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MFN 152: de stad Amsterdam PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Galu Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Revenge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ultimate Revenge has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Galu Li's chin.
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Galu Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Revenge!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Revenge keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Li looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Revenge throws a good cross that connects.
Revenge scores with a takedown into Li's guard.
Li is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Li wants to sweep here but Revenge controlling him for the moment.
Revenge wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Revenge manages to get himself to full guard.
Revenge is trying to control the position but Li postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Revenge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Revenge looking to control.
Revenge 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.
Revenge really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Li. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Revenge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Revenge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Li is one step ahead there.
Li stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Revenge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Li slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Li wants to pass the guard but Revenge is keeping the position.
Li's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Revenge clinches up against the cage.
Li tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Revenge just stands there and leans against the cage.
Revenge missing with knees to the body.
Li ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Li no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Revenge is one step ahead there.
Revenge passes Li's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revenge trying to control from half guard but Li is working away.
Li controlling the position for now.
Revenge stands up from half guard.
Revenge has his takedown stuffed
and Li counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Li throws a push kick but Revenge slaps the foot to one side.
Li moves out of range of the leg kick from Revenge.
Revenge wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
Revenge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revenge with a poor takedown
and Li counters with a left and a right that stings Revenge.
Galu Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Revenge.
Revenge tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Revenge. Those never looked like landing.
Revenge avoids a kick to the body.
Revenge tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Revenge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Li.
Revenge with a lazy takedown attempt
and Li counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Revenge.
Revenge moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li misses with an uppercut. Revenge saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Revenge checks a leg kick.
Revenge with a poor takedown
and Li counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Revenge thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galu Li dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Revenge looks to clinch
and Li counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li throws a series of punches but Revenge moves out of range.
No luck for Li with that takedown attempt.
Revenge closes the distance but Li moves to the side
and Li finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Galu Li is winning the standup battle so far.
Revenge fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Li, pushing him back against the cage.
Li blocks a body shot from Revenge.
Revenge has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Li uses from the top position.
Li throws an elbow that misses. Revenge uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Li's guard. Nice move by Revenge!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li is looking for a triangle but Revenge pushes his legs off easily.
Li trying to keep a closed guard but Revenge is proving a slippery customer.
Revenge being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revenge trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Revenge is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Li avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Revenge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Li looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Revenge puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Li is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Revenge's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Revenge's back!
Revenge is trying to break free.
Revenge is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Li gets his way!
Li has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Revenge has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is persistently looking for the submission but Revenge is defending it well.
Li working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Li looking for the choke but no joy.
Li lands a shot to the body.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Revenge can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revenge is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Li working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Li throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Li is looking for a rear naked choke here but Revenge reverses the position brilliantly into Li's guard!
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li pulls Revenge in close to prevent any damage.
Revenge gets to his feet - Li follows without any prompting.
Revenge drives through with a takedown into Li's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Revenge must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Revenge stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
Li throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Li working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Revenge has passed into half guard!
Revenge prevents Li from improving his position.
Revenge seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Li does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Galu Li will probably get the nod.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Revenge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Revenge tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Li takes a swing at Revenge's ribcage but misses.
Revenge goes for a double leg but Li avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Li continues to drive forward.
Li works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Li wants to control from the top but Revenge keeps moving.
Revenge working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Revenge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Galu Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Revenge tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revenge can't keep his opponent in guard - Li advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Li missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Li wants to control but Revenge is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li is working for a submission of some sort.
Revenge is in trouble now - Li has advanced to mount!
Li fails to move to back control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to push Revenge's head away but Revenge is holding on tight.
Revenge tries to hold on but Li pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Li there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Li is trying to take his opponent's back.
Li looking to control but Revenge is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li unloads with some shots from mount but Revenge bucks and avoids them well.
Revenge is in all sorts of trouble here.
Revenge tries to improve his position but Li has taken his back! Li has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Revenge tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Li pushes Revenge away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Galu Li!
Galu Li seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glin Burman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Von Hammer (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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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glin Burman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Von Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer missing with a left hand there. Burman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hammer looks to land a combination but Burman avoids it well.
Burman throws a series of punches but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer lands a jab.
Hammer throws a hook but Burman blocks it.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Burman's head but Burman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Von Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burman throws a body shot but no joy.
Burman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammer.
We've been told by Burman's head coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hammer looks to land a combination but Burman avoids it well.
Burman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burman misses with a head kick.
Hammer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammer swings for the body but Burman moves out of range.
Burman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hammer takes a kick 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!
Burman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hammer swings for the body but Burman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Burman's head but Burman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooh!!! Burman has knocked Hammer down with a huge combo! Burman steps away and waves a wobbly Hammer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hammer is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Burman and Hammer falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Burman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Glin Burman!
