an elbow but Prato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berzevaco throws an elbow but misses.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Prato has Berzevaco pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Berzevaco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Prato blocks an elbow strike.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Prato avoids the elbow strike from Berzevaco, against the cage.
Berzevaco lands an elbow that stopped Prato in his tracks for a moment.
Prato gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Berzevaco is looking to escape.
Prato is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Berzevaco has managed to free his arm - good work.
Berzevaco wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco pushes Prato off and gets back to his feet.
Berzevaco throws a front kick that sends Prato stumbling back into the cage.
Berzevaco gets caught flat footed, as Prato shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Prato won't allow Berzevaco to get back to his feet.
Berzevaco trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Prato is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Berzevaco wants to get back to his feet but Prato is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Berzevaco being controlled here, momentarily.
Berzevaco controls Prato momentarily but Prato frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Berzevaco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Prato.
Berzevaco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Berzevaco.
Prato shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Berzevaco defends it nicely.
Berzevaco moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prato blocks an elbow strike.
Berzevaco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caccane Berzevaco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Segundo Alejandro Prato's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Prato avoids the head kick by Berzevaco.
Berzevaco looks for the body kick but Prato saw that one coming.
Berzevaco tries a head kick but it misses.
Prato shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Berzevaco as he avoids it easily.
Berzevaco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prato blocks a head kick by Berzevaco.
Berzevaco scores with a kick to the body.
Berzevaco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prato shoots in for a takedown but Berzevaco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Prato changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Berzevaco tries to avoid it but Prato manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Berzevaco to the ground. Berzevaco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Caccane Berzevaco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Segundo Alejandro Prato.
Berzevaco connects with a high kick.
Prato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Berzevaco throws a head kick but Prato moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Berzevaco throws a head kick but Prato moves out of range.
Berzevaco tries a head kick but it misses.
Berzevaco tries to sprawl but Prato drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Berzevaco is trying to stand up here but Prato is controlling him well.
Berzevaco is defending against the submission attempts here by Prato.
Berzevaco wants to get back to his feet.
Prato is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Berzevaco wants to control but Prato is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prato is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Berzevaco has managed to free his arm - good work.
Berzevaco makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Berzevaco.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prato drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Prato jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Berzevaco keeping moving, preventing Prato from controlling successfully.
Prato stops Berzevaco from standing up.
Prato throwing strikes from guard but Berzevaco blocks nicely.
Berzevaco wants to stand up but Prato is controlling him.
Berzevaco is controlling Prato's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Caccane Berzevaco has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Prato swats away the attempt to clinch by Berzevaco.
Prato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berzevaco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berzevaco fakes the leg kick and cracks Prato in the body.
Horrible takedown by Prato or perhaps it was just good defense by Berzevaco which made him look bad.
Segundo Alejandro Prato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berzevaco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Berzevaco. No joy for Prato on that attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prato tries for a takedown. No joy.
Prato drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Berzevaco gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Prato blocks an elbow strike.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berzevaco misses with an elbow over the top.
Berzevaco lands an elbow inside that Prato shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berzevaco throws an elbow but misses.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berzevaco lands an elbow just above Prato 's eye.
Prato has Berzevaco pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Berzevaco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berzevaco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berzevaco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Prato dodges an elbow strike from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berzevaco.
Prato has picked Berzevaco up - he's going for a ride! Prato dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caccane Berzevaco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Berzevaco, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caccane Berzevaco!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Hendriks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Hendriks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Rasputin !
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hendriks swivels and escapes.
Hendriks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hendriks throws the kick towards the body but Rasputin avoids it.
Hendriks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hendriks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rasputin shoots in but no luck this time.
Rasputin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rasputin showed some decent athleticism there.
Rasputin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hendriks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rasputin is working away from the top position though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rasputin working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Rasputin is looking for a kimura here.
Rasputin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hendriks's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendriks is controlling Rasputin 's trapped leg to prevent Rasputin from advancing to side control.
Rasputin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rasputin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rasputin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hendriks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rasputin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rasputin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hendriks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rasputin is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is trying to control the action in half guard but Hendriks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rasputin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hendriks defending well though.
Rasputin passes into side control, despite Hendriks's attempt to control the position.
Rasputin in side control, throwing shots but Hendriks defends.
Rasputin looks up at the clock and then as Hendriks takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rasputin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
It looks like Dave Hendriks has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasputin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hendriks, who protects the arm well.
Rasputin working the ground and pound.
Rasputin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dave Hendriks's cut is getting worse.
Hendriks is trying to improve his position.
Rasputin working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hendriks some visible discomfort.
