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Causing Havoc 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Dog Sharik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Rhodes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Dog Sharik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes tries to clinch up.
Sharik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sharik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhodes has closed the distance and engaged Sharik in a clinch.
Sharik takes a shot to the head.
Sharik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rhodes struggles to land a body shot inside as Sharik controls his hands.
Sharik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rhodes manages to break the clinch.
Sharik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rhodes is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rhodes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rhodes managing to block the knees to the body from Sharik.
Sharik connects with a knee to the head.
Rhodes avoids the elbow strike from Sharik, against the cage.
Rhodes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sharik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rhodes avoids it.
Sharik using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Rhodes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rhodes digs a right hand underneath Sharik's ribcage. Sharik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rhodes avoids it.
Sharik tries to land a knee to the head but Rhodes blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Sharik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rhodes.
Sharik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rhodes breaks the clinch.
Sharik gets tackled into the cage by Rhodes. Rhodes maintains the clinch.
Rhodes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rhodes stalling against the cage.
Sharik misses with a knee strike.
Sharik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rhodes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rhodes lands a body punch.
Rhodes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sharik or not.
Rhodes breaks the clinch.
Rhodes scores with a nice right hand.
Rhodes pushes Sharik up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rhodes.
It looks like The Dog Sharik has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhodes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sharik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rhodes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Rhodes.
Sharik is trying to push Rhodes away but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sharik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sharik tries to throw a body punch but Rhodes avoids it by throwing Sharik back against the cage.
Rhodes pushes Sharik back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sharik is breathing heavily.
Rhodes just leaning against Sharik, taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Rhodes.
Rhodes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharik avoids it.
Rhodes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rhodes lands with a short shot to the head.
Rhodes pushes Sharik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rhodes is defending well for now.
Rhodes lands a knee to the head.
Rhodes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rhodes misses with a knee strike.
Sharik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharik trying to land knees to the body.
Rhodes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sharik trying to land knees to the body.
Sharik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rhodes moves into the clinch.
Rhodes prevents Sharik from breaking the clinch.
Rhodes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rhodes to score with a decent uppercut.
Rhodes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rhodes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharik backwards.
Sharik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rhodes is defending well for now.
Rhodes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sharik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rhodes blocks the elbow strike.
Rhodes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rhodes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rhodes pushes off an throws an elbow but Sharik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhodes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Rhodes.
Rhodes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Dog Sharik's cut is getting worse.
Rhodes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rhodes keeps control of Sharik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rhodes lands a shot to the body.
Sharik letting Rhodes take a breather here.
Sharik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sharik missing with knees to the body.
Rhodes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Rhodes.
Rhodes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rhodes.
Rhodes scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Rhodes.
Rhodes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sharik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sharik takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Rhodes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Dog Sharik's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rhodes avoids the head kick by Sharik.
Rhodes closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rhodes.
Sharik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rhodes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rhodes has Sharik up against the cage in a clinch.
Rhodes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sharik takes an elbow to the temple.
Rhodes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rhodes working Sharik over with knees to the body.
Rhodes lands an elbow inside.
The Dog Sharik's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rhodes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sharik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rhodes avoids it.
Sharik trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sharik throws an elbow but misses.
Sharik goes for a takedown attempt but Rhodes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rhodes cracks Sharik with a good jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharik throws a head kick that misses.
Rhodes moves into the clinch.
Rhodes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rhodes.
Rhodes lands an elbow just above Sharik 's eye.
Rhodes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Rhodes.
Jeez, The Dog Sharik's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rhodes scores with a shoulder strike.
Rhodes landing knees to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at The Dog Sharik's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Don Rhodes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Babushka Fandango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Blackwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackwood has chosen Catch Your Breath by CFO$ 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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216 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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22
212 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Babushka Fandango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gavin Blackwood!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackwood dives in and grabs Fandango's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fandango pushes down on Blackwood's head and hops out.
Fandango defending well as Blackwood loads up on a big left hand.
Blackwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackwood slips under a jab from Fandango.
Blackwood gets a takedown into half guard.
Fandango looks like he's trying to stand up.
Blackwood winds up and cracks Fandango with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fandango wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fandango is looking to control Blackwood's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fandango avoid being mounted?
Fandango pushes Blackwood off and gets back to his feet.
Fandango swings widly with a right hand
and Blackwood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fandango gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blackwood has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fandango avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fandango gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blackwood.
Babushka Fandango has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Blackwood.
Fandango tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blackwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fandango throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fandango missing with knees to the body.
Fandango looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blackwood is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blackwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackwood avoiding damage as Fandango throws knees to the body.
Blackwood tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fandango lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood blocks an elbow strike from Fandango.
Blackwood is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fandango is defending well.
Blackwood wants a takedown but no success here.
Fandango fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackwood avoids the elbow strike from Fandango, against the cage.
Blackwood avoids a wild elbow strike from Fandango.
Fandango doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fandango throws an elbow but it misses.
Blackwood is looking for a takedown.
Fandango has a couple of punches blocked by Blackwood.
Blackwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blackwood looking for a takedown.
Fandango putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blackwood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blackwood looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fandango tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackwood avoids it.