Glin Burman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatton Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatton Chantry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Jones!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones punishes Chantry's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Chantry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chantry.
Chantry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chantry slips nicely into half guard.
Chantry wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chantry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chantry 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is controlling Chantry's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Chantry wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones wants to control but Chantry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Chantry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chantry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Chantry sits in half guard.
Chantry working the head and body with strikes.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chantry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chantry throws a big right hand that misses.
Chantry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chantry is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chantry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chantry throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Chantry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chantry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chantry wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chantry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Chantry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chantry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chantry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chantry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Chantry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chantry showed some decent athleticism there.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chantry is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Chantry is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chantry is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chantry is one step ahead there.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chantry's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatton Chantry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chantry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chantry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Tatton Chantry has been cut.
Chantry tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chantry slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry avoids the body shot from Jones.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chantry.
Andre Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chantry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chantry.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatton Chantry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones tries to bum rush Chantry with a series of wild strikes but Chantry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chantry defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chantry was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chantry in his tracks.
Andre Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jones is controlling Chantry's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chantry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chantry postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Chantry wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Chantry is working hard here to advance position.
Tatton Chantry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chantry is looking to pass into half guard but Jones pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jones is in guard.
Chantry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chantry looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jones puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
Chantry wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Well, if Jones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four 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.
Chantry is trying to get back to full guard.
Chantry trying to control here.
Jones wants to take a breather but Chantry is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tatton Chantry's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chantry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chantry somewhat.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chantry.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chantry.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Chantry counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Chantry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chantry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatton Chantry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a hook
so Chantry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones controlling Chantry's posture.
Chantry cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Chantry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chantry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chantry.
Chantry throws a big elbow that misses.
Chantry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chantry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chantry slips nicely into half guard.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chantry is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Chantry.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Chantry wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chantry is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Chantry has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chantry.
Chantry won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Chantry wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Chantry landing with the ground and pound.
Chantry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones is pulling down on Chantry's head. It's preventing any offense from Chantry, at least for the moment.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Chantry from controlling successfully.
Jones is controlling Chantry's posture.
Chantry is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Chantry has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chantry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chantry is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chantry scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatton Chantry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chantry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatton Chantry!
A relieved looking Tatton Chantry thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Konopacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otis Driftwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driftwood has chosen House of 1000 corpses as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Konopacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Otis Driftwood!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Konopacki
and Driftwood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Konopacki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Konopacki 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.
Driftwood looks to throw the jab but Konopacki is out of range.
Driftwood blocks a head kick by Konopacki.
Driftwood moves away from the strike by Konopacki.
We've been hearing reports that Konopacki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Konopacki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Konopacki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Driftwood.
Konopacki has Driftwood pressed against the cage, preventing Driftwood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Konopacki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Driftwood's elbow.
Driftwood misses with the head strike.
Konopacki is looking for a takedown.
Konopacki manages to break the clinch.
Driftwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konopacki misses with a low kick.
Konopacki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Driftwoods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Driftwood tries to work over Konopacki's front leg with a kick but Konopacki checks it.
Driftwood stuns Konopacki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Driftwood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Konopacki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Driftwood tests Konopacki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Driftwood slips under a jab.
Konopacki looks to land a left hand but Driftwood moved out of range nicely.
Konopacki misses with a leg kick
and Driftwood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Konopacki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konopacki thuds his right hand into Driftwood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Konopacki scoring well with a low kick there.
Driftwood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Konopacki on the side of the head.
Driftwood gets caught napping as Konopacki dives in and scores a takedown. Driftwood manages to retain guard.
Konopacki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Konopacki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Driftwood is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood keeping moving, preventing Konopacki from controlling successfully.
Konopacki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Konopacki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Driftwood looking for a sweep. Not yet Driftwood, not yet.
Konopacki is looking to work some ground and pound but Driftwood has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Konopacki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Driftwood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Konopacki is looking to slow Driftwood down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Driftwood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Konopacki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Driftwood - the referee stops the clock and Konopacki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Driftwood. Konopacki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Driftwood throws a leg kick
and Konopacki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Driftwood won't be happy with that.
Driftwood regains half guard.
Konopacki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Konopacki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Driftwood is just riding it out for now. Konopacki eventually gives up the hold.
Konopacki is working for a kimura but Driftwood is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Konopacki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Driftwood looks to land a right hand but Konopacki moved out of range.
Driftwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Driftwood blocks a low kick nicely.
Otis Driftwood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Driftwood takes a swing at Konopacki's ribcage but misses.
Driftwood moves out of range as Konopacki strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driftwood tries a head kick but it misses.
