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AMS FC 73-Red Light PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatenda Ihejirika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Country (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatenda Ihejirika could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nelson Country's chin.
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261 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tatenda Ihejirika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nelson Country!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihejirika misses with an uppercut. Country saw that one coming.
Country tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ihejirika sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Country somewhat.
Ihejirika misses with a wild body shot.
Ihejirika scores with a kick to the body.
Ihejirika throws a right and a left that Country avoids nicely.
Ihejirika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ihejirika misses with a series of wild punches.
Country tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ihejirika swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ihejirika fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Country avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ihejirika throws a hook but Country blocks it.
Country ducks under a wild hook from Ihejirika.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Country tries to clinch but Ihejirika moves out of range.
Ihejirika throws a head kick that misses.
Ihejirika swings widly with a right hand
and Country counters with a single leg into guard. Ihejirika didn't expect that.
Country throws a strike but Ihejirika rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ihejirika preventing the sweep.
Country pulls Ihejirika in close to prevent any damage.
Country keeping moving, preventing Ihejirika from controlling successfully.
Ihejirika trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Country escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ihejirika gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Country told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Ihejirika drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ihejirika jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ihejirika working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Country has his hands on Ihejirika's head, controlling the position.
Ihejirika trying to control the position from guard on top but Country is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Country trying to control the position.
Country working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ihejirika doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ihejirika manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihejirika wants to control from the top but Country keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Country tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ihejirika with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tatenda Ihejirika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Ihejirika. Those never looked like landing.
Country goes for a double leg but Ihejirika avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ihejirika continues to drive forward.
Tatenda Ihejirika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Country.
Country tries to pull guard but Ihejirika forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Ihejirika.
Ihejirika dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Country tries for a takedown but Ihejirika manages to get underhooks.
Country has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ihejirika is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Country is working for takedown but Ihejirika is calmly controlling the position for now.
Country jumps guard but Ihejirika turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Ihejirika.
Country looks winded!
Ihejirika has Country pressed against the cage.
Country tries to pull guard but Ihejirika won't allow it.
Ihejirika tries to work over Country's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ihejirika tries to work over Country's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ihejirika tries to land knees in the clinch but Country avoids the damage to the body.
Ihejirika lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Country backwards.
A short right from Ihejirika.
Ihejirika will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Country up against the cage.
Ihejirika landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ihejirika is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ihejirika's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatenda Ihejirika dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ihejirika throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ihejirika misses with a series of wild punches.
Ihejirika misses with the combination.
Country dodges the punch combination from Ihejirika.
A combination from Ihejirika does no damage.
Ihejirika misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ihejirika. Country shrugs it off though.
Ihejirika misses the shot to the body.
Country on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Country ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihejirika loads up on a big right hand but Country slips the punch.
Ihejirika looks to land a combination but Country avoids it well.
Tatenda Ihejirika is winning the standup battle so far.
Ihejirika throws a series of punches but Country avoids them all with ease.
Country looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ihejirika is fending him off so far but Country persists. Nope, Ihejirika circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Ihejirika does no damage.
Ihejirika forces Country back against the cage and clinches.
Country tries to pull guard but Ihejirika forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Country tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ihejirika just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tatenda Ihejirika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Country.
Country has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ihejirika after a bit of a struggle.
Ihejirika taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Country changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ihejirika fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ihejirika thumps Country with a low kick.
Tatenda Ihejirika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Country slips a jab and a cross from Ihejirika.
Country has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ihejirika.
Country is breathing heavily.
Country gets tackled into the cage by Ihejirika. Ihejirika maintains the clinch.
Ihejirika lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Nelson Country has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Country tries for a takedown but Ihejirika manages to get underhooks.
Ihejirika presses Country against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ihejirika is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Country can do to turn this around?
Ihejirika's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Country checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ihejirika connects with a good right hand that stumbles Country. Country circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ihejirika throws a series of punches but Country moves out of range.
Ihejirika misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Country shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ihejirika manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ihejirika is trying to control the position but Country postures up.