Fandango is pushing Blackwood up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fandango lands a damaging elbow.
Fandango lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fandango is struggling to control the position.
Fandango can't find room to land a body shot as Blackwood controls the action.
Fandango content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fandango missing with knees to the body.
Blackwood drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fandango pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fandango fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fandango has Blackwood up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fandango lands an elbow just above Blackwood 's eye.
Fandango throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blackwood avoids the elbow strike from Fandango, against the cage.
Fandango tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fandango working aggressively here.
Fandango misses with an elbow strike.
Blackwood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fandango pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blackwood drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fandango pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blackwood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blackwood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fandango stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fandango wants it to stay on the feet.
Fandango tries to clinch but Blackwood is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Babushka Fandango dominated that round.
That's time! Fandango's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fandango clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fandango.
Blackwood wants a takedown.
Fandango is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackwood is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fandango misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackwood.
Fandango pushes off an throws an elbow but Blackwood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blackwood blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackwood wants a takedown but no success here.
Blackwood is looking to take this one to the mat.
Babushka Fandango has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Blackwood.
Fandango misses with an elbow strike.
Blackwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fandango tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackwood avoids it.
Fandango pushes off an throws an elbow but Blackwood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fandango misses with a knee strike.
Fandango misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackwood drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blackwood blocks an elbow strike.
Fandango trying to land knees to the body.
Fandango pushes off an throws an elbow but Blackwood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fandango misses with some punches.
Fandango gets underhooks to prevent Blackwood's takedown attempt.
Blackwood drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fandango pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blackwood shoots in for a double leg but Fandango sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Blackwood.
Fandango forces Blackwood back against the cage and clinches.
Fandango gets underhooks to prevent Blackwood's takedown attempt.
Blackwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fandango landing knees to the head.
It looks like Gavin Blackwood has been cut.
Fandango is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackwood can do to turn this around?
Blackwood dodges an elbow strike from Fandango.
Blackwood blocks the elbow strike.
Blackwood avoiding damage as Fandango throws knees to the body.
Fandango swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fandango looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fandango creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackwood's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fandango just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blackwood's brow.
Blackwood blocks an elbow strike.
Blackwood drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fandango pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fandango throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blackwood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackwood. Fandango does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fandango tries to clinch up but Blackwood circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blackwood is defended easily by Fandango.
Fandango closes the distance and clinches.
Babushka Fandango has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fandango lands a knee to the body.
Blackwood has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Fandango regains guard immediately.
Fandango wants to stand but Blackwood is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fandango is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blackwood stops Fandango from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blackwood's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've been hearing good reports from Fandango'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.
Fandango is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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 head punch on the inside from Fandango fails to land.
Fandango misses with an elbow strike.
Fandango lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fandango creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blackwood tightens his grip and picks Fandango up, before dumping him to the ground. Fandango manages to land in guard.
Fandango wants to stand but Blackwood is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Babushka Fandango dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gavin Blackwood's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Blackwood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blackwood.
Fandango wants to clinch up but Blackwood keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Blackwood. Those never looked like landing.
Fandango throws a big counter combination but Blackwood scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fandango moves to clinch but Blackwood breaks away
so Blackwood counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Blackwood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fandango trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackwood working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fandango preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fandango is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blackwood throws a strike but Fandango rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fandango is one step ahead there.
Fandango trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blackwood's guard.
Gavin Blackwood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fandango controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fandango trying to control but Blackwood is working from the bottom.
Fandango trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blackwood trying to control the position.
Fandango gets to his feet - Blackwood follows without any prompting.
Fandango closes the distance and pushes Blackwood back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fandango just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blackwood's brow.
Blackwood has Fandango pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fandango manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fandango misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fandango.
Fandango with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fandango misses with an elbow strike.
Fandango throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fandango trying to land knees to the body.
Blackwood is trying to drag Fandango to the mat but Fandango just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Babushka Fandango has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Blackwood.
Fandango comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fandango fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fandango throws an elbow but it misses.
Fandango throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blackwood blocks it with crossed arms.
Fandango prevents the takedown attempt.
Fandango misses with a knee strike.
Blackwood goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fandango prevents it.
Blackwood is trying to drag Fandango to the mat but Fandango just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fandango missing with knees to the body.
Fandango creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fandango using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blackwood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fandango misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood prevents a body shot from Fandango.
Blackwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blackwood is looking for a takedown.
Babushka Fandango is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fandango missing with knees to the body.
Blackwood is working for takedown but Fandango is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blackwood is working for takedown but Fandango is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blackwood has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fandango is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blackwood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fandango is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackwood is defending well for now.
Blackwood avoids a wild elbow strike from Fandango.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blackwood has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fandango is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fandango lands an elbow that stopped Blackwood in his tracks for a moment.
Gavin Blackwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fandango lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Babushka Fandango showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fandango, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Babushka Fandango!
Babushka Fandango was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jugram Haschwalth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamati Ngata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ngata has chosen Maori Haka as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jugram Haschwalth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tamati Ngata!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haschwalth.
Ngata scores with a hook.
Ngata scores with a nice strike.