Driftwood lands a leg kick that knocks Konopacki off balance momentarily.
Konopacki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Konopacki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konopacki looks to land a body kick but Driftwood moved away.
Driftwood thumps Konopacki with a low kick.
Driftwood ducks right into an uppercut from Konopacki.
Konopacki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Konopacki misses with an uppercut
and Driftwood counters with a takedown into side control.
Driftwood works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Konopacki is looking to regain half guard here but Driftwood keeps moving and retains side control.
Driftwood throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Konopacki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Driftwood wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Konopacki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Konopacki parries the strikes from Driftwood easily there. Driftwood is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Konopacki to escape.
Driftwood wants to control but Konopacki is keeping him busy.
Konopacki tries to improve position but can't.
Konopacki is working hard here to advance position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Konopacki avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Driftwood.
Driftwood connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Konopacki some visible discomfort.
Konopacki dodges the ground and pound from Driftwood.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Driftwood misses with the ground and pound.
Driftwood sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Konopacki is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Driftwood postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Driftwood are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Konopacki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Konopacki.
A jab from Konopacki misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Driftwood's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Driftwood duly obliges.
Driftwood jabs at Konopacki's body.
Driftwood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Konopacki.
Nice takedown defense from Driftwood. No joy for Konopacki on that attempt.
Konopacki is looking to clinch but Driftwood is avoiding it.
Driftwood fails with the takedown.
Driftwood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Konopacki thumps Driftwood with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konopacki connects with an inside leg kick.
Konopacki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Driftwood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Driftwood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick by Driftwood misses
and Konopacki counters with a takedown into side control.
Driftwood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
An elbow from Konopacki crashes against the mat.
I wouldn't like to be where Driftwood is right now.
Driftwood manages to get back to half guard.
Driftwood is looking to control Konopacki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Driftwood avoid being mounted?
Pawel Konopacki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Konopacki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konopacki trying to control the action but Driftwood is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Driftwood manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Konopacki wants to control from the top but Driftwood keeps moving.
Konopacki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Konopacki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Driftwood wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Konopacki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Driftwood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Driftwood misses with a hook.
Driftwood blocks a jab.
Driftwood thumps Konopacki with a low kick.
Konopacki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Driftwood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Driftwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Driftwood cracks the inside of Konopacki's front leg.
A left lands for Driftwood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Konopacki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Driftwood shoots in for a double leg but Konopacki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Konopacki thows a leg kick but Driftwood checks it
and Driftwood counters with a slapping leg kick.
Driftwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Konopacki throws out the jab.
Driftwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Konopacki throws out the jab.
Driftwood staying out of range there.
Konopacki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Driftwood staying out of range there.
Driftwood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Driftwood blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki scores with a nice right hand.
Konopacki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Konopacki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Konopacki misses with a low kick as Driftwood jumps back.
Konopacki throws a low kick, looking for Driftwood's leg but Driftwood calmly moves out of range.
Driftwood slips a jab and a cross from Konopacki.
Driftwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Konopacki was well out of range. Poor timing from Driftwood.
Konopacki throws a head kick but Driftwood moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Driftwood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Driftwood jabs Konopacki right on the nose. Konopacki blinks but takes it well.
Konopacki misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Konopacki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Konopacki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Konopacki!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kid Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boon has chosen Who are you? Come on, goodbye! as his entrance music. The key to victory for Kid Funkyama has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kid Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Boon!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Boon with that takedown attempt.
Boon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Funkyama to the mat! Funkyama manages to get full guard.
Boon has gone for a leg lock! Funkyama slips out almost immediately though and dives into Boon's guard.
Boon is looking for a triangle here but Funkyama uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Boon tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funkyama misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Boon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Funkyama tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Funkyama moves nicely into side control.
Boon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boon looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Funkyama is defending well. Boon quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Funkyama has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Boon celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kirk Boon!
A victorious Kirk Boon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Garrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Fontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Anderson Fontes enters the cage!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Garrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Fontes!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fontes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fontes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Fontes misses
and Garrison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fontes's guard.
Garrison throwing strikes from guard but Fontes blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garrison's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrison distracts Fontes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fontes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garrison.
Fontes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fontes tries to clinch up.
Fontes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fontes is looking to clinch but Garrison is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fontes moves away.
Anderson Fontes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fontes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrison.
Fontes throws a right hand that Garrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Garrison also avoids with ease.
Garrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fontes doesn't manage to clinch there - Garrison circles away.
Fontes is looking to clinch but Garrison is avoiding it.
Garrison lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Anderson Fontes has been cut.
Fontes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fontes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garrison counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fontes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrison in side control, throwing shots but Fontes defends.
