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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steffan Stove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stove is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steffan Stove!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stove works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stove scores with a leg kick.
Stove cracks a nice hook into Lannister's ribs.
Stove buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stove. That's going to slow Lannister down.
Stove with a jab.
Stove cracks Lannister with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stove thumps Lannister with a low kick.
Lannister takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stove jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stove scores with a body shot.
Stove connects with an inside leg kick.
Stove punishes Lannister's body with a nice straight punch.
Lannister takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stove fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lannister appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stove lands a jab to Lannister's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stove lands an overhand right.
Lannister takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've been told by Lannister's head coaches at Sanitarium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stove feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lannister's calf.
Stove scores with a sloppy right hand. Lannister should have avoided that one.
Stove has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stove connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Stove.
Good shot there by Stove.
Stove jabs Lannister to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stove thumps Lannister with a low kick.
Stove connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stove scores with a decent looking hook.
Stove scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stove thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lannister if he has to take too many more of those.
Steffan Stove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lannister takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lannister chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stove can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stove feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lannister's calf.
Lannister on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stove. Stove obviously looking to wear him down.
Stove fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stove jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stove throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lannister stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stove throws a leg kick which misses Lannister's front leg but catches the back leg as Lannister tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Stove.
Stove thuds a left hand into Lannister's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Stove dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stove thuds a left hand into Lannister's body.
Stove ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stove connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lannister. Lannister circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice body punch from Stove.
Stove has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab by Stove.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stove swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lannister.
Stove lands a left and a right that send Lannister crashing to the mat, dazed. Stove thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lannister is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stove drops Lannister with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lannister looks back up at him and smiles so Stove waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Lannister is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stove cracks Lannister with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Lannister tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Stove pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Lannister is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steffan Stove!
Steffan Stove was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Olszewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Hawke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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133 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Olszewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Hawke!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Olszewicz coming out on top.
Olszewicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Olszewicz jabs at Hawke's body.
Hawke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Olszewicz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Olszewicz lands with a straight right. Hawke didn't see that one coming.
Hawke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Olszewicz defends it nicely.
Olszewicz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Olszewicz tightens his grip and picks Hawke up, before dumping him to the ground. Hawke manages to land in guard.
Olszewicz trying to control but Hawke is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olszewicz advances to half guard.
Olszewicz trying to control the action but Hawke is working from the bottom.
Olszewicz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hawke is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ground and pound from Olszewicz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olszewicz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hawke sees it coming and defends easily.
Olszewicz 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.
Olszewicz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Olszewicz works his way into full mount!
Hawke is looking to improve his position but Olszewicz isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Hawke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hawke is desperately trying to improve his position but Olszewicz has a good base and remains in mount.
Olszewicz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Olszewicz scoring with strikes but Hawke is staying in there.
Olszewicz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hawke?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz raining down hammerfists from mount.
Olszewicz with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olszewicz working the ground and pound effectively.
Olszewicz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hawke wants to control but Olszewicz is having none of it.
Olszewicz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Olszewicz working Hawke over with strikes here.
Olszewicz postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Hawke badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Olszewicz around the waist but Olszewicz pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Olszewicz is the winner by TKO! Olszewicz jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Olszewicz!
Jan Olszewicz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Kawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Judge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judge comes into a darkened arena with his song building. NewTV by FACES OF MARS kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Barney Judge struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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33
145 lbs
13 - 18 - 1 |
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149 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keiji Kawada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barney Judge!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judge works Kawada's body with a nice hook.
Kawada goes for a double leg but Judge avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Judge continues to drive forward.
Judge wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kawada has him pressed against the cage.
Kawada goes for a takedown in the clinch but Judge prevents it.
Kawada misses with some punches.
I was talking to Kawada's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kawada is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Judge gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Kawada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawada looking for a takedown.
Kawada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kawada backwards.
Kawada goes for a takedown in the clinch but Judge prevents it.
Judge softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Judge missing with knees to the body.
Kawada tries to pull guard but Judge holds him up against the cage and eventually Kawada drops back down to his feet.
Judge trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawada managing to block the knees to the body from Judge.
Judge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kawada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judge.
Nice body punch from Judge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judge. Kawada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judge keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kawada drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Judge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Judge keeping full guard, as Kawada tries to pass.
Judge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kawada stops Judge from standing up.
Judge really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kawada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Judge trying to keep a closed guard but Kawada is proving a slippery customer.
Kawada trying to control the position from guard on top but Judge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawada passes into half guard.
Kawada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Judge keeps working.
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.
Kawada seems to be looking for submissions.
Judge works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kawada drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kawada jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Judge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kawada.
Judge keeping moving, preventing Kawada from controlling successfully.
Judge is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kawada defends well.
Judge keeping moving, preventing Kawada from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawada throwing strikes but missing.
Kawada advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kawada is working for a submission of some sort.
Kawada is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Judge sees it coming and defends easily.
Judge looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Judge is refusing to be controlled, as Kawada sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawada decides to stand up.
Judge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kawada shoots in but Judge avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Judge fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kawada is out of range.
Kawada appears to be looking for a big counter.
Judge scores with a hook.
Judge lands a nice shot that snaps Kawada's head back.
Kawada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barney Judge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judge slaps away a takedown attempt from Kawada, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Judge throws a leg kick but Kawada checks it.
Judge throws a body punch but Kawada moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Judge dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Judge stuffs the takedown attempt from Kawada. Kawada gets slowly back to his feet.
Kawada tries to clinch up.
Kawada forces Judge back against the cage and clinches.
Kawada is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judge is defending well for now.
Judge misses with a knee strike.
Judge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kawada avoids it.
Kawada has Judge pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Judge manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kawada has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Judge after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Kawada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawada is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Judge to keep the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Judge.
Nice body punch from Judge - that landed with a thud.
Judge lands with a right to the head.
Judge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judge misses with a looping right.
Judge keeps the fight on the outside.
Judge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Judge scores with a hook to the body. Kawada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kawada swats away the attempt to clinch by Judge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawada dives in and grabs Judge's left leg, looking for a takedown. Judge pushes down on Kawada's head and hops out.