Ihejirika pulls Country in close to his closed guard and prevents Country from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ihejirika looking for a guillotine here but Country defends easily.
Country throwing strikes from guard but Ihejirika blocks nicely.
Country stopping the sweep attempt from Ihejirika.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ihejirika trying to control the position.
Country trying to control the position from guard on top but Ihejirika is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ihejirika pulls Country in close to prevent any damage.
Ihejirika wants to get back to his feet but Country is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Country shoots in but Ihejirika avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ihejirika looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatenda Ihejirika dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Country'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!
Ihejirika looks to land a combination but Country avoids it well.
Ihejirika lands with an overhand left.
Ihejirika throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Country.
Ihejirika ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ihejirika tries to bum rush Country with a series of wild strikes but Country uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ihejirika misses with an uppercut.
Country shoots in for a takedown but Ihejirika shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Ihejirika does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Country shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ihejirika as he avoids it easily.
Country shoots in looking for a takedown but Ihejirika manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Country's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tatenda Ihejirika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Country.
Country slips a jab and a cross from Ihejirika.
Country takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ihejirika throws out a loose jab but Country uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihejirika throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ihejirika rushes Country and presses him up against the cage.
Ihejirika lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Country.
Ihejirika pushes Country back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ihejirika breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ihejirika misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ihejirika throws a head kick but Country moves out of range.
Ihejirika fails to land with a series of punches.
Ihejirika fails to land with a series of punches.
Ihejirika misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Country uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ihejirika.
Country moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Country jumps guard but Ihejirika turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Country gets control of Ihejirika's arms and successfully pulls guard. Country will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ihejirika trying to control the position from guard on top but Country is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ihejirika working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ihejirika stopping the sweep attempt from Country.
Ihejirika trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ihejirika is working Country over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Country controlling the position.
Country 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.
Country preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Country working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ihejirika.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Country controls Ihejirika momentarily but Ihejirika frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Country dodges the punch combination from Ihejirika.
Ihejirika misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tatenda Ihejirika is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ihejirika tries to bum rush Country with a series of wild strikes but Country uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ihejirika fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Country manages to avoid it.
Ihejirika pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Country steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ihejirika.
Country fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ihejirika. Country does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ihejirika thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ihejirika fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Country fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ihejirika fails with an attempt to clinch.
Country dives in for a single leg takedown but Ihejirika sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ihejirika lands a shot to the body.
Ihejirika is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Country's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ihejirika lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Country tries to pull guard but Ihejirika forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Country tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nelson Country has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ihejirika lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatenda Ihejirika showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ihejirika, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatenda Ihejirika!
A very excited looking Tatenda Ihejirika 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Eliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Eliott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Queen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Queen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Eliott does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd cheers as Queen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Eliott doesn't seem phased though.
Queen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eliott misses with a head kick.
Eliott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eliott tries to score with a low kick but Queen moves his leg out of the way.
Eliott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Queen tries to clinch up.
Queen blocks the body kick.
Eliott misses with a body kick.
Queen darts in and clinches Eliott up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen pushes Eliott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Queen stalls.
Queen landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jon Eliott has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Queen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliott jumps guard but Queen stands there with Eliott around his waist. Eliott gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Eliott has picked Queen up - he's going for a ride! Eliott dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Queen is trying to stand back up but Eliott is controlling him
Eliott moves into full mount! Queen won't be happy about that!
Eliott wants to control the pace but Queen is squirming around nicely.
Queen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Queen working to try and regain half guard.
Eliott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Queen is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliott jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Queen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Queen and Eliott has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eliott is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Queen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Eliott goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Queen has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Eliott but great work by Queen.
Queen cracks Eliott with a big right hand but Eliott just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eliott takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Queen looks up at the clock and then as Eliott takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Queen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliott is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Queen working the head and body with strikes.
Eliott is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Queen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Check out the look on Queen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Eliott is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Queen off and has taken his back!
Eliott wants to control but Queen is keeping busy.
Queen is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Eliott working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliott is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Queen avoids the strikes from Eliott.
