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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rustin Cohle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Czeplak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czeplak has chosen Do przodu Polsko as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rustin Cohle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krzysztof Czeplak!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohle moves forwards but Czeplak connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Czeplak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cohle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Czeplak swivels and escapes.
Cohle tries to clinch there but Czeplak circles away.
Cohle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cohle wants it to stay on the feet.
Czeplak gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Czeplak holds on and takes a little breather.
Cohle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Czeplak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Czeplak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cohle wants to control from the top but Czeplak keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czeplak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cohle gets to his feet - Czeplak follows without any prompting.
Czeplak fails to land with a series of punches.
Czeplak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cohle moves into the clinch.
Cohle is working for takedown but Czeplak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cohle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Czeplak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustin Cohle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohle has Czeplak pressed against the cage, preventing Czeplak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Czeplak tries to break free but Cohle pushes him back against the cage.
Cohle is trying to drag Czeplak to the mat but Czeplak just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Czeplak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohle has Czeplak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Czeplak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Czeplak has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cohle clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cohle is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cohle is keeping busy.
I really don't envy Cohle right now.
Czeplak is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cohle defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cohle tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cohle fending off the submission attempt from Czeplak.
Cohle looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohle is really stuck here.
Cohle is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Czeplak has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Cohle is in bad spot here.
Cohle defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Czeplak's arms.
Czeplak is trying to stick to Cohle's back but Cohle is turning into Czeplak. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Czeplak's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cohle.
Czeplak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Czeplak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cohle's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cohle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Czeplak defends well.
Czeplak is posturing up here but Cohle has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Czeplak tries to roll out but it's too tight and Czeplak has to tap! Slick submission there by Cohle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rustin Cohle!
In defeat, Krzysztof Czeplak stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would do everything to fight better in the future. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Jamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quentin Costa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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225 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonah Jamm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quentin Costa!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa misses with a takedown
and Jamm counters with a body kick.
Costa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jamm lands a leg kick that knocks Costa off balance momentarily.
Jamm throws a head kick that misses.
Jamm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Costa's calf.
Jamm works the jab nicely.
Jamm looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costa shoots and misses
and Jamm counters with a nice leg kick.
Costa misses with a takedown attempt
and Jamm counters with a thumping low kick.
Jonah Jamm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quentin Costa.
Costa tries for a takedown but Jamm circles away easily
and Jamm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Costa looks winded!
A lazy left from Jamm finds it's target.
Costa has his takedown stuffed
and Jamm counters with a good low kick that Costa was not able to check.
Jamm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Costa. That did some damage!
Costa has his takedown stuffed
and Jamm counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jamm.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jamm wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamm with a nice head shot there.
Jamm trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jamm working some strikes from top position.
Costa is rocked!
Jamm gets to his feet and stands over Costa, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Costa felt that one! Jamm unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Costa from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonah Jamm!
During a confident post fight interview, Jonah Jamm thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Oldz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley's entrance music is Boom. A fine choice. Robin Oldz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grant Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Oldz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oldz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Oldz.
Oldz lands a front kick.
Oldz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riley moves away.
Oldz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Oldz. That one must have hurt.
Riley works Oldz's body with a nice hook.
Oldz wants to clinch
and Riley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Riley. That snapped Oldz's head back.
Oldz pushes Riley up against the cage in a clinch.
Oldz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oldz trying to land knees to the body.
Riley blocks a body shot from Oldz.
Oldz has Riley pressed against the cage.
Oldz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oldz blocks a body shot from Riley.
Oldz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Riley is breathing heavily.
Oldz tries to land a knee to the head but Riley blocks with his arms.
Riley avoiding damage as Oldz throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oldz.
Riley looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oldz tries to land a knee to the head but Riley blocks with his arms.
Riley letting Oldz take a breather here.
Riley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oldz misses with an elbow over the top.
Oldz lands a nice uppercut.