Judge lands a left and a right that send Kawada crashing to the mat, dazed. Judge thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kawada is rocked!
It looks like Keiji Kawada has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An inside leg kick from Judge misses.
Judge connects with a body shot.
Kawada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Judge has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kawada changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Judge tries to avoid it but Kawada manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Judge to the ground. Judge escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judge lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kawada takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barney Judge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judge changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Judge cracks Kawada with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kawada looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Judge finish him?
Oh Kawada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawada blocks a low kick nicely.
Judge misses with a double jab.
Judge swings for the body but Kawada moves out of range.
Kawada seems to have got his legs back now.
Judge scoring well with a low kick there.
Judge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Judge misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawada shoots in looking for a takedown but Judge manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kawada's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Judge lands a nice looking body shot.
Kawada is looking to clinch.
Judge cracks Kawada with a good jab.
Judge is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kawada rather than just go for the knockout.
A bone on bone clash there as Kawada blocks the leg kick.
Kawada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Judge.
A quick step to the side and Kawada tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judge.
Judge has closed the distance and engaged Kawada in a clinch.
Judge lands a hook to the side of the head.
Judge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kawada avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Judge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Judge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawada's elbow.
Kawada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawada fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Judge avoids it really well and circles away.
Judge misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judge tries to bum rush Kawada with a series of wild strikes but Kawada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Judge listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kawada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barney Judge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Judge swinging wildly here.
Kawada is looking to clinch but Judge is avoiding it.
Judge darts in and clinches Kawada up against the cage.
Judge keeps control of Kawada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kawada has Judge pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Judge manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Judge missing with knees to the body.
Kawada has Judge pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Judge manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Judge.
Kawada lands an elbow inside that Judge shrugs off.
Kawada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kawada is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Judge walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kawada checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kawada has a takedown stuffed.
Kawada is trying hard to land a takedown here. Judge sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Keiji Kawada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Judge!
Judge clinches with his opponent.
Kawada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judge throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Judge digs a right hand underneath Kawada's ribcage. Kawada let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Judge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Judge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judge throws a leg kick that misses.
Judge jabs at Kawada's body.
Judge lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Judge 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 Kawada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kawada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Judge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keiji Kawada's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Judge throws a right hand that Kawada ducks under and follows up with a left that Kawada also avoids with ease.
Kawada darts in looking for a takedown but Judge gets double underhooks and turns Kawada into the cage.
Judge lands a slapping body shot.
Judge misses with a two punch combination.
Judge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donk. Judge catches Kawada right on the button with a cross.
Kawada blocks a leg kick.
Kawada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Judge.
Judge throws a hook to the side of Kawada's head but Kawada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kawada shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Judge as he avoids it easily.
Donk. Judge catches Kawada right on the button with a cross.
A big right from Judge misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Judge tries to land a body kick
and Kawada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Judge throws a head kick but Kawada moves out of range.
Kawada drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Judge can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawada taking a break here but Judge is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawada looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kawada uses his free foot to push down on Judge's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Judge.
Kawada is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Judge to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Judge shrugs it off.
Judge tries to lock up and control but Kawada gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kawada looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kawada lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Judge hang on?
Keiji Kawada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kawada avoids the attempt from Judge to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judge is trying to stand up.
Kawada working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kawada is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Kawada extends the arm and Judge is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keiji Kawada!
Keiji Kawada decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Godin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sata's choice of entrance music: Onward to Victory!. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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141 lbs
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143 lbs
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Godin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akiro Sata!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sata connects with a body shot.
Donk. Sata catches Godin right on the button with a cross.
Sata closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Godin's guard.
Sata throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sata engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sata postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sata trying to control but Godin is working from the bottom.
Sata passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Godin keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata taking a breather here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sata working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Godin struggling a bit here.
Sata landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sata in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Godin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sata wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sata laying and praying for a moment but Godin takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sata 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.
Sata looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Godin trying to control but Sata postures up.
Sata looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata trying to control the action but Godin is working from the bottom.
Godin tries to get to full guard but Sata has control of the leg.
Godin is staying active underneath Sata, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sata is controlling the pace.
Sata trying to control the action but Godin is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Godin is looking for a sweep. Sata is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sata working Godin over with strikes.
Sata seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Godin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sata sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Godin defending well though.
Ground and pound from Sata.
Sata wants to take a breather but Godin is having none of it.
Godin tries to roll over but Sata keeps him under control.
Sata missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Godin is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sata seems to be looking for submissions.
Sata moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiro Sata dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sata manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Godin on his heels. He'll look to pass Godin's guard now, I'm sure.
Sata tries to free his leg and advance position but Godin is retaining full guard.
Sata trying to control but Godin is working from the bottom.
Sata won't allow Godin to sweep him here.
Godin controls Sata momentarily but Sata frees himself.
Sata looking to sit in guard and control but Godin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sata is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Godin is aware though and is defending well.
Sata lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sata slips nicely into half guard.
Akiro Sata has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Godin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sata might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Godin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sata throwing shots but Godin is blocking nicely.
Sata passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Godin!
Sata landing shots from mount.
Sata lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sata misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Godin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sata controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sata passes to full mount!
Sata has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Godin is squirming around, avoiding Sata's attempts to control the action.
Sata throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Godin because Sata loaded up on that one.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sata cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sata can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Godin is looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sata sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata cracks Godin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sata trying to control but Godin is having none of it.
Sata pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sata connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sata landing strikes from the mount.
Sata thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sata working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godin is desperately trying to improve his position but Sata has a good base and remains in mount.
Sata lands with some strikes.
Sata putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godin tries to lock up and control but Sata gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Godin is squirming around, avoiding Sata's attempts to control the action.
Godin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sata takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Godin can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiro Sata showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Godin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Godin doesn't manage to clinch there - Sata circles away.
Sata lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Godin at a distance.
Sata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sata.
Sata landing a few strikes.
Sata wants to control but Godin is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sata looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godin struggling a bit here.
Sata tries to advance to mount but Godin denies him.
Sata working the ground and pound from side control.
Godin sneaks back into half guard.
