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AMS FC 111: Defiance PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kale Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Nisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kale Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Nisk!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Andrews lands in his opponent's guard.
Andrews looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Andrews looking to pass the guard.
Nisk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Andrews defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nisk pushes Andrews off and scrambles back to his feet.
Andrews swats away the attempt to clinch by Nisk.
Nisk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andrews moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nisk has managed to clinch.
Nisk looking to stall.
Andrews tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nisk is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews tries to pull guard but Nisk holds him up against the cage and eventually Andrews drops back down to his feet.
Andrews tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nisk smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrews stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andrews wants it to stay on the feet.
Nisk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nisk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nisk doesn't manage to clinch there - Andrews circles away.
Nisk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andrews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andrews seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nisk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nisk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andrews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nisk tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nisk slips a jab and a cross from Andrews.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nisk tries a head kick but it misses.
Nisk closes the distance and clinches.
Nisk just leaning against Andrews, taking a breather.
Andrews is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nisk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Andrews avoiding damage as Nisk throws knees to the body.
Andrews is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nisk to keep the fight standing.
Nisk's coach down at Next Level Training $550 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nisk's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A bit of stalling here from Nisk.
Nisk leaning against his opponent.
Andrews tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nisk smiles and moves away.
Andrews looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A slow jab from Nisk misses its intended target.
Andrews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nisk closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nisk pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andrews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andrews is sitting in close to Nisk's body. Nisk has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Andrews is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Andrews is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Nisk.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mike Nisk!
Mike Nisk looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I want to thank DX, my grappling schools, and everyone else in life that gave me a shot at this. The time is now. I won't let you down.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veron Totto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Totto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rob Zombie - Feel So Numb. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dos Santos's choice of entrance music: No Church In The Wind. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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209 lbs
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210 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Veron Totto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Totto moved away.
Totto throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. Totto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Totto throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Totto checks a leg kick.
Dos Santos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Totto is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A slow jab from Totto misses its intended target.
Totto throws a looping overhand right but Dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Totto with a poor takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Totto backing up. Totto nods at Dos Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Totto misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Totto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dos Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Totto misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Totto controls his hands.
Dos Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dos Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeps control of Totto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Totto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dos Santos's brow.
Totto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Totto gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos trying to control but Totto postures up.
Totto trying to control the action but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Totto is controlling the pace.
Dos Santos pushes Totto off looking to stand but Totto dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Totto is keen to just control but Dos Santos is a slippery customer.
Totto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Totto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dos Santos defending well though.
Totto is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Totto thows a huge punch but Dos Santos dodges it nicely.
Totto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dos Santos's head.
Totto trying to control from half guard but Dos Santos is working away.
Totto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dos Santos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos has his hands clasped together around Totto's back. He's all about the action.
Totto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dos Santos's head.
Totto content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Totto.
Totto lands a really nice looking cross but Dos Santos seems unphased.
A jab from Totto misses.
Dos Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dos Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Totto doesn't seem bothered though.
Totto pushes Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Dos Santos.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dos Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Totto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Totto goes for a takedown attempt but Dos Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veron Totto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Dos Santos finds it's way through Totto's defenses.
Totto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Totto duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Totto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dos Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Totto's calf.
Totto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dos Santos defends well and Totto ends up having to push Dos Santos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Veron Totto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos tests Totto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dos Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Totto is out of range.
Dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Totto wants to slow Dos Santos down by chopping away at his legs.
Totto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oscar Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Totto.
Totto throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oscar Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big left from Totto misses.
Totto misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Totto.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Totto moves out of range.
Oscar Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Totto throws a combination that misses
and Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Totto. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Dos Santos does it's job there.
Totto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
Totto tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Totto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Totto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Totto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dos Santos's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Totto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Totto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dos Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dos Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Totto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dos Santos's head.
Totto wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Dos Santos trying to hold on to Totto's head to control him but Totto postures up.
Totto trying to control the action but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dos Santos tries to get to full guard but Totto has control of the leg.
Totto 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.
Totto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Totto working Dos Santos over with strikes.
Dos Santos trying to control from the bottom.
Totto is looking for a kimura but Dos Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Totto to get the leverage.
Dos Santos has his hands clasped together around Totto's back. He's all about the action.
Totto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Totto lands with a punch from half guard.
Veron Totto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Totto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Totto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dos Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Totto wants to work for an arm triangle but Dos Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dos Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Totto lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Totto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Totto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dos Santos defending well though.
Dos Santos is looking to get back to full guard here but Totto has managed to pass to side control instead.
Totto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Totto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veron Totto dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Totto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Totto closes the distance but Dos Santos moves to the side
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Totto misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Totto.
Totto shoots in but no luck this time.
Totto pushes Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos blocking some punches.
Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Totto looking to score a takedown here. Dos Santos is defending well but Totto drives through and ends up in Dos Santos's guard.
Dos Santos pulls Totto in close to prevent any damage.
Totto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Totto defends easily.
Dos Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Totto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Totto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Totto trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Totto connects with a couple of short punches.
Dos Santos has his foot on Totto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Totto works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Totto throws a strike but Dos Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Totto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dos Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Totto.
Dos Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Totto is trying to keep Dos Santos in close.
Totto wants to sweep here but Dos Santos controlling him for the moment.
Dos Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A combination from Totto does no damage.
Totto sets himself, and Dos Santos steps forward looking for the clinch! Totto avoids it this time.
Dos Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Dos Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Totto misses the jab.
Nice body kick there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Totto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Totto misses with a straight left.
Dos Santos unleashes a big counter combination but Totto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Totto throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Totto throws a hook but Dos Santos avoids it easily.
Dos Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Dos Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Totto rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Totto swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Totto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Totto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dos Santos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Totto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Totto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos throws a fast counter high kick but Totto manages to duck under it in time.
Totto misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Dos Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dos Santos defending well as Totto loads up on a big left hand.
Dos Santos flicks out a counter leg kick but Totto steps away.
Totto ducks right into an uppercut from Dos Santos.
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!
Dos Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Totto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Totto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Totto throws a front kick aimed at Dos Santos's knee but Dos Santos avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oscar Dos Santos.
I think Dos Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Oscar Dos Santos!
Oscar Dos Santos tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Exlax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francis Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Exlax!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Exlax on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Exlax moves out of range as Ford strikes.
A little jabbing left from Exlax on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ford works the jab nicely.
Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Exlax feints a counter leg kick.
Ford checks the leg kick.
Exlax throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ford throws a shot from downtown. Exlax moves away and avoids it.
Exlax uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ford.
It seemed like Exlax was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Ford blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Ford misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Exlax there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ford lunges at Exlax with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Exlax's hand.
Ford swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of Exlax 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Exlax slips under a jab.
Exlax steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford misses with a hook.
Exlax swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ford jabs at Exlax's body.
Ford misses with a hook
and Exlax counters with a straight right hand.
Ford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Exlax stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ford throws the left hand but Exlax avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Ford.