Riley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oldz stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oldz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Riley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oldz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oldz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riley struggles to land a body shot inside as Oldz controls his hands.
Oldz trying to land knees to the body.
Riley working aggressively here.
Oldz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riley avoiding damage as Oldz throws knees to the body.
Oldz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riley tries to work over Oldz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oldz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Riley tries to circle away but Oldz has him pinned against the cage.
Oldz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oldz lands a good knee to the midsection. Riley won't want to take too many of those.
Oldz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Riley avoiding damage as Oldz throws knees to the body.
Oldz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Riley struggles to land a body shot inside as Oldz controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Oldz.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Riley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Oldz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Oldz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oldz lands a left hand.
Oldz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riley or not.
Riley managing to block the knees to the body from Oldz.
Riley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oldz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oldz missing with knees to the body.
Oldz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oldz lands a nice knee to the body.
Oldz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oldz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riley's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oldz lands a knee to the body.
Oldz landing knees to the head.
Oldz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oldz with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Oldz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Riley tries to keep at a distance but Oldz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riley avoiding damage as Oldz throws knees to the body.
Oldz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oldz presses Riley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oldz leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oldz misses with a body punch.
Oldz lands a good knee to the midsection. Riley won't want to take too many of those.
Oldz scores a nice knee to the body.
Oldz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riley's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oldz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oldz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oldz missing with knees to the body.
Oldz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oldz has Riley pushed against the cage.
Oldz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riley's face.
Riley is rocked!
Oldz lands a nice knee to the body.
Oh Riley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oldz working the clinch nicely. Riley is working for position but Oldz cracks him with a big knee to the head! Riley crumples up against the cage and Oldz lands two more shots before the ref can save Riley! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Robin Oldz!
After winning the bout, Robin Oldz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Grant Riley was interviewed post fight and said 'Well that didn't go as planned.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Engle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebowski has chosen Venetian Snares - Vida as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Engle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Lebowski!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lebowski manages to avoid it.
Engle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lebowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Engle was well out of range. Poor timing from Lebowski.
Engle throws out a leg kick but Lebowski moves out of range and Engle only half commits.
Jeffrey Lebowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lebowski misses with a hook. Engle ducked under it nicely.
Engle misses with a low kick.
Engle takes one to the side of the head.
Lebowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Engle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lebowski thinking.
Lebowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Engle 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 Lebowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lebowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Engle throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lebowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lebowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lebowski throws a hook to the side of Engle's head but Engle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lebowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Engle throws a body punch but Lebowski moves out of range.
Engle misses with a hook.
Lebowski tries to clinch up.
Lebowski throws an overhand right that lands on Engle's shoulder, as Engle tries to avoid the shot.
Engle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Engle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lebowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Engle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Jeffrey Lebowski has been cut.
Engle thuds a left hand into Lebowski's body.
Engle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lebowski misses the shot to the body.
Lebowski swings widly with a right hand
and Engle moves into the clinch.
Lebowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Engle backwards.
Engle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Engle managing to block the knees to the body from Lebowski.
Nice body punch from Lebowski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Engle blocks an elbow strike from Lebowski.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lebowski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Engle's brow.
Lebowski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lebowski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Engle wants to get back to striking at distance but Lebowski won't allow it.
Lebowski misses with a punch to the body.
Lebowski has Engle pushed against the cage.
Lebowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Engle tries to circle away but Lebowski has him pinned against the cage.
Lebowski crunches a lovely knee into Engle's ribcage.
Engle is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Lebowski.
Lebowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lebowski has Engle pushed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lebowski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Engle's brow.
Lebowski lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Joey Engle has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lebowski.
Lebowski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Engle avoids a wild elbow strike from Lebowski.
Engle tries to break the clinch but Lebowski is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Lebowski.
Engle blocking some punches.
Engle blocks an elbow strike.
Engle blocks a body shot from Lebowski.
Lebowski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lebowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lebowski works on Engle's body with a couple of short punches.
Lebowski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Engle's defenses.
