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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogan Aye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slayer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is MESHUGGAH - Bleed . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Slayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shogan Aye!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aye chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slayer.
Aye lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slayer at a distance.
Slayer wants to slow Aye down by chopping away at his legs.
Aye tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slayer.
Aye drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Slayer defends it well.
Aye avoids the body shot from Slayer.
Slayer shoots in for a takedown but Aye shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Slayer scores with a body shot.
Aye keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Slayer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Slayer takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Slayer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aye on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aye lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aye lands with a cross.
It looks like Frank Slayer has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aye checks it well.
Slayer is looking to slow Aye down with leg kicks.
Slayer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slayer misses with a series of wild punches.
Slayer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slayer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aye throws a body shot but no joy.
Slayer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A clash of legs there as Aye blocks the low kick.
Slayer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slayer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aye manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aye will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slayer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slayer throws a low kick, looking for Aye's leg but Aye calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aye sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slayer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Slayer tries to clinch there but Aye circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aye. Slayer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slayer tries to clinch but Aye is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slayer throws a leg kick but Aye sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slayer. Aye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aye throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Slayer finds it's way through Aye's defenses.
Slayer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aye.
Slayer misses with a looping right.
Aye throws a jab but it's blocked by Slayer.
Slayer misses with a hook.
Aye throws a low kick but Slayer moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aye's calf.
Slayer throws a body shot but no joy.
Slayer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slayer throws a push kick but Aye slaps the foot to one side.
Slayer cracks the inside of Aye's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slayer.
Aye takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut lands for Slayer. That snapped Aye's head back.
No luck for Aye with that takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Aye lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slayer doesn't seem phased though.
Slayer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slayer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aye on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slayer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Slayer is breathing heavily.
Slayer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slayer scoring well with a low kick there.
Slayer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aye lands with a shot to the body.
Aye lands a nice looking body shot.
Aye fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slayer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aye.
Slayer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aye misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Frank Slayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shogan Aye.
Slayer throws a leg kick but Aye checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slayer shoots and misses
and Aye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shogan Aye will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Slayer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Aye.
Slayer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Aye.
Aye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aye lands a leg kick that knocks Slayer off balance momentarily.
Slayer's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Slayer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Slayer.
Whack! Aye lands a heavy head kick that drops Slayer. The ref tackles Aye to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Slayer was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Shogan Aye!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ground Sparbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Kluivert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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182 lbs
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183 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ground Sparbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Kluivert!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluivert shoots in looking for a takedown but Sparbot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kluivert's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sparbot appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kluivert shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sparbot manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kluivert wanted to stand there but Sparbot had control of the position.
Sparbot working a defensive guard but Kluivert passes into half guard.
Sparbot is in trouble now - Kluivert has advanced to mount!
Sparbot tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kluivert tries to control but Sparbot wriggling away.
Sparbot is looking to improve his position but Kluivert isn't that keen on the idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluivert scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Ground Sparbot has been cut.
Kluivert looking to ground and pound but Sparbot is blocking nicely.
Sparbot wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kluivert.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluivert seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Sparbot is holding on tight.
Kluivert trying to control but Sparbot is having none of it.
Kluivert prevents Sparbot from getting the reversal.
Kluivert looking to control but Sparbot is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sparbot tries to hold on but Kluivert pushes him away.
Kluivert fails to move to back control.
Sparbot holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kluivert tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kluivert with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluivert trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kluivert thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sparbot holds on to Kluivert around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Kluivert goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sparbot is on top in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sparbot wants to control from the top but Kluivert keeps moving.
Sparbot connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot trying to control but Kluivert is working from the bottom.
Kluivert looking to control.
Sparbot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kluivert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kluivert looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sparbot connects with a couple of short punches.
Kluivert lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kluivert looking to sit in guard and control but Sparbot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sparbot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sparbot postures up.
Kluivert has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluivert is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kluivert has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kluivert keeping moving, preventing Sparbot from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparbot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sparbot won't allow Kluivert to sweep him here.
Kluivert keeping full guard, as Sparbot tries to pass.
Kluivert keeping moving, preventing Sparbot from controlling successfully.
Kluivert is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparbot wants to control from the top but Kluivert keeps moving.
Sparbot is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Kluivert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ground Sparbot's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Kluivert is predictable there
and Sparbot counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kluivert won't be happy with that.
Robin Kluivert has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sparbot tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kluivert is not content to let Sparbot control the position.
Kluivert sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kluivert wants to get back to full guard.
Kluivert is looking to control Sparbot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kluivert avoid being mounted?
Kluivert regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluivert can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sparbot controls the pace.
Sparbot trying to control but Kluivert is working from the bottom.
Sparbot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kluivert is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparbot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sparbot trying to control the position from guard on top but Kluivert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kluivert bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sparbot's guard.
Sparbot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kluivert is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kluivert wants to control from the top but Sparbot keeps moving.
Kluivert might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sparbot haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kluivert is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluivert looking to pass the guard.
Sparbot wants to sweep but no luck.
Kluivert wants to control from the top but Sparbot keeps moving.
Kluivert works over Sparbot with some ground and pound from guard.