Jeez, Dave Hendriks's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dave Hendriks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Piotr Rasputin !
After winning the bout, Piotr Rasputin 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 Chaly Kwidama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwidama comes to the cage accompanied by TRIBAL SEEDS- LOVE PSALM. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fu's choice of entrance music: SDJ-COMMANDOS. 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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chaly Kwidama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Fu!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kwidama throws a wild body kick that Fu sees coming a mile off.
Fu cracks Kwidama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kwidama throws a head kick but Fu moves out of range.
Fu lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Chaly Kwidama has been cut.
Kwidama misses with a kick to the body.
Fu connects with a leg kick. Kwidama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kwidama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kwidama thows a leg kick but Fu checks it
and Fu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwidama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fu checks a leg kick.
Fu misses with a head kick.
Fu scoring well with a low kick there.
Fu lands a high kick!
Fu looks to land a combination but Kwidama avoids it well.
Kwidama misses with a low kick as Fu jumps back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kwidama 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 Fu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kwidama.
Kwidama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kwidama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fu dips to his left and cracks Kwidama with an uppercut!
Fu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kwidama.
Kwidama lands with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kwidama. That's going to slow Fu down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fu looks winded!
A bone on bone clash there as Fu blocks the leg kick.
Kwidama wants to clinch.
Fu misses with a head kick.
Kwidama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fu misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwidama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fu.
Kwidama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fu.
Kwidama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kwidama's knee momentarily.
Fu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crunch! Kwidama slams his shin into Fu's torso.
Fu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fu misses with a straight left.
Kwidama tries to work over Fu's front leg with a kick but Fu checks it.
Fu throws a head kick that Kwidama semi-blocks.
Kwidama checks a leg kick.
Kwidama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fu lands a head kick. Kwidama smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kwidama misses with a kick to the body.
Kwidama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fu misses with a low kick.
Kwidama lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fu takes a step back to recover.
Kwidama throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwidama forces Fu back against the cage and clinches.
Kwidama stalling in the clinch.
Fu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kwidama has him pressed against the cage.
Kwidama stalling the fight.
Kwidama can't find room to land a body shot as Fu controls the action.
Fu wants to get back to striking at distance but Kwidama won't allow it.
Fu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kwidama closes the distance and pushes Fu back into the cage.
Kwidama breaks from the clinch.
Kwidama looks for the body kick but Fu saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Fu blocks the leg kick.
Fu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fu tries a head kick but it misses.
Fu thuds a left hand into Kwidama's body.
Kwidama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kwidama.
Fu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kwidama misses with a body kick.
Fu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kwidama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kwidama thumps Fu with a low kick.
Kwidama throws a leg kick
and Fu counters with a head kick. That will keep Kwidama thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kwidama.
Fu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kwidama tries to work over Fu's front leg with a kick but Fu checks it.
Kwidama throws a low kick but Fu moves out of range easily.
Kwidama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kwidama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kwidama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kwidama throws a leg kick which misses Fu's front leg but catches the back leg as Fu tries to avoid it.
Kwidama attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kwidama cracks the inside of Fu's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chaly Kwidama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chaly Kwidama's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kwidama throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kwidama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fu.
Fu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kwidama counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fu's knee momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fu.
Kwidama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kwidama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwidama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kwidama clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kwidama.
Fu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kwidama.
A left hand lands to the body for Kwidama.
Fu is breathing heavily.
Kwidama dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kwidama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Thomas Fu has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwidama prevents Fu from breaking the clinch.
Kwidama lands a hook that snaps the head of Fu backwards.
Kwidama stalling in the clinch.
Kwidama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kwidama breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Fu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kwidama doesn't seem phased though.
Kwidama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kwidama lands a big head kick that sends Fu tumbling to the mat! Kwidama takes a step backwards and waves Fu back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Kwidama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fu misses with a low kick.
Kwidama fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fu is out of range.
Kwidama closes the distance and clinches.
Kwidama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kwidama is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Fu.
Kwidama stalls.
Fu blocks an uppercut.
Kwidama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick lands from Kwidama.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kwidama.
Kwidama blocks a head kick by Fu.
Kwidama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kwidama checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu throws a low kick but Kwidama moves out of range easily.
Fu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chaly Kwidama is winning the standup battle so far.
Kwidama cracks the inside of Fu's front leg.
Kwidama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fu can do to turn this around?
Fu moves out of range as Kwidama throws a body kick.
Kwidama clinches up with Fu and pushes him back against the cage.
Kwidama has a couple of punches blocked by Fu.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fu misses with a punch to the body.
Fu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kwidama prevents Fu from breaking the clinch.