Lebowski throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski lands an uppercut.
Lebowski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Lebowski lands a nice uppercut.
Lebowski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Engle up against the cage.
Engle managing to block the knees to the body from Lebowski.
Lebowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Engle or not.
Nice body punch from Lebowski - that landed with a thud.
Lebowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lebowski.
Lebowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Engle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lebowski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lebowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Engle controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Lebowski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Engle slips a jab and a cross from Lebowski.
Engle moves out of range of the strikes.
Lebowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Engle has time to react.
Lebowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Engle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lebowski throws a jab when Engle was well out of range.
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lebowski circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Engle drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Lebowski follows Engle to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Lebowski!
Jeffrey Lebowski very nearly forgot to thank Steel Penn's Laundry 93% amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan McCready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato comes into the arena with Call to prayer of islam blaring out of the sound system. Declan McCready is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Rumina Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Declan McCready!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCready takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice uppercut lands for Sato. That snapped McCready's head back.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCready manages to avoid it.
Sato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCready misses with a low kick.
Sato throws the left hand but McCready avoids the punch easily.
Sato throws a body punch but McCready moves out of range.
Sato missing with a left hand there. McCready was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sato getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sato checks a leg kick.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McCready gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McCready throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
A hook to the body from McCready.
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!
McCready prevents a body shot from Sato.
McCready breaks from the clinch.
Sato throws a body punch but McCready moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sato with a jab.
It looks like Sato has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McCready scores with a nice right hand.
Sato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McCready pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McCready misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
McCready tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCready fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sato.
McCready throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sato thuds a left hand into McCready's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. McCready does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCready lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rumina Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCready tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. McCready does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCready closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sato.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sato prevents a body shot from McCready.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCready's elbow.
McCready tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
McCready tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
McCready lands with a light punch inside.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by McCready.
A head punch on the inside from McCready fails to land.
Sato lands a hook that snaps the head of McCready backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCready.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Sato.
McCready has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
McCready has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
McCready tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCready prevents a body shot from Sato.
McCready tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCready's elbow.
A short left from Sato.
McCready pushes Sato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sato tries to work over McCready's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sato blocks an uppercut.
McCready misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCready can't find room to land a body shot as Sato controls the action.
Sato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCready blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sato tries to throw a body punch but McCready avoids it by throwing Sato back against the cage.
Sato lands an uppercut.
McCready doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCready tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sato pushes McCready back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCready misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCready's elbow.
McCready throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCready goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Sato.
McCready is rocked!
Sato prevents a body shot from McCready.
McCready is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
Sato blocks an uppercut.
Sato lands with a light punch inside.
Sato dips a shoulder and cracks McCready with a mighty uppercut! McCready falls back against the cage and Sato unloads with a barrage of strikes! McCready is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Sato screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rumina Sato!
Post fight, an emotional Rumina Sato said 'Remember, a vote for islam is a vote for retardation.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Stepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiroy Parayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Stepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiroy Parayan!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parayan misses with a two punch combination.
Stepp shoots in and drives through. Parayan sprawls well.
Stepp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parayan is fending him off so far but Stepp persists. Nope, Parayan circles away and we're back to standing.
Stepp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stepp throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Parayan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stepp is in Parayan's guard.
Parayan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stepp cracks Parayan with a solid left hand.
Stepp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stepp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parayan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stepp 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.
Stepp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parayan wants to stand up but Stepp is controlling him.
Stepp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stepp throwing strikes but missing.
Parayan wants to get back to his feet but Stepp is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stepp will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stepp postures up in Parayan's guard and throws a big left but Parayan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepp postures up in Parayan's guard and throws a big left but Parayan blocks it.
Stepp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parayan wants to stand and escape but Stepp is having none of it.
Stepp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stepp lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stepp won't allow Parayan to get back to his feet.
