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Imperial 9: Wilson vs. Rauno PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Holohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jake Ryan enters the cage!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Holohan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holohan misses with a wild combination.
Ryan connects with the punch.
Holohan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Holohan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ryan's guard.
Ryan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holohan is one step ahead there.
Holohan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ryan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holohan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ryan struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holohan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ryan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Holohan's guard! Nice work there by Ryan!
Holohan wants to sweep here but Ryan controlling him for the moment.
Ryan trying to control but Holohan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holohan looking for a guillotine here but Ryan defends easily.
Holohan has his feet on Ryan's thighs here. He's pushed Ryan off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ryan screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrick Holohan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sorokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Sorokov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takeru Kobayashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sorokov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobayashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sorokov.
Sorokov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sorokov is working for a submission of some sort.
Sorokov seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kobayashi is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yuri Sorokov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Touko Vanhanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wampage Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vanhanen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Huge thirst - Hick up. Johnson has chosen Come Over (feat. Stylo G) as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Touko Vanhanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wampage Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanhanen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vanhanen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vanhanen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vanhanen misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Vanhanen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Vanhanen jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vanhanen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vanhanen is proving hard to escape from.
Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vanhanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vanhanen is keeping the position for now.
Vanhanen is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Johnson frees his head nicely. Oh but Vanhanen has switched to an armbar! Johnson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Touko Vanhanen!
An out of breath Touko Vanhanen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Ii Fighter Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziba Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter Ii comes to the cage accompanied by Demolition Man. Ziba Halo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Test Ii Fighter Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziba Halo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo with a nice cross.
Halo lands a jab.
Fighter Ii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch combination from Fighter Ii misses.
Halo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fighter Ii on the side of the head.
Halo lands a jab to Fighter Ii's midsection.
Halo fails with the takedown
and Fighter Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fighter Ii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fighter Ii throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks Fighter Ii off balance momentarily.
Fighter Ii throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Halo.
Halo forces Fighter Ii back against the cage and clinches.
Fighter Ii is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halo is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter Ii is looking to break free of the clinch but Halo has double underhooks.
Fighter Ii wants to break free but Halo has control.
Fighter Ii working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter Ii.
Halo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fighter Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter Ii is trying to break free.
Halo breaks the clinch.
Fighter Ii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halo under the eye.
Halo connects with a body shot that sends Fighter Ii's belly button to the back.
Halo throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo scores with a jab to the body.
Halo connects with a crisp jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Halo.
Fighter Ii is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Fighter Ii right on the button. Fighter Ii goes down! Halo follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Halo gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ziba Halo!
In his post fight interview, Ziba Halo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abedisi Mahamud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with 9pm (Till I Come) blaring out of the sound system. Mahamud has chosen Darkest corner - Drummin from darknessg as his entrance music. 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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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Abedisi Mahamud!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahamud drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Mahamud tries to pass.
Gracie is looking to cinch up a triangle. Mahamud throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gracie's body to avoid the submission. Gracie has instead reached around Mahamud's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gracie arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thiago Gracie!
Thiago Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Abedisi Mahamud had this to say: 'I didnt win.... Tough opponent, what can i say?
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zach Makovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Njall Gunnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Njall Gunnar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach Makovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Njall Gunnar!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makovsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunnar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gunnar throws a poor cross that misses
and Makovsky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunnar looks to land a right hand but Makovsky moved out of range.
Makovsky feinted with a counter takedown.
Makovsky throws a right hand that Gunnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunnar also avoids with ease.
Gunnar throws a hook but Makovsky avoids it easily.
Gunnar misses with a two punch combination.
Makovsky throws a right and a left that Gunnar avoids nicely.
Makovsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Makovsky appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makovsky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Gunnar does it's job there.
Gunnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Makovsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Makovsky, right into the meat.
Gunnar takes a swing at Makovsky's ribcage but misses.
Makovsky feinted with a counter takedown.
Gunnar slips a jab from Makovsky.
Makovsky's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gunnar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Makovsky scrambles back to his feet.
Gunnar scores with a jab. Makovsky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Makovsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gunnar misses with a few strikes there.