Ngata moves forwards but Haschwalth connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ngata misses with a double jab.
Haschwalth misses with a head kick.
Ngata misses with a hook. Haschwalth ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Haschwalth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haschwalth slaps away a takedown attempt from Ngata, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ngata lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haschwalth lands with a cross.
Ngata throws a hook but Haschwalth blocks it.
Ngata takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haschwalth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ngata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haschwalth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ngata lands a lovely overhand right.
Ngata throws a body punch but Haschwalth moves out of range.
Haschwalth slips under a jab.
Ngata misses with a shot to the body
and Haschwalth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haschwalth staying out of range there.
Haschwalth seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Haschwalth thows a body kick. Ngata tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Haschwalth misses with a straight left.
Haschwalth misses with a head kick.
Jugram Haschwalth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haschwalth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haschwalth jabs Ngata to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tamati Ngata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ngata throws a hook but Haschwalth blocks it.
Haschwalth tries a head kick but it misses.
Ngata takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haschwalth throws a head kick but Ngata moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Haschwalth misses.
Ngata looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haschwalth misses with a series of wild punches.
Haschwalth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ngata takes a swing at Haschwalth's ribcage but misses.
Ngata lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Ngata misses.
Ngata misses the jab.
Ngata tries for a takedown but Haschwalth circles away easily
and Haschwalth counters with a solid body kick.
Haschwalth throws a hook but Ngata avoids it easily.
Haschwalth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ngata sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ngata looks winded!
Ngata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haschwalth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ngata misses with a straight right.
Haschwalth lands with a shot to the body.
Haschwalth scores with a jab. Ngata acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Haschwalth. Ngata shrugs it off though.
Haschwalth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haschwalth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ngata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haschwalth.
Ngata shoots in and drives through. Haschwalth sprawls well.
Jugram Haschwalth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tamati Ngata.
Haschwalth connects with the punch.
Haschwalth throws a body kick that misses.
Ngata changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Haschwalth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haschwalth lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Haschwalth thuds his shin into the meat of Ngata's side.
Both fighters circling a little - Haschwalth finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ngata crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Haschwalth - the referee stops the clock and Ngata gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Haschwalth. Ngata manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haschwalth scores with a shot to the body.
Ngata has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Haschwalth.
Haschwalth is looking to slow Ngata down with leg kicks.
Haschwalth feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ngata sprawling to the canvas! Ngata rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Haschwalth finish him?!
A solid body kick from Haschwalth.
A solid body kick from Haschwalth.
Ngata sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ngata drops his hands momentarily and Haschwalth needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Ngata just on the top of the head. Ngata drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Ngata - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jugram Haschwalth!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Langhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langhi has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. The Bong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
163 lbs
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28
296 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Langhi!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langhi misses the jab.
Bong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Langhi manages to avoid it.
Langhi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Langhi.
Langhi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Bong misses.
Langhi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bong was well out of range. Poor timing from Langhi.
Bong pushes Langhi up against the cage in a clinch.
Langhi tries to break free but Bong pushes him back against the cage.
Bong misses with a knee strike.
Langhi tries to circle away but Bong has him pinned against the cage.
Bong struggles to land a body shot inside as Langhi controls his hands.
Langhi tries to circle away but Bong has him pinned against the cage.
Bong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Langhi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Langhi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Langhi has had enough of the clinch but Bong keeps him there for the moment.
Bong gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Langhi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bong.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Langhi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Langhi is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Langhi is defending against the submission attempts here by Bong.
Bong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Langhi defending well though.
Bong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Langhi wants to get back to full guard.
Bong looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bong frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong controlling the position easily from mount.
Langhi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bong.
Bong has control of Langhi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Langhi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bong trying to control but Langhi is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Langhi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bong looking to finish with strikes here!
Bong postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Langhi looks a forlorn figure.
Langhi wants to hold on but Bong pushes him away.
Bong putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bong throws some wild stikes that Langhi manages to avoid easily.
Langhi wants to control but Bong is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bong throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Langhi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langhi is working to get back to half guard.
Bong wants to finish this one by submission but Langhi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bong.
Langhi tries to hold on but Bong postures up.
Bong blocks Langhi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bong lands with some strikes.
Langhi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bong throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Langhi because Bong loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bong is working for a guillotine from mount but Langhi frees his head quite easily.
Bong thowing shots but they're missing.
Bong unloads with some shots from mount but Langhi bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Bong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Bong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Langhi throws a nice looking combination but Bong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Langhi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bong lands with a hook. Langhi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Langhi misses the target.
Langhi throws a jab but it's blocked by Bong.
Langhi throws a right and a left that Bong avoids nicely.
Bong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Langhi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Langhi throws a body punch but Bong moves out of range.
Bong shoots in looking for a takedown but Langhi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Langhi! But no joy.
Langhi misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bong closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Langhi counter with a right hand.
Bong looks to throw the jab but Langhi is out of range.
Bong shoots in and bounces Langhi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong throws a big elbow that misses.
Bong trying to control the position from guard on top but Langhi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Langhi can do to turn this around?
Langhi working a defensive guard here.
Bong is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Langhi's guard.