Kluivert trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparbot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparbot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kluivert is one step ahead there.
Kluivert wants to pass the guard but Sparbot is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot shoots in for a double leg but Kluivert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kluivert is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kluivert fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sparbot half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kluivert fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Robin Kluivert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kluivert shoots in but no luck this time.
Ground Sparbot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Kluivert.
Kluivert drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sparbot is adopting a defensive guard.
Sparbot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kluivert's guard.
Kluivert is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot trying to control the position from guard on top but Kluivert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kluivert is trying to keep Sparbot in close.
Kluivert trying to strike off his back.
Sparbot passes Kluivert's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kluivert keeping hold of Sparbot's head, controlling as best he can.
Kluivert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kluivert has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sparbot is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kluivert manages to get to full guard.
Sparbot looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ground Sparbot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ground Sparbot's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kluivert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kluivert misses with a takedown
and Sparbot counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sparbot.
Kluivert is trying to keep Sparbot in close.
Sparbot has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sparbot won't allow Kluivert to sweep him here.
Kluivert keeping moving, preventing Sparbot from controlling successfully.
Kluivert looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluivert can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sparbot controls the pace.
Kluivert is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kluivert is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sparbot is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparbot stands up over Kluivert, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kluivert looking to control but Sparbot passes into half guard.
Kluivert has hold of Sparbot's hands but Sparbot slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kluivert trying to control but Sparbot postures up.
Sparbot drops an elbow to the side of Kluivert's head.
Sparbot seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kluivert wants to get back to his feet.
Kluivert is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sparbot scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kluivert wants to control but Sparbot is keeping busy.
Kluivert tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sparbot has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kluivert is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kluivert is looking to escape.
Kluivert tries to hold on but Sparbot pushes him away.
Sparbot lands with some strikes.
Kluivert wants to hold on but Sparbot pushes him away.
Sparbot looking to secure an arm triangle but Kluivert defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluivert defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sparbot.
Kluivert is trying desperately to improve position.
Kluivert is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kluivert holds on for dear life, controlling Sparbot's posture momentarily.
Sparbot is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sparbot is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kluivert wants to control but Sparbot is having none of it.
Sparbot moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kluivert has worked his arm free - good work by Kluivert!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot tries to advance to mount but Kluivert denies him.
Sparbot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kluivert keeps working.
Sparbot scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kluivert to see if he's OK.
Kluivert can't do much from the bottom here.
Kluivert manages to get back to half guard.
Kluivert wants to control but Sparbot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kluivert works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kluivert is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kluivert is trying to keep Sparbot in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ground Sparbot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sparbot has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ground Sparbot!
During a confident post fight interview, Ground Sparbot thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon Lance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Engelbreckt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Engelbreckt has chosen If I had a heart 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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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon Lance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Engelbreckt!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Lance misses.
A swing and a miss from Lance.
Lance paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab from Lance.
Engelbreckt scores with a hook to the body. Lance takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Engelbreckt.
Good exchange - Lance coming out on top.
Lance gets tackled into the cage by Engelbreckt. Engelbreckt maintains the clinch.
Lance looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Engelbreckt ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Engelbreckt no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Engelbreckt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lance manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lance looking to hit a scissor sweep but Engelbreckt is one step ahead there.
Lance wants to control but Engelbreckt passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lance makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lance.
Engelbreckt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lance works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lance is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Engelbreckt landing with the ground and pound.
Lance is trying to keep Engelbreckt in close.
Lance looking to hit a scissor sweep but Engelbreckt is one step ahead there.
Lance is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Engelbreckt defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Engelbreckt has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lance is proving hard to escape from.
Engelbreckt stopping the sweep attempt from Lance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lance is trying to control the position but Engelbreckt postures up.
Engelbreckt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Engelbreckt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lance throws out the jab.
Lance looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leon Lance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lance throws a shot from downtown. Engelbreckt moves away and avoids it.
A left and a right from Lance both land. Nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Engelbreckt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Engelbreckt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Engelbreckt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lance looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engelbreckt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Engelbreckt has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lance waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Engelbreckt.
Engelbreckt darts in and clinches Lance up against the cage.
Engelbreckt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lances head.
A left hand lands to the body for Engelbreckt.
Lance is breathing heavily.
Engelbreckt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Engelbreckt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Leon Lance has been cut.
Engelbreckt lands a knee to the body.
Engelbreckt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Engelbreckt turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Engelbreckt is working Lance over with some ground and pound from side control.
Engelbreckt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Engelbreckt trying to control the action but Lance is working from the bottom.
Engelbreckt tries to score with some ground and pound. Lance controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engelbreckt cracks Lance with a big elbow.
Engelbreckt working the ground and pound from side control.
Engelbreckt lands an elbow.
Engelbreckt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Engelbreckt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Engelbreckt decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lance to his feet.
Lance moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Engelbreckt tries to clinch but Lance is having none of it.
Lance seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Engelbreckt moves away from the strike by Lance.
Lance misses with an uppercut
and Engelbreckt counters with a good, hard body kick but Lance shrugs it off.
Lance scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Engelbreckt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Lance's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lance throws a lazy right hand but Engelbreckt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lance looks to land a combination but Engelbreckt avoids it well.