Exlax tries to bum rush Ford with a series of wild strikes but Ford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Exlax connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ford. Ford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Exlax staying out of range there.
Exlax ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Exlax.
Ford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Exlax.
Ford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford misses with a straight right.
Ford throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford throws a lazy uppercut
letting Exlax counter with a right hand.
Ford lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Francis Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Exlax ducks under a wild hook from Ford.
Exlax steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ford.
Ford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Ford was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Exlax.
Exlax throws a right and a left that Ford avoids nicely.
Ford misses with a looping left.
Ford throws out a loose jab but Exlax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Exlax swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ford just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford throws a lazy uppercut
and Exlax counters with a one-two to the body.
Exlax jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Exlax throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford fails with a takedown attempt.
Ford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Exlax.
Exlax connects with an inside leg kick.
Ford throws a hook but Exlax avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Exlax has picked Ford up - he's going for a ride! Exlax dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Exlax trying to control from half guard but Ford is working away.
Exlax is controlling the pace.
Exlax trying to pass the guard but Ford defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Exlax trying to control the position from guard on top but Ford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ford escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Exlax gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Exlax controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ford keeping moving, preventing Exlax from controlling successfully.
Ford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Exlax manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Ford dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ford misses with a straight left.
Ford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ford throws a nice looking combination but Exlax bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Exlax! But no joy.
Exlax misses with a wild body shot.
Ford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Exlax counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ford wants to control but Exlax is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Exlax is keen to just control but Ford is a slippery customer.
Exlax seems to be working for a kimura but Ford defends the submission attempt.
Ford trying to control but Exlax postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exlax is trying to control. Ford wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ford is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exlax uses his free foot to push down on Ford's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ford.
Ford bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Exlax is trying to keep Ford in close.
Exlax trying to control the position here.
Exlax keeping moving, preventing Ford from controlling successfully.
Ford preventing the sweep.
Ford stands and throws Exlax's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exlax can't do much from the bottom here.
Exlax is looking to reverse the position.
Ford is looking to take a break and control but Exlax is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ford tries to stand but Exlax is controlling his head.
Ford trying to control the position but Exlax is working away.
Exlax tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exlax can't do much from the bottom here.
We've been hearing good reports from Ford'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.
Exlax holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Ford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Exlax can do to turn this around?
Exlax can't do much from the bottom here.
Exlax tries to bench press Ford off him but Ford keeps the position.
Exlax gets back to half guard.
Exlax slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Exlax is pulling down on Ford's head. It's preventing any offense from Ford, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Exlax trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ford connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Exlax momentarily.
Ford connects with a good right hand that stumbles Exlax. Exlax circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ford throws a lazy right hand but Exlax sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice combination there by Ford.
Ford looks to throw the jab but Exlax is out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ford moves into range and connects with a jab.
A lazy left from Ford finds it's target.
Ford cracks a nice hook into Exlax's ribs.
Ford throws a looping overhand right but Exlax ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Ford dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ford moves into the clinch.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Exlax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Exlax has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Exlax lands a body shot.
Ford misses with a body punch.
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Exlax misses with a knee to the head.
Exlax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ford has Exlax pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Exlax manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford throws a punch but it's blocked by Exlax.
Exlax misses with a knee to the head.
Ford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exlax unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ford lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Exlax lands an elbow inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Ford.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ford.
Ford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Exlax swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford is looking to control Exlax's arms but Exlax gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ford has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exlax landing knees to the head.
Exlax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Exlax misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ford.
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Exlax unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Exlax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Exlax leaning against his opponent.
Exlax blocks an uppercut.
Exlax lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ford is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Exlax is keeping busy.
Exlax pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Richard Exlax seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Exlax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Exlax works on Ford's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exlax lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Ford fails to land.
Exlax scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Ford working aggressively here.
Exlax is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ford pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Exlax controlling the action here for a moment.
Ford working aggressively here.
Exlax struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
Ford gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ford sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Exlax is staying active underneath Ford, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Francis Ford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Exlax moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exlax is trying to control the position but Ford postures up.
Exlax pulls Ford in close to prevent any damage.
Exlax looking for a sweep. Not yet Exlax, not yet.
Ford controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ford passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Richard Exlax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ford controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Exlax is looking to reverse the position.
Exlax manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ford's best efforts.
Francis Ford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Exlax punching from the bottom.
Exlax strikes from the bottom but Ford passes into mount!
Ford looking to control and managing it successfully.
Exlax tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ford has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Exlax's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Exlax.
I think Ford has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Ford!
Francis Ford decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fakhri El Hashem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Hashem kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kassaman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fakhri El Hashem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Hashem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
El Hashem throws a right and a left that both miss.
El Hashem misses with a few strikes there.
Martinez with the counter takedown but El Hashem avoids it easily.
El Hashem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
El Hashem tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but El Hashem pushes him off.
Martinez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and El Hashem has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
El Hashem was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Martinez avoids the body shot from El Hashem.
Martinez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
El Hashem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinez lands a head kick. El Hashem smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
El Hashem scores with a three punch combo!
El Hashem looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Hashem misses with a jab, cross combination.
El Hashem throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
El Hashem avoids the body shot from Martinez.
El Hashem swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Hashem.
A punch combination from El Hashem misses.
Martinez misses with a kick to the body.
Martinez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
El Hashem misses with a straight left.
El Hashem throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
El Hashem misses with a hook
and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown. El Hashem fights it but they end up in guard.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
El Hashem keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but El Hashem is keeping the position.
El Hashem can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martinez controls the pace.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as El Hashem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but El Hashem blocks nicely.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as El Hashem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martinez has gone for a leg lock! El Hashem slips out almost immediately though and dives into Martinez's guard.
Martinez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martinez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. El Hashem defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Hashem has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martinez is proving hard to escape from.
Martinez wants to sweep here but El Hashem controlling him for the moment.
Martinez has his foot on El Hashem's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. El Hashem works his way back into a safe position though.
Martinez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. El Hashem gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
El Hashem has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martinez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but El Hashem can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
El Hashem avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Martinez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. El Hashem manages to get himself to full guard.
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but El Hashem gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Martinez looking for subs off his back but El Hashem has passed one foot through into half guard.
Martinez regains full guard. Nicely done.
El Hashem got a little sloppy there for a moment and Martinez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, El Hashem has managed to get both his arms back between Martinez's legs - danger averted.
Martinez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fakhri El Hashem will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinez feints the counter takedown.
Martinez instigates a clinch.
El Hashem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
El Hashem wants to get back to striking at distance but Martinez won't allow it.
Martinez lands a nice knee to the body.
Martinez keeps control of El Hashem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martinez trying to land knees to the body.
Martinez with a knee to the head.
It looks like Fakhri El Hashem has been cut.
Martinez working El Hashem over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
El Hashem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and El Hashem moves out of range easily.