Bong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bong is trying to control. Langhi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Langhi's head.
Bong is working for a kimura but Langhi is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong is thwarting Langhi's attempts to control the position.
Bong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bong is working for a submission of some sort.
Bong wants to work for an arm triangle but Langhi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Langhi wants to improve his position but Bong is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bong prevents Langhi from standing back up.
Bong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Langhi tries to kick Bong off but Bong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bong wants to work for an arm triangle but Langhi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bong passes to side control.
Bong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Langhi, who protects the arm well.
Langhi seems a little lost for a moment, as Bong dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langhi struggling a bit here.
Bong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bong is trying to get an arm triangle but Langhi is defending well.
Bong is trying to get an arm triangle but Langhi is defending well.
Bong 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.
Langhi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bong is looking to take a break and control but Langhi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bong tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Bong dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bong swings for the body but Langhi moves out of range.
Langhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bong moves away.
Langhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bong manages to avoid it.
Langhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bong is just out of range.
Langhi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bong.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Langhi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bong was well out of range. Poor timing from Langhi.
Langhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bong clinches up against the cage.
Langhi wants to break free but Bong has control.
Bong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Langhi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Langhi tries to break free but Bong pushes him back against the cage.
Langhi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langhi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Langhi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Langhi is trying to break free.
Langhi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bong wants a takedown but no success here.
Bong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Langhi tries to break free but Bong pushes him back against the cage.
Bong tries to score a body lock takedown but Langhi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Bong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bong has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Langhi after a bit of a struggle.
Langhi breaks the clinch.
Bong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Langhi.
Bong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Langhi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Langhi. No joy for Bong on that attempt.
Langhi looks to land a left hand but Bong moved out of range nicely.
Bong throws an overhand right that lands on Langhi's shoulder, as Langhi tries to avoid the shot.
Bong throws a series of punches but Langhi avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langhi avoids the body shot from Bong.
It seemed like Langhi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Langhi misses.
Langhi misses with a few strikes there.
As Langhi tries to get set, Bong tries to push him back and clinch up but Langhi manages to avoid the attempt.
Langhi takes a swing at Bong's ribcage but misses.
Langhi throws a combination that misses
and Bong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Langhi tries to circle away but Bong has him pinned against the cage.
Bong is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bong keeps control of Langhi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bong wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bong has Langhi pressed against the cage, preventing Langhi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bong stalling in the clinch but Langhi improves position.
Bong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Langhi.
Langhi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Langhi looks to throw the jab but Bong is out of range.
Bong gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Langhi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Bong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Langhi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Langhi tries to circle away but Bong has him pinned against the cage.
Bong taking a breather.
Langhi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bong has him pressed against the cage.
Langhi is trying to break the clinch but Bong is controlling him.
Langhi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bong shoots in and drives through. Langhi sprawls well.
Langhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bong moves away.
Langhi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Langhi circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong shoots in and drives through. Langhi sprawls well.
Langhi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bong throws a hook but Langhi avoids it easily.
Bong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bong throws a right and a left that Langhi avoids nicely.
Michael Langhi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Langhi missing with a left hand there. Bong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bong dives in and grabs Langhi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Langhi pushes down on Bong's head and hops out.
Langhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bong.
Bong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
What's Langhi going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Langhi tries to buck Bong off but Bong is having none of it.
Michael Langhi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bong controls the position from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Langhi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bong 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Bong!
The Bong 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ekong Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tribes song. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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188 lbs
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190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Khal Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ekong Bell!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell tries to work over Drogo's front leg with a kick but Drogo checks it.
We've been informed that Bell has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drogo takes a step back to recover.
Bell lands a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Bell. That snapped Drogo's head back.
Drogo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bell scores with a leg kick.
Bell cracks the inside of Drogo's front leg.
Bell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drogo's sensitive parts.
Drogo avoids the head kick by Bell.
Drogo drives through and clinches with Bell against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Drogo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Drogo controls his hands.
Drogo prevents Bell from breaking the clinch.
Drogo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Drogo misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo digs a right hand into Bell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bell's gas tank.
Drogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bell controls his hands.
Bell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drogo has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drogo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drogo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bell.
Bell blocks a body shot from Drogo.
Drogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drogo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drogo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bell blocking some punches.
Bell tries to work over Drogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bell blocking some punches.
Drogo blocks a body shot from Bell.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
Drogo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bell tries to throw a body punch but Drogo avoids it by throwing Bell back against the cage.
Drogo presses Bell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drogo can't find room to land a body shot as Bell controls the action.
Drogo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Drogo.
Drogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drogo working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drogo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drogo lands an uppercut.
Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bell scoring well with a low kick there.
Bell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Donk. Drogo catches Bell right on the button with a cross.
Bell moves out of range of the body kick from Drogo.
Bell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drogo misses with a shot to the body
and Bell counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bell throws an overhand right that lands on Drogo's shoulder, as Drogo tries to avoid the shot.
Drogo checks a low kick from Bell.
Bell throws a body punch but Drogo moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Drogo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Drogo throws a lazy right hand but Bell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drogo throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell scores with a hook to the body. Drogo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot lands for Bell.