Engelbreckt slips a straight right by Lance.
Lance throws a series of punches but Engelbreckt avoids them all with ease.
Engelbreckt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lance sprawls well initially but Engelbreckt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Engelbreckt tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lance.
Engelbreckt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lance sees it coming and defends easily.
Lance is looking to control Engelbreckt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lance avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Engelbreckt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lance wants to improve his position but Engelbreckt is controlling well.
Engelbreckt thows a huge punch but Lance dodges it nicely.
Engelbreckt decides to return to a standing position.
Engelbreckt forces Lance back against the cage and clinches.
Engelbreckt is struggling to control the position.
Engelbreckt lands with a light punch inside.
Engelbreckt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Engelbreckt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Engelbreckt.
Engelbreckt digs a right hand into Lance's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lance's gas tank.
Engelbreckt stalling.
Engelbreckt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lance backwards.
Engelbreckt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engelbreckt lands an elbow inside that Lance shrugs off.
Engelbreckt pulls guard effortlessly.
Alexander Engelbreckt has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Engelbreckt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lance preventing the sweep.
Engelbreckt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lance trying to control but Engelbreckt is working from the bottom.
Lance throws a big right hand that misses.
Engelbreckt keeping full guard, as Lance tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engelbreckt controls Lance momentarily but Lance frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Engelbreckt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lance misses with a hook
and Engelbreckt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lance is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Engelbreckt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Engelbreckt moves in looking to clinch but Lance pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Lance. Those never looked like landing.
Lance closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lance misses with a few strikes there.
Engelbreckt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Engelbreckt scores with a leg kick.
Lance misses with a few strikes there.
Engelbreckt throws a head kick but Lance moves out of range.
Lance tries to bum rush Engelbreckt with a series of wild strikes but Engelbreckt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engelbreckt clinches.
A shot in the inside from Engelbreckt.
Engelbreckt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Engelbreckt pushes Lance back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Engelbreckt.
Engelbreckt lands a shot to the body.
Engelbreckt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lance takes an elbow to the temple.
Engelbreckt crunches a lovely knee into Lance's ribcage.
Engelbreckt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lances head.
Engelbreckt lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Engelbreckt.
Engelbreckt stalling the fight.
Engelbreckt digs a right hand underneath Lance's ribcage. Lance let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Engelbreckt lands a body shot.
Engelbreckt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Engelbreckt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leon Lance's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Engelbreckt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Engelbreckt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lance, pushing him back against the cage.
Lance is trying to break the clinch but Engelbreckt is controlling him.
Lance takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Engelbreckt.
Engelbreckt jumps into guard, dragging Lance to the mat.
Engelbreckt trying to strike off his back.
Lance stopping the sweep attempt from Engelbreckt.
Engelbreckt is adopting a defensive guard.
Engelbreckt keeping moving, preventing Lance from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lance tries to free his leg and advance position but Engelbreckt is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engelbreckt has his hands on Lance's head, controlling the position.
Engelbreckt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lance's guard.
Engelbreckt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Engelbreckt wants to control from the top but Lance keeps moving.
Engelbreckt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Engelbreckt is looking to work some ground and pound but Lance has wrist control.
Engelbreckt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lance is keeping the position for now.
Lance is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engelbreckt wants to control from the top but Lance keeps moving.
Engelbreckt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lance is trying to control the position but Engelbreckt postures up.
Engelbreckt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lance lands with a nice body punch.
Engelbreckt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Lance misses the target.
Engelbreckt cracks Lance with a good jab.
Lance slips a jab and a cross from Engelbreckt.
Engelbreckt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Engelbreckt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lance's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lance changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Engelbreckt lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Engelbreckt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Lance was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Lance. Those never looked like landing.
Engelbreckt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lance as he avoids it easily.
Lance fails to land with a series of punches.
Lance takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lance gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lance not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Engelbreckt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lance's guard.
Engelbreckt controlling the pace.
Alexander Engelbreckt 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.
Lance wants to get back to his feet.
Lance is trying to maintain the position but Engelbreckt is very close to passing his half guard.
Engelbreckt 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lance wants to control but Engelbreckt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Engelbreckt is working for a kimura but Lance is defending it quite comfortably.
Leon Lance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lance looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Engelbreckt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Engelbreckt 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Engelbreckt!
A very excited looking Alexander Engelbreckt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Zeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evandro Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao has chosen Tool - Forty Six & 2 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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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Zeller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evandro Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeller lands a front kick.
Brandao misses with a wild body shot.
Zeller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandao.
Brandao misses with a leg kick
letting Zeller counter with a right hand.
Zeller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brandao's sensitive parts.
Zeller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brandao if he has to take too many more of those.
Brandao looks winded!
Brandao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zeller can pounce on him.
Brandao gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zeller to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brandao wants to stand but Zeller is controlling the position.
Zeller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brandao's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao is looking to stand up but Zeller isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zeller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brandao wants to stand and escape but Zeller is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zeller pushes down on Brandao's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Zeller's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Brandao is refusing to be controlled, as Zeller sits in half guard.
Zeller thows a huge punch but Brandao dodges it nicely.