Queen covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Queen just looking to survive in the bad position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Queen breaks Eliott's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Eliott had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Queen defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin Queen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Eliott's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Eliott throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Eliott keeps the fight on the outside.
Eliott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Queen throws a series of strikes that have Eliott backpedaling.
Queen feints and as Eliott raises his hands in defense, Queen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Eliott looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Queen looking to sit in guard and control but Eliott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eliott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eliott trying to control but Queen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen pushes Eliott off and scrambles back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Queen.
Jon Eliott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Queen with that takedown attempt.
Jon Eliott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Queen tries to clinch up but Eliott circles away and keeps his distance.
Queen tries to close the distance and clinch but Eliott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Queen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eliott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Queen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Queen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eliott counters with a slapping leg kick.
Queen tries to clinch there but Eliott circles away.
Queen wants to clinch.
Queen wants to clinch up but Eliott keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliott throws a low kick but it's checked well by Queen.
Eliott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Queen wants to clinch.
Eliott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eliott misses with a low kick.
Eliott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Queen is looking to clinch.
Queen wants to clinch up but Eliott keeps it at a distance.
Queen closes the distance and clinches.
Queen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Queen.
Queen scores with a knee to the head.
Queen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eliott.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eliott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Queen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliott takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Queen grinds an elbow into Eliott's temple.
Eliott can't do much from the bottom here.
Queen working the ground and pound from side control.
Queen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eliott takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Queen is working Eliott over with some ground and pound from side control.
Eliott tries to improve position but can't.
Queen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Eliott some visible discomfort.
Eliott is not content to let Queen control the position.
Queen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Eliott tries to buck Queen off but Queen is having none of it.
Queen trying to control the action but Eliott is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliott is looking for a sweep.
Queen grinds an elbow into Eliott's temple.
Queen scoring with punches from side control.
Eliott takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've been hearing good reports from Eliott'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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Queen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kevin Queen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Queen looks up at the clock and then as Eliott takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Queen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Eliott is rocked!
Eliott on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oh Eliott is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eliott can't do much from the bottom here.
Eliott is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Queen landing strikes.
Queen trying to control the action but Eliott is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Queen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jon Eliott's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Eliott keeps the fight on the outside.
Eliott seems to have got his legs back now.
Eliott keeps the fight on the outside.
Eliott tries to score with a low kick but Queen moves his leg out of the way.
Jon Eliott is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Queen catches Eliott right on the button with a cross.
Eliott throws a sloppy head kick and Queen moves out of range easily.
Eliott displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Queen.
Eliott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Eliott keeps the fight on the outside.
Eliott swats away the attempt to clinch by Queen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen loads up on a big right hand but Eliott slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eliott.
Queen fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Queen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Queen avoids the head kick by Eliott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eliott throws a solid leg kick but Queen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Eliott.
Queen tries to close the distance and clinch but Eliott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eliott misses with a low kick.
Queen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eliott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Queen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eliott swats away the attempt to clinch by Queen.
Queen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Queen has Eliott up against the cage in a clinch.
Queen lands a right hand.
Eliott letting Queen take a breather here.
Eliott wants to take the fight to the mat but Queen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Queen.
Queen prevents the takedown attempt.
Queen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Queen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eliott backwards.
Queen misses with a punch on the inside.
Queen lands with a short shot to the head.
Queen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Queen is pressed up against the cage. Eliott has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Queen down to the mat. Queen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Eliott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eliott swats away the attempt to clinch by Queen.
Eliott swats away the attempt to clinch by Queen.
Queen checks a low kick from Eliott.
Eliott tries to keep at a distance but Queen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kevin Queen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Queen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Queen.
Queen tightens his grip and picks Eliott up, before dumping him to the ground. Eliott manages to land in guard.
Queen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Queen landing with the ground and pound.
Queen chips away with some ground and pound.
Queen lands a couple of elbows.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Queen working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Queen lands a couple of digs.
Queen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Eliott is rocked!
Eliott has momentary wrist control but Queen slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh Eliott is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Queen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Queen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eliott moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Queen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Eliott utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eliott seems to have got his legs back now.
Queen working some strikes from top position.
Queen landing some decent shots from guard.