Stepp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parayan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jiroy Parayan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stepp fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Stepp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stepp doesn't manage to clinch there - Parayan circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepp scores with a takedown into Parayan's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stepp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stepp cracks Parayan with a solid left hand.
Stepp cracks Parayan with a solid left hand.
Stepp postures up in Parayan's guard and throws a big left but Parayan blocks it.
Stepp throws a big right hand that misses.
Parayan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stepp throws a big elbow that misses.
Stepp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stepp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parayan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stepp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stepp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stepp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stepp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stepp trying to control but Parayan is working from the bottom.
Stepp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parayan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stepp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Parayan is looking to stand up but Stepp isn't so interested in that idea.
Parayan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stepp shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Parayan is trying to defend but Stepp finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Parayan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stepp is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Parayan pushes Stepp off looking to stand but Stepp dives back in and keeps control.
Parayan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stepp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stepp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stepp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stepp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stepp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parayan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parayan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stepp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stepp dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stepp shoots in looking for a takedown but Parayan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stepp's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Parayan takes a swing at Stepp's ribcage but misses.
Parayan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stepp shoots in and drives through. Parayan sprawls well.
Stepp doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parayan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stepp won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Stepp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parayan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stepp to his feet.
Stepp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Parayan sprawls well. Parayan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stepp gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Parayan. That snapped Stepp's head back.
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!
Stepp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stepp darts in looking for a takedown but Parayan gets double underhooks and turns Stepp into the cage.
Stepp tries for a takedown but Parayan manages to get underhooks.
Parayan working hard to break the clinch.
Stepp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parayan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Steven Stepp has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stepp or perhaps it was just good defense by Parayan, which made it look bad.
Stepp shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Parayan is trying to defend but Stepp finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Parayan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stepp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parayan's head.
Stepp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parayan manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Stepp keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Parayan is trying to push Stepp away but Stepp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stepp is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Parayan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stepp tries for a takedown but Parayan manages to get underhooks.
Stepp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Parayan. Those never looked like landing.
Parayan throws a right hand that Stepp ducks under and follows up with a left that Stepp also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Stepp with that takedown attempt.
Stepp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stepp's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stepp duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parayan lands a jab to the head.
Parayan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stepp scores with a takedown into Parayan's guard.
Stepp throwing strikes from guard but Parayan blocks nicely.
Parayan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stepp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parayan is looking to stand up but Stepp isn't so interested in that idea.
Stepp with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parayan wants to stand up but Stepp is controlling him.
Stepp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stepp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stepp is looking to work some ground and pound but Parayan has wrist control.
Stepp is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stepp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parayan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parayan wriggles free and stands up.
Parayan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stepp.
Stepp has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Parayan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Parayan.
Steven Stepp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stepp fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parayan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stepp slips a jab and a cross from Parayan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parayan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Parayan wants it to stay on the feet.
Parayan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parayan throws a body punch but Stepp moves out of range.
Stepp dives in and scores a takedown into Parayan's guard.
Stepp working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stepp throws an elbow that misses. Parayan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stepp's guard. Nice move by Parayan!
Stepp scores with a nice shot.
Stepp striking off his back but it's not causing Parayan any problems.
Parayan wants to stand but Stepp is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stepp wants to sweep here but Parayan controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parayan tries to stand but Stepp is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiroy Parayan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steven Stepp's cut.
That's time! Stepp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Parayan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parayan wants to slow Stepp down by chopping away at his legs.
Stepp fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Parayan to the ground. Stepp is now in Parayan's guard.
Steven Stepp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parayan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Stepp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parayan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stepp fails to land the takedown.
Stepp dives in and grabs Parayan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Parayan pushes down on Stepp's head and hops out.
Parayan with a nice cross.
Stepp shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Parayan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Parayan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stepp postures up in Parayan's guard and throws a big left but Parayan blocks it.
Stepp landing with the ground and pound.
Stepp throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepp stops Parayan from standing up.
Stepp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parayan wriggles free and stands up.