Sata prevents Godin from improving his position.
Sata lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godin trying to hold on to Sata's head to control him but Sata postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sata is taking a breather. Godin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Godin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sata.
Sata trying to control the action but Godin is working from the bottom.
Sata is controlling the pace.
Godin wants to control the action here but instead Sata manages to pass to full mount!
Sata scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Godin?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata lands a couple of good shots and Godin has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Godin is rocked!
Sata lands shots to the head and Godin turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akiro Sata!
During a confident post fight interview, Akiro Sata thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ksawery Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Sampaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Ksawery Koltun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cesar Sampaio!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampaio scores with a leg kick.
Sampaio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koltun feinted with a counter takedown.
Good work by Koltun as he checks the leg kick.
Koltun tries to counter with a takedown but Sampaio is quick to defend against it.
We've been informed that Sampaio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Koltun slips a straight right by Sampaio.
Koltun circles away from the clinch attempt
and Koltun counters with a nice uppercut.
Sampaio misses with a low kick.
Koltun clobbers Sampaio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koltun throws a poor cross that misses
and Sampaio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Koltun's guard.
Sampaio looking to pass the guard.
Koltun wants to sweep but no luck.
Sampaio trying to control but Koltun is working from the bottom.
Sampaio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koltun is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sampaio is aware though and is defending well.
Sampaio tries to free his leg and advance position but Koltun is retaining full guard.
Sampaio wants to control from the top but Koltun keeps moving.
Sampaio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Koltun keeping moving, preventing Sampaio from controlling successfully.
Sampaio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koltun keeping moving, preventing Sampaio from controlling successfully.
Sampaio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sampaio won't allow Koltun to sweep him here.
That's two 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.
Koltun trying to control the position here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Koltun throws a big shot that misses.
Sampaio drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Koltun defends it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sampaio.
Sampaio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koltun half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sampaio lands with a nice body kick.
Sampaio connects with a leg kick. Koltun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sampaio scores with a sloppy right hand. Koltun should have avoided that one.
Sampaio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koltun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koltun drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sampaio sprawls and moves away.
Sampaio avoids the body shot from Koltun.
Koltun shoots in looking for a takedown. Sampaio tries to sprawl out of it but Koltun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sampaio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun avoids the body shot from Sampaio.
Koltun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cesar Sampaio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sampaio, right into the meat.
Sampaio gets a clinch.
Koltun misses with a punch on the inside.
Sampaio struggles to land a body shot inside as Koltun controls his hands.
Koltun ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Koltun no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sampaio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sampaio postures up.
Sampaio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koltun is keeping the position for now.
Koltun wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio trying to control the position from guard on top but Koltun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koltun wants to sweep here but Sampaio controlling him for the moment.
Koltun is working hard here to advance position.
Koltun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koltun has momentary wrist control but Sampaio slips an elbow through the middle.
Sampaio stopping the sweep attempt from Koltun.
Koltun keeping moving, preventing Sampaio from controlling successfully.
Sampaio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koltun can't keep his opponent in guard - Sampaio advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sampaio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Sampaio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sampaio throws a body kick that misses
and Koltun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sampaio misses with a low kick.
Koltun avoids the head kick by Sampaio.
Koltun has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sampaio.
Sampaio wants to clinch up but Koltun keeps it at a distance.
Sampaio throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Sampaio. Those never looked like landing.
Sampaio throws a sloppy head kick and Koltun moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun slips under a jab.
Sampaio throws a body punch but Koltun moves out of range.
Sampaio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koltun.
Sampaio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koltun looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sampaio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koltun doesn't seem phased though.
Koltun lands with a right hand.
Sampaio misses with a few strikes there.
Sampaio tries a head kick but it misses.
Sampaio throws a low kick but Koltun avoids it.
Sampaio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sampaio tries to clinch there but Koltun circles away.
Koltun half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sampaio misses with a body kick.
Koltun lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A swing and a miss from Koltun.
Koltun misses with a double jab.
Sampaio scores with a hook to the body. Koltun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sampaio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sampaio.
A big right from Sampaio misses.
Sampaio fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sampaio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sampaio misses with a body shot
and Sampaio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sampaio has Koltun up against the cage in a clinch.
Koltun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koltun tries to pull guard but Sampaio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sampaio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koltun is trying to force a seperation but Sampaio has the dominant position.
Koltun blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Koltun - that landed with a thud.
Koltun swings wildly with an uppercut but Sampaio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koltun letting Sampaio take a breather here.
Koltun working aggressively here.
Sampaio lands with a light punch inside.
Sampaio drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koltun blocks an elbow strike from Sampaio.
Koltun tries to stall but Sampaio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sampaio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koltun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koltun on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koltun. Koltun circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sampaio, right into the meat.
Sampaio throws a head kick that misses.
Koltun slips a jab from Sampaio.
Koltun feinted with a counter takedown.
Koltun throws a body punch but Sampaio moves out of range.
Sampaio 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.
Cesar Sampaio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koltun lands a nice shot to the body.
Koltun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sampaio circles away.
Sampaio just misses with a punch to the body.
Koltun avoids the head kick by Sampaio.
Sampaio connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Sampaio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sampaio checks a leg kick.
Sampaio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koltun throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sampaio.
Sampaio drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sampaio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Koltun, who protects the arm well.
Sampaio tries for a kimura but Koltun is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun is looking for a sweep.
Sampaio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sampaio postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sampaio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampaio goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Koltun rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sampaio's guard! Nice work there by Koltun!
Sampaio lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cesar Sampaio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koltun looking to control.
Koltun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koltun controlling Sampaio's posture.
Sampaio looking to pass the guard.
Koltun trying to keep a closed guard but Sampaio is proving a slippery customer.
Sampaio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio won't allow Koltun to get back to his feet.
Sampaio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sampaio looking to sit in guard and control but Koltun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Koltun wants to control from the top but Sampaio keeps moving.
Koltun cracks Sampaio with a solid left hand.
Sampaio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sampaio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Koltun controls the pace.
Koltun stopping the sweep attempt from Sampaio.
Koltun tries to free his leg and advance position but Sampaio is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio wants to sweep but no luck.