Garrison trying to control the position but Fontes is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Garrison looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fontes is avoiding damage well.
Fontes is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Garrison controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrison looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fontes is avoiding damage well.
Fontes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Garrison working the body and head with strikes.
Garrison 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.
Garrison fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrison wants to take a breather but Fontes manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Garrison.
Garrison trying to control but Fontes is working from the bottom.
Garrison wants to pass the guard but Fontes is keeping the position.
Garrison is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fontes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garrison is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fontes keeping moving, preventing Garrison from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fontes misses with a wild combination.
Garrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Fontes is just out of range.
Garrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fontes lands a big head kick that sends Garrison tumbling to the mat! Fontes takes a step backwards and waves Garrison back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Garrison is rocked!
It looks like Greg Garrison has been cut.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Fontes throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Garrison is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anderson Fontes!
Anderson Fontes 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Shamar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Freak on a Leash. Godbolt has chosen Trenches by Pop Evil as his entrance music. 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
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shamar Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Godbolt!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Godbolt slips the punch.
Godbolt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson tries to bum rush Godbolt with a series of wild strikes but Godbolt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Godbolt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Godbolt throws a body shot but no joy.
Godbolt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson lands the left hand.
Godbolt throws a shot to the body.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Godbolt shows good takedown defense.
Godbolt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Godbolt dives in for a single leg takedown but Jackson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jackson prevents Godbolt from breaking the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Jackson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Godbolt prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamar Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godbolt turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Godbolt manages to end up in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Godbolt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson regains half guard.
Godbolt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Godbolt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jackson sees it coming and defends easily.
Godbolt throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Godbolt scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godbolt looking to pass the guard.
Godbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but Godbolt pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Godbolt postures up.
Godbolt preventing the sweep.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Godbolt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Godbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godbolt is fighting to break Jackson's control of his arms but Jackson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Godbolt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Godbolt is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Godbolt stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Godbolt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Godbolt is keeping the position for now.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Godbolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godbolt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson has Godbolt pulled in close to control his posture.
Godbolt advances position into side control!
Jackson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Godbolt presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Godbolt raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Godbolt cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godbolt is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jackson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Godbolt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Godbolt dominated that round.
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.
Godbolt dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godbolt. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Godbolt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Godbolt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Shamar Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Godbolt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Godbolt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Godbolt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Godbolt is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Jackson tries to roll over but Godbolt keeps him under control.
Godbolt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Godbolt stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Godbolt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Jackson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Godbolt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Godbolt working a defensive guard here.
Godbolt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Godbolt is retaining full guard.
Godbolt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Godbolt working some strikes from top position.
Godbolt stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Godbolt has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt advances to mount.
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jackson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Godbolt is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Godbolt in his half guard.
Godbolt trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
Jackson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Godbolt from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Godbolt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Godbolt wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson passes Godbolt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Godbolt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Godbolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Godbolt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Godbolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matthew Godbolt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Godbolt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Godbolt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Godbolt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Godbolt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Godbolt misses.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Godbolt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Godbolt off to one side.
Godbolt ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Godbolt on that attempt.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Godbolt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godbolt swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Godbolt is looking to reverse the position.
Godbolt parries the strikes from Jackson easily there. Jackson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Godbolt to escape.
Jackson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Godbolt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jackson's guard! Nice work there by Godbolt!
Godbolt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jackson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Godbolt is controlling well.
Matthew Godbolt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godbolt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Godbolt wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shamar Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Godbolt stalling.
Godbolt's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt is continuing to stall.
Godbolt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
Godbolt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Godbolt from controlling successfully.
Godbolt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Godbolt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Godbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Godbolt.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Godbolt connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Jackson leaves Godbolt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shamar Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Godbolt.
Godbolt lands a nice looking body shot.
Godbolt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Godbolt misses with a right hand
and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Godbolt's guard.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shamar Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Godbolt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Godbolt!
A very excited looking Matthew Godbolt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Kazuhiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
181 lbs
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170 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsuro Kazuhiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuhiro throws a head kick that half lands.
Kiddi slips under a jab from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro scores with a leg kick.
Kazuhiro throws a leg kick that misses.
Kiddi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kiddi moves out of range as Kazuhiro throws a body kick.
Kazuhiro throws a jab when Kiddi was well out of range.
Kiddi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kazuhiro is trying to get back to full guard.
Kazuhiro trying to control here.
Kazuhiro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kazuhiro controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kiddi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kazuhiro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kiddi working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kiddi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kazuhiro is concentrating on defense, preventing Kiddi from advancing position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kazuhiro is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazuhiro controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kiddi.
Kiddi throws a body punch but Kazuhiro moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi ducks under a wild hook from Kazuhiro.