Stepp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Stepp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Stepp with that takedown attempt.
Stepp has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stepp dives in for a single leg takedown but Parayan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Parayan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stepp shoots in looking for a takedown but Parayan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stepp's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stepp fails with a takedown attempt.
Parayan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Parayan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parayan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parayan looks to score with a jab to the body but Stepp is just out of range.
Parayan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parayan slaps away a takedown attempt from Stepp, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Parayan misses the shot to the body.
Parayan looks to throw the jab but Stepp is out of range.
Jiroy Parayan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stepp wants to clinch up but Parayan keeps it at a distance.
Stepp lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stepp closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Parayan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stepp asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Stepp in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stepp postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Parayan pushes Stepp away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stepp gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Stepp.
Stepp in side control, throwing shots but Parayan defends.
Parayan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stepp asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Stepp in side control, throwing shots but Parayan defends.
Stepp misses with the ground and pound.
Parayan dodges the ground and pound from Stepp.
Parayan is trying to get back to his feet.
Stepp misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stepp postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stepp tries to move into full mount but can't pass Parayan's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parayan is trying to get back to his feet.
Stepp in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stepp working the ground and pound.
Parayan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Parayan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stepp wants to control but Parayan is keeping him busy.
Parayan pushes Stepp away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stepp gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stepp lands some shots froms side control.
Parayan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stepp clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Stepp's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Parayan tries to keep at a distance but Stepp has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Parayan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stepp tries to score a body lock takedown but Parayan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stepp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parayan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Parayan wants to stand and escape but Stepp is having none of it.
Parayan has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Stepp is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Stepp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parayan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stepp to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stepp is looking to work some ground and pound but Parayan has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepp chips away with some ground and pound.
Stepp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stepp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Parayan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stepp distracts Parayan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Parayan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stepp working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Parayan's head.
Parayan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stepp stops Parayan from standing up.
Stepp stands up over Parayan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stepp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stepp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepp won't allow Parayan to get back to his feet.
Stepp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parayan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stepp wants to control from the top but Parayan keeps moving.
Stepp throws a big elbow that misses.
Parayan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stepp is looking to work some ground and pound but Parayan has wrist control.
Stepp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stepp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parayan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stepp is controlling him.
Parayan has his feet on Stepp's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parayan.
Stepp shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stepp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parayan is looking to escape.
Stepp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parayan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stepp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parayan defending well though.
Stepp throwing shots but Parayan is blocking nicely.
Stepp takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Parayan looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepp gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stepp looks for a takedown but Parayan sprawls well.
Stepp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Stepp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Parayan misses.
Stepp checks a leg kick nicely.
Parayan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stepp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Parayan throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parayan misses with a low kick as Stepp jumps back.
Stepp shoots in for a takedown but Parayan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stepp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parayan as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stepp had his way with Jiroy Parayan in that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Stepp's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Stepp shoots and misses
and Parayan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stepp's guard.
Stepp trying to keep a closed guard but Parayan is proving a slippery customer.
Stepp thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Parayan wants to stand but Stepp is controlling his posture from full guard.
Parayan gets to his feet. Stepp looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Stepp throws a hook to the side of Parayan's head but Parayan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stepp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stepp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stepp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parayan, pushing him back against the cage.
Stepp drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Parayan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Parayan breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stepp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Parayan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stepp was well out of range. Poor timing from Parayan.
Parayan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stepp walks into a jab.
Stepp fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Parayan sprawls well initially but Stepp persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stepp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stepp stops Parayan from getting back to his feet.
Parayan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stepp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parayan defending well though.
Stepp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stepp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stepp thows a huge punch but Parayan dodges it nicely.
Stepp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stepp is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stepp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stepp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parayan's head.
Parayan is looking to escape.
Stepp looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Parayan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stepp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stepp throwing shots but Parayan is blocking nicely.
Parayan taking some punishment here, with Stepp in his half guard.
Parayan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stepp.
Stepp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parayan is trying to stand.