Zeller prevents Brandao from standing back up.
Well, if Zeller 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brandao wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brandao drops his hands momentarily and Zeller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brandao misses the shot to the body.
Brandao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zeller is trying to stall.
Brandao takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Brandao.
Zeller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zeller being controlled against the cage.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zeller is trying to trip Brandao. He has hold of a leg but Brandao is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Zeller persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Zeller 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.
Zeller distracts Brandao with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zeller trying to control but Brandao is working from the bottom.
Zeller prevents Brandao from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zeller showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zeller postures up in Brandao's guard and throws a big left but Brandao blocks it.
Zeller passes Brandao's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brandao pushes Zeller off looking to stand but Zeller dives back in and keeps control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brandao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zeller - the referee stops the clock and Brandao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zeller. Brandao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brandao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brandao moves out of range as Zeller throws a body kick.
Zeller connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Zeller finds it's way through Brandao's defenses.
Good leg kick by Zeller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brandao misses with a low kick.
Brandao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zeller can pounce on him.
Zeller shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brandao's guard.
Zeller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zeller stops Brandao from standing up.
Zeller tries to free his leg and advance position but Brandao is retaining full guard.
Zeller trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeller throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Zeller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brandao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zeller.
Brandao throws a counter combo.
You can see that Brandao has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Zeller tries a head kick but it misses.
Zeller ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Zeller lands a leg kick that knocks Brandao off balance momentarily.
Zeller lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brandao will feel that in the morning.
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brandao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zeller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zeller throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Evandro Brandao has been cut.
Brandao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zeller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brandao's knee momentarily.
Brandao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brandao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zeller.
Zeller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zeller moves away.
Zeller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandao is looking to clinch.
Zeller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zeller connects with a right hand. Brandao shakes it off.
Brandao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zeller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao wants to clinch up but Zeller keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Zeller misses.
Brandao scores with a hook to the body. Zeller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zeller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zeller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brandao is looking to clinch.
Zeller tries to counter with a takedown but Brandao is quick to defend against it.
Cody Zeller is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandao scores with a shot to the body.
Brandao is looking to clinch.
Brandao forces Zeller back against the cage and clinches.
Brandao holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zeller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zeller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brandao is trying to break the clinch but Zeller has him pressed against the cage.
Zeller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brandao blocks it with crossed arms.
Brandao tries to pull guard but Zeller holds him up against the cage and eventually Brandao drops back down to his feet.
Brandao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zeller just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zeller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brandao can do to turn this around?
Brandao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cody Zeller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evandro Brandao.
Zeller throws a head punch that misses.
Brandao successfully pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zeller looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zeller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandao is looking to stand up but Zeller isn't so interested in that idea.
Brandao has momentary wrist control but Zeller slips an elbow through the middle.
Brandao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zeller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zeller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao wants to stand but Zeller is controlling the position.
Zeller content to stall in guard here.
Zeller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brandao keeping full guard, as Zeller tries to pass.
Zeller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brandao keeping full guard, as Zeller tries to pass.
Zeller wants to control from the top but Brandao keeps moving.
Zeller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brandao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zeller is controlling him.
Zeller wants to control from the top but Brandao keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brandao instigates a clinch.
Zeller is stalling here.
Brandao lands with a light punch inside.
Brandao blocks a body shot from Zeller.
Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brandao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zellers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Evandro Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Brandao misses.
Brandao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zeller doesn't seem bothered though.
Brandao tries to clinch up but Zeller circles away and keeps his distance.
Zeller appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brandao closes the distance and pushes Zeller back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Zeller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Evandro Brandao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brandao closes the distance and clinches.
Zeller is trying to stall.
Brandao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brandao is trying to push Zeller away but Zeller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zeller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zeller cracks Brandao with a nice body shot.
Zeller misses with some punches.
Brandao tries to land knees in the clinch but Zeller avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brandao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zeller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brandao blocks it with crossed arms.
Zeller swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zeller walks away with a smile on his face. Brandao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandao misses the target.
Zeller looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brandao connects with a body shot.
Brandao moves out of range of the strikes.
Zeller blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Brandao.
Zeller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brandao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brandao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zeller can't find room to land a body shot as Brandao controls the action.
Evandro Brandao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zeller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zeller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zeller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brandao jabs Zeller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zeller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zeller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Zeller. Those never looked like landing.
Brandao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zeller with a hook.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Zeller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cody Zeller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evandro Brandao.
Brandao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zeller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses.
Zeller drops Brandao with a nice combination! Zeller dives into Brandao's guard, looking to finish!
Zeller trying to control but Brandao is working from the bottom.
Zeller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zeller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brandao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zeller is controlling him.
Brandao keeping moving, preventing Zeller from controlling successfully.
Zeller stops Brandao from standing up.
Brandao keeping moving, preventing Zeller from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brandao is defended easily by Zeller.
Zeller seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zeller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zeller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zeller throws a front kick that sends Brandao stumbling back into the cage.
Brandao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brandao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zeller.
Zeller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Brandao releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zeller thows a body kick. Brandao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice shot by Zeller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brandao shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brandao tries to avoid it but Zeller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brandao to the ground. Brandao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zeller avoids the body shot from Brandao.