Kiddi works the jab nicely.
Kazuhiro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kazuhiro works Kiddi's body with a nice hook.
Kazuhiro lands the left hand.
Kiddi ducks under a wild hook from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro connects with an inside leg kick.
Kiddi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jab from Kiddi.
It looks like Katsuro Kazuhiro has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiddi throws a head kick that misses.
Kazuhiro thumps Kiddi with a low kick.
Katsuro Kazuhiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiddi blocks a head kick by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro connects with a right hand. Kiddi shakes it off.
Kiddi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick by Kazuhiro misses
and Kiddi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kiddi.
Kiddi lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro looking to stall.
Kazuhiro gets through Kiddi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kiddi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kiddi works on Kazuhiro's body with a couple of short punches.
Kiddi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kazuhiro stalling.
Kazuhiro blocks a body shot from Kiddi.
Kazuhiro taking a breather.
Kiddi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kazuhiro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kiddi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kazuhiro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiddi misses with some punches.
Kiddi blocks an uppercut.
Kiddi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiddi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kazuhiro stalling.
Kazuhiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kazuhiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kazuhiro trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kiddi as Kazuhiro tries to tie him up.
Kiddi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiddi can't find room to land a body shot as Kazuhiro controls the action.
A knee to the head by Kazuhiro.
It looks like Galdra Kiddi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiddi tries to throw a body punch but Kazuhiro avoids it by throwing Kiddi back against the cage.
Kiddi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kazuhiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiddi backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Katsuro Kazuhiro will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kazuhiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiddi misses with a wild body shot.
Kazuhiro thumps Kiddi with a low kick.
Kazuhiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Kiddi.
Kazuhiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kazuhiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kazuhiro scores with a knee to the head.
Kiddi taking a breather.
Kazuhiro gets through Kiddi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiddi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kazuhiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiddi.
Kazuhiro lands with a light punch inside.
Katsuro Kazuhiro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kazuhiro prevents a body shot from Kiddi.
Kiddi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kazuhiros head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiddi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiddi misses with the head strike.
Kiddi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiddi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiddi misses with the head strike.
Kiddi lands a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kazuhiro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kiddi's brow.
Kiddi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kiddi lands with a left to the head.
Kazuhiro misses with a knee to the head.
Kazuhiro is trying to stall.
Kiddi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiddi.
Kazuhiro throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kazuhiro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kiddi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kiddi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kazuhiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiddi.
Kazuhiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiddi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kiddi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazuhiro can't find room to land a body shot as Kiddi controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kiddi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kiddi tries a body shot but Kazuhiro blocks it.
Kazuhiro scores with a shot to the side of Kiddi's head.
Kazuhiro trying to land knees to the body.
Kazuhiro looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kiddi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kazuhiro blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kiddi lands a shoulder strike.
Kazuhiro is rocked!
Kiddi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oh Kazuhiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kiddi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kiddi creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kazuhiro's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kazuhiro drops to his knees and Kiddi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Galdra Kiddi!
After winning the bout, Galdra Kiddi 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kunitskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koothrappali kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Punjab. Rajesh Koothrappali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Kunitskiy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunitskiy throws a solid leg kick but Koothrappali takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy throws a shot from downtown. Koothrappali moves away and avoids it.
Kunitskiy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kunitskiy is looking to chop away at Koothrappali's legs.
Kunitskiy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kunitskiy misses with a leg kick.
Kunitskiy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Koothrappali checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kunitskiy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koothrappali misses with a body kick.
Koothrappali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koothrappali throws a looping overhand right but Kunitskiy ducks down to avoid it.
Koothrappali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kunitskiy scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Kunitskiy. That snapped Koothrappali's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koothrappali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kunitskiy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Koothrappali slams his shin into Kunitskiy's torso.
Koothrappali shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koothrappali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kunitskiy tries to score with a low kick but Koothrappali moves his leg out of the way.
Kunitskiy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Koothrappali misses with a low kick.
Koothrappali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kunitskiy.
Koothrappali stuffs the takedown attempt from Kunitskiy. Kunitskiy gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kunitskiy or perhaps it was just good defense by Koothrappali, which made it look bad.
Koothrappali is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Koothrappali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koothrappali misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kunitskiy is out of range and Koothrappali settles back down.
Koothrappali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kunitskiy lands with a shot to the body.
Koothrappali throws a head kick that misses.
Kunitskiy misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koothrappali lands a leg kick that knocks Kunitskiy off balance momentarily.
Kunitskiy misses with a body shot.
Kunitskiy cracks the inside of Koothrappali's front leg.
Koothrappali is looking to score with low kicks.