Sampaio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koltun is aware though and is defending well.
Sampaio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sampaio keeping moving, preventing Koltun from controlling successfully.
Koltun connects with a couple of short punches.
Sampaio keeping moving, preventing Koltun from controlling successfully.
Koltun tries to free his leg and advance position but Sampaio is retaining full guard.
Koltun is in close to Sampaio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koltun is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sampaio looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Koltun passes into side control.
Koltun scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio is looking to reverse the position.
Koltun works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Koltun tries to advance to mount but Sampaio denies him.
Sampaio is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Koltun off and has taken his back!
Sampaio is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Koltun is defending well though. Sampaio let's go of the attempt for now.
Koltun is in bad spot here.
Koltun is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Sampaio 's hooks.
Koltun is in a horrible position here. Sampaio smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sampaio with good strikes from the mount here!
Sampaio wants to control the pace but Koltun is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Sampaio really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koltun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sampaio tries a head kick but it misses.
Sampaio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Koltun swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sampaio.
Some wild striking there from Koltun.
Koltun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sampaio manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampaio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koltun as he jumps to the side.
Koltun on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Koltun.
And Sampaio tries to counter it with a takedown but Koltun pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sampaio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koltun.
Sampaio tries to close the distance and clinch but Koltun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sampaio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sampaio tries to stall but Koltun uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sampaio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sampaio pushes Koltun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koltun.
Koltun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sampaio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koltun being controlled against the cage.
Koltun lands a hook that snaps the head of Sampaio backwards.
Koltun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sampaio backwards.
Koltun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sampaio backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sampaio as Koltun tries to tie him up.
Sampaio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sampaio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koltun's elbow.
Koltun has a couple of punches blocked by Sampaio.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sampaio as Koltun tries to tie him up.
Sampaio lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sampaio tries a body shot but Koltun blocks it.
Koltun stalling in the clinch but Sampaio improves position.
Sampaio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koltun is trying to break the clinch but Sampaio is controlling him.
Sampaio working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Koltun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koltun is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sampaio can't find room to land a body shot as Koltun controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio tries a body shot but Koltun blocks it.
Koltun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koltun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cesar Sampaio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sampaio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sampaio is trying to maintain a safe position but Koltun gets an underhook and turns Sampaio into the cage.
Koltun is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sampaio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sampaio stalling in the clinch but Koltun improves position.
Sampaio lands an uppercut.
Sampaio throws an elbow that misses.
Sampaio managing to block the knees to the body from Koltun.
Koltun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koltun wants to get back to striking at distance but Sampaio won't allow it.
Koltun has a couple of punches blocked by Sampaio.
Sampaio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sampaio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Koltun fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Koltun avoids the head kick by Sampaio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun gets a double leg takedown into Sampaio's guard.
Sampaio can't keep his opponent in guard - Koltun advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sampaio is refusing to be controlled, as Koltun sits in half guard.
Sampaio is trying to get back to full guard.
Koltun passes to side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sampaio is looking to regain half guard here but Koltun keeps moving and retains side control.
Koltun has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sampaio!
Sampaio really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sampaio is squirming around, avoiding Koltun's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ksawery Koltun will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sampaio misses with a body kick.
Sampaio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sampaio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koltun appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sampaio misses with a kick to the body
and Koltun counters with a shoot takedown. Sampaio fights it but they end up in guard.
Koltun postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koltun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sampaio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Sampaio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sampaio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampaio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sampaio is looking to take a break and control but Koltun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampaio lands strikes from half guard.
Sampaio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sampaio slips a nice elbow through Koltun's hands, connecting with Koltun's forehead.
Sampaio trying to pass the guard but Koltun defending well.
Koltun actively working from the bottom here.
Sampaio is looking to advance position but Koltun won't allow it.
Koltun avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sampaio.
Koltun has hold of Sampaio's hands but Sampaio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koltun wants to get back to full guard.
Koltun gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Koltun is on top in guard.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Sampaio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koltun preventing the sweep.
Sampaio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koltun defends well.
Sampaio throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Koltun escapes and throws Sampaio's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sampaio is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Koltun tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ksawery Koltun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sampaio tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Koltun trying to control the position but Sampaio is working away.
Koltun working the body and head with strikes.
Koltun cracks Sampaio with a big right hand but Sampaio just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sampaio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sampaio manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sampaio wants to pass to mount but Koltun is defending the position.
Koltun trying to control from the bottom.
Sampaio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Koltun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sampaio trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Koltun manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Cesar Sampaio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sampaio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koltun is aware though and is defending well.
Koltun is looking to work some ground and pound but Sampaio has wrist control.
Koltun cracks Sampaio with a solid left hand.
Koltun is looking to work some ground and pound but Sampaio has wrist control.
Koltun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koltun missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koltun won't allow Sampaio to sweep him here.
Koltun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sampaio's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sampaio wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ksawery Koltun.
Well Sampaio 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesar Sampaio!
Cesar Sampaio is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Campbell's choice of entrance music: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
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146 lbs
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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
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver keeps the fight on the outside.
Campbell misses with a body shot.
Silver lands the left hand.
Campbell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Silver.
Campbell scores with a leg kick.
A left and a right from Silver both land. Nice combination.
Good work by Campbell as he checks the leg kick.
Silver backing away here, and Campbell unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Campbell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Campbell throws a low kick, looking for Silver's leg but Silver calmly moves out of range.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Campbell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver misses with an uppercut. Campbell saw that one coming.
We've been told by Silver's head coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Campbell rushes Silver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Campbell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Campbell has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Campbell prevents a body shot from Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver wants to stall.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Campbell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
Stalling in the clinch from Silver.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silver takes a knee right on the jaw!
Campbell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Campbell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Campbell misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campbell.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Campbell.
Silver looking to slow down the pace here.
Silver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver breaks the clinch.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Silver there.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Campbell is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silver cracks Campbell with a good jab.
Silver fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Campbell on the side of the head.
A jab from Campbell misses.
Campbell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Campbell misses with a wild body shot.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver blocks a head kick by Campbell.
Silver lands a nice looking body shot.