Cody Zeller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zeller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brandao shoots for a double leg takedown but Zeller sprawls well. He's pushed Brandao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Evandro Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from Zeller tenderised Brandao's leg. Brandao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brandao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Zeller.
A jab from Zeller finds it's way through Brandao's defenses.
Zeller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandao dodges the punch combination from Zeller.
Zeller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brandao tries a low kick but Zeller avoids it.
Zeller lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brandao will feel that in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Zeller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zeller, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Zeller!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St John might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Uilleann Pipes. 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin St John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Juntta!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntta digs a good hook to St John's body.
Juntta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
St John decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Juntta is looking for a sweep. St John is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Juntta wants to control but St John is keeping busy.
Juntta regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntta tries to strike from the bottom.
Juntta is looking to stand up but St John isn't so interested in that idea.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Juntta is on top in guard.
Juntta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta trying to control but St John is working from the bottom.
St John wants to hit a switch here but Juntta passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for St John there!
Juntta controlling from mount.
Juntta lands with some vicious ground and pound - can St John hang on?
Juntta working the ground and pound effectively.
Juntta throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juntta dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta working the ground and pound effectively.
St John tries to hold on but Juntta pushes him away.
Juntta landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juntta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Juntta controlling his opponent.
Juntta with shots to the head and body - St John looks very uncomfortable down there.
Juntta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Juntta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
St John is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juntta unloads with some vicious shots from mount and St John wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Juntta celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaska Juntta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Penzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgy Fokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Penzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georgy Fokin!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fokin looks to throw the jab but Penzer is out of range.
Penzer is looking to slow Fokin down with leg kicks.
We've been hearing reports that Penzer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Penzer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Penzer.
And Penzer counters with a quick kick to the body but Fokin blocks it.
Penzer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fokin.
Fokin checks a low kick from Penzer.
Penzer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fokin.
Fokin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penzer.
Good leg kick by Penzer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Penzer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fokin circles away quickly and effectively.
Fokin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penzer.
Penzer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Penzer just misses with a punch to the body.
Fokin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fokin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penzer.
Penzer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penzer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fokin scores with the left hand. Penzer knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penzer blocks a jab.
Penzer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fokin misses with a looping left.
Penzer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fokin is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penzer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fokin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Penzer lands with an uppercut that bounces Fokin off the cage and back into range.
Fokin misses with a straight left.
Fokin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penzer throws a front kick that sends Fokin stumbling back into the cage.
Fokin staying out of range there.
Penzer delivers a nice body kick.
Penzer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fokin.
Fokin throws the left hand but Penzer avoids the punch easily.
Penzer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fokin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fokin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penzer.
Fokin dives in and grabs Penzer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Penzer pushes down on Fokin's head and hops out.
Penzer gets caught napping as Fokin dives in and scores a takedown. Penzer manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fokin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fokin wants to pass the guard but Penzer is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fokin won't allow Penzer to sweep him here.
Fokin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Penzer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fokin is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fokin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fokin trying to control but Penzer is working from the bottom.
Fokin chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penzer keeping moving, preventing Fokin from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fokin content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fokin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penzer moves into full guard.
Fokin passes Penzer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fokin is pressing down on Penzer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Penzer is holding on for now.
Fokin working over Penzer with some ground and pound. Penzer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Penzer wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penzer is not content to let Fokin control the position.
Fokin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fokin slips a nice elbow through Penzer's hands, connecting with Penzer's forehead.
Penzer wants to improve his position but Fokin is controlling well.
Penzer is staying active underneath Fokin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fokin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Penzer manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Georgy Fokin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fokin cracks Penzer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fokin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fokin connects with the punch.
Fokin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fokin shoots in but Penzer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Penzer misses with a wild body shot.
Fokin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fokin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penzer.
Penzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penzer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fokin circles away quickly and effectively.
Penzer moves away from the strike by Fokin.
Fokin blocks the body kick.
Penzer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fokin to score with a decent uppercut.
Penzer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Fokin counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fokin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Penzer.
Fokin lands with a hook. Penzer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Penzer throws a sloppy body shot
and Fokin counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body kick there by Penzer.
Penzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Georgy Fokin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penzer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fokin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Penzer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab from Fokin.
Penzer is looking to wear down Fokin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fokin's corner calls for a 1-2. Fokin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Penzer throws an overhand right that lands on Fokin's shoulder, as Fokin tries to avoid the shot.
Fokin throws an overhand right that lands on Penzer's shoulder, as Penzer tries to avoid the shot.
Fokin checks a low kick from Penzer.
Penzer moves in looking to clinch but Fokin pushes him off.
Fokin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Penzer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fokin trying to control but Penzer is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penzer wants to sweep but no luck.
Fokin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fokin trying to control the position from guard on top but Penzer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fokin won't allow Penzer to get back to his feet.
Fokin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fokin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penzer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Penzer looking for a sweep. Not yet Penzer, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Penzer misses with a body shot.
Penzer throws a looping overhand right but Fokin ducks down to avoid it.
Fokin misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fokin. Penzer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penzer takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Penzer misses.
Georgy Fokin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penzer throws out a powerful jab.