Kunitskiy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kunitskiy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kunitskiy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koothrappali is defending against the submission attempts here by Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy slips a nice elbow through Koothrappali's hands, connecting with Koothrappali's forehead.
Kunitskiy is thwarting Koothrappali's attempts to control the position.
Koothrappali is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kunitskiy working Koothrappali over with strikes.
Koothrappali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kunitskiy.
Koothrappali wants to control but Kunitskiy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koothrappali checks a low kick from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Koothrappali is trying to defend but Kunitskiy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kunitskiy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kunitskiy trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Kunitskiy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slow jab from Koothrappali misses its intended target.
Koothrappali connects with a leg kick. Kunitskiy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koothrappali has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy wants to land a leg kick but Koothrappali is out of range.
Koothrappali connects with a solid leg kick.
Kunitskiy slips under a jab.
That kick from Koothrappali tenderised Kunitskiy's leg. Kunitskiy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kunitskiy misses with a takedown attempt - Koothrappali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kunitskiy tries to work over Koothrappali's front leg with a kick but Koothrappali checks it.
Koothrappali lands a jab to Kunitskiy's midsection.
Kunitskiy throws a front kick aimed at Koothrappali's knee but Koothrappali avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali throws a hook but Kunitskiy avoids it easily.
Koothrappali slips a straight right by Kunitskiy.
Rajesh Koothrappali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koothrappali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koothrappali misses with a looping right.
Kunitskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Koothrappali is just out of range.
Kunitskiy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koothrappali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koothrappali tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kunitskiy throws the left hand but Koothrappali avoids the punch easily.
Kunitskiy lands with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kunitskiy.
Koothrappali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kunitskiy throws out the jab.
Kunitskiy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kunitskiy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Kunitskiy blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kunitskiy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kunitskiy scores with a jab to the body.
Vladimir Kunitskiy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koothrappali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kunitskiy can pounce on him.
Kunitskiy throws a big shot that misses.
Kunitskiy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kunitskiy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kunitskiy forces Koothrappali back against the cage and clinches.
Kunitskiy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Koothrappali gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kunitskiy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Koothrappali controls Kunitskiy momentarily but Kunitskiy frees himself.
Kunitskiy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koothrappali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koothrappali keeping moving, preventing Kunitskiy from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Koothrappali is controlling Kunitskiy's posture.
Koothrappali trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Koothrappali has control of Kunitskiy's left arm, preventing Kunitskiy from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kunitskiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koothrappali was well out of range. Poor timing from Kunitskiy.
Koothrappali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kunitskiy.
A head kick by Kunitskiy misses
and Koothrappali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kunitskiy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koothrappali lands a really nice looking cross but Kunitskiy seems unphased.
Kunitskiy connects with a looping right hand.
Kunitskiy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koothrappali checks it well.
Kunitskiy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koothrappali sprawls well. Koothrappali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kunitskiy gets slowly back to his feet.
Rajesh Koothrappali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Kunitskiy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kunitskiy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Kunitskiy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Koothrappali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kunitskiy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koothrappali throws a chopping leg kick but Kunitskiy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kunitskiy throws a solid leg kick but Koothrappali takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koothrappali is fending him off so far but Kunitskiy persists. Nope, Koothrappali circles away and we're back to standing.
Koothrappali slips a straight right by Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy is looking to slow Koothrappali down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koothrappali.
Kunitskiy checks a low kick from Koothrappali.
Kunitskiy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kunitskiy tries to land a front kick but Koothrappali steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koothrappali looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koothrappali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koothrappali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kunitskiy can pounce on him.
Koothrappali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy tries to score with a low kick but Koothrappali moves his leg out of the way.
Koothrappali tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koothrappali connects with a looping right hand.
Kunitskiy blocks the body kick.
Kunitskiy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kunitskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koothrappali manages to avoid it.
Koothrappali throws a right hand that Kunitskiy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kunitskiy also avoids with ease.
Koothrappali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kunitskiy. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Koothrappali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koothrappali, right into the meat.
Koothrappali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kunitskiy.
Koothrappali shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koothrappali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rajesh Koothrappali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali avoids the body shot from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy throws a head kick that misses.
Kunitskiy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kunitskiy is defended easily by Koothrappali.
Kunitskiy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koothrappali avoids it really well and circles away.
Rajesh Koothrappali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Kunitskiy.
Koothrappali throws a body kick that misses.
Koothrappali tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunitskiy scores with a decent looking hook.
Kunitskiy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali tried to score with a low kick but Kunitskiy checks it.
Koothrappali throws a chopping leg kick but Kunitskiy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koothrappali lands with a nice body kick.