El Hashem throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
El Hashem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a leg kick but El Hashem sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like El Hashem wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
El Hashem gets tackled into the cage by Martinez. Martinez maintains the clinch.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez goes for a takedown in the clinch but El Hashem prevents it.
Martinez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
El Hashem has had enough of the clinch but Martinez keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and El Hashem avoids it.
Martinez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
El Hashem managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
Martinez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
El Hashem avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Martinez goes for a takedown attempt but El Hashem pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the body from El Hashem misses
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into side control. El Hashem won't be happy with that.
El Hashem sneaks out the side door and pushes Martinez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fakhri El Hashem is winning the standup battle so far.
El Hashem connects with the punch.
El Hashem misses with a looping right.
Fakhri El Hashem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like El Hashem was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Martinez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
El Hashem digs a good hook to Martinez's body.
El Hashem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
El Hashem throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Martinez feints the counter takedown.
El Hashem throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from El Hashem. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as El Hashem blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Hashem keeps the fight on the outside.
El Hashem looks to land a combination but Martinez avoids it well.
Martinez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
El Hashem throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez tries to clinch up but El Hashem circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez has El Hashem up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martinez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
El Hashem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
El Hashem is trying to push Martinez away but Martinez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
El Hashem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
El Hashem throws a body shot but no joy.
El Hashem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
El Hashem throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez gets a clinch.
Martinez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning El Hashem up against the cage.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from El Hashem.
El Hashem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
El Hashem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Hashem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Martinez connects with a leg kick. El Hashem looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martinez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Martinez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Martinez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Martinez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jackson Martinez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Fakhri El Hashem's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Martinez.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinez.
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
El Hashem wants to break free but Martinez has control.
El Hashem taking a breather.
El Hashem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
El Hashem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
El Hashem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Hashem works the jab nicely.
Martinez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? El Hashem is fending him off so far but Martinez persists. Nope, El Hashem circles away and we're back to standing.
El Hashem throws a big counter combination but Martinez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Martinez wants to clinch.
El Hashem takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
El Hashem takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Martinez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martinez postures up in El Hashem's guard and throws a big left but El Hashem blocks it.
El Hashem is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martinez is controlling him.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jackson Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. El Hashem is keeping the position for now.
Martinez trying to control but El Hashem is working from the bottom.
El Hashem is looking to stand up but Martinez isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Martinez clinches with his opponent.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Martinez.
El Hashem working hard to break the clinch.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
El Hashem prevents the takedown attempt.
Fakhri El Hashem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Martinez.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
El Hashem wants to break free but Martinez has control.
El Hashem is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
El Hashem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
El Hashem checks a leg kick.
El Hashem lands with a right hand.
El Hashem throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from El Hashem.
Martinez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but El Hashem defends it well.
El Hashem throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.
El Hashem is looking to wear down Martinez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Martinez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and El Hashem connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martinez scrambles back to his feet.
El Hashem throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martinez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martinez.
El Hashem is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Martinez dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a strike aimed at the side of El Hashem's head but El Hashem avoids it well.
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!
El Hashem is trying to buck Martinez off.
Martinez trying to control the action but El Hashem is working from the bottom.
Martinez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and El Hashem works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
El Hashem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinez.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jackson Martinez.
I think Martinez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fakhri El Hashem!
A victorious Fakhri El Hashem thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vesa Sykk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kk Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sykk comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name . Brewer has chosen scooby doo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vesa Sykk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kk Brewer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykk swings for the body but Brewer moves out of range.
Brewer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brewer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brewer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brewer takes a little break here. Sykk wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer wants to control but Sykk is keeping him busy.
Brewer lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykk is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brewer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sykk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brewer.
Brewer controlling the pace.
Brewer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brewer trying to control from Sykk's half guard. Sykk has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sykk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brewer is looking to advance position but Sykk has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sykk avoids the attempt from Brewer to control.
Sykk tries to control but Brewer wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sykk thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sykk thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Brewer tries to hold on but Sykk postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sykk postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brewer looks a forlorn figure.
Sykk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sykk 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.
Brewer tries to hold on but Sykk postures up.
Sykk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sykk sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sykk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sykk controlling from the full mount.
Sykk postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brewer looks a forlorn figure.
Brewer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brewer is still trying to improve position.
Sykk with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykk lands a big elbow.
Brewer is rocked!
Brewer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brewer is still in real trouble! Can Sykk finish him?
Brewer is in a horrible position here. Sykk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brewer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sykk loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Brewer scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sykk land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sykk stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vesa Sykk!
During a confident post fight interview, Vesa Sykk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Haarmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haarmann comes to the cage accompanied by Macabre - Fritz Haarmann The Butcher . Silver comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Natural Born Killaz by Dr Dre & Ice Cube kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fritz Haarmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Silver!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haarmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Haarmann missing with a left hand there. Silver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haarmann misses the jab.
Haarmann with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silver to score with a decent uppercut.
Silver slips under a jab.
Silver slips a jab and a cross from Haarmann.
Haarmann drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haarmann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haarmann advances position into side control!
Silver can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haarmann goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silver rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Haarmann's guard! Nice work there by Silver!
Haarmann keeping moving, preventing Silver from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haarmann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silver being controlled here momentarily.
Silver showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Haarmann is trying to control the position but Silver postures up.
Haarmann wants to control the position but Silver says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silver instigates a clinch.
Silver pressing his opponent against the cage.
Haarmann is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silver gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silver dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Haarmann has Silver pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Haarmann pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silver tumbling to the mat - Haarmann dives into Silver's guard.
Silver scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Silver fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haarmann on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver stuffs the takedown.
Haarmann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haarmann with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fritz Haarmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haarmann takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haarmann scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silver in his tracks.
Haarmann fails to land with a series of punches.
Silver wants to counter the offense by Haarmann and move into the clinch position.
Haarmann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silver.
Silver misses with a hook. Haarmann ducked under it nicely.
Silver moves into the clinch successfully.
Silver lands an elbow just above Haarmann 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haarmann is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silver is defending well.
Haarmann wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silver scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver is pushing Haarmann up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Haarmann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haarmann is looking to break free of the clinch but Silver has double underhooks.
Haarmann drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silver pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benny Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silver jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haarmann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haarmann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haarmann takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silver scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silver defending well as Haarmann loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Silver dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Haarmann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haarmann shoots in looking for a takedown. Silver tries to sprawl out of it but Haarmann keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silver manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Haarmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Haarmann.
Haarmann misses with a looping left.
Silver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silver throws a front kick aimed at Haarmann's knee but Haarmann avoids it well.
Silver with a jab.
Haarmann gets tackled into the cage by Silver. Silver maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haarmann manages to break the clinch.
Benny Silver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silver slips a jab from Haarmann.
A big left from Haarmann misses.
Good exchange - Silver coming out on top.