A telegraphed right hand from Drogo misses the target.
Ekong Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bell.
Drogo lands a glancing blow to the side of Bell's head.
Drogo lands with a good body shot.
Drogo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drogo avoids a kick to the body.
Drogo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Drogo takes a swing at Bell's ribcage but misses.
Bell looks to throw the jab but Drogo is out of range.
Ekong Bell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drogo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drogo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bell tries to score with a low kick but Drogo moves his leg out of the way.
Drogo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bell looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bell.
Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bell was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo.
Bell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drogo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Drogo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drogo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bell after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Bell on the inside.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Drogo controls his hands.
Bell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drogo has him pressed against the cage.
Bell misses with a punch on the inside.
Drogo lands a shoulder strike.
Drogo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drogo lands a body punch.
Drogo pushes Bell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drogo scores with a hook to the body.
Bell looks winded!
Drogo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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 Khal Drogo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drogo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bell.
Bell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Drogo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bell misses with a body kick.
Bell misses with a left hand
and Drogo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bell throws a body shot but no joy.
Drogo slips a jab from Bell.
A solid body kick from Bell.
Bell scores with a leg kick.
Bell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bell avoids the body shot from Drogo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell connects with a body shot that sends Drogo's belly button to the back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bell.
Drogo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drogo cracks the inside of Bell's front leg.
Bell misses with a body shot
and Drogo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drogo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drogo lands a body punch.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Drogo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drogo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bell throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Drogo on the inside.
Drogo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drogo prevents a body shot from Bell.
Bell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drogo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bell.
Bell takes a shot to the head.
Drogo pushes Bell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell takes a shot to the head.
Khal Drogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo tries a body shot but Bell blocks it.
Drogo lands with a light punch inside.
Drogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Drogo.
A nice left hand lands by Drogo.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Drogo controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Drogo.
Drogo lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Drogo.
Drogo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drogo stalling against the cage.
Drogo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drogo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drogo lands a nice shot to the body.
Drogo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Drogo on the inside.
Drogo lands a left hand.
Drogo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bell is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo scores with a shot to the side of Bell's head.
Bell is still on wobbly legs! Can Drogo finish him?
Bell can't find room to land a body shot as Drogo controls the action.
Drogo throws a big uppercut that drops Bell! More strikes from Drogo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bell lies dazed against the cage as Drogo celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khal Drogo!
Khal Drogo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monte Zuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vaugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vaugh's choice of entrance music: Bad Day. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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255 lbs
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279 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Monte Zuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Vaugh!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vaugh tries a head kick but it misses.
Zuma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vaugh's head backwards.
Vaugh's coach down at Vendetta Alliance London Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vaugh's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vaugh.
Zuma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vaugh tries to land a body kick
and Zuma counters with a one-two to the body.
Vaugh throws a lazy head kick
and Zuma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vaugh throws a head kick that Zuma semi-blocks.
Zuma checks a leg kick.
Vaugh misses with a low kick.
Zuma thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuma misses with a right hand
and Vaugh counters with a nice body kick.
Vaugh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zuma.
A bone on bone clash there as Zuma blocks the leg kick.
Vaugh throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zuma counters with a takedown into side control.
Vaugh is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuma goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vaugh has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Zuma but great work by Vaugh.
Zuma manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Zuma is pressing down on Vaugh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zuma is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vaugh is aware though and is defending well.
Vaugh wants to control from the top but Zuma keeps moving.
Vaugh sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zuma's guard.
Zuma wants to control but Vaugh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zuma wants to sweep but Vaugh has passed to side control!
Zuma struggling a bit here.
Vaugh wants to control but Zuma is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaugh working away.
Zuma stops Vaugh from passing to mount.
Zuma gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Vaugh is trying to work for a kimura but Zuma is defending well.
Vaugh frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zuma working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaugh fails to take his opponent's back.
Zuma looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Zuma is keeping busy.
Vaugh controlling well, preventing Zuma from escaping the position.
Zuma is keeping busy.
Zuma is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaugh is not going to allow Zuma to sit and survive in this position.
Vaugh has his arm under Zuma's chin here. Game over son! Vaugh squeezes tightly and Zuma is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michael Vaugh!
Michael Vaugh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Imanali Gadisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Kissel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kissel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Coal Chamber - Loco kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Darren Kissel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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163 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Imanali Gadisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Kissel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kissel lunges at Gadisov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gadisov's hand.
Gadisov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kissel's waist but Kissel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gadisov off to one side.
Gadisov fails to land the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Kissel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gadisov takes one to the side of the head.
Gadisov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gadisov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kissel is refusing to be controlled, as Gadisov sits in half guard.
Gadisov prevents Kissel from improving his position.
Gadisov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissel manages to get to full guard.
Kissel looking for a sweep. Not yet Kissel, not yet.
Gadisov being controlled here momentarily.
Gadisov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gadisov chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gadisov postures up in Kissel's guard and throws a big left but Kissel blocks it.
Kissel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kissel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kissel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gadisov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gadisov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kissel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gadisov throwing strikes from guard but Kissel blocks nicely.
Gadisov trying to control but Kissel is working from the bottom.
Kissel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gadisov is one step ahead there.