Kunitskiy cracks a nice hook into Koothrappali's ribs.
Koothrappali takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kunitskiy has managed to clinch.
Kunitskiy can't find room to land a body shot as Koothrappali controls the action.
Kunitskiy struggles to land a body shot inside as Koothrappali controls his hands.
Koothrappali has Kunitskiy pushed against the cage.
Kunitskiy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koothrappali managing to block the knees to the body from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koothrappali prevents a body shot from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy struggles to land a body shot inside as Koothrappali controls his hands.
Koothrappali wants to get back to striking at distance but Kunitskiy won't allow it.
Kunitskiy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kunitskiy tries to work over Koothrappali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koothrappali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kunitskiy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Kunitskiy.
Well Kunitskiy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Kunitskiy!
A relieved looking Vladimir Kunitskiy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Sturmpruegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Sturmpruegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taneli Hauki!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Sturmpruegel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hauki loads up on a big right hand but Sturmpruegel slips the punch.
Hauki avoids the body shot from Sturmpruegel.
Hauki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sturmpruegel checks a leg kick.
Sturmpruegel throws a body shot but no joy.
Hauki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sturmpruegel misses with a wild body shot.
Hauki throws a solid leg kick but Sturmpruegel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hauki.
A big left from Hauki misses.
Sturmpruegel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Hauki as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturmpruegel checks a low kick from Hauki.
Sturmpruegel throws a low kick but Hauki moves out of range easily.
Sturmpruegel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hauki is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel lands with a shot to the body.
Hauki misses with a hook
and Sturmpruegel counters with a low kick, right behind Hauki 's knee.
Sturmpruegel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hauki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sturmpruegel just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturmpruegel throws a chopping leg kick but Hauki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sturmpruegel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hauki.
Sturmpruegel just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Sturmpruegel's head coaches at Wax on Wax off 'Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sturmpruegel swings for the body but Hauki moves out of range.
Sturmpruegel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sturmpruegel takes a swing at Hauki's ribcage but misses.
Hauki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hauki misses with a kick to the body.
Hauki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sturmpruegel. Sturmpruegel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Hauki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sturmpruegel 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 Hauki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hauki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hauki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sturmpruegel punishes Hauki's body with a nice straight punch.
Sturmpruegel is looking to wear down Hauki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sturmpruegel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturmpruegel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hauki.
Hauki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hauki sizes up Sturmpruegel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hauki tries to bum rush Sturmpruegel with a series of wild strikes but Sturmpruegel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sturmpruegel jabs at Hauki's body.
Sturmpruegel moves out of range of the strikes.
Sturmpruegel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hauki on the side of the head.
Sturmpruegel misses with a jab to the body
and Hauki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sturmpruegel stuns Hauki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hauki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel scores with a jab to the head.
Sturmpruegel with a jab.
Sturmpruegel lands a body shot.
Hauki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel looks to land a right hand but Hauki moved out of range.
Sturmpruegel lands a nice looking body shot.
Hauki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sturmpruegel tests Hauki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hauki throws a head kick that misses.
Sturmpruegel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hauki checks it well.
Sturmpruegel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sturmpruegel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taneli Hauki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturmpruegel throws a shot from downtown. Hauki moves away and avoids it.
Sturmpruegel checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sturmpruegel, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hauki throws a body kick that misses.
Hauki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturmpruegel. Hauki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturmpruegel sizes up Hauki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sturmpruegel lands a leg kick that knocks Hauki off balance momentarily.
Hauki misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Sturmpruegel misses.
Hauki throws an off balance right hand
and Sturmpruegel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheers as Sturmpruegel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hauki doesn't seem phased though.
Hauki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sturmpruegel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hauki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sturmpruegel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Sturmpruegel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sturmpruegel misses with a right hand
and Hauki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roberto Sturmpruegel is winning the standup battle so far.
Hauki avoids the body shot from Sturmpruegel.
Hauki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sturmpruegel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hauki dodges the punch combination from Sturmpruegel.
Hauki scores with a nice body kick.
Hauki throws a push kick but Sturmpruegel slaps the foot to one side.
Hauki throws a good cross that connects.
Hauki walks into a stiff left hand from Sturmpruegel.
Hauki misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturmpruegel throws a series of punches but Hauki avoids them all with ease.
Hauki 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.
Sturmpruegel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sturmpruegel, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturmpruegel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel misses with a hook to the body
and Hauki counters with an outside leg kick.
Sturmpruegel tries a low kick but Hauki avoids it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hauki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sturmpruegel has got the better of the exchanges.
Hauki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sturmpruegel throws a lazy right hand but Hauki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hauki throws a body kick that misses.
Hauki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hauki jabs at Sturmpruegel's body.