Penzer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fokin feints the counter takedown.
Mario Penzer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penzer throws a solid leg kick but Fokin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Penzer.
Fokin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fokin lands a jab to the head.
Penzer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fokin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Fokin.
Fokin has a takedown stuffed.
Mario Penzer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgy Fokin.
Penzer checks a leg kick nicely.
Penzer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fokin shoots in for a takedown but Penzer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penzer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fokin throws a looping overhand right but Penzer ducks down to avoid it.
Penzer tries to land a front kick but Fokin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fokin looks to land a right hand but Penzer moved out of range.
Fokin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fokin scores with a sloppy right hand. Penzer should have avoided that one.
Fokin shoots for a double leg takedown but Penzer sprawls well. He's pushed Fokin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fokin looks to score with a jab to the body but Penzer is just out of range.
Fokin throws a shot from downtown. Penzer moves away and avoids it.
Fokin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penzer.
Fokin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgy Fokin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Penzer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fokin thuds his right hand into Penzer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good standup being displayed there by Penzer as he connects with a hook.
Fokin throws a poor cross that misses
and Fokin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Georgy Fokin has been cut.
Penzer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Penzer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fokin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes there by Fokin.
Fokin is putting a hurting on Penzer here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fokin wants to control but Penzer is keeping him busy.
Penzer struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin tries to score with some ground and pound. Penzer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Penzer is trying to get back to half guard.
Penzer is trying to control Fokin's posture but Fokin avoids it.
Penzer is not content to let Fokin control the position.
Fokin working the body and head with strikes.
Fokin wants to control but Penzer is keeping him busy.
Mario Penzer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Penzer is letting Fokin control him for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fokin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Penzer is looking to regain half guard here but Fokin keeps moving and retains side control.
Penzer is not content to let Fokin control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penzer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Fokin finds it's way through Penzer's defenses.
Penzer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fokin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fokin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penzer 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.
Fokin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Penzer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fokin finds it's way round the side to connect with Penzer's head.
Penzer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penzer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fokin.
Fokin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penzer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fokin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penzer was well out of range. Poor timing from Fokin.
Fokin shoots for a takedown but Penzer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Penzer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fokin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Fokin is just out of range.
Fokin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penzer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fokin manages to avoid it.
Fokin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fokin scores with a shot to the body.
Fokin shoots and misses
and Penzer counters with a nice leg kick.
Penzer throws a sloppy head kick and Fokin moves out of range easily.
Penzer throws a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Penzer.
Penzer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Penzer lands a nice hook to Fokin's body. Fokin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fokin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Penzer's guard.
Penzer keeping moving, preventing Fokin from controlling successfully.
Penzer wants to sweep but no luck.
Penzer is working hard here to advance position.
Fokin is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Georgy Fokin.
I've got Fokin 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgy Fokin!
An out of breath Georgy Fokin 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmie Akesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Meikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmie Akesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Matti Meikalainen!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meikalainen throws a series of punches but Akesson avoids them all with ease.
Akesson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Meikalainen misses with a low kick.
Akesson clinches.
Still in the clinch, Meikalainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akesson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meikalainen tries to clinch up but Akesson circles away and keeps his distance.
Meikalainen lands a slapping body shot.
Akesson misses with a looping left.
As Akesson backs off Meikalainen throws a huge counter combo but Akesson manages to avoid it all.
Meikalainen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Akesson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Meikalainen swivels and escapes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Akesson.
Meikalainen lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Jimmie Akesson has been cut.
Meikalainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Akesson is looking to chop away at Meikalainen's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akesson loads up on a big right hand but Meikalainen slips the punch.
Akesson throws out a leg kick but Meikalainen moves out of range and Akesson only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Meikalainen misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meikalainen lands a big right hand that sends Akesson crashing to the mat! Meikalainen stays standing though and waves Akesson back to his feet!
Meikalainen misses with a two punch combination.
Akesson misses with a hook. Meikalainen ducked under it nicely.
Meikalainen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akesson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Akesson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meikalainen misses with an uppercut. Akesson saw that one coming.
Akesson tried to counter with a leg kick but Meikalainen avoided it.
Akesson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meikalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akesson was well out of range. Poor timing from Meikalainen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Meikalainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Akesson is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meikalainen blocks a leg kick.
Meikalainen tries a quick counter leg kick but Akesson is wise to it.
We've been hearing reports that Akesson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A slow jab from Meikalainen misses its intended target.
Akesson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meikalainen.
Akesson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Meikalainen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Akesson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Meikalainen's guard.
Akesson throwing strikes from guard but Meikalainen blocks nicely.
Akesson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Meikalainen, up you get!
A right-left combo lands from Akesson.
Meikalainen missing with a left hand there. Akesson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen ducks under a wild hook from Akesson.
Meikalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akesson was well out of range. Poor timing from Meikalainen.
Akesson drives through with a takedown into Meikalainen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Akesson stands and steps away. Meikalainen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Good exchange - Meikalainen coming out on top.
Akesson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akesson misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Akesson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akesson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Akesson is rocked!