Kissel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadisov throwing strikes from guard but Kissel blocks nicely.
Kissel is trying to keep Gadisov in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Imanali Gadisov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gadisov slips a jab and a cross from Kissel.
Gadisov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gadisov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kissel is not content to let Gadisov control the position.
Gadisov not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gadisov prevents Kissel from improving his position.
Kissel is trying to maintain the position but Gadisov is very close to passing his half guard.
Kissel is looking to improve his position.
Kissel wants to stand back up but Gadisov manages to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kissel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gadisov is controlling him well.
Gadisov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kissel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
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 Imanali Gadisov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gadisov is defended easily by Kissel.
Gadisov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gadisov landing some decent shots from guard.
Kissel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gadisov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissel wants to stand but Gadisov is controlling the position.
Gadisov landing some decent shots from guard.
Gadisov stands up over Kissel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gadisov working some strikes from top position.
Gadisov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kissel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gadisov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kissel wants to stand up but Gadisov is controlling him.
Kissel is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gadisov throwing strikes from guard but Kissel blocks nicely.
Gadisov distracts Kissel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gadisov won't allow Kissel to sweep him here.
Gadisov landing some decent shots from guard.
Gadisov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadisov wants to control from the top but Kissel keeps moving.
Kissel is trying to keep Gadisov in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kissel misses with a wild combination.
Darren Kissel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kissel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gadisov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kissel pinned against the cage. Kissel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kissel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kissel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kissel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gadisov shoots in looking for a takedown. Kissel tries to sprawl out of it but Gadisov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kissel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Imanali Gadisov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gadisov fails with the takedown
and Kissel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kissel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kissel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kissel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gadisov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kissel tries to close the distance and clinch but Gadisov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darren Kissel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gadisov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gadisov showed some decent athleticism there.
Gadisov thows a huge punch but Kissel dodges it nicely.
Kissel tries to roll over but Gadisov keeps him under control.
Kissel is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kissel wants to control but Gadisov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kissel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gadisov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gadisov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kissel is pulling down on Gadisov's head. It's preventing any offense from Gadisov, at least for the moment.
Kissel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kissel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gadisov postures up in Kissel's guard and throws a big left but Kissel blocks it.
Gadisov stops Kissel from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gadisov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kissel lands a jab to Gadisov's midsection.
Gadisov looks for a takedown but Kissel sprawls well.
Kissel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Despite the aggression on Kissel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kissel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left and a right from Kissel both land. Nice combination.
Kissel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gadisov's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gadisov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Imanali Gadisov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gadisov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gadisov dives in and scores a takedown into Kissel's guard.
Kissel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gadisov wants to control from the top but Kissel keeps moving.
Kissel looking to control.
Gadisov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gadisov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kissel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kissel trying to keep a closed guard but Gadisov is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gadisov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gadisov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kissel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gadisov with a body shot.
Kissel lands a jab to Gadisov's midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kissel closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Kissel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kissel 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Kissel!
An out of breath Darren Kissel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manuel La Bor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Bor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Centuries. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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147 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel La Bor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlton Leach!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for La Bor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leach! But no joy.
Leach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Bor.
Manuel La Bor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leach checks the leg kick.
La Bor scores with a jab to the body.
La Bor throws a big shot that misses.
La Bor misses with a wild body shot.
La Bor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leach.
Leach is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A big left from La Bor misses.
Leach throws out a counter right but La Bor avoids it with no problem.
Leach on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Bor scores with a nice head shot.
Leach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as La Bor throws out the jab.
Leach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
La Bor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
La Bor throws a right and a left that Leach avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leach.
La Bor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leach counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leach throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent La Bor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leach moves out of range of the strikes.
Leach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from La Bor.
Leach swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
La Bor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
La Bor blocks a jab.
La Bor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Leach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leach ducks under a wild hook from La Bor.
La Bor scores with a head kick.
La Bor lands a nice shot that snaps Leach's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leach throws a nice looking combination but La Bor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
La Bor throws a body kick that misses
enabling Leach to counter with a crisp jab.
Leach keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Leach was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from La Bor misses.
La Bor misses with a looping left.
Leach unleashes a big counter combination but La Bor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Leach connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed La Bor momentarily.
La Bor moves out of range of the strikes.
Leach misses with a hook. La Bor ducked under it nicely.
Leach blocks the body kick.
Leach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La Bor misses with a low kick as Leach jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leach! But no joy.
Leach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from La Bor misses its intended target.
A head kick by La Bor misses
and Leach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Bor.
Leach throws a big shot that misses.
La Bor went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
La Bor throws a chopping leg kick but Leach manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A punch combination from Leach misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by La Bor. That's going to slow Leach down.
La Bor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by La Bor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of La Bor.
La Bor ducks under a wild hook from Leach.
Leach throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
La Bor misses with a leg kick
and Leach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Bor.
La Bor quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
La Bor lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Bor loads up on a big right hand but Leach slips the punch.
La Bor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leach on the side of the head.
La Bor throws a shot from downtown. Leach moves away and avoids it.
La Bor moves away from the strike by Leach.
Leach might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
La Bor lands a front kick.
La Bor slips a jab from Leach.