Sturmpruegel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hauki.
Sturmpruegel throws a leg kick which misses Hauki's front leg but catches the back leg as Hauki tries to avoid it.
Sturmpruegel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hauki throws an overhand right that lands on Sturmpruegel's shoulder, as Sturmpruegel tries to avoid the shot.
Hauki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sturmpruegel lands a right hook to the body.
Hauki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki ducks under a wild hook from Sturmpruegel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturmpruegel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturmpruegel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hauki can do to turn this around?
Sturmpruegel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hauki.
Hauki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hauki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sturmpruegel. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Hauki misses the target.
Sturmpruegel swings for the body but Hauki moves out of range.
Hauki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sturmpruegel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sturmpruegel misses with a wild body shot.
Hauki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hauki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel swings for the body but Hauki moves out of range.
Hauki throws a body shot but no joy.
Hauki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturmpruegel can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sturmpruegel.
Hauki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hauki walks into a jab.
Hauki avoids the body shot from Sturmpruegel.
Hauki misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut there from Hauki.
Sturmpruegel misses with a low kick.
Sturmpruegel misses the shot to the body.
Hauki throws a shot from downtown. Sturmpruegel moves away and avoids it.
Hauki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sturmpruegel lands with a nice body punch.
Hauki looks to throw the jab but Sturmpruegel is out of range.
Sturmpruegel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sturmpruegel's corner calls for a 1-2. Sturmpruegel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel throws an overhand right that lands on Hauki's shoulder, as Hauki tries to avoid the shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hauki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sturmpruegel throws a looping overhand right but Hauki ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hauki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sturmpruegel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sturmpruegel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hauki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hauki connects with a body shot that sends Sturmpruegel's belly button to the back.
Sturmpruegel tries to land a leg kick but Hauki saw it coming and moves away.
Sturmpruegel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sturmpruegel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hauki.
Hauki lands a nice shot to the body.
Sturmpruegel blocks a head kick by Hauki.
Hauki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sturmpruegel tries a low kick but Hauki avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Taneli Hauki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Sturmpruegel.
Hauki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hauki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sturmpruegel feints and then cracks Hauki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hauki down.
Sturmpruegel is looking to score with low kicks.
Sturmpruegel 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.
Hauki scores with a nice body kick.
Sturmpruegel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hauki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hauki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Hauki misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hauki misses with a series of wild punches.
Hauki throws a leg kick which misses Sturmpruegel's front leg but catches the back leg as Sturmpruegel tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sturmpruegel is out of range and Hauki settles back down.
Hauki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturmpruegel moves out of range of the body kick from Hauki.
Hauki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturmpruegel can pounce on him.
Sturmpruegel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hauki scores with a leg kick.
Hauki checks a leg kick.
Sturmpruegel misses with a leg kick.
Sturmpruegel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hauki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hauki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturmpruegel.
Hauki misses with a straight right.
Hauki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sturmpruegel slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hauki can pounce on him.
Sturmpruegel misses with a body shot
and Hauki counters with a solid body kick.
Sturmpruegel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sturmpruegel defending well as Hauki loads up on a big left hand.
Sturmpruegel works Hauki's body with a nice hook.
Hauki tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturmpruegel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hauki just misses with a punch to the body.
Hauki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturmpruegel. Hauki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hauki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hauki misses with an uppercut.
Sturmpruegel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hauki.
Hauki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki misses with a kick to the body
and Sturmpruegel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sturmpruegel throws a shot to the body.
Sturmpruegel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sturmpruegel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hauki looks for the body kick but Sturmpruegel saw that one coming.
Hauki just misses with a punch to the body.
Hauki looks to land a body kick but Sturmpruegel moved away.
Hauki lands with a hook. Sturmpruegel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sturmpruegel slips a straight right by Hauki.
Hauki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sturmpruegel momentarily.
Hauki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sturmpruegel.
A clash of legs there as Hauki blocks the low kick.
Sturmpruegel misses with a jab to the body
and Hauki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki scores with a kick to the body.
Hauki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sturmpruegel misses the shot to the body.
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!
Hauki lands a glancing blow to the side of Sturmpruegel's head.
Hauki moves out of range as Sturmpruegel strikes.
Hauki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sturmpruegel counters with a left to the body.
Sturmpruegel scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hauki. That's going to slow Sturmpruegel down.
Sturmpruegel avoids the head kick by Hauki.
Sturmpruegel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hauki. Hauki obviously looking to wear him down.
Hauki throws a solid leg kick but Sturmpruegel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hauki.
Sturmpruegel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hauki misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taneli Hauki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hauki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Taneli Hauki!
Taneli Hauki gave a mention to LOPS 160q + 90% Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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