Haarmann walks into a stiff left hand from Silver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haarmann changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silver tries to avoid it but Haarmann manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silver to the ground. Silver escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Silver.
Haarmann throws the left hand but Silver avoids the punch easily.
Silver fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haarmann, pushing him back against the cage.
Haarmann tries to circle away but Silver has him pinned against the cage.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silver lands an elbow just above Haarmann 's eye.
Haarmann takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Fritz Haarmann has been cut.
Haarmann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haarmann dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silver has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Haarmann seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silver can turn it around.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
A bit of stalling here from Silver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haarmann looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fritz Haarmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haarmann's defenses.
Haarmann blocks the elbow strike.
Haarmann fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Haarmann wants to take the fight to the mat but Silver manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Haarmann avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haarmann is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Haarmann avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Silver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silver lands an elbow just above Haarmann 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a damaging elbow.
Silver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haarmann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Haarmann takes an elbow to the forehead.
Haarmann working hard to break the clinch.
Silver lands a damaging elbow.
Haarmann avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Haarmann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Haarmann has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Silver pushes Haarmann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haarmann avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Silver lands a nice shot to the body.
Benny Silver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haarmann takes an elbow to the forehead.
Haarmann can't get the takedown.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haarmann blocks an elbow strike.
Haarmann drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haarmann blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haarmann.
Haarmann looking for a takedown.
Haarmann trying to control the position but instead, Silver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haarmann into the cage.
Silver manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fritz Haarmann's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Haarmann manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silver on his heels. He'll look to pass Silver's guard now, I'm sure.
Haarmann stands and throws Silver's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver tries to bench press Haarmann off him but Haarmann keeps the position.
Haarmann is trying to get an arm triangle but Silver is defending well.
Haarmann trying to control the action but Silver is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haarmann tries for a kimura but Silver is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haarmann tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Haarmann trying to control the position but Silver is working away.
Silver struggling a bit here.
Haarmann trying to control the action but Silver is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Haarmann is trying to get an arm triangle but Silver is defending well.
Silver is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Haarmann asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Haarmann thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Haarmann goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silver rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Haarmann's guard! Nice work there by Silver!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver content to stall in guard here.
Haarmann keeping moving, preventing Silver from controlling successfully.
Fritz Haarmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haarmann is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Haarmann seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Haarmann wants to improve his position but instead Silver has moved into half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silver fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haarmann moves away from the strike by Silver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Haarmann jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haarmann shoots for a double leg takedown but Silver sprawls well. He's pushed Haarmann's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Haarmann looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
Haarmann checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Silver.
Silver tries to clinch up.
Haarmann takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Haarmann connects with a nice looking jab.
Silver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haarmann.
Haarmann throws a jab when Silver was well out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haarmann shoots in looking for a takedown but Silver manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haarmann's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silver staying out of range there.
Haarmann takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fritz Haarmann showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silver has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Silver!
Benny Silver made sure to mention his sponsor, Modern Wear Apparel in his post fight interview.
Fritz Haarmann was interviewed post fight and said 'Zum Teufel!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudley Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyatt's entrance music is Street fighter. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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213 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dudley Bradshaw!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradshaw misses with a kick to the body.
No luck for Bradshaw with that takedown attempt.
Hyatt throwing a counter right hand but Bradshaw manages to avoid it.
Hyatt blocks a low kick nicely.
Hyatt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hyatt lunges at Bradshaw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bradshaw's hand.
Hyatt lands a jab to Bradshaw's midsection.
Bradshaw misses with an uppercut
and Hyatt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Bradshaw - just one landing.
Hyatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bradshaw swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hyatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradshaw now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A lazy left from Hyatt finds it's target.
Hyatt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bradshaw.
Hyatt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradshaw tries a low kick but Hyatt avoids it.
Bradshaw throws a poor cross that misses
and Hyatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bradshaw swings for the body but Hyatt moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyatt throws a hook to the side of Bradshaw's head but Bradshaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradshaw looks for the body kick but Hyatt saw that one coming.
Dudley Bradshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyatt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hyatt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bradshaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good exchange - Hyatt coming out on top.
Bradshaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hyatt counters with a straight right hand.
Hyatt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hyatt swings for the body but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Hyatt moves out of range as Bradshaw strikes.
Bradshaw has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bradshaw throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hyatt.
That kick from Hyatt tenderised Bradshaw's leg. Bradshaw is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hyatt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bradshaw fails with the takedown
and Hyatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimmy Hyatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dudley Bradshaw.
Bradshaw checks a leg kick.
Hyatt slips under a jab.
Hyatt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hyatt cracks Bradshaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradshaw throws a looping overhand right but Hyatt ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A clash of legs there as Hyatt blocks the low kick.
Hyatt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bradshaw misses with an uppercut
and Hyatt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Hyatt - just one landing.
Hyatt clobbers Bradshaw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hyatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyatt moves away from the strike by Bradshaw.
Hyatt throws a hook but Bradshaw avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Bradshaw misses the target.
Hyatt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bradshaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyatt.
Hyatt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bradshaw misses with an uppercut
and Hyatt counters with a straight right hand.
Bradshaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyatt.
Bradshaw pushes Hyatt away with a front kick.
Jimmy Hyatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hyatt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hyatt there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bradshaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bradshaw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bradshaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradshaw swings for the body but Hyatt moves out of range.
Hyatt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bradshaw attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Hyatt as he connects with a hook.
Hyatt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradshaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bradshaw is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hyatt with a body shot.
Bradshaw misses with a body punch
and Hyatt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bradshaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Hyatt has closed the distance and engaged Bradshaw in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hyatt misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hyatt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bradshaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hyatt scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Hyatt.
Hyatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradshaw walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hyatt.
Bradshaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hyatt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab lands there for Hyatt.
Hyatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hyatt.
Hyatt tries to clinch but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Hyatt checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyatt misses with a jab to the body
and Bradshaw counters with a low kick, right behind Hyatt 's knee.
Bradshaw throws a shot from downtown. Hyatt moves away and avoids it.
Bradshaw gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hyatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hyatt connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hyatt dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hyatt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hyatt scores with a spinning back kick!
Bradshaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyatt is looking to counter punch.
Bradshaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyatt.
Hyatt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hyatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradshaw is just out of range.
Bradshaw lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hyatt throws a good cross that connects.
Hyatt digs a good hook to Bradshaw's body.
Bradshaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradshaw thinks about the counter body kick.
Jimmy Hyatt is winning the standup battle so far.
Hyatt lands with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bradshaw.
Bradshaw has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bradshaw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hyatt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradshaw takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bradshaw throws a hook but Hyatt avoids it easily.
Hyatt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the liver by Hyatt. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyatt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bradshaw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bradshaw throws a hook to the side of Hyatt's head but Hyatt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradshaw on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hyatt avoids the body shot from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Bradshaw misses.
Hyatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Hyatt - just one landing.
Bradshaw misses with a body shot.
