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GKNY 52 - Mingo V Defoe PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Iqbal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Tumenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tumenov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Natan ft. Timati - Дерзкая. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hassan Iqbal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Tumenov!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tumenov lands with an overhand left.
Tumenov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tumenov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Iqbal went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tumenov tries to clinch but Iqbal moves out of range.
Iqbal jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Iqbal looks to score with a jab to the body but Tumenov is just out of range.
Iqbal misses with a series of wild punches.
Tumenov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tumenov clinches up against the cage.
Iqbal breaks the clinch.
Tumenov has closed the distance and engaged Iqbal in a clinch.
Iqbal tries to circle away but Tumenov has him pinned against the cage.
Iqbal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Iqbal working hard to break the clinch.
Tumenov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Iqbal breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iqbal looks to land a right hand but Tumenov moved out of range.
Tumenov swinging wildly here.
Iqbal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iqbal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Iqbal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tumenov.
Tumenov fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've been told by Iqbal's head coaches at The House of Tito that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tumenov takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tumenov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tumenov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tumenov is stalling here.
Tumenov stalling the fight.
Tumenov misses with a punch on the inside.
Iqbal has had enough of the clinch but Tumenov keeps him there for the moment.
Tumenov misses with some punches.
Iqbal breaks from the clinch.
Iqbal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tumenov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iqbal.
Iqbal staying out of range there.
Tumenov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tumenov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tumenov tries to clinch up.
Iqbal is looking to counter punch.
Iqbal digs a good hook to Tumenov's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tumenov scores with a shot to the side of Iqbal's head.
Iqbal breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Iqbal.
Nice uppercut there from Tumenov.
Tumenov has managed to clinch.
Iqbal breaks the clinch.
Tumenov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Iqbal breaks the clinch.
Iqbal throws a combination. Tumenov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Iqbal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tumenov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Iqbal scores with a punch to the head.
Tumenov tries to close the distance and clinch but Iqbal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iqbal misses with a straight left.
Iqbal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iqbal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Iqbal throws a right hand that Tumenov ducks under and follows up with a left that Tumenov also avoids with ease.
Tumenov clinches with his opponent.
Tumenov keeps control of Iqbal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tumenov misses with an elbow over the top.
Iqbal tries to break free but Tumenov pushes him back against the cage.
Iqbal is trying to push Tumenov away but Tumenov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Iqbal tries to break the clinch but Tumenov is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Iqbal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tumenov lands with a short shot to the head.
Iqbal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tumenov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Iqbal tries to break the clinch but Tumenov is controlling the position.
Iqbal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Iqbal breaks the clinch.
Tumenov closes the distance and pushes Iqbal back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Iqbal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tumenov throws a punch but it's blocked by Iqbal.
Iqbal has had enough of the clinch but Tumenov keeps him there for the moment.
Iqbal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Iqbal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Iqbal connects with a solid leg kick.
No joy there for Iqbal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Iqbal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tumenov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Iqbal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tumenov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tumenov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tumenov looks to land a combination. Iqbal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Iqbal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tumenov doesn't manage to clinch there - Iqbal circles away.
Tumenov has managed to clinch.
Tumenov throws a punch but it's blocked by Iqbal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iqbal blocks an uppercut.
Iqbal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Iqbal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tumenov.
Tumenov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Albert Tumenov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tumenov avoids the body shot from Iqbal.
Tumenov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iqbal throws a good cross that connects.
Iqbal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Iqbal misses with a straight left.
Tumenov moves into the clinch.
Iqbal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tumenov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iqbal throws out the jab.
Iqbal is looking to slow Tumenov down with leg kicks.
Tumenov misses the jab.
Tumenov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iqbal works Tumenov's body with a nice hook.
Tumenov fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Iqbal, as that shot connected.
Tumenov wants to clinch up but Iqbal keeps it at a distance.
Tumenov tries to clinch up.
A jab from Iqbal finds it's way through Tumenov's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tumenov moves into the clinch successfully.
Iqbal is trying to break free.
Tumenov lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tumenov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Iqbal's brow.
Iqbal manages to break the clinch.
Iqbal tries to keep at a distance but Tumenov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Iqbal wants to break free but Tumenov has control.
Tumenov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iqbal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tumenov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Iqbal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Iqbal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Tumenov fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Tumenov fails to land.
Tumenov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Iqbal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tumenov misses with the head strike.
Iqbal blocking some punches.
Iqbal breaks from the clinch.
Iqbal lunges at Tumenov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tumenov's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iqbal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tumenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Iqbal.
Iqbal takes a swing at Tumenov's ribcage but misses.
Iqbal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tumenov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iqbal scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tumenov forces Iqbal back against the cage and clinches.
Tumenov lands a left hand.
Tumenov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tumenov pushes Iqbal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Albert Tumenov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Tumenov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Iqbal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tumenov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tumenov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iqbal is trying to force a seperation but Tumenov has the dominant position.
Iqbal manages to break the clinch.
Iqbal looks to land a left hand but Tumenov moved out of range nicely.
Iqbal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iqbal just misses with a punch to the body.
Iqbal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tumenov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tumenov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Iqbal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tumenov gets a clinch.