Makovsky changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice shot lands for Gunnar.
Gunnar lands a glancing blow to the side of Makovsky's head.
Gunnar 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.
Makovsky swinging wildly here.
Gunnar misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gunnar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gunnar fails to land with a series of punches.
Makovsky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Gunnar misses.
Gunnar misses with a wild body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gunnar 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.
Gunnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makovsky.
Makovsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunnar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Makovsky has time to react.
Makovsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunnar.
Makovsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makovsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunnar blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunnar scores with a jab to the body.
Gunnar misses with an uppercut. Makovsky saw that one coming.
Gunnar swinging wildly here.
Makovsky swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Makovsky defending well as Gunnar loads up on a big left hand.
Makovsky throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Makovsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Gunnar coming out on top.
Gunnar staying out of range there.
Gunnar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Makovsky with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky misses with a hook.
Gunnar misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Gunnar misses.
Gunnar misses with a hook. Makovsky ducked under it nicely.
Gunnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makovsky.
Makovsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunnar throws a hook but Makovsky blocks it.
Gunnar throws a series of punches but Makovsky avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Makovsky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Makovsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Gunnar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gunnar misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Makovsky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gunnar misses with a hook. Makovsky ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Njall Gunnar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gunnar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Makovsky's half guard.
Gunnar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Makovsky keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Makovsky is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gunnar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gunnar's back!
Makovsky keeps control of the position as Gunnar tries to break free.
Makovsky throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makovsky controlling from the back.
Makovsky is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gunnar defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnar preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Makovsky.
Makovsky lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Makovsky.
Makovsky just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A lull in the action here.
Makovsky is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Makovsky tries to get the hooks in deep but Gunnar pushed the leg off.
Gunnar rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Makovsky is taking a breather. Gunnar 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gunnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been hearing that Makovsky has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Makovsky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gunnar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Makovsky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gunnar's head.
Gunnar is refusing to be controlled, as Makovsky sits in half guard.
Makovsky controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Makovsky needs to keep his hands up - Gunnar had a free shot at his head there.
Gunnar throws out a loose jab but Makovsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnar fails with the takedown.
Gunnar tries to bum rush Makovsky with a series of wild strikes but Makovsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Makovsky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Makovsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunnar.
Njall Gunnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gunnar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Makovsky slips under a jab from Gunnar.
Nice jab there from Gunnar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Njall Gunnar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Gunnar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Makovsky sprawls well. Makovsky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gunnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Makovsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunnar throws out the jab.
Makovsky is looking to counter punch.
Gunnar misses the jab.
Makovsky tried to counter with a leg kick but Gunnar avoided it.
Gunnar scores with a punch to the head.
Gunnar throws the left hand but Makovsky avoids the punch easily.
Makovsky has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gunnar finds it's way round the side to connect with Makovsky's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makovsky feinted with a counter takedown.
Makovsky slips under a jab from Gunnar.
Makovsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Gunnar.
Gunnar feints the counter takedown.
Gunnar throws a body punch but Makovsky moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnar throws an off balance right hand
enabling Makovsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Makovsky dodges the punch combination from Gunnar.
Makovsky half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Makovsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gunnar.
Makovsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makovsky ducks under a wild hook from Gunnar.
Makovsky feinted with a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Makovsky misses its intended target.
Gunnar throws an off balance right hand
and Makovsky counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big right from Gunnar misses.
Makovsky is looking to slow Gunnar down with leg kicks.
Zach Makovsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makovsky staying out of range there.
Makovsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gunnar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Makovsky appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big left from Gunnar misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makovsky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Njall Gunnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gunnar throws a big shot that misses.
Gunnar looks to land a left hand but Makovsky moved out of range nicely.
Makovsky appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunnar stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Gunnar.
Makovsky misses with an uppercut. Gunnar saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Makovsky motions for Gunnar to come forward. Makovsky throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gunnar! But no joy.
Gunnar throws a body punch but Makovsky moves out of range.
Gunnar misses with a looping left.
Makovsky misses with a wild body shot.
Makovsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gunnar! But no joy.