Hyatt throws a nice head kick!
Decent striking displayed by Hyatt there.
Some bone on bone action there as Bradshaw checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bradshaw moves out of range as Hyatt throws a body kick.
Hyatt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bradshaw can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Hyatt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradshaw scoring well with a low kick there.
Bradshaw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hyatt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hyatt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bradshaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bradshaw tests Hyatt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hyatt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hyatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradshaw takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bradshaw looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hyatt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hyatt checks a leg kick.
Hyatt with a jab.
Hyatt throws out a loose jab but Bradshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradshaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hyatt misses with a low kick as Bradshaw jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradshaw.
Hyatt takes a swing at Bradshaw's ribcage but misses.
Hyatt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bradshaw is out of range.
Bradshaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bradshaw misses with a looping right.
Bradshaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyatt.
Bradshaw wants to slow Hyatt down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice shot lands for Bradshaw.
Hyatt takes a swing at Bradshaw's ribcage but misses.
Hyatt lands an overhand right.
Hyatt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bradshaw has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hyatt moves away from the strike by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyatt.
Bradshaw feints a counter leg kick.
Bradshaw lands a jab to Hyatt's midsection.
Bradshaw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt throws a shot from downtown. Bradshaw moves away and avoids it.
Bradshaw drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hyatt defends it well.
Bradshaw walks into a left hand.
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!
Nice body punch from Hyatt.
Hyatt wants to land a leg kick but Bradshaw is out of range.
Hyatt moves away from the strike by Bradshaw.
A little feinted left hand from Hyatt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hyatt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradshaw throws out the jab.
Hyatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradshaw.
Hyatt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bradshaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyatt.
Bradshaw misses with a body shot.
Hyatt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bradshaw is looking to chop away at Hyatt's legs.
Bradshaw just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHyatt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradshaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyatt.
Hyatt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hyatt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hyatt is looking to score with low kicks.
Hyatt backing away here, and Bradshaw unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hyatt dominated that second round.
That's time! Hyatt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bradshaw shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hyatt but Hyatt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hyatt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bradshaw fails with the takedown.
Bradshaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hyatt.
Bradshaw pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hyatt is out of range and Bradshaw settles back down.
Bradshaw walks into a straight right hand from Hyatt.
Bradshaw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bradshaw pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hyatt is out of range and Bradshaw settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradshaw looks to throw the jab but Hyatt is out of range.
Bradshaw moves forwards but Hyatt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bradshaw misses with a body punch
and Hyatt counters with a three punch combo that has Bradshaw backing up. Bradshaw nods at Hyatt to acknowledge the strikes.
Hyatt jabs Bradshaw right on the nose. Bradshaw blinks but takes it well.
Hyatt lands with a hook. Bradshaw tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw misses with a body punch
letting Hyatt counter with a right hand.
Bradshaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bradshaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bradshaw loads up on a big right hand but Hyatt slips the punch.
Bradshaw thuds a left hand into Hyatt's body.
Hyatt 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.
Hyatt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bradshaw lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Hyatt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bradshaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good leg kick by Hyatt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hyatt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bradshaw's calf.
Bradshaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bradshaw misses with a hook
and Hyatt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyatt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bradshaw doesn't seem bothered though.
Bradshaw misses with a hook to the body
and Hyatt counters with a good, hard body kick but Bradshaw shrugs it off.
Bradshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyatt moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw misses the shot to the body.
Hyatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradshaw manages to avoid it.
Bradshaw missing with a left hand there. Hyatt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Bradshaw tries to get set, Hyatt tries to push him back and clinch up but Bradshaw manages to avoid the attempt.
Bradshaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyatt misses with a low kick.
Bradshaw lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hyatt moves out of range of the strikes.
Bradshaw scores with a nice body kick.
A big left from Hyatt misses.
Hyatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bradshaw throws a body punch but Hyatt moves out of range.
Hyatt throws a leg kick but Bradshaw moved away.
A jab from Hyatt finds it's way through Bradshaw's defenses.
Bradshaw staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bradshaw tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hyatt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hyatt stuffs the takedown attempt from Bradshaw. Bradshaw gets slowly back to his feet.
As Bradshaw tries to get set, Hyatt tries to push him back and clinch up but Bradshaw manages to avoid the attempt.
Jimmy Hyatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dudley Bradshaw.
Hyatt misses with a wild body shot.
Hyatt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bradshaw throws a body kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Hyatt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bradshaw is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hyatt is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bradshaw.
Hyatt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bradshaw shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hyatt kicks Bradshaw off and gets back to his feet.
Bradshaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradshaw takes one to the chin there.
Dudley Bradshaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradshaw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt throws a good cross that connects.
Bradshaw lands a right hook to the body.
Bradshaw swings widly with a right hand
and Hyatt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hyatt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bradshaw connects with a looping right hand.
Jimmy Hyatt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hyatt lands a front kick.
Bradshaw gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Hyatt counter with a right hand.
Bradshaw looks to land a left hand but Hyatt moved out of range nicely.
Bradshaw will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hyatt.
Hyatt connects with a body shot.
Bradshaw swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hyatt counters with a nice leg kick.
Bradshaw walks into a straight right hand from Hyatt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Hyatt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hyatt 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Hyatt!
During a confident post fight interview, Jimmy Hyatt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katurian Tupolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tupolski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mobb Deep - Shook Ones part II. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir Ignatov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Katurian Tupolski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatov throws a leg kick that misses.
Tupolski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Tupolski slams his shin into Ignatov's torso.
Tupolski misses with a kick to the body.
Ignatov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ignatov throws a big shot that misses.
Tupolski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ignatov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ignatov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tupolski lands a leg kick that knocks Ignatov off balance momentarily.
Ignatov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ignatov moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Tupolski on the inside.
Tupolski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tupolski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tupolski blocking some punches.
Ignatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tupolski.
Tupolski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tupolski working Ignatov over with knees to the body.
Ignatov throws an elbow but it misses.
Tupolski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatov's elbow.
Ignatov throws a head punch that misses.
Ignatov lands an elbow just above Tupolski 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupolski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ignatov throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ignatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Tupolski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tupolski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tupolski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tupolski throws the kick towards the body but Ignatov avoids it.
As Tupolski looks to move away, Ignatov throws a big counter combo bu Tupolski just gets out of the way.
Good leg kick by Tupolski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut there from Tupolski.
Ignatov cracks Tupolski with an open hand slap.
Ignatov throws the left hand but Tupolski avoids the punch easily.
Ignatov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tupolski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatov connects with a body shot.
Tupolski lands a nice looking body kick.
Tupolski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ignatov.
Katurian Tupolski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatov connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov is looking to score with low kicks.
Tupolski has closed the distance and engaged Ignatov in a clinch.
Tupolski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ignatov lands an elbow that stopped Tupolski in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Katurian Tupolski has been cut.
Tupolski blocks a body shot from Ignatov.