Kevin Queen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Queen is working Eliott over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Eliott is trying to keep Queen in close.
Eliott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Queen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Queen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Queen!
A very excited looking Kevin Queen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackman comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - It's Dark & Hell Is Hot. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harvey Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Manny Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackman drops back looking for a leg! Campbell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Campbell manages to kick Jackman off! Jackman jumps back into Campbell's guard.
Jackman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Campbell dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Campbell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Campbell.
Jackman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Jackman throws up his legs and catches Campbell in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Campbell tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Jackman! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Harvey Jackman!
Harvey Jackman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmie Akesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Dyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmie Akesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Philip Dyson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyson moves into range and clinches up with Akesson.
Akesson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dyson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dyson prevents Akesson from breaking the clinch.
Akesson is trying to break the clinch but Dyson is controlling him.
Dyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dyson lands a right hand.
Dyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Akesson wants to take the fight to the mat but Dyson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Akesson is trying to break free.
Dyson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akesson or not.
Dyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Akesson controls his hands.
Dyson avoiding damage as Akesson throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akesson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Akesson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akesson breaks from the clinch.
Dyson slips under a jab from Akesson.
We've been told by Akesson's head coaches at Vale Tudo Elite Sparring that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Akesson misses with a few strikes there.
Akesson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akesson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Akesson misses the target.
We've been informed that Dyson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akesson throws a low kick, looking for Dyson's leg but Dyson calmly moves out of range.
Dyson blocks a low kick nicely.
Akesson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dyson to score with a decent uppercut.
Akesson fails to land with a series of punches.
Akesson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dyson circles away.
Dyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akesson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Akesson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Philip Dyson has been cut.
Philip Dyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dyson lands a big head kick that sends Akesson tumbling to the mat! Dyson takes a step backwards and waves Akesson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jimmie Akesson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dyson misses with a kick to the body.
Dyson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akesson. That did some damage!
Akesson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dyson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akesson finds it's way round the side to connect with Dyson's head.
Akesson misses with a hook. Dyson ducked under it nicely.
Dyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Akesson sprawling to the canvas! Akesson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dyson finish him?!
Akesson is rocked!
Dyson connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Akesson out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Philip Dyson!
Our winner, Philip Dyson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bwang Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Stepping Razor. Savage has chosen 8 Foot Sativa - The Shadow Masters as his entrance music. Bwang Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bwang Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Savage!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Savage misses.
Savage has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jackson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Savage. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Savage.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Savage scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Savage.
Savage keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Savage 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 Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Savage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage scores with a decent looking hook.
Savage lands with a kick to the ribs.
Savage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Savage, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Savage throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jack Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Savage throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Savage's head but Savage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Savage throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Savage.
Savage swings widly with a right hand
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jack Savage has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Savage. That's going to slow Jackson down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Savage misses with a hook.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Savage throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Savage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Savage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savage connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by Savage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Savage.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
No joy there for Savage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Savage throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Savage stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Savage changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Savage manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Savage.
Savage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Savage lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Savage.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Savage.
Jackson sizes up Savage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage's corner calls for a 1-2. Savage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Savage is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Savage.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
Savage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Savage.
Savage throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Savage.
Savage fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Savage scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Savage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Savage's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Savage thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Savage lands with a slapping head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Savage, right into the meat.
Savage throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Savage lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jackson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage instigates a clinch.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Savage blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Savage lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Savage misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Savage just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Savage misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Savage.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Savage lands a knee to the head.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Savage tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Savage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Savage on the inside.
Savage blocking some punches.
Jackson tries to break free but Savage pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Savage.
Jackson lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Savage.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Savage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jack Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Savage throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
Savage throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Bwang Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Savage lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Savage. Beautiful body shot.
Savage misses with a head kick.
Savage throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Savage tries to clinch up.
Savage misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Savage is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Savage takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Savage is rocked!
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Savage throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Savage misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Savage walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Jackson! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bwang Jackson!