Makovsky misses with a double jab
and Gunnar counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makovsky moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Makovsky.
Makovsky appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gunnar throws an overhand right that lands on Makovsky's shoulder, as Makovsky tries to avoid the shot.
Makovsky shoots for a takedown but Gunnar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Makovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makovsky avoids the body shot from Gunnar.
A bone on bone clash there as Gunnar blocks the leg kick.
Njall Gunnar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gunnar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Makovsky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gunnar as he avoids it easily.
Makovsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Makovsky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Danga de danga de dang - Gunnar scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makovsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Njall Gunnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gunnar 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Njall Gunnar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kangi Ojoos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kangi Ojoos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro connects with a solid leg kick.
Ojoos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KO Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Pedro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pedro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pedro.
Ojoos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pedro.
Ojoos connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Ojoos.
Ojoos throws a good cross that connects.
Pedro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ojoos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pedro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ojoos has passed into side control.
Ojoos trying to control the action but Pedro is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ojoos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro gets back to half guard.
Pedro wants to get back to full guard.
Pedro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pedro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ojoos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ojoos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pedro stops Ojoos from passing to mount.
Pedro is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojoos remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ojoos wants to control but Pedro is keeping him busy.
Ojoos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Pedro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro is trying to get back to half guard.
Pedro can't do much from the bottom here.
Pedro tries to buck Ojoos off but Ojoos is having none of it.
Pedro struggling a bit here.
Pedro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ojoos is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojoos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ojoos pulls Pedro in to control the position.
Ojoos working a defensive guard but Pedro passes into half guard.
Ojoos wants to improve his position but Pedro is controlling well.
Ojoos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pedro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ojoos has his foot on Pedro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pedro works his way back into a safe position though.
Pedro wants to control from the top but Ojoos keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pedro stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Ojoos has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Pedro manages to get his head free but now Ojoos has transitioned to an armbar! Pedro grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Ojoos! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kangi Ojoos!
A victorious Kangi Ojoos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pernell Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pernell Karl!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okunaba fails with the takedown
and Karl counters with a straight right hand.
Karl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karl gets caught napping as Okunaba dives in and scores a takedown. Karl manages to retain guard.
Okunaba controls from within his opponent's guard.
Okunaba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Okunaba chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okunaba is looking to work some ground and pound but Karl has wrist control.
Okunaba tries to free his leg and advance position but Karl is retaining full guard.
Okunaba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Okunaba pushes down on Karl's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl taking some punishment here, with Okunaba in his half guard.
Karl controlling the position well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karl can do anything to dispel that myth.
Okunaba is taking a breather. Karl 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.
Okunaba frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Okunaba looking to control but Karl is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Okunaba raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba controlling from the full mount.
Okunaba lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Okunaba unloading with bombs!
Okunaba lands a big shot there that rocks Karl but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Karl really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Okunaba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Okunaba lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okunaba lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Karl hang on?
A nice elbow there by Okunaba.
Okunaba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Okunaba controlling from the full mount.
Karl wants to hold on but Okunaba pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Okunaba.
Okunaba cracks Karl with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Karl is in a horrible position here. Okunaba smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Okunaba controlling the pace for now.
Okunaba lands a couple of good shots and Karl has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Okunaba is punishing Karl with some ground and pound.
Okunaba landing with strikes.
Okunaba looking for the choke from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okunaba is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Karl is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Okunaba off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karl is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Okunaba lands a shot to the body.
Okunaba is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Karl knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Karl for a finish.
Okunaba gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Okunaba lands with a hammerfist to the side of Karl's head.
Karl wants to escape the position.
Karl wants to get back to his feet.
Okunaba trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba dominated that round.
That's time! Okunaba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Okunaba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karl but Karl pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Okunaba doesn't seem bothered though.
Okunaba moves out of range as Karl strikes.
Okunaba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Okunaba drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okunaba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karl is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karl trying to control the position.
Okunaba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Okunaba 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl wants to stand and escape but Okunaba is having none of it.
Karl keeping full guard, as Okunaba tries to pass.
Okunaba makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Okunaba prevents Karl from getting back to his feet.