Ignatov manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Ignatov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tupolski misses with a body shot.
Ignatov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tupolski lands with a nice body punch.
Ignatov moves out of range as Tupolski strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Ignatov misses the target.
Ignatov throws a low kick but Tupolski moves out of range easily.
Ignatov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tupolski lands a leg kick that knocks Ignatov off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ignatov. That's going to slow Tupolski down.
Tupolski throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatov 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.
Tupolski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov with a hook.
Ignatov scores with a leg kick.
Ignatov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ignatov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tupolski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ignatov.
Tupolski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ignatov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ignatov throwing a counter right hand but Tupolski manages to avoid it.
Ignatov is looking to slow Tupolski down with leg kicks.
Tupolski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ignatov tries a low kick but Tupolski avoids it.
Tupolski counters with a body kick.
Tupolski connects with a leg kick. Ignatov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tupolski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ignatov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tupolski just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ignatov misses the target.
Ignatov ducks under a wild hook from Tupolski.
Tupolski misses with a wild body shot.
Tupolski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ignatov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tupolski lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tupolski throws a jab when Ignatov was well out of range.
Ignatov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tupolski misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Tupolski backs away, Ignatov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tupolski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ignatov rather than just go for the knockout.
Ignatov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tupolski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ignatov misses with a body kick.
Ignatov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ignatov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tupolski just misses with a punch to the body.
Tupolski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tupolski scoring well with a low kick there.
Tupolski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ignatov throws a sloppy head kick and Tupolski moves out of range easily.
Tupolski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignatov. Tupolski does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tupolski lands a nice looking body shot.
Tupolski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ignatov moves out of range of the leg kick from Tupolski.
Tupolski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ignatov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ignatov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tupolski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ignatov to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Katurian Tupolski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Katurian Tupolski'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.
Tupolski looks for the body kick but Ignatov saw that one coming.
Ignatov throws a nice head kick!
Katurian Tupolski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ignatov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ignatov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ignatov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tupolski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ignatov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tupolski lands a nice hook to Ignatov's body. Ignatov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tupolski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ignatov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov tries to score with a low kick but Tupolski moves his leg out of the way.
Ignatov is looking to land body kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tupolski.
Tupolski moves out of range as Ignatov throws a body kick.
Tupolski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ignatov misses with a straight left.
Tupolski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tupolski throws a wild body kick that Ignatov sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov tries to clinch but Tupolski is having none of it.
Tupolski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ignatov slips a jab and a cross from Tupolski.
Tupolski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ignatov. Ignatov obviously looking to wear him down.
Ignatov thuds his shin into the meat of Tupolski's side.
Ignatov throws a low kick, looking for Tupolski's leg but Tupolski calmly moves out of range.
Tupolski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ignatov's hands.
Tupolski checks a low kick from Ignatov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tupolski.
Tupolski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ignatov checks it well.
Ignatov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tupolski looks for the body kick but Ignatov saw that one coming.
Ignatov misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatov tried to score with a low kick but Tupolski checks it.
Ignatov thuds his shin into the meat of Tupolski's side.
Tupolski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ignatov at a distance.
Ignatov is looking to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tupolski in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tupolski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ignatov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tupolski. Tupolski obviously looking to wear him down.
Tupolski throws a shot to the body.
Ignatov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tupolski.
Tupolski checks a leg kick.
Ignatov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tupolski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ignatov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tupolski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ignatov.
Tupolski avoids the head kick by Ignatov.
Tupolski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ignatov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ignatov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ignatov.
Tupolski works Ignatov's body with a nice hook.
Ignatov throws a low kick but Tupolski moves out of range easily.
Tupolski throws a jab but it's blocked by Ignatov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tupolski connects with a leg kick. Ignatov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Tupolski misses.
Tupolski misses with a leg kick.
Ignatov blocks a low kick nicely.
Tupolski misses with a kick to the body.
Ignatov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tupolski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ignatov scores with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatov.
Tupolski moves out of range of the body kick from Ignatov.
Tupolski is looking to clinch but Ignatov is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Ignatov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tupolski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ignatov doesn't seem bothered though.
Ignatov motions for Tupolski to come forward. Ignatov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tupolski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tupolski fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Tupolski misses.
Tupolski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski avoids a kick to the body.
Tupolski tries to land a front kick but Ignatov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ignatov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tupolski. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignatov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tupolski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tupolski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatov manages to avoid it.
Ignatov throws a leg kick
and Ignatov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tupolski throws a sloppy head kick and Ignatov moves out of range easily.
Tupolski has closed the distance and engaged Ignatov in a clinch.
Ignatov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ignatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tupolski.
Tupolski scores with a shoulder strike.
Ignatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Tupolski.
Ignatov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ignatov misses with an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Ignatov to work.
Tupolski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Katurian Tupolski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Katurian Tupolski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tupolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Ignatov.
The fighters circling - Tupolski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ignatov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tupolski manages to circle out of the way.
Tupolski misses with a low kick.
Tupolski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ignatov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ignatov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tupolski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ignatov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ignatov throws a looping overhand right but Tupolski ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Tupolski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tupolski looks for the body kick but Ignatov saw that one coming.
Ignatov connects with a jab.
Ignatov misses with a looping right.
Ignatov wants to clinch up but Tupolski keeps it at a distance.
Ignatov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tupolski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tupolski, right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Tupolski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ignatov. Those never looked like landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tupolski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ignatov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ignatov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tupolski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tupolski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ignatov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ignatov takes a swing at Tupolski's ribcage but misses.
Tupolski throws a leg kick but Ignatov checks it.
Ignatov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ignatov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tupolski is able to avoid easily.
Tupolski feints and then cracks Ignatov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ignatov down.
Tupolski blocks a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Tupolski.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ignatov, right into the meat.
Ignatov throws a body punch but Tupolski moves out of range.
Tupolski checks a low kick from Ignatov.
Ignatov sets himself, and Tupolski steps forward looking for the clinch! Ignatov avoids it this time.
Ignatov cracks the inside of Tupolski's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Tupolski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ignatov throws a sloppy head kick and Tupolski moves out of range easily.
Tupolski moves out of range of the body kick from Ignatov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tupolski walks into a left hand.
Ignatov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tupolski follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ignatov throws a chopping leg kick but Tupolski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tupolski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ignatov.
Ignatov throws a push kick but Tupolski slaps the foot to one side.
Tupolski lands with a shot to the body.
Ignatov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ignatov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tupolski.
Ignatov misses with a low kick.
Ignatov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ignatov slips a straight right by Tupolski.
Tupolski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tupolski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tupolski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ignatov blocks the body kick.
Ignatov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tupolski thows a body kick. Ignatov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ignatov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tupolski.
Ignatov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tupolski.
A combination from Tupolski does no damage.
Ignatov half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Ignatov misses its intended target.
Ignatov moves out of range as Tupolski throws a body kick.