Stepp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepp scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Parayan is looking to escape.
Parayan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Stepp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stepp thows a huge punch but Parayan dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Stepp there.
Stepp looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Parayan wants to get back to his feet.
Parayan manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Stepp keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Stepp pulls Parayan into guard.
Stepp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parayan stands up from Stepp's guard - Parayan perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parayan throws an overhand right that lands on Stepp's shoulder, as Stepp tries to avoid the shot.
Parayan throws a right and a left that Stepp avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stepp.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Stepp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parayan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Parayan wants it to stay on the feet.
Parayan stuffs the takedown attempt from Stepp. Stepp gets slowly back to his feet.
Jiroy Parayan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parayan connects with the punch.
Stepp shoots for a double leg takedown but Parayan sprawls well. He's pushed Stepp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Parayan looks to land a combination. Stepp sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stepp shoots for a double leg takedown but Parayan sprawls well. He's pushed Stepp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stepp tries to clinch up.
Stepp tries to clinch up.
Stepp forces Parayan back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steven Stepp.
I think Stepp has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:46
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Stepp!
Steven Stepp decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heath Marcum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anti Satosari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satosari is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Primo Victoria. Heath Marcum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heath Marcum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anti Satosari!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcum has managed to clinch.
Satosari lands a right hand.
Marcum lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Marcum misses with a head shot. Satosari uses the momentum to regain guard.
Satosari utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Satosari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marcum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marcum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Satosari keeping moving, preventing Marcum from controlling successfully.
Marcum with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Satosari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marcum throws an elbow that misses. Satosari uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marcum's guard. Nice move by Satosari!
Satosari must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Satosari is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Marcum has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Satosari is looking to defend but Marcum has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Satosari! Marcum pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Satosari taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Heath Marcum!
Post fight, Heath Marcum stared into the camera and said 'I wanna thank my fans and foremost and give thanks to God. Im gonna train to become the best at this sport and dedicate this win to my family back home. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jensen comes into the arena with Killing in the name of... blaring out of the sound system. Finley has chosen sparta as his entrance music. 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, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Jensen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Finley!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finley looks to throw the jab but Jensen is out of range.
Jensen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Finley. Finley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finley avoids the body shot from Jensen.
Finley avoids the body shot from Jensen.
Jensen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jensen misses with a hook. Finley ducked under it nicely.
Jensen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jensen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jensen moves into range and clinches up with Finley.
Finley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Martin Jensen has been cut.
Finley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finley is working Jensen over against the cage.
Jensen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jensen fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jensen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Jensen.
Finley tries to throw a body punch but Jensen avoids it by throwing Finley back against the cage.
Finley tries to throw a body punch but Jensen avoids it by throwing Finley back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jensen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jensen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jensen tries a body shot but Finley blocks it.
Jensen pushes Finley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jensen misses with a punch to the body.
Finley struggles to land a body shot inside as Jensen controls his hands.
Finley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jensen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jensen scores with a hook to the body. Finley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jensen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jensen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jensen connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen throws out a loose jab but Finley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jensen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Finley sprawling to the canvas! Finley rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jensen finish him?!
Finley is rocked!
Finley leaves his chin hanging out and Jensen seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Finley crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin Jensen!
Martin Jensen retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Martin Jensen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Tim Finley had this to say: 'It was not my night tonight. I will train harder than ever.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bak kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is you've lost that loving feeling. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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291 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ong Bak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Mason!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bak slips a straight right by Mason.
Bak is looking to clinch but Mason is avoiding it.
Mason circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mason looks to throw the jab but Bak is out of range.
Bak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bak tries to clinch up.
Bak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ong Bak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bak wants to clinch up but Mason keeps it at a distance.
Mason works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Ong Bak has been cut.
Mason 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.
Mason misses with an uppercut. Bak saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bak really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bak ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
Bak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bak closes the distance but Mason moves to the side
and Mason counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bak's guard now.