Okunaba content to stall in guard here.
Okunaba stopping the sweep attempt from Karl.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Okunaba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Okunaba shoots in looking for a takedown but Karl manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Okunaba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karl misses with a leg kick.
Karl misses with a series of wild punches.
Okunaba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Karl keeping moving, preventing Okunaba from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl looking to hit a scissor sweep but Okunaba is one step ahead there.
Okunaba looking to pass the guard.
Okunaba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okunaba scoring with some ground and pound.
Okunaba throwing strikes but missing.
Okunaba trying to control the position from guard on top but Karl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Okunaba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Okunaba trying to control but Karl is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Okunaba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karl pinned against the cage. Karl gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Okunaba ducks under a wild hook from Karl.
Okunaba looks for a takedown but Karl sprawls well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okunaba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Karl ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Okunaba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Okunaba gets a double leg takedown into Karl's guard.
Karl wants to stand but Okunaba is controlling the position.
Karl tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Okunaba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Okunaba scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okunaba is pushing down on Karl's leg trying to pass to half guard. Karl is fighting to maintain full guard but Okunaba has managed to sneak the leg through.
Okunaba throwing shots but Karl is blocking nicely.
Okunaba trying to pass the guard but Karl defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Okunaba tries to pass to full mount but Karl defends it.
Karl tries to roll over but Okunaba keeps him under control.
Okunaba looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Okunaba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Okunaba keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Okunaba is looking to take a break and control but Karl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Okunaba is trying to work for a kimura but Karl is defending well.
Okunaba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Okunaba working the head and body with strikes.
Karl is trying to stand.
Okunaba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Karl misses with a looping left.
Okunaba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Okunaba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karl can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Okunaba.
Okunaba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okunaba misses with a takedown attempt - Karl sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okunaba with a poor takedown
and Karl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pernell Karl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okunaba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karl pinned against the cage. Karl gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little jabbing left from Karl on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karl.
Okunaba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karl throws a right hand that Okunaba ducks under and follows up with a left that Okunaba also avoids with ease.
Karl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karl lands a body shot.
Karl lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Karl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karl throws a body punch but Okunaba moves out of range.
Okunaba appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Pernell Karl just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karl connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Okunaba's hands.
Karl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okunaba shoots in looking for a takedown. Karl tries to sprawl out of it but Okunaba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karl manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Donk. Karl catches Okunaba right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karl scores with a jab to the jaw.
Okunaba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karl.
Okunaba misses with a shot to the body
enabling Karl to counter with a crisp jab.
Okunaba is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl drops Okunaba with a naaaaasty hook - Okunaba is in real trouble here! Karl dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pernell Karl!
Pernell Karl is the new welterweight champion!
A less than humble Pernell Karl misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Tynkkynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tynkkynen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cow herd - Fields. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Tynkkynen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tynkkynen stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilson pushes Tynkkynen up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tynkkynen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tynkkynen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Tynkkynen lands a body punch.
Tynkkynen digs a right hand underneath Wilson's ribcage. Wilson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tynkkynen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Wilson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tynkkynen looking to slow down the pace here.
Tynkkynen tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tynkkynen misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tynkkynen smiles and moves away.
Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Tynkkynen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tynkkynen pushes Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Tynkkynen misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tynkkynen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tynkkynen.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Tynkkynen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen misses with a body punch.
Tynkkynen misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Wilson misses with some punches.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tynkkynen.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson pulls guard successfully.
Wilson is pulling down on Tynkkynen's head to control his posture.
Tynkkynen stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Tynkkynen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tynkkynen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tynkkynen trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tynkkynen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rauno Tynkkynen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Tynkkynen with a hook.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tynkkynen manages to circle out of the way.
Wilson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tynkkynen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wilson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tynkkynen looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Wilson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tynkkynen's waist but Tynkkynen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wilson off to one side.
Tynkkynen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tynkkynen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
Tynkkynen drops Wilson with a big left hand! Wilson is injured, injured bad! Tynkkynen jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rauno Tynkkynen!
Rauno Tynkkynen is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rauno Tynkkynen waved his t-shirt featuring Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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