Tupolski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tupolski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tupolski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ignatov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tupolski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tupolski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tupolski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tupolski lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatov looking to stall.
Tupolski struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatov controls his hands.
Ignatov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ignatov lands a body punch.
Ignatov lands an elbow just above Tupolski 's eye.
Ignatov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tupolski backwards.
Ignatov managing to block the knees to the body from Tupolski.
Ignatov looking to stall.
Ignatov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tupolski.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ignatov.
Ignatov trying to stall but Tupolski improves his position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ignatov.
Ignatov lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Vladimir Ignatov did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Katurian Tupolski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ignatov throws a lazy body kick
and Tupolski counters with a nice leg kick.
Ignatov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tupolski is looking to slow Ignatov down with leg kicks.
Ignatov walks into a straight right hand from Tupolski.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ignatov.
Tupolski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tupolski throws the kick towards the body but Ignatov avoids it.
Tupolski misses with a kick to the body.
Ignatov avoids the head kick by Tupolski.
As Tupolski backs away, Ignatov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ignatov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tupolski.
Tupolski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ignatov.
Tupolski is looking to slow Ignatov down with leg kicks.
Ignatov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tupolski's calf.
Ignatov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tupolski throws a leg kick but Ignatov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tupolski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ignatov backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov defending well as Tupolski loads up on a big left hand.
Ignatov throws a lazy right hand but Tupolski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatov checks a low kick from Tupolski.
Ignatov tried to counter with a leg kick but Tupolski avoided it.
Ignatov is looking to chop away at Tupolski's legs.
Ignatov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ignatov tries to clinch but Tupolski moves out of range.
Tupolski slips under a jab.
Tupolski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ignatov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tupolski.
Tupolski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tupolski cracks a nice hook into Ignatov's ribs.
Ignatov tries to land a front kick but Tupolski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ignatov connects with the punch.
Tupolski moves out of range of the strikes.
Ignatov throws a wild body kick that Tupolski sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ignatov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ignatov throws a looping overhand right but Tupolski ducks down to avoid it.
Ignatov scoring well with a low kick there.
Ignatov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatov moves out of range as Tupolski throws a body kick.
Ignatov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tupolski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ignatov closes the distance and clinches.
Ignatov stalling in the clinch but Tupolski improves position.
A short uppercut from Ignatov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tupolski throws an elbow but misses.
Ignatov lands an elbow inside that Tupolski shrugs off.
Tupolski missing with knees to the body.
Tupolski scores with a shoulder strike.
Tupolski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
Ignatov looking to throw knees to the head but Tupolski is blocking nicely.
Ignatov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tupolski crunches a lovely knee into Ignatov's ribcage.
Ignatov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tupolski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tupolski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatov's elbow.
Tupolski scores with a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ignatov is stalling here.
Ignatov misses with a punch on the inside.
Tupolski breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Tupolski.
Ignatov tries to work over Tupolski's front leg with a kick but Tupolski checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov jabs Tupolski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ignatov with a nice cross.
A leg kick checked by Tupolski.
Ignatov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tupolski in his tracks.
Tupolski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ignatov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice body kick there by Tupolski.
Tupolski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ignatov.
Tupolski throws a leg kick but Ignatov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignatov. Tupolski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatov moves away from the strike by Tupolski.
Donk. Tupolski catches Ignatov right on the button with a cross.
Ignatov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tupolski.
Tupolski lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Katurian Tupolski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Katurian Tupolski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ignatov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tupolski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatov.
Tupolski ducks right into an uppercut from Ignatov.
Tupolski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ignatov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ignatov misses with a straight right.
Ignatov misses with a low kick.
Ignatov is looking to land body kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tupolski.
Tupolski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatov manages to avoid it.
Ignatov moves out of range of the body kick.
Ignatov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice cross by Tupolski.
Ignatov lands with a nice body kick.
Ignatov throws out a loose jab but Tupolski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tupolski shapes to counter with a head kick.
Tupolski misses with the combination.
Ignatov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tupolski.
Ignatov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ignatov lands a glancing blow to the side of Tupolski's head.
Ignatov avoids a kick to the body.
Tupolski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ignatov tries to score with a low kick but Tupolski moves his leg out of the way.
Tupolski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tupolski misses with a body kick.
Ignatov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tupolski.
A slow jab from Tupolski misses its intended target.
Tupolski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ignatov.
Ignatov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tupolski thows a body kick. Ignatov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ignatov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tupolski counters with a good low kick that Ignatov was not able to check.
Ignatov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vladimir Ignatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katurian Tupolski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tupolski thuds a left hand into Ignatov's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tupolski is looking to clinch but Ignatov is avoiding it.
Tupolski slips under a jab from Ignatov.
Tupolski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ignatov.
Ignatov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tupolski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ignatov wants to clinch.
Tupolski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ignatov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tupolski.
Tupolski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Ignatov.
Ignatov throws a hook but Tupolski avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov looks to throw the jab but Tupolski is out of range.
Tupolski throws out a counter right but Ignatov avoids it with no problem.
Tupolski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ignatov at a distance.
Tupolski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ignatov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tupolski. Ignatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice shot lands for Tupolski.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tupolski.
Ignatov looks for the body kick but Tupolski saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Tupolski misses the target.
Ignatov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tupolski.
Ignatov is looking to score with low kicks.
Tupolski unleashes a big counter combination but Ignatov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tupolski throws a solid leg kick but Ignatov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tupolski.
Tupolski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tupolski throws a jab but it's blocked by Ignatov.
A big left from Ignatov misses.
Ignatov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Tupolski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatov misses with a wild combination.
Tupolski connects with a solid leg kick.
Tupolski feints and then cracks Ignatov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ignatov down.
Tupolski feints and then cracks Ignatov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ignatov down.
Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tupolski.
Ignatov is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ignatov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tupolski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tupolski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ignatov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tupolski connects with an inside leg kick.
Tupolski scores with a kick to the body.
Ignatov swats away the attempt to clinch by Tupolski.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Katurian Tupolski.
I think Tupolski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:49
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:49
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katurian Tupolski!
Katurian Tupolski is the new welterweight champion!
Katurian Tupolski spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Teló (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teló is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Michel Telo - Ai se eu te pego. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michel Teló!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teló swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Teló connects with a right hand. Murphy shakes it off.
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Teló's corner calls for a 1-2. Teló obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy is looking to score with low kicks.
Teló drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murphy defends it well.
Teló throws a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Murphy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Teló closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Murphy quickly recovers to half guard.
Murphy has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Teló is on him like a limpet, forcing Murphy back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Teló bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teló misses with a low kick as Murphy jumps back.
Teló takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Teló has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teló scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Murphy tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy is trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teló working for a choke but Murphy is defending well.
Teló trying to control.
Murphy looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Teló is looking for a rear naked choke here but Murphy reverses the position brilliantly into Teló's guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Teló had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murphy defends it easily.