Kwidama scores with a shot to the side of Fu's head.
Kwidama stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwidama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kwidama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fu is out of range and Kwidama settles back down.
Kwidama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwidama clinches up with Fu and pushes him back against the cage.
Kwidama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kwidama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kwidama.
Kwidama throws a leg kick that misses.
Fu connects with a leg kick. Kwidama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kwidama fakes the leg kick and cracks Fu in the body.
Kwidama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fu just misses with a punch to the body.
Fu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kwidama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chaly Kwidama dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Fu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kwidama checks it well.
Kwidama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fu.
Kwidama throws a sloppy head kick and Fu moves out of range easily.
Fu throws a sloppy head kick
and Kwidama counters with a low kick, right behind Fu 's knee.
Kwidama walks into a jab.
Kwidama throws a leg kick
and Fu counters with a nice uppercut.
Kwidama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kwidama scoring well with a low kick there.
Kwidama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kwidama. That's going to slow Fu down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwidama scores with a leg kick.
Kwidama throws a low kick but Fu moves out of range easily.
Fu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kwidama.
Fu throws a head kick but Kwidama moves out of range.
Kwidama tries to bum rush Fu with a series of wild strikes but Fu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwidama misses with a low kick.
Kwidama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kwidama is able to avoid easily.
Fu throws a solid leg kick but Kwidama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fu.
Fu tries a low kick but Kwidama avoids it.
Kwidama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fu checks a low kick from Kwidama.
An inside leg kick from Fu misses.
Kwidama cracks the inside of Fu's front leg.
Kwidama misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Fu.
Fu checks the leg kick.
Fu throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwidama darts in and clinches Fu up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Kwidama.
Kwidama has a couple of punches blocked by Fu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwidama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kwidama is stalling here.
Kwidama swings wildly with an uppercut but Fu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kwidama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kwidama throws a chopping leg kick but Fu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kwidama.
Kwidama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwidama throws a body punch but Fu moves out of range.
Fu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A leg kick checked by Kwidama.
Good leg kick by Fu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chaly Kwidama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fu connects with an inside leg kick.
Kwidama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kwidama drives through and clinches with Fu against the cage.
Thomas Fu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fu manages to break the clinch.
Fu misses with a looping left.
Kwidama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kwidama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kwidama.
A clash of legs there as Fu blocks the low kick.
Kwidama instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwidama displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fu up against the cage.
Fu tries to break the clinch but Kwidama is controlling the position.
Kwidama throws a punch but it's blocked by Fu.
Fu has had enough of the clinch but Kwidama keeps him there for the moment.
Kwidama prevents Fu from breaking the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fu tries to circle away but Kwidama has him pinned against the cage.
Fu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kwidama.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kwidama lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chaly Kwidama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kwidama 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chaly Kwidama!
An out of breath and clearly excited Chaly Kwidama thanked The Stash House Nutrition *Q159* for $50 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Pitsenbarger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tam Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Open Road. Bill Pitsenbarger has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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34
195 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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33
199 lbs
21 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Pitsenbarger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tam Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Pitsenbarger tenderised Zeus's leg. Zeus is trying to keep his angry face on.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zeus has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pitsenbarger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zeus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A clash of legs there as Zeus blocks the low kick.
Bill Pitsenbarger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitsenbarger throws a head kick that misses
and Zeus counters with a single leg into guard. Pitsenbarger didn't expect that.
Pitsenbarger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zeus throws a big right hand that misses.
Zeus stops Pitsenbarger from standing up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeus wants to pass the guard but Pitsenbarger is keeping the position.
Pitsenbarger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pitsenbarger trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitsenbarger keeping moving, preventing Zeus from controlling successfully.
Zeus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zeus lands a couple of digs.
Zeus advances position into side control!
Pitsenbarger on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Zeus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pitsenbarger keeps working.
Pitsenbarger is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zeus asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pitsenbarger is not content to let Zeus control the position.
Pitsenbarger wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitsenbarger stops Zeus from passing to mount.
Pitsenbarger tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Zeus is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Pitsenbarger defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeus trying to control momentarily.
Zeus has Pitsenbarger flattened out and is raining down punches.
Zeus looking for the choke from the back.
Pitsenbarger is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hellacious Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Pitsenbarger trying to control but not successfully.
Pitsenbarger has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitsenbarger is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pitsenbarger wants to get back to his feet.
Pitsenbarger turns into Zeus and is now in his guard.
Zeus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pitsenbarger trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zeus's guard.
Zeus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pitsenbarger trying to control but Zeus is working from the bottom.
Zeus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pitsenbarger lands a leg kick that knocks Zeus off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitsenbarger scores with a hook.