La Bor throws a push kick but Leach slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leach. La Bor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
La Bor tries to land a body kick
and Leach counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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 Manuel La Bor will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
La Bor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leach swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
La Bor cracks the inside of Leach's front leg.
La Bor loads up on a big right hand but Leach slips the punch.
La Bor cracks Leach with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leach staying out of range there.
La Bor walks into a stiff left hand from Leach.
La Bor defending well as Leach loads up on a big left hand.
Leach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Bor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La Bor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
La Bor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
La Bor lands a lovely overhand right.
La Bor looks to throw the jab but Leach is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach throws a shot from downtown. La Bor moves away and avoids it.
Leach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from La Bor.
Manuel La Bor is winning the standup battle so far.
La Bor misses with a low kick.
La Bor misses with a lunging right hand
letting Leach counter with a right hand.
La Bor tries to land a front kick but Leach steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
La Bor looks to land a left hand but Leach moved out of range nicely.
Leach misses with a jab, cross combination.
La Bor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
La Bor dips to his left and cracks Leach with an uppercut!
La Bor looks to score with a jab to the body but Leach is just out of range.
La Bor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
La Bor lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bor gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Leach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leach swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leach walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from La Bor misses.
La Bor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
La Bor throws the left hand but Leach avoids the punch easily.
Leach moves away from the strike by La Bor.
Leach clobbers La Bor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leach jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
La Bor walks into a jab.
La Bor throws a poor cross that misses
and Leach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor throws a lazy uppercut
and Leach counters with a nice uppercut.
Leach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Leach.
Leach loads up on a big right hand but La Bor slips the punch.
La Bor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
La Bor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leach.
Leach misses with a looping left.
La Bor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
La Bor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leach scores with a three punch combo!
La Bor throws a chopping leg kick but Leach manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Leach was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good shot there by La Bor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bor throws a right hand that misses
and Leach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Leach misses with a hook.
Leach fails to land with a series of punches.
La Bor throws a right hand that misses
and Leach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
La Bor throws a looping overhand right but Leach ducks down to avoid it.
Leach has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from La Bor finds it's way round the side to connect with Leach's head.
Leach throws a lazy uppercut
and La Bor counters with a nice uppercut.
La Bor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leach is rocked!
Leach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leach is still on wobbly legs! Can La Bor finish him?
La Bor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Decent striking displayed by La Bor there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Manuel La Bor will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
La Bor slips under a jab.
Leach seems to have recovered his senses.
La Bor lands with a shot to the body.
Leach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
La Bor throws a hook but Leach blocks it.
Leach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
La Bor is looking to land body kicks.
La Bor tests Leach's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leach's hands are dropping dangerously low here and La Bor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leach scrambles back to his feet.
Leach has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Bor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leach.
Leach slips a straight right by La Bor.
La Bor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leach eats them both and turns towards La Bor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Leach misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor slips under a jab from Leach.
A big left from Leach misses.
A jab from Leach misses.
Leach lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
La Bor lands a glancing blow to the side of Leach's head.
La Bor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leachs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leach moves out of range as La Bor throws a body kick.
A nice side step and Leach releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
La Bor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leach.
Leach blocks a jab.
Leach connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leach cracks La Bor with an open hand slap.
Carlton Leach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Bor throws a hook but Leach avoids it easily.
La Bor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leach.
La Bor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
La Bor throws the kick towards the body but Leach avoids it.
Leach has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leach there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leach takes one on the button.
That kick from La Bor tenderised Leach's leg. Leach is trying to keep his angry face on.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from La Bor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor misses with a double jab.
Leach staying out of range there.
La Bor misses with an uppercut
and Leach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leach throws a combination that misses
and La Bor counters with a left and a right that stings Leach.
La Bor lands a jab to Leach's midsection.
La Bor slips a straight right by Leach.
Leach swings and misses with a shot to the body
and La Bor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leach scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leach throws a shot from downtown. La Bor moves away and avoids it.
Leach misses with a telegraphed body shot
and La Bor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Bor scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
La Bor throws an off balance right hand
and Leach counters with a stiff right hand.
La Bor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A leg kick checked by Leach.
La Bor throws a head kick that misses.
Leach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
La Bor gets off balance looking for a body kick
and La Bor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from La Bor.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leach checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from La Bor.
A nice inside leg kick there by La Bor. That's going to slow Leach down.
Manuel La Bor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leach ducks under a wild hook from La Bor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel La Bor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well La Bor 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel La Bor!
Manuel La Bor very nearly forgot to thank Machiavelli Boutique amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Wax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane has chosen Spiderman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Wax!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Kane!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wax.
Wax pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wax bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wax throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wax blocks a jab.
Wax is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wax chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wax scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kane misses with a few strikes there.
Kane checks a low kick from Wax.
Kane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kane looks to land a left hand but Wax moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Wax.
Kane throws a body punch but Wax moves out of range.
Kane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wax can pounce on him.
Wax throws a front kick aimed at Kane's knee but Kane avoids it well.
Wax looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wax fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kane.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wax throws a leg kick that misses.
Kane swings for the body but Wax moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wax throws a leg kick that misses.