Meikalainen batters Akesson with a massive right followed by a huge left! Akesson is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Meikalainen lands a final crushing right hand to drop Akesson to the mat with a gruesome thud! Meikalainen is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matti Meikalainen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Dyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philip Dyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cameron Chaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Philip Dyson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dyson counters with a nice right hand that sends Chaos toppling to the canvas! Chaos scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dyson finish him?!
It looks like Cameron Chaos has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaos. Dyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaos motions for Dyson to come forward. Chaos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chaos has managed to clinch.
We've been informed that Dyson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dyson can't find room to land a body shot as Chaos controls the action.
Chaos misses with the head strike.
Dyson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Philip Dyson has been cut.
Chaos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chaos lands a shoulder strike.
Chaos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chaos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chaos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chaos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chaos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dyson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chaos or not.
Chaos is breathing heavily.
Chaos swings wildly with an uppercut but Dyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Our sources have told us that Chaos has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyson tries to throw a body punch but Chaos avoids it by throwing Dyson back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Dyson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chaos is rocked!
Dyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Chaos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chaos tries a body shot but Dyson blocks it.
Dyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaos seems to have got his legs back now.
Dyson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Chaos's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Chaos drops to his knees and Dyson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Dyson!
An out of breath Philip Dyson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Cameron Chaos stepped up to the mic, saying 'Takedown spamming BITCH'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Kjolby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kivipelto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kjolby comes to the cage accompanied by Killing in the name of.... Arne Kjolby has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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30
280 lbs
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274 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arne Kjolby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kivipelto!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivipelto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kjolby. Kjolby obviously looking to wear him down.
Kjolby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kjolby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kivipelto.
Kjolby throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kjolby scores with a push kick.
Kjolby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kjolby appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kivipelto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kjolby throws a sloppy head kick and Kivipelto moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kjolby.
Kivipelto misses with a left hand
and Kjolby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kivipelto with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kivipelto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kjolby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kjolby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kivipelto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kjolby.
Kjolby lands with a hook. Kivipelto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kjolby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kivipelto throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivipelto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kjolby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kjolby throws a leg kick but Kivipelto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kjolby lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kjolby lands with a slapping head kick.
Kjolby connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kivipelto momentarily.
Kjolby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Kjolby.
A big left from Kivipelto misses.
Kivipelto scores with a takedown into Kjolby's guard.
Kivipelto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kivipelto postures up and lands a big shot to Kjolby's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kjolby controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivipelto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kjolby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kivipelto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kivipelto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kivipelto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kjolby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kivipelto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kjolby managing to control the position.
Kjolby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kjolby pulls Kivipelto in close to his closed guard and prevents Kivipelto from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kjolby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kivipelto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Kjolby.
Kivipelto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kjolby is looking to wear down Kivipelto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kjolby moves out of range as Kivipelto strikes.
Kivipelto throws a lazy right hand but Kjolby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kivipelto is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kjolby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kivipelto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kjolby was well out of range. Poor timing from Kivipelto.
Kjolby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kivipelto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kivipelto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kjolby gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby tried to score with a low kick but Kivipelto checks it.
A head kick misses from Kjolby.
Kjolby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kivipelto. Kjolby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kivipelto throws a shot from downtown. Kjolby moves away and avoids it.
Arne Kjolby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kjolby loads up on a big right hand but Kivipelto slips the punch.
Kivipelto checks a leg kick nicely.
Kjolby throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kivipelto.
Kivipelto stuns Kjolby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kivipelto misses with a looping right.
Kjolby bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kjolby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kivipelto throws out the jab.
Kjolby throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Kalle Kivipelto has been cut.
Kjolby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arne Kjolby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kivipelto'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.
Kjolby with a nice cross.
Arne Kjolby is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Kjolby finds it's target.
Kjolby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice takedown defense from Kjolby. No joy for Kivipelto on that attempt.
Kjolby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kivipelto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kjolby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kivipelto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kivipelto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kivipelto throws an elbow but Kjolby slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kivipelto throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kjolby struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjolby is not content to let Kivipelto control the position.
Kivipelto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kjolby tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Kjolby is bucking up trying to escape but Kivipelto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kivipelto throwing strikes here but Kjolby is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kivipelto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kjolby is looking to escape.
Kivipelto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kjolby because Kivipelto loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivipelto looking to control but Kjolby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kivipelto with shots to the head and body - Kjolby looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kivipelto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kjolby?
Kjolby wants to hold on but Kivipelto pushes him away.
Kjolby holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kivipelto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kivipelto landing strikes from the mount and Kjolby is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Kivipelto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kivipelto 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kivipelto.
Kivipelto is landing with some decent strikes but Kjolby is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kivipelto looking to ground and pound but Kjolby is blocking nicely.
Kivipelto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kjolby wants to control but Kivipelto is having none of it.
Kjolby is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kivipelto looking to control but Kjolby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kivipelto landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kivipelto dominating with strikes here.
Kivipelto wants to control the pace but Kjolby is squirming around nicely.
Kjolby holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kivipelto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kjolby tries to hold on but Kivipelto postures up.
Kjolby avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kivipelto.
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!
Kivipelto postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kjolby in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kjolby to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Kivipelto!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
257 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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26
245 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Gage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gage stalks Emelianenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Emelianenko's face. Emelianenko staggers backwards, shaken.