Silver misses with a hook to the body
and Campbell counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Nathan Silver has been cut.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silver swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Campbell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Silver misses with an uppercut.
Silver moves out of range of the leg kick from Campbell.
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Silver fails to land with a series of punches.
Campbell tries to counter by closing the distance.
Campbell tries to clinch up but Silver circles away and keeps his distance.
Campbell lands a lovely overhand right.
Silver punishes Campbell's body with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silver fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Campbell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Campbell tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.
Silver jabs Campbell right on the nose. Campbell blinks but takes it well.
Silver scores with a jab. Campbell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Campbell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silver keeps the fight on the outside.
Silver misses with a straight right.
Silver connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Campbell's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver lands a nice shot that snaps Campbell's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silver tests Campbell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silver scores with a hook.
Campbell cracks a nice hook into Silver's ribs.
Silver misses with an uppercut.
Silver throws a shot from downtown. Campbell moves away and avoids it.
Silver throws a leg kick that is checked
and Campbell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campbell tried to score with a low kick but Silver checks it.
Campbell throws a shot from downtown. Silver moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell moves into range and clinches up with Silver.
Campbell scores with a shoulder strike.
Campbell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Campbell uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver'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.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Silver checks it.
Nathan Silver is winning the standup battle so far.
Campbell misses with a body shot.
Campbell tries to clinch there but Silver circles away.
Campbell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Campbell misses with a straight right.
Silver throws a right and a left that Campbell avoids nicely.
Campbell slips under a jab from Silver.
Silver keeps the fight on the outside.
Campbell is looking to clinch.
Silver uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Campbell has time to react.
Campbell moves to clinch but Silver breaks away
enabling Silver to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell moves into range and clinches up with Silver.
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.
Silver gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Campbell scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver lands with a left to the head.
Silver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver gets tackled into the cage by Campbell. Campbell maintains the clinch.
Campbell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Campbell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.
Campbell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silver manages to break the clinch.
Campbell has Silver up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silver misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campbell.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Silver misses with some punches.
Campbell is looking for a takedown.
Campbell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silver is defending well for now.
Campbell missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver looking to stall.
Silver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campbell can do to turn this around?
Campbell wants a takedown but no success here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell is looking for a takedown.
Nathan Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Campbell.
Campbell swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Campbell breaks the clinch.
Campbell has Silver up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Campbell tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Campbell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver prevents the takedown attempt.
Campbell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Campbell misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell tries a knee to the head but Silver blocks it.
Campbell blocks a body shot from Silver.
Silver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Silver is trying to stall.
Silver can't find room to land a body shot as Campbell controls the action.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Campbell misses the shot to the body.
Campbell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silver connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver scores with a jab to the head.
Silver scores with a jab to the jaw.
Campbell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver throws a hook but Campbell avoids it easily.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Silver moved away.
It looked like Silver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Campbell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Silver.
Silver scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Campbell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silver.
A combination from Silver does no damage.
Campbell defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.
Campbell gets a clinch.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Silver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Campbell slips a straight right by Silver.
Campbell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Campbell slips under a jab from Silver.
Silver throws a right and a left that Campbell avoids nicely.
Campbell lands a jab to the nose.
Silver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Campbell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Campbell ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell slips under a jab.
Campbell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Campbell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Campbell tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Campbell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Campbell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Campbell.
Campbell looks to clinch
and Silver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campbell instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Campbell.
Wayne Campbell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver looking to slow down the pace here.
Campbell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silver misses with some punches.
Silver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Campbell lands a right hand.
Campbell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Campbell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver avoiding damage as Campbell throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silver's face.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Campbell tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Campbell misses with some punches.
Silver prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Silver - that landed with a thud.
Campbell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Campbell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Campbell misses with a knee to the head.
Silver tries a body shot but Campbell blocks it.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Campbell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver trying to control the position but instead, Campbell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silver into the cage.
Silver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silver throws a jab when Campbell was well out of range.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Campbell moved out of range.
Silver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Campbell's head backwards.
Campbell swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Campbell blocks a jab.
Campbell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Campbell is looking to clinch.
Campbell darts in and clinches Silver up against the cage.
Campbell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Campbell misses with a punch to the body.
Silver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell blocking some punches.
Campbell blocks an uppercut.
Silver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Campbell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Campbell.
Campbell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silver fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nathan Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Campbell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell misses with a straight left.
Campbell fails in his attempt to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silver!
Campbell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Campbell 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.
Nice shot lands for Silver.
A bone on bone clash there as Silver blocks the leg kick.
Nathan Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver stalks Campbell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Campbell's face. Campbell staggers backwards, shaken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Silver!
Nathan Silver really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellbent logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Wayne Campbell had this to say: 'No way...HARSH!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Altemio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Maverick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by I Wanna Fuck You In The Ass. 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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171 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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Altemio Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Maverick!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maverick fakes the leg kick and cracks Sanchez in the body.
Maverick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Dan Maverick has been cut.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A cross from Maverick lands.
Maverick throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez is looking to counter punch.
Maverick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maverick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maverick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Sanchez backing away here, and Maverick unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Maverick swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Maverick moved out of range.
Maverick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Maverick misses with a head kick.
Maverick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez tests Maverick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez swings for the body but Maverick moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Maverick gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanchez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Maverick is pulling down on Sanchez's head. It's preventing any offense from Sanchez, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maverick is on top in guard.
Sanchez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sanchez seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Maverick tries to pass.
Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Maverick passes into side control.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maverick trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maverick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sanchez dodges the ground and pound from Maverick.
My spies in Victory Gym and Spa inform me that Maverick has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sanchez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sanchez tries to improve position but can't.
What's Sanchez going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Maverick creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sanchez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sanchez is looking to reverse the position.
Sanchez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Maverick thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Maverick prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maverick tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanchez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to control but can't.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maverick lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is trying to maintain the position but Maverick is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Maverick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Maverick's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maverick just misses with a punch to the body.
Maverick thuds his right hand into Sanchez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maverick takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Maverick.
Maverick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Maverick avoids it well.
Maverick is looking to land body kicks.