After winning the bout, Bwang Jackson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Shebanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Island King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shebanov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Don't worry, be happy. Roman Shebanov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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32
280 lbs
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30
255 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Shebanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Island King!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shebanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shebanov digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like The Island King has been cut.
King has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from King there as he acknowledges the shot.
King avoids the body shot from Shebanov.
Shebanov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King takes a shot to the head.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shebanov breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shebanov misses with a few strikes there.
Shebanov wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shebanov!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shebanov is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Elite MMA Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Shebanov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but King is controlling him well.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King throws an elbow but Shebanov slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shebanov can't do much from the bottom here.
King goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Shebanov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for King but great work by Shebanov.
King tries to escape but Shebanov is in control.
Shebanov trying to control the position but King is working away.
Shebanov is staying tight to King's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Shebanov trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
King is looking for a sweep.
King seems a little lost for a moment, as Shebanov dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shebanov wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
King manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Shebanov decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
King avoids the body shot from Shebanov.
Shebanov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That has opened up The Island King's cut even more.
Roman Shebanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shebanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shebanov dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
Shebanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Shebanov clinches with his opponent.
King is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shebanov is defending well.
Shebanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shebanov tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shebanov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shebanov circles away.
Roman Shebanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Island King.
No joy there for Shebanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shebanov is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shebanov misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shebanov, as that shot connected.
The cut above The Island King's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shebanov throws a lazy uppercut
and King decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shebanov's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Shebanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shebanov wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
King wants to pass the guard but Shebanov is keeping the position.
Shebanov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
King advances position into side control!
King thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Shebanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Island King's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shebanov lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
Shebanov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
King takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shebanov cracks King with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Island King's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Shebanov tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by King.
Shebanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shebanov throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Shebanov misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shebanov tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
Shebanov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
Shebanov 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.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at The Island King's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roman Shebanov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Struggling Desperately (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Struggling Desperately!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Desperately uses good head movement to avoid it.
Desperately checks a leg kick nicely.
Desperately with a nice cross.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Desperately moves away and avoids it.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Desperately tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Desperately pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Desperately throws an elbow but it misses.
Desperately comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Desperately lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Desperately misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Desperately throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Desperately throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Desperately tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Desperately backwards.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Desperately throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Desperately uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt lands a nice looking body kick.
Hunt misses with a double jab.
Desperately uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Desperately ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Desperately misses.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Desperately. That did some damage!
Hunt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body shot
and Desperately moves into the clinch.
Desperately throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperately misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Hunt.
Desperately blocks an uppercut.
Desperately using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt works on Desperately's body with a couple of short punches.
Desperately throws an elbow that misses.
Desperately tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Desperately back against the cage.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Desperately tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Desperately tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Desperately is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Desperately with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Desperately is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperately tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Hunt lands a body punch.
Hunt is trying to stall.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Desperately avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt throws a hook but Desperately avoids it easily.
Desperately shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Struggling Desperately has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Hunt has knocked Desperately down with a huge combo! Hunt steps away and waves a wobbly Desperately back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Desperately is rocked!
Hunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Desperately is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Desperately.
Desperately drops his hands momentarily. Hunt doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Desperately staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Desperately doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halo Olah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Chaos (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 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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Halo Olah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cameron Chaos!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Olah with that takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chaos.
Chaos tries to score with a low kick but Olah moves his leg out of the way.
Chaos checks the leg kick.
Olah misses with a low kick.
Chaos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chaos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olah throws an off balance right hand
and Chaos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chaos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chaos misses with a body shot.
Chaos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chaos wants it to stay on the feet.
Olah scores with a shot to the body.
Chaos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Chaos. Beautiful body shot.
Olah throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Chaos stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Olah follows into mount!
It looks like Cameron Chaos has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Olah unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Chaos wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Olah celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Halo Olah!
Halo Olah retains his heavyweight title!
Halo Olah made sure to mention his sponsor, HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps in his post fight interview.
Cameron Chaos spoke after the fight, saying 'Takedown spamming BITCH'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eero Niinimaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eero Niinimaa!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakoullis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Niinimaa misses the jab.
Kakoullis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Kakoullis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Niinimaa in his tracks.
Niinimaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kakoullis looks to land a body kick but Niinimaa moved away.
We've been informed that Niinimaa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Niinimaa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.
The fighters circling - Niinimaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kakoullis rushes Niinimaa and presses him up against the cage.
Niinimaa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kakoullis swings wildly with an uppercut but Niinimaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Niinimaa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kakoullis throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kakoullis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Kakoullis.
Niinimaa just leaning against Kakoullis, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis digs a right hand into Niinimaa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Niinimaa's gas tank.
Niinimaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kakoullis lands with a straight right. Niinimaa didn't see that one coming.
Kakoullis scores with a nice head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kakoullis. That's going to slow Niinimaa down.
Kakoullis misses with an uppercut. Niinimaa saw that one coming.
Kakoullis lands with a cross.
Niinimaa digs a good body shot into Kakoullis's ribs.
Niinimaa missing with a left hand there. Kakoullis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niinimaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kakoullis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Niinimaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kakoullis ducks under a wild hook from Niinimaa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakoullis throws a sloppy head kick and Niinimaa moves out of range easily.
Kakoullis closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Niinimaa.
Niinimaa looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa slowing the pace effectively.
Kakoullis misses with the head strike.
Kakoullis lands a shot to the body.
Niinimaa is trying to stall.
Kakoullis lands a shoulder strike.
Kakoullis breaks from the clinch.
Niinimaa throws a big shot that misses.
Niinimaa sizes up Kakoullis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kakoullis tries a head kick but it misses.
Kakoullis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Niinimaa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kakoullis eats them both and turns towards Niinimaa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kakoullis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niinimaa.
Niinimaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niinimaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kakoullis.
Sloppy strikes from Niinimaa. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Niinimaa.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kakoullis.
Niinimaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Kakoullis tries to clinch but Niinimaa moves out of range.
Niinimaa throws the left hand but Kakoullis avoids the punch easily.
Niinimaa looks to land a combination. Kakoullis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Niinimaa throws a body punch but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Kakoullis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niinimaa scores with a body shot.
Kakoullis moves out of range as Niinimaa strikes.
Niinimaa blocks a leg kick.
Niinimaa avoids the body shot from Kakoullis.
Niinimaa misses with a hook. Kakoullis ducked under it nicely.
Niinimaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kakoullis thuds his shin into the meat of Niinimaa's side.
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!
Niinimaa misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis scores with a spinning back kick!
Kakoullis connects with an inside leg kick.
Kakoullis throws a body kick that misses.
Niinimaa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Niinimaa throws an off balance right hand
letting Kakoullis counter with a right hand.
Kakoullis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Niinimaa looks to land a right hand but Kakoullis moved out of range.
Kakoullis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Niinimaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kakoullis.
Kakoullis rushes Niinimaa and presses him up against the cage.
Kakoullis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niinimaa breaks from the clinch.
Kakoullis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Niinimaa avoids the head kick by Kakoullis.
Niinimaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Niinimaa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Niinimaa misses with a hook. Kakoullis ducked under it nicely.
Kakoullis digs a good hook to Niinimaa's body.
Niinimaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kakoullis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Niinimaa throws a hook but Kakoullis blocks it.
Niinimaa misses with an uppercut.
Niinimaa misses with a double jab.
Kakoullis scores with a nice right hand.
Niinimaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Niinimaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Niinimaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niinimaa.
Kakoullis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Eero Niinimaa has been cut.
Niinimaa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niinimaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niinimaa swings widly with a right hand
and Kakoullis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Niinimaa is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinimaa misses the shot to the body.
Niinimaa is still on wobbly legs! Can Kakoullis finish him?
A nice inside leg kick there by Kakoullis. That's going to slow Niinimaa down.
Kakoullis connects with a body shot.
Kakoullis throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Niinimaa crashing down! Niinimaa tries to stagger back to his feet but Kakoullis just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Niinimaa asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sotiris Kakoullis!
Sotiris Kakoullis retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Sotiris Kakoullis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Castor Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Gage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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237 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Castor Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Gage!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins shoots in looking for a takedown. Gage tries to sprawl out of it but Rollins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gage manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rollins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rollins. That did some damage!