Gage walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gage closes the distance and clinches.
Gage 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.
Emelianenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Emelianenko fails to pull guard.
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko connects with a leg kick. Gage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A bone on bone clash there as Emelianenko blocks the leg kick.
Emelianenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Emelianenko swings for the body but Gage moves out of range.
Gage is looking to counter punch.
Emelianenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Emelianenko, as that shot connected.
Emelianenko throws a shot to the body.
Gage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emelianenko can pounce on him.
Emelianenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Gage misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage throws out a leg kick but Emelianenko moves out of range and Gage only half commits.
Emelianenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Gage ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Gage appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Emelianenko takes one on the button.
Emelianenko staying out of range there.
Gage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gage.
Emelianenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Gage scores with a punch to the head.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Gage is just out of range.
Gage tried to counter with a leg kick but Emelianenko avoided it.
Emelianenko cracks the inside of Gage's front leg.
Gage throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko throws a low kick, looking for Gage's leg but Gage calmly moves out of range.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Gage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Emelianenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Emelianenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gage misses with a two punch combination.
Gage checks a leg kick.
Gage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gage connects with a single shot there.
Gage staying out of range there.
Gage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko thows a body kick. Gage tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gage moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Emelianenko, right into the meat.
Emelianenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gage cracks Emelianenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gage slips a jab from Emelianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gage's head.
Emelianenko throws a chopping leg kick but Gage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gage missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emelianenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gage just misses with a punch to the body.
Gage misses with a straight right.
Emelianenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Emelianenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Emelianenko lands a head shot.
Gage gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Emelianenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Emelianenko scores with a body shot.
Emelianenko motions for Gage to come forward. Emelianenko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gage moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Gage blocks a leg kick.
Gage moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gage's hands.
Gage takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gage smiles and moves away.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gage.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination. Gage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gage just misses with a punch to the body.
Gage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Emelianenko lands with a straight right. Gage didn't see that one coming.
Gage throws the kick towards the body but Emelianenko avoids it.
Emelianenko scores with a hook to the body. Gage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gage is breathing heavily.
Gage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as Gage blocks the low kick.
Gage is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Emelianenko.
A telegraphed right hand from Gage misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Emelianenko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Emelianenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gage moves away.
Gage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Gage jabs Emelianenko right on the nose. Emelianenko blinks but takes it well.
Gage lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelianenko off the cage and back into range.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gage.
Gage takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gage walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Emelianenko thumps Gage with a low kick.
Emelianenko lunges at Gage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gage's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gage, as that shot connected.
Emelianenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gage looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gage has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage misses with a body shot
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Gage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko lands with a cross.
Emelianenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Emelianenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Emelianenko scores with the left hand. Gage knows he should have avoided that one.
Gage is rocked!
Gage tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Emelianenko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gage counters with a low kick, right behind Emelianenko 's knee.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Alexander Emelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Emelianenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gage.
Gage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Emelianenko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Emelianenko finds it's way through Gage's defenses.
Emelianenko connects with the punch.
Gage scores with a sloppy right hand. Emelianenko should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Gage moved out of range.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Gage moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko lands with a nice body punch.
Gage throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gage fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emelianenko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Emelianenko looks to move away, Gage throws a big counter combo bu Emelianenko just gets out of the way.
Gage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Gage.
Emelianenko scores with a head kick. Gage tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Emelianenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Gage uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko with a jab.
Emelianenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Emelianenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Gage's head.
Emelianenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gage missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emelianenko 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.
Gage looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Emelianenko appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gage tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko scores with a push kick.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gage half committed to a counter leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gage's head backwards.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gage lands a really nice looking cross but Emelianenko seems unphased.
Gage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gage throwing a counter right hand but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gage manages to avoid it.
Gage wants to land a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gage moves away.
Emelianenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gage sizes up Emelianenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gage misses with a leg kick
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Emelianenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gage looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko slips under a jab from Gage.
Gage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range and Gage settles back down.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Emelianenko finds it's way through Gage's defenses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Gage moves away and avoids it.
Gage throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelianenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Emelianenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gage's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko scores with a jab.
Gage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko shapes to counter with a head kick.
A low kick from Gage is predictable there
and Gage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Emelianenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oh Gage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko moves out of range as Gage strikes.
Gage seems to have got his legs back now.
Gage is looking to chop away at Emelianenko's legs.
A solid body kick from Emelianenko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Gage blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Gage is just out of range.
Emelianenko tests Gage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko scores with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Emelianenko.
A slapping leg kick lands for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a nice body shot.
Gage wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gage.
Gage 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.
Gage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gage moves out of range of the strikes.
Gage throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gage's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gage misses with a double jab.
A low kick from Gage misses
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Emelianenko connects with a solid leg kick.
A left lands for Emelianenko.
Gage tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Gage throws a body kick.
Emelianenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Emelianenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Emelianenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gage under the eye.
Gage misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko connects with a stiff jab that staggers Gage - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexander Emelianenko!
Our winner, Alexander Emelianenko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Joe Gage stepped up to the mic, saying 'EI JUMALAUTA MITÄ PASKAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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