Maverick slips under a jab from Sanchez.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Maverick is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick misses with a low kick.
Maverick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maverick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
Maverick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maverick.
Maverick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez throws a jab when Maverick was well out of range.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Maverick.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Maverick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Maverick moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sanchez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maverick - the referee stops the clock and Sanchez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maverick. Sanchez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That kick from Maverick tenderised Sanchez's leg. Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maverick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Maverick saw that one coming.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Maverick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Maverick.
Maverick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Maverick!
Maverick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from Sanchez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Maverick is trying to get back to half guard.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Maverick is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working away.
Maverick takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Maverick manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Well, if Sanchez 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.
Maverick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maverick doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
Maverick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maverick manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maverick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maverick defends well.
Maverick lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Maverick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dan Maverick's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Maverick. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Maverick as Sanchez shoots in.
Maverick follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Maverick keeps Sanchez at a distance using the push kick.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Maverick sprawls well.
Maverick scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Maverick saw that one coming.
Maverick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Altemio Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Maverick fakes the leg kick and cracks Sanchez in the body.
Maverick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dan Maverick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maverick misses the jab.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Maverick ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Maverick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Maverick is out of range.
Maverick throws a head kick that misses.
Maverick lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Maverick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maverick misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Maverick moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Maverick with a series of wild strikes but Maverick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maverick misses with a looping right.
Sanchez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maverick. That one must have hurt.
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!
Maverick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maverick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanchez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maverick is looking to reverse the position.
Maverick defending against the ground and pound.
Maverick is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Maverick keeping control of the position.
Maverick wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanchez is working for a submission of some sort.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Maverick is having none of it.
Dan Maverick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four 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.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Maverick is concentrating on defense, preventing Sanchez from advancing position.
Maverick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez prevents Maverick from improving his position.
Maverick is pressing down on Sanchez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maverick keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Maverick trying to control the position.
Maverick might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sanchez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Maverick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maverick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dan Maverick!
An out of breath Dan Maverick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Altemio Sanchez stepped up to the mic, saying 'vittupillusaatana!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ola John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorde Runkputte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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175 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ola John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorde Runkputte!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Runkputte to score with a decent uppercut.
Runkputte misses with a combination
and John counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've been hearing that John has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
John wants to take a breather but Runkputte is having none of it.
John trying to pass the guard but Runkputte defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
John is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John is thwarting Runkputte's attempts to control the position.
John is looking to take a break and control but Runkputte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkputte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from John.
Runkputte manages to get to full guard.
Runkputte pulls John in to control the position.
Runkputte looking for a guillotine here but John defends easily.
John wants to control from the top but Runkputte keeps moving.
Runkputte pulls John in close to his closed guard and prevents John from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Runkputte misses with an uppercut.
Runkputte misses with a looping left.
John attempts a counter takedown but Runkputte avoids it well and moves away.
Runkputte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Runkputte lands a nice shot that snaps John's head back.
John pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Runkputte throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
Runkputte thuds a left hand into John's body.
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
Runkputte catches John with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
John scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
John lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Runkputte takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Runkputte throws a poor cross that misses
and John counters with a takedown into side control.
John tries for a kimura but Runkputte is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John swings around for an armbar but Runkputte sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into John's guard.
Runkputte wants to control from the top but John keeps moving.
Runkputte controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
John lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
John trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Runkputte manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Runkputte controlling from the top position.
John is looking for a triangle but Runkputte pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Runkputte passes into half guard.
Runkputte is controlling the pace.
John wants to get back to full guard.
John won't allow Runkputte to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. John manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John looking for subs off his back but Runkputte has passed one foot through into half guard.
Runkputte is pressing down on John's thigh, looking to free his foot. John is holding on for now.
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 Ola John will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Runkputte forces John back against the cage and clinches.
Runkputte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Runkputte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Runkputte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
John missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Runkputte on the inside.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Runkputte has a couple of punches blocked by John.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Runkputte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runkputte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
John connects with a knee to the head.
Runkputte lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Runkputte prevents a body shot from John.
Runkputte misses with the head strike.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Runkputte blocks it with crossed arms.
Runkputte tries a body shot but John blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkputte slowing the pace effectively.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Runkputte is blocking nicely.
Runkputte trying to control the position but instead, John has worked for underhooks and has pushed Runkputte into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Runkputte.
Runkputte lands with a short shot to the head.
Runkputte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Runkputte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Runkputte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jorde Runkputte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Runkputte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Runkputte.
John looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Runkputte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Runkputte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Runkputte lands a right hand.
Runkputte managing to block the knees to the body from John.
John is looking to control Runkputte's arms but Runkputte gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the cage.
Runkputte stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Runkputte.
Runkputte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head.
Runkputte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Runkputte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John blocking some punches.
Runkputte throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Runkputte lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
John landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. John obliges.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Runkputte avoids it.
Runkputte lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte stops a takedown attempt from John.
John lands an elbow that stopped Runkputte in his tracks for a moment.
Runkputte throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
John goes for a takedown attempt but Runkputte pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Runkputte.
Runkputte doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
John drops down looking for a counter takedown but Runkputte sprawls and moves away.
John ducks under a wild hook from Runkputte.
John looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Runkputte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Runkputte lands with a straight right. John didn't see that one coming.
Jorde Runkputte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John takes one on the chin but seems OK.
John staying out of range there.
John has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Runkputte.
A swing and a miss from Runkputte.
Runkputte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Runkputte forces John back against the cage and clinches.
Runkputte misses with a punch to the body.
John wants to take the fight to the mat but Runkputte manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ola John. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Runkputte scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
Runkputte lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Runkputte.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Runkputte avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Runkputte.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Runkputte is blocking nicely.
Runkputte misses with some punches.
A short right from Runkputte on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for John.
Runkputte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Runkputte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Runkputte is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Runkputte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorde Runkputte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
John slips under a jab from Runkputte.
John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Runkputte.
Runkputte thuds a left hand into John's body.
John blocks a jab.
John throws a body kick that misses.
Runkputte might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
John blocks the body kick.
Runkputte misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Runkputte down.
John fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Runkputte moves out of range as John throws a body kick.