Gage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rollins.
A nice combination there by Gage.
It looks like Castor Rollins has been cut.
Rollins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gage lands a jab.
Gage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gage swings widly with a right hand
and Rollins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rollins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gage is controlling Rollins's posture.
Rollins looking to sit in guard and control but Gage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rollins trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rollins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gage's guard.
Rollins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rollins trying to control the position from guard on top but Gage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rollins's guard.
Gage's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gage preventing the sweep.
Gage controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gage's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gage is aware though and is defending well.
Rollins looking to control.
Gage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rollins looking for a sweep. Not yet Rollins, not yet.
Rollins keeping moving, preventing Gage from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rollins with a nice cross.
Rollins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gage misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins slips a straight right by Gage.
Gage throws a push kick but Rollins slaps the foot to one side.
Rollins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Gage misses.
Gage lands a really nice looking cross but Rollins seems unphased.
Gage throws a body punch but Rollins moves out of range.
Rollins's corner calls for a 1-2. Rollins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rollins in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rollins slips a straight right by Gage.
Gage is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from Gage is predictable there
and Rollins counters with a shoot takedown. Gage fights it but they end up in guard.
Rollins looking to pass the guard.
Rollins is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Castor Rollins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gage throws a series of punches but Rollins avoids them all with ease.
Rollins scores with a decent looking hook.
Gage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rollins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gage cracks a nice hook into Rollins's ribs.
Rollins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gage was well out of range. Poor timing from Rollins.
Rollins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gage throws a right hand that Rollins ducks under and follows up with a left that Rollins also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Gage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gage.
Gage tries to land a leg kick but Rollins saw it coming and moves away.
Rollins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rollins misses with a left hand
and Gage counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rollins tries to land a leg kick but Gage saw it coming and moves away.
Joe Gage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rollins.
Gage is looking to slow Rollins down with leg kicks.
Gage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gage catches Rollins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rollins.
Rollins moves out of range as Gage throws a body kick.
Gage misses with a looping right.
Gage looks to land a right hand but Rollins moved out of range.
Gage misses with a leg kick
and Rollins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rollins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rollins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rollins trying to control the position from guard on top but Gage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gage has his hands on Rollins's head, controlling the position.
Gage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rollins is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins trying to control the position from guard on top but Gage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rollins's sensitive parts.
Rollins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rollins.
Gage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rollins circles away quickly and effectively.
Rollins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joe Gage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gage misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Rollins blocks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gage misses the target.
Gage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rollins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rollins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gage's waist but Gage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rollins off to one side.
Rollins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Castor Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rollins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rollins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rollins misses with a looping right.
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!
Gage wants to land a leg kick but Rollins is out of range.
Rollins tries to move into range but Gage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Castor Rollins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Gage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some bone on bone action there as Rollins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No joy there for Gage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body kick from Gage.
Gage is looking to chop away at Rollins's legs.
Rollins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gage scores with a spinning back kick!
Rollins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gage throws a push kick but Rollins slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rollins moves out of range of the body kick.
Rollins throws a body punch but Gage moves out of range.
Rollins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins prevents Gage from getting back to his feet.
Gage pulls Rollins in close to prevent any damage.
Gage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gage prevents Rollins from improving his position.
Gage is thwarting Rollins's attempts to control the position.
Castor Rollins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gage prevents Rollins from improving his position.
Rollins actively working from the bottom here.
Rollins wants to control but Gage is keeping busy.
Gage tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rollins controls his leg.
Rollins actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage wants to stand but Rollins has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rollins throws a leg kick that misses.
Rollins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gage finds it's way round the side to connect with Rollins's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rollins.
Rollins is looking to slow Gage down with leg kicks.
Gage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rollins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joe Gage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rollins at a distance.
Gage cracks Rollins with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rollins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rollins takes a swing at Gage's ribcage but misses.
Rollins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gage connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rollins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Gage misses.
Gage lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rollins takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gage.
Rollins tries to land a leg kick but Gage saw it coming and moves away.
Rollins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Gage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gage winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Gage!
Joe Gage took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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