Pitsenbarger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zeus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zeus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pitsenbarger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitsenbarger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zeus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Zeus as he checks the leg kick.
Pitsenbarger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pitsenbarger - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitsenbarger throws the kick towards the body but Zeus avoids it.
Pitsenbarger ducks under a wild hook from Zeus.
Pitsenbarger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tam Zeus will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zeus avoids the head kick by Pitsenbarger.
A head kick misses from Pitsenbarger.
Zeus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zeus showed some decent athleticism there.
Zeus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zeus wants to control but Pitsenbarger is keeping him busy.
Zeus not doing much here.
Pitsenbarger pushes Zeus off looking to stand but Zeus dives back in and keeps control.
Zeus is looking to advance position but Pitsenbarger won't allow it.
Pitsenbarger is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitsenbarger has hold of Zeus's hands but Zeus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pitsenbarger tries to roll over but Zeus keeps him under control.
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. Zeus connects with a nice short shot to Pitsenbarger's temple.
Zeus tries to pass to full mount but Pitsenbarger defends it.
Zeus stops Pitsenbarger from getting back to his feet.
Pitsenbarger is refusing to be controlled, as Zeus sits in half guard.
Zeus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zeus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zeus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ground and pound from Zeus.
Zeus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pitsenbarger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zeus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitsenbarger is trying to stand up here but Zeus is controlling him well.
Zeus controlling the pace.
Pitsenbarger pushes Zeus off looking to stand but Zeus dives back in and keeps control.
Zeus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zeus is trying to control the action in half guard but Pitsenbarger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pitsenbarger wants to control but Zeus is keeping busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pitsenbarger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pitsenbarger throws a sloppy head kick and Zeus moves out of range easily.
Pitsenbarger takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Bill Pitsenbarger has been cut.
Zeus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pitsenbarger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus shoots in but no luck this time.
Pitsenbarger misses with a head kick.
Zeus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pitsenbarger can pounce on him.
Pitsenbarger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pitsenbarger swings for the body but Zeus moves out of range.
Pitsenbarger throws a low kick but Zeus moves out of range easily.
Zeus takes a swing at Pitsenbarger's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pitsenbarger.
Pitsenbarger throws a head kick but Zeus moves out of range.
Bill Pitsenbarger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zeus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pitsenbarger's waist but Pitsenbarger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zeus off to one side.
Zeus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Pitsenbarger.
Pitsenbarger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pitsenbarger throws a head kick but Zeus moves out of range.
Zeus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pitsenbarger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zeus swings widly with a right hand
and Pitsenbarger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zeus's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeus shoots in looking for a takedown but Pitsenbarger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zeus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bill Pitsenbarger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tam Zeus.
Zeus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitsenbarger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pitsenbarger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Zeus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bill Pitsenbarger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Pitsenbarger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Zeus lands.
Pitsenbarger throws a low kick but Zeus avoids it.
Zeus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitsenbarger.
Zeus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zeus checks the leg kick.
Pitsenbarger lands a leg kick that knocks Zeus off balance momentarily.
Zeus misses with an uppercut. Pitsenbarger saw that one coming.
Pitsenbarger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zeus.
Pitsenbarger tries to clinch up but Zeus circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Zeus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pitsenbarger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pitsenbarger is looking to clinch but Zeus is avoiding it.
Pitsenbarger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pitsenbarger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pitsenbarger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pitsenbarger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitsenbarger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zeus.
A swing and a miss from Zeus.
Pitsenbarger connects with a solid leg kick.
Pitsenbarger misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pitsenbarger. Pitsenbarger obviously looking to wear him down.
Zeus avoids the head kick by Pitsenbarger.
Jab, jab by Zeus - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitsenbarger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zeus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pitsenbarger defends it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Zeus.
Pitsenbarger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pitsenbarger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Pitsenbarger slams his shin into Zeus's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pitsenbarger.
Pitsenbarger lands an overhand right.
Pitsenbarger throws a leg kick which misses Zeus's front leg but catches the back leg as Zeus tries to avoid it.
Pitsenbarger misses with a wild body shot.
Pitsenbarger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zeus.
Zeus lands with a straight right. Pitsenbarger didn't see that one coming.
Pitsenbarger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zeus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pitsenbarger throws a push kick but Zeus slaps the foot to one side.
Bill Pitsenbarger is winning the standup battle so far.
Zeus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Pitsenbarger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Pitsenbarger.
Pitsenbarger works Zeus's body with a nice hook.
Zeus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pitsenbarger's head backwards.