Runkputte looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Runkputte.
A good leg kick by John.
Jorde Runkputte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Runkputte throws out a leg kick but John moves out of range and Runkputte only half commits.
Runkputte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Runkputte misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkputte misses with an uppercut.
John fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
John buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Runkputte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Runkputte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Runkputte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Runkputte takes a jab right on the kisser.
John throws a wild body kick that Runkputte sees coming a mile off.
John misses with a head kick.
John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Runkputte lands a big uppercut and John crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but John looks OK. Runkputte waves John back to his feet!
John is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Runkputte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh John is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Runkputte scores with a kick to the midsection.
Runkputte lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks John out cold! John is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jorde Runkputte!
Jorde Runkputte thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katurian Tupolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tupolski has chosen Mobb Deep - Shook Ones part II as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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182 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kantaro Hoshino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Katurian Tupolski!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshino chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tupolski can pounce on him.
Tupolski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hoshino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tupolski moves away from the strike by Hoshino.
Hoshino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tupolski wants to counter with a clinch but Hoshino pushes him away.
Hoshino bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tupolski's head.
Tupolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Hoshino thuds a left hand into Tupolski's body.
Hoshino digs a good body shot into Tupolski's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
The fighters circling - Hoshino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tupolski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Hoshino.
Tupolski wants to clinch up but Hoshino keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Hoshino. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tupolski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tupolski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hoshino avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupolski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tupolski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Tupolski finds it's way through Hoshino's defenses.
Hoshino catches Tupolski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hoshino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoshino takes a swing at Tupolski's ribcage but misses.
Tupolski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kantaro Hoshino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoshino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hoshino throws out a loose jab but Tupolski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tupolski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hoshino connects with a body shot that sends Tupolski's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoshino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tupolski on the side of the head.
Hoshino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hoshino jabs Tupolski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tupolski moves in looking to clinch but Hoshino pushes him off.
Tupolski scores with a nice right hand.
Tupolski avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a body punch but Tupolski moves out of range.
Tupolski tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hoshino scores with a body shot.
Hoshino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoshino lands with a cross.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tupolski manages to avoid it.
Hoshino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the body from Hoshino misses
letting Tupolski counter with a right hand.
Hoshino slips a jab and a cross from Tupolski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good shot there by Hoshino.
Hoshino swings for the body but Tupolski moves out of range.
Tupolski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hoshino scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Hoshino does it's job there.
Hoshino shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tupolski eats them both and turns towards Hoshino to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tupolski clinches with his opponent.
Hoshino has had enough of the clinch but Tupolski keeps him there for the moment.
Hoshino is struggling to control the position.
Tupolski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hoshino's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoshino manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino misses with a two punch combination.
Hoshino looks to land a left hand but Tupolski moved out of range nicely.
Tupolski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hoshino is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hoshino lands with a straight right. Tupolski didn't see that one coming.
Tupolski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hoshino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hoshino missing with a left hand there. Tupolski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tupolski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoshino throwing a counter right hand but Tupolski manages to avoid it.
Tupolski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoshino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Hoshino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tupolski throws the left hand but Hoshino avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Tupolski ducks down to avoid it.
Hoshino smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hoshino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kantaro Hoshino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tupolski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Tupolski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoshino connects with a body shot that sends Tupolski's belly button to the back.
Tupolski closes the distance and clinches.
Tupolski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoshino avoids it.
Hoshino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Hoshino misses
and Tupolski counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoshino.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupolski misses with the head strike.
Tupolski connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupolski prevents a body shot from Hoshino.
Tupolski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hoshino is trying to break free.
Hoshino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tupolski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hoshino swats away the attempt to clinch by Tupolski.
Tupolski ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Tupolski misses with a few strikes there.
Hoshino lands a jab-cross combination.
Hoshino lands a nice shot to the body.
Tupolski misses with a hook. Hoshino ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski wants to clinch.
Hoshino takes a swing at Tupolski's ribcage but misses.
Tupolski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoshino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tupolski moves into range and clinches up with Hoshino.
Hoshino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
Tupolski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hoshino.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tupolski was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Tupolski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoshino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hoshino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tupolski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tupolski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tupolski tries to clinch
and Hoshino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tupolski staying out of range there.
Kantaro Hoshino is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski misses with a hook.
Tupolski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tupolski was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Tupolski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hoshino throws a lazy right hand but Tupolski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tupolski is trying to counter with his kicks.
A big right from Hoshino misses.
Hoshino lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoshino swings for the body but Tupolski moves out of range.
Tupolski throws a counter combo.
Hoshino's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tupolski under the eye.
Hoshino's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoshino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hoshino throws a hook but Tupolski avoids it easily.
A big right from Hoshino misses.
Hoshino throws a shot from downtown. Tupolski moves away and avoids it.
Hoshino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tupolski can do to turn this around?
Hoshino connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski misses the jab.
Hoshino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Hoshino.
Hoshino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tupolski.
Tupolski ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Tupolski moves into range and clinches up with Hoshino.
Tupolski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoshino's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Hoshino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tupolski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tupolski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tupolski.
Hoshino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kantaro Hoshino dominated that second 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.
Hoshino cracks Tupolski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hoshino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hoshino scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hoshino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Tupolski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tupolski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hoshino punishes Tupolski's body with a nice straight punch.
Tupolski slips under a jab from Hoshino.
Tupolski tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hoshino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tupolski throws out the jab.
Tupolski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Tupolski ducks down to avoid it.
Tupolski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a hook but Tupolski avoids it easily.
Tupolski slips a jab and a cross from Hoshino.
Tupolski is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Tupolski is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hoshino slips a jab and a cross from Tupolski.
Hoshino throws out a powerful jab.
Hoshino scores with a hook to the body. Tupolski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hoshino misses with a shot to the body
and Tupolski moves into the clinch.
Tupolski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoshino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tupolski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoshino.
Hoshino has had enough of the clinch but Tupolski keeps him there for the moment.
Hoshino breaks the clinch.
Hoshino paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hoshino throws a right hand that Tupolski ducks under and follows up with a left that Tupolski also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Tupolski. Those never looked like landing.