Wax slips a jab from Kane.
Kane looks to score with a jab to the body but Wax is just out of range.
Wax ducks under a wild hook from Kane.
Kane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wax throws a leg kick but Kane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wax throws a body kick that misses.
Wax defending well as Kane loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Wax misses.
Wax finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wax tries to clinch but Kane moves out of range.
Wax throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wax misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wax is looking to land body kicks.
Kane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wax circles away quickly and effectively.
Kane just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWax.
Wax feints and then cracks Kane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kane down.
Wax moves away from the strike by Kane.
Wax is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kane.
Wax takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wax uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kane.
Wax throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wax thinking.
Kane throws a poor cross that misses
and Wax holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wax tries to work over Kane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kane wants to stall.
Wax misses with a knee strike.
Kane stalling in the clinch but Wax improves position.
Kane is looking to control Wax's arms but Wax gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kane has his back to the cage.
Wax using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wax lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wax with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wax goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wax is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wax misses with a knee to the head.
Kane working aggressively here.
Wax lands with a left to the head.
Kane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but Wax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kane tries to break free but Wax pushes him back against the cage.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Kane.
Wax putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kane takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wax.
Wax with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wax using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kane misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wax.
Kane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wax fails to land.
Wax using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wax utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wax lands an uppercut.
Wax lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waxs head.
Knees to the body from Wax.
Wax tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but Wax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wax with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wax misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wax.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Wax dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wax gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Wax fails to land.
A knee to the head by Wax.
Wax throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kane blocks it with crossed arms.
Kane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wax tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kane avoids it.
Wax tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but Wax has him pressed against the cage.
Wax blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Wax.
Wax with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wax drops Kane with a big knee straight up the middle! Kane is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kane is rocked!
It looks like Dean Kane has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wax drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kane right on the button. Kane goes down! Wax follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Wax gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Wax!
Charlie Wax retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Charlie Wax thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Big Payback - James Brown. Marco Ferreira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jamal Powell's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Ferreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Powell!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Powell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Powell.
Nice body kick there by Ferreira.
Powell throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferreira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Powell thinking.
Ferreira lands with a good body shot.
Ferreira throws the kick towards the body but Powell avoids it.
Powell wants to counter with a clinch but Ferreira pushes him away.
Ferreira attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ferreira throws a lazy body kick
letting Powell counter with a right hand.
Ferreira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ferreira blocks a head kick by Powell.
Ferreira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Powell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferreira throws a body punch but Powell moves out of range.
Ferreira looks to land a left hand but Powell moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powell throws a nice looking combination but Ferreira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Powell is looking to score with low kicks.
Powell throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferreira.
Ferreira's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Powell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ferreira scrambles back to his feet.
Powell throws a looping overhand right but Ferreira ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Powell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Powell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Powell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferreira looks to land a right hand but Powell moved out of range.
Powell blocks the body kick.
Ferreira throws a head kick but Powell moves out of range.
Powell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferreira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ferreira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Powell ducks right into an uppercut from Ferreira.
Ferreira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Powell. That did some damage!
Ferreira looks to land a body kick but Powell moved away.
Powell tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powell manages to avoid it.
Ferreira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferreira throws a push kick but Powell slaps the foot to one side.
Nice uppercut there from Ferreira.
That's two 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!
Powell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Ferreira misses its target.
Powell throws a poor cross that misses
and Powell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferreira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Powell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Powell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Powell throws an overhand right that lands on Ferreira's shoulder, as Ferreira tries to avoid the shot.
Ferreira checks a leg kick.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powell was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Powell cracks Ferreira with a good jab.
Ferreira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Powell pushes Ferreira up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferreira has a couple of punches blocked by Powell.
Ferreira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Powell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Powell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferreira. Ferreira obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferreira scores with a push kick.
A big left from Ferreira misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Powell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ferreira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Powell throws out the jab.
Powell misses with an uppercut.
Powell doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferreira circles away.
Powell moves out of range of the body kick from Ferreira.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Powell! But no joy.
Powell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ferreira had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ferreira misses with a few strikes there.
Donk. Ferreira catches Powell right on the button with a cross.
Ferreira lands a nice shot that snaps Powell's head back.
Ferreira lands a nice hook to Powell's body. Powell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ferreira lands a nice hook to Powell's body. Powell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Powell throws a shot from downtown. Ferreira moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Ferreira misses.
Ferreira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferreira connects with a single shot there.
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!
Powell avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Powell ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a kick to the body.
Ferreira moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPowell.
Powell misses with a leg kick
and Ferreira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ferreira blocks a jab.
Powell throws a head kick but Ferreira moves out of range.
Powell ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Powell throws a sloppy head kick
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick.
Powell throws a hook but Ferreira blocks it.
Powell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ferreira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Powell scores with a jab.
Ferreira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Powell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Powell.
Ferreira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferreira lands a big head kick that sends Powell to the canvas! Ferreira follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Ferreira!
Marco Ferreira retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Marco Ferreira gave a big smile as he said 'Knew I needed one clean shot at this kid and game over. Who wants some?'.
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