Mason sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mason missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bak is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mason is controlling him.
Mason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mason sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mason postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Bak'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.
Mason throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mason won't allow Bak to get back to his feet.
Mason wants to control from the top but Bak keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mason lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bak keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bak has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason trying to control but Bak is working from the bottom.
Mason is looking to work some ground and pound but Bak has wrist control.
Bak pulls Mason in close to his closed guard and prevents Mason from doing any damage or advancing position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bak moves out of range as Mason strikes.
Mason shoots in for a takedown but Bak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bak tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Bak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Mason misses with a hook.
Mason keeps the fight on the outside.
Mason is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Mason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bak drives through and clinches with Mason against the cage.
Bak misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
Bak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bak misses with a knee strike.
Bak prevents the takedown attempt.
Bak looking to throw knees to the head but Mason is blocking nicely.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bak's elbow.
Bak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bak lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mason manages to end up in side control.
Mason in side control, throwing shots but Bak defends.
Bak is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mason throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bak takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mason lands a few punches from side control.
Bak is holding Mason down, trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Mason dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ong Bak's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bak tries to move into range but Mason moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bak moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bak tries to clinch but Mason is having none of it.
Mason looks to throw the jab but Bak is out of range.
Mason scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bak tries to clinch up
and Mason counters with a big slam followed by a series of strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Brian Mason!
Brian Mason took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
In defeat, Ong Bak stepped up to the mic, saying 'Osssss'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosti Lom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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37
283 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Pope!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kosti Lom!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lom misses with an uppercut. Pope saw that one coming.
Lom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kosti Lom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lom throws a shot from downtown. Pope moves away and avoids it.
Lom misses the shot to the body.
Lom throws a hook to the side of Pope's head but Pope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lom attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pope checks the leg kick.
Lom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lom misses with a left hand
and Pope counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lom's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pope is one step ahead there.
Pope really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pope is looking to pass into half guard but Lom pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lom is in guard.
Pope trying to control the position.
Pope looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lom is stalling in the full guard.
Pope trying to control the position here.
Pope 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope looking for a sweep. Not yet Pope, not yet.
Pope looking for subs off his back but Lom has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pope is looking for a sweep. Lom is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pope is working hard here to advance position.
Lom tries to stand but can't do so whilst Pope controls his leg.
Pope is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lom jumps into side control!
You can see the frustration on Pope's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lom is staying tight to Pope's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope is looking to reverse the position.
Lom decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Pope blocks a jab.
Lom is looking to clinch but Pope is avoiding it.
Lom gets a clinch.
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but Lom avoids the damage to the body.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Lom.
Lom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lom tries to throw a body punch but Pope avoids it by throwing Lom back against the cage.
Lom lands an elbow inside that Pope shrugs off.
It looks like Jesus Pope has been cut.
Pope lands a right hand.
It looks like Kosti Lom has been cut.
Pope swings wildly with an uppercut but Lom uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pope's elbow.
Lom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pope wants a takedown.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pope's brow.
Lom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Lom blocks the elbow strike.
Pope is trying to force a seperation but Lom has the dominant position.
Lom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pope looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pope blocks an elbow strike.
I was talking to Pope's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosti Lom dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lom throws a leg kick but Pope sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lom tried to score with a low kick but Pope checks it.
Lom's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pope under the eye.
Jesus Pope's cut is getting worse.
Lom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lom moves in looking to clinch but Pope pushes him off.
A combination from Lom does no damage.
Lom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lom's corner calls for a 1-2. Lom obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lom rushes Pope and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope is looking to control Lom's arms but Lom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pope has his back to the cage.
Lom cracks Pope with a nice body shot.
Pope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lom is leaning against Pope and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pope or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lom lands an elbow inside that Pope shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jesus Pope's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pope's defenses.
Jeez, Jesus Pope's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jesus Pope's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kosti Lom!
Kosti Lom is the new heavyweight champion!
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