Tupolski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoshino tries to bum rush Tupolski with a series of wild strikes but Tupolski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tupolski moves in looking to clinch but Hoshino pushes him off.
Tupolski throws the left hand but Hoshino avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Tupolski misses its intended target.
Hoshino lands with a good body shot.
Hoshino misses with a looping left.
Tupolski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Tupolski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A lazy left from Hoshino finds it's target.
Hoshino has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tupolski.
Hoshino dips to his left and cracks Tupolski with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Tupolski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tupolski slips a jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a right hand that Tupolski ducks under and follows up with a left that Tupolski also avoids with ease.
Tupolski tries to bum rush Hoshino with a series of wild strikes but Hoshino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoshino cracks Tupolski with an open hand slap.
Tupolski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tupolski was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tupolski.
Hoshino lands a right hook to the body.
Tupolski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tupolski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoshino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Tupolski is just out of range.
Hoshino connects with a looping right hand.
Hoshino smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tupolski has closed the distance and engaged Hoshino in a clinch.
Hoshino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Katurian Tupolski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hoshino tries to throw a body punch but Tupolski avoids it by throwing Hoshino back against the cage.
Tupolski tries a body shot but Hoshino blocks it.
Hoshino is trying to force a seperation but Tupolski has the dominant position.
Tupolski misses with an elbow strike.
Hoshino has Tupolski pushed against the cage.
Hoshino tries to work over Tupolski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kantaro Hoshino clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoshino scores with a jab. Tupolski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some wild striking there from Hoshino.
Tupolski wants to counter with a clinch but Hoshino pushes him away.
A jab from Tupolski misses.
Tupolski tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoshino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tupolski staying out of range there.
Hoshino throws a jab but it's blocked by Tupolski.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Tupolski is just out of range.
Hoshino circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hoshino counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino lands with a hook. Tupolski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tupolski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoshino in his tracks.
Hoshino looks to throw the jab but Tupolski is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupolski moves out of range as Hoshino strikes.
Hoshino misses with a hook.
Tupolski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tupolski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoshino counters with a stiff right hand.
Tupolski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tupolski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tupolski's corner calls for a 1-2. Tupolski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino lands with a nice body punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tupolski!
Hoshino scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tupolski instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoshino stalling in the clinch but Tupolski improves position.
Tupolski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoshino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino breaks from the clinch.
Good exchange - Hoshino coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Tupolski.
Tupolski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tupolski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoshino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tupolski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tupolski just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino lands with a shot to the body.
Tupolski looks to clinch
and Hoshino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Tupolski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tupolski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoshino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Tupolski is just out of range.
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tupolski.
Hoshino looks to land a left hand but Tupolski moved out of range nicely.
Tupolski is looking for the big counter here.
A big left from Tupolski misses.
Hoshino swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tupolski moves away from the strike by Hoshino.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tupolski manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
Tupolski scores with a nice right hand.
Tupolski misses the shot to the body.
Hoshino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tupolski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hoshino scores with a shot to the body.
Tupolski misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hoshino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hoshino digs a good hook to Tupolski's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Tupolski ducks down to avoid it.
Hoshino throws a lazy right hand but Tupolski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tupolski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut.
Hoshino throws a hook but Tupolski blocks it.
Tupolski misses with an uppercut. Hoshino saw that one coming.
It looked like Hoshino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hoshino staying out of range there.
Hoshino appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hoshino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoshino lands a nice hook to Tupolski's body. Tupolski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tupolski manages to avoid it.
Tupolski tries to counter with a clinch but Hoshino shakes him off and moves away.
Tupolski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshino was well out of range. Poor timing from Tupolski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kantaro Hoshino had his way with Katurian Tupolski in that round.
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!
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Hoshino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoshino looks to land a left hand but Tupolski moved out of range nicely.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tupolski moves away.
Hoshino throws a hook but Tupolski avoids it easily.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Hoshino 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.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tupolski moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupolski wants to clinch up but Hoshino keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Tupolski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoshino throws a hook to the side of Tupolski's head but Tupolski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoshino misses with a looping left.
Tupolski wants to counter the offense by Hoshino and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Tupolski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoshino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tupolski moves away from the strike by Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a shot to the body.
Tupolski avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut. Tupolski saw that one coming.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tupolski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoshino.
Hoshino looks to land a right hand but Tupolski moved out of range.
Tupolski wants to counter with a clinch but Hoshino pushes him away.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tupolski was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Hoshino with a jab.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Tupolski is just out of range.
Katurian Tupolski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tupolski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hoshino moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big left from Hoshino misses.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Tupolski ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Tupolski tries to counter by closing the distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Hoshino.
Tupolski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoshino doesn't seem bothered though.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tupolski was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Tupolski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoshino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the liver by Hoshino. Beautiful body shot.
Tupolski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hoshino counters with a left to the body.
Hoshino jabs Tupolski right on the nose. Tupolski blinks but takes it well.
Kantaro Hoshino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donk. Hoshino catches Tupolski right on the button with a cross.
Tupolski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tupolski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hoshino throws a body punch but Tupolski moves out of range.
Tupolski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hoshino throws the left hand but Tupolski avoids the punch easily.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino digs a good hook to Tupolski's body.
A slow jab from Tupolski misses its intended target.
Hoshino lands with an uppercut that bounces Tupolski off the cage and back into range.
A big right from Hoshino misses.
Hoshino takes a swing at Tupolski's ribcage but misses.
Tupolski fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski walks into a left hand.
Tupolski moves into range and clinches up with Hoshino.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tupolski looking to throw knees to the head but Hoshino is blocking nicely.
Tupolski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoshino blocks an uppercut.
Tupolski avoiding damage.
Tupolski misses with a knee to the head.
Tupolski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hoshino avoiding damage as Tupolski throws knees to the body.
Tupolski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoshino blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kantaro Hoshino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoshino, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kantaro Hoshino!
Kantaro Hoshino is the new welterweight champion!
Kantaro Hoshino really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Katurian Tupolski was interviewed post fight and said 'Fighting is a tough business. All the props to my opponent - he was better tonight. I will be back stronger.'.
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