Pitsenbarger throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pitsenbarger scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pitsenbarger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitsenbarger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bill Pitsenbarger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zeus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitsenbarger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pitsenbarger throws a body kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Pitsenbarger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zeus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tam Zeus!
An out of breath Tam Zeus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tuomas Keto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Buchanan 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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198 lbs
43 - 23 - 0 |
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201 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuomas Keto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Tuomas Keto has been cut.
Keto avoids the body shot from Buchanan.
Keto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Keto tries to close the distance and clinch but Buchanan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Keto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buchanan 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.
Keto clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buchanan.
Keto working aggressively here.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Keto.
Keto is trying to stall.
Keto blocks a body shot from Buchanan.
Keto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Buchanan.
Buchanan tries to work over Keto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keto.
Keto blocks a body shot from Buchanan.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Buchanan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keto misses with a punch on the inside.
Keto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
Keto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buchanans head.
Buchanan gets through Keto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Keto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buchanan tries a body shot but Keto blocks it.
Buchanan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Keto regains guard.
Buchanan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keto wants to stand and escape but Buchanan is having none of it.
Buchanan lands a couple of digs.
Keto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Buchanan is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Buchanan wants to control from the top but Keto keeps moving.
Buchanan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Buchanan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Keto wants to stand but Buchanan is controlling the position.
Keto trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan trying to control the position from guard on top but Keto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buchanan won't allow Keto to get back to his feet.
Buchanan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Buchanan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Keto wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keto darts in trying to clinch
and Buchanan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Keto looks to clinch
and Buchanan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Buchanan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Keto.
Keto wants to clinch
and Keto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Buchanan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Buchanan.
Buchanan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paul Buchanan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buchanan jabs Keto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Buchanan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keto.
Keto wants to clinch
and Buchanan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Buchanan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Keto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Keto doesn't manage to clinch there - Buchanan circles away.
Keto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Buchanan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Keto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Keto is trying to stand up here but Buchanan is controlling him well.
Buchanan is looking to stall here but Keto recovers full guard.
Paul Buchanan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Buchanan wants to control from the top but Keto keeps moving.
Keto wants to stand but Buchanan is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buchanan trying to control the position from guard on top but Keto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keto wants to stand up but Buchanan is controlling him.
Buchanan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Keto is looking to stand up but Buchanan isn't so interested in that idea.
Buchanan pushes down on Keto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Keto tries to kick Buchanan off but Buchanan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Keto is just riding it out for now. Buchanan eventually gives up the hold.
Keto tries to kick Buchanan off but Buchanan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Buchanan throws a strike but Keto avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Buchanan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Keto manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Buchanan working for a triangle but Keto defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keto wants to control from the top but Buchanan keeps moving.
Buchanan pulls Keto in close to prevent any damage.
Keto wants to control from the top but Buchanan keeps moving.
Keto wants to stand but Buchanan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Buchanan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Keto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Keto wanted to stand there but Buchanan had control of the position.
Keto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Buchanan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Keto has managed to get both his arms back between Buchanan's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Buchanan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Keto is looking to clinch.
Keto tries to clinch
and Buchanan counters with a single leg into guard. Keto didn't expect that.
Buchanan stops Keto from standing up.
Buchanan wants to control from the top but Keto keeps moving.
Keto is looking to stand back up but Buchanan counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Keto.
Buchanan trying to mount his opponent but Keto defends it.
Keto is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan not doing much here.
Buchanan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Keto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Keto scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Buchanan manages to mount him!
Keto wants to get back to his feet.
Buchanan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Keto is surviving well by controlling Buchanan's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan working Keto over with strikes here.
Keto is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Buchanan trying to control but Keto is having none of it.
Keto squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Keto is trying to escape the mount but Buchanan keeps good control and instead manages to take Keto's back.
Well, with Buchanan on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Keto is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buchanan patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan is persistently looking for the submission but Keto is defending it well.
Keto is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Buchanan gets his way!
Buchanan working for a choke but Keto is defending well.
Keto is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buchanan is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Keto defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Buchanan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keto wants to clinch
and Buchanan counters with a head kick. That will keep Keto thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Paul Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buchanan misses with a hook. Keto ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buchanan. Keto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Buchanan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keto wants to clinch but Buchanan slips to the side
and Buchanan counters with a leg kick.
Buchanan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Buchanan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buchanan is keen to just control but Keto is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Keto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Buchanan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Keto wants to get back to his feet.
Buchanan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Keto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Buchanan.
Buchanan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Buchanan seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keto pushes Buchanan off looking to stand but Buchanan dives back in and keeps control.
Buchanan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Keto is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paul Buchanan!
Paul Buchanan is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Buchanan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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