Teló is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Teló blocks nicely.
Murphy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Murphy won't allow Teló to sweep him here.
Murphy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teló trying to keep a closed guard but Murphy is proving a slippery customer.
Murphy scoring with some ground and pound.
Murphy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Teló has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murphy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Teló is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teló has his feet on Murphy's thighs here. He's pushed Murphy off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Murphy screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michel Teló!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parmalee Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett's entrance music is RATM: Know Your Enemy. A fine choice. Burns comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three - The Roof Is On Fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parmalee Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Burns!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Sackett.
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Burns blocks a low kick nicely.
Burns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've been told by Sackett's head coaches at Broken Halo Vegas that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burns lands with a cross.
Burns takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burns tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sackett throws a leg kick which misses Burns's front leg but catches the back leg as Burns tries to avoid it.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns throws a right and a left that Sackett avoids nicely.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Sackett went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Burns scores with a one two! Sackett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sackett at a distance.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Burns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
A big right from Burns misses.
Burns throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sackett seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sackett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Burns clinches up with Sackett and pushes him back against the cage.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Sackett tries to break free but Burns pushes him back against the cage.
Burns blocking some punches.
Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
It looks like Parmalee Sackett has been cut.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Sackett.
A short right from Sackett.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sackett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sackett stalling the fight.
Sackett misses with a body punch.
Burns tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sackett misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett lands a nice uppercut.
Sackett blocking some punches.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Sackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burns has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sackett seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Burns can turn it around.
Sackett controlling the action here for a moment.
Burns scores with a hook to the body.
Burns working aggressively here.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
A big right from Burns misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Burns. That snapped Sackett's head back.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sackett - that will leave a mark!
Burns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sackett motions for Burns to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Burns - just one landing.
Nice body kick from Sackett.
Parmalee Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sackett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sackett throws a head kick that Burns semi-blocks.
It looks like Brian Burns has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Parmalee Sackett will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
Burns moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
Burns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns throws out a counter right but Sackett avoids it with no problem.
Brian Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Burns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sackett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sackett lands a high kick!
Burns gets a clinch.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Sackett.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Burns working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Burns.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns.
Burns presses Sackett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of Burns's head.
Sackett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Burns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sackett.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burns lands an uppercut.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sackett pulls his leg out and moves away.
Burns misses with a body punch
and Sackett counters with a low kick, right behind Burns 's knee.
Sackett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A combination from Burns does no damage.
Sackett was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burns lands a jab to Sackett's midsection.
Sackett throws a right hand that misses
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Sackett looks to throw a body kick
and Burns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sackett ducks right into an uppercut from Burns.
Burns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
A shot to the body from Sackett misses
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick.
Burns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sackett circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sackett counters with a slapping leg kick.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Sackett counters with a left and a right that stings Burns.
Sackett feints and then cracks Burns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett lands with a shot to the body.
Burns with a lazy takedown attempt
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Sackett slips under a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Burns blocks the leg kick.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett is looking to counter punch.
Sackett is looking to wear down Burns with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burns throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Burns misses with a looping right.
Sackett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burns tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but Burns avoids it.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Parmalee Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Sackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burns.
Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sackett.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Burns scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burns, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brian Burns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
Burns throws a series of punches but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Sackett misses.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Burns throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett throws a quick counter kick to the body but Burns avoids it.
Burns smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burns shoots in but no luck this time.
As Burns backs away, Sackett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sackett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Burns misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Burns fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett lands with an uppercut that bounces Burns off the cage and back into range.
Sackett wants to land a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Sackett throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Burns. That snapped Sackett's head back.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Sackett throws a nice head kick!
Burns lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burns digs a good body shot into Sackett's ribs.
Sackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett keeps the fight on the outside.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sackett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Burns is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sackett with a body shot.
Burns connects with a body shot.
Burns with a jab.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick
and Burns counters with a three punch combo that has Sackett backing up. Sackett nods at Burns to acknowledge the strikes.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands a right hook to the body.
Sackett scores with a kick to the body.
Burns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Burns down.
Burns tries to clinch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns lands with a right hand.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Sackett 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.
Burns scores with the left hand. Sackett knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
It seemed like Burns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sackett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sackett lands a glancing blow to the side of Burns's head.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Sackett thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns works Sackett's body with a nice hook.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Sackett leaves Burns with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Parmalee Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Burns.
Burns misses with an uppercut
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Sackett connects with a nice looking jab.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burns's calf.
Sackett dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Sackett looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Brian Burns just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burns moves into the clinch successfully.
Sackett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Sackett circles away.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns misses with a jab to the body
and Sackett counters with a thumping low kick.
Sackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burns walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Burns scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burns displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Burns throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Sackett fires out a quick counter leg kick but Burns just manages to avoid it.
Burns takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burns lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns looks to land a combination but Sackett avoids it well.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Sackett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
You can see that Burns has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Burns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Burns throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sackett's waist but Sackett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burns off to one side.
Sackett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Burns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Burns closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sackett's guard.
Sackett pushes Burns off and gets back to his feet.
Burns works Sackett's body with a nice hook.
Sackett scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns digs a good body shot into Sackett's ribs.
Burns tries to clinch up.
Sackett defending well as Burns loads up on a big left hand.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Burns cracks Sackett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
Burns misses with a looping right.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
As Burns looks to move away, Sackett throws a big counter combo bu Burns just gets out of the way.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Burns sees coming a mile off.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Sackett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Sackett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sackett looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sackett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns connects with a looping right hand.
Sackett misses with a body punch
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Burns throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sackett circles away quickly and effectively.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab from Burns.
Burns checks a low kick from Sackett.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Burns dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice jab there from Burns.
Burns goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sackett lands with a hook. Burns tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Burns with a nice cross.
Burns thuds his right hand into Sackett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burns moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Burns cracks Sackett with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice side step and Burns releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Burns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sackett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burns works the jab nicely.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett is looking for a counter combo.
Burns punishes Sackett's body with a nice straight punch.
Sackett throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Burns catches Sackett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Both fighters circling a little - Sackett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Burns connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burns tries to clinch up.
Parmalee Sackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brian Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sackett eats them both and turns towards Burns to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Sackett thinks about countering with a body kick.
Burns swinging wildly here.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns blocks a head kick by Sackett.
Burns doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sackett counters with a nice uppercut.
Sackett is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but Burns saw it coming and moves away.
Burns misses with a series of wild punches.
Sackett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Burns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sackett appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sackett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Sackett appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Burns throws a shot to the body.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sackett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burns blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
Burns lands a lovely overhand right.
Burns misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Sackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Burns.
Burns lands a jab to the head.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Burns checks it.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Burns.
Sackett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Burns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sackett thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sackett motions for Burns to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Burns.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sackett has time to react.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:49
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brian Burns!
Brian Burns is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Brian Burns thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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