Tumenov throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tumenov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Iqbal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Iqbal working hard to break the clinch.
Tumenov lands with a short shot to the head.
Tumenov scores with a shot to the side of Iqbal's head.
Tumenov misses with a punch on the inside.
Iqbal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tumenov has him pressed against the cage.
Tumenov lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Tumenov to work.
Iqbal tries to break the clinch but Tumenov is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tumenov scores with a shoulder strike.
Iqbal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tumenov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tumenov lands a hook that snaps the head of Iqbal backwards.
Iqbal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Iqbal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tumenov has managed to clinch.
Iqbal blocks an uppercut.
Iqbal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tumenov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Iqbal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Iqbal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tumenov throws a head punch that misses.
Tumenov working aggressively here.
Iqbal breaks from the clinch.
Tumenov wants to clinch up but Iqbal keeps it at a distance.
Tumenov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iqbal scores with a one two! Tumenov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Albert Tumenov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Iqbal scores with a punch to the head.
Iqbal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hassan Iqbal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tumenov doesn't manage to clinch there - Iqbal circles away.
Iqbal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Iqbal loads up on a big right hand but Tumenov slips the punch.
Tumenov pushes Iqbal up against the cage in a clinch.
Iqbal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tumenov has Iqbal pressed against the cage, preventing Iqbal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tumenov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tumenov swings wildly with an uppercut but Iqbal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tumenov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Iqbal tries to circle away but Tumenov has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iqbal is trying to force a seperation but Tumenov has the dominant position.
Iqbal blocking some punches.
Tumenov misses with a body punch.
Tumenov scores with a shoulder strike.
Iqbal breaks from the clinch.
Tumenov moves in looking to clinch but Iqbal pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iqbal throws a series of punches but Tumenov avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tumenov! But no joy.
Iqbal tries to keep at a distance but Tumenov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tumenov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Iqbal blocks an uppercut.
Tumenov has Iqbal pushed against the cage.
Iqbal tries to break free but Tumenov pushes him back against the cage.
Tumenov scores with a shoulder strike.
Iqbal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iqbal wants to get back to striking at distance but Tumenov won't allow it.
Tumenov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tumenov lands a hook that snaps the head of Iqbal backwards.
Tumenov stalling.
Tumenov throws a head punch that misses.
Iqbal breaks from the clinch.
Tumenov moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tumenov stalling.
Tumenov lands with a short shot to the head.
Iqbal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iqbal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tumenov throws an elbow but it misses.
Iqbal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Tumenov.
Iqbal breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tumenov closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Tumenov on the inside.
Tumenov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tumenov lands with a right to the head.
Iqbal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iqbal is trying to break free.
Tumenov stalling in the clinch but Iqbal improves position.
Iqbal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iqbal breaks the clinch.
Jab from Iqbal.
Iqbal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tumenov. That did some damage!
Iqbal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tumenov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Iqbal lands a jab to Tumenov's midsection.
Tumenov misses the jab.
Tumenov gets a clinch.
Tumenov prevents Iqbal from breaking the clinch.
Tumenov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Albert Tumenov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Iqbal managing to block the knees to the body from Tumenov.
Tumenov lands a shoulder strike.
Iqbal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tumenov darts in and clinches Iqbal up against the cage.
Iqbal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tumenov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Iqbal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Iqbal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tumenov ducks under a wild hook from Iqbal.
It seemed like Tumenov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Iqbal.
Tumenov lands a glancing blow to the side of Iqbal's head.
Iqbal connects with a high kick.
Tumenov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Iqbal is trying to force a seperation but Tumenov has the dominant position.
Tumenov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Iqbal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tumenov wants to clinch up but Iqbal keeps it at a distance.
Tumenov tries to clinch there but Iqbal circles away.
Tumenov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tumenov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iqbal.
Tumenov tries to clinch up but Iqbal circles away and keeps his distance.
Tumenov tries to bum rush Iqbal with a series of wild strikes but Iqbal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iqbal keeps the fight on the outside.
Iqbal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tumenov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hassan Iqbal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iqbal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tumenov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Tumenov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tumenov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Tumenov!
Albert Tumenov very nearly forgot to thank Mohito Fightwear 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Van Der Meanor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berg comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - Hail Mary. The key to victory for Simon Berg has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Van Der Meanor!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Meanor throws a combination that misses
and Berg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Der Meanor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berg was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Der Meanor.
Van Der Meanor misses the body punch
and Berg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van Der Meanor closes the distance and clinches up with Berg, looking for a takedown. Van Der Meanor pushes Berg against the cage but Berg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Berg is looking to counter punch.
Berg misses with a wild combination.
Van Der Meanor takes a swing at Berg's ribcage but misses.
Van Der Meanor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Berg's half guard.
Van Der Meanor thows a huge punch but Berg dodges it nicely.
Berg is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Berg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Meanor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Van Der Meanor working Berg over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Meanor trying to control the action but Berg is working from the bottom.
Berg wants to improve his position but Van Der Meanor is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van Der Meanor lands a nice short elbow.
Berg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Berg wants to control but Van Der Meanor is keeping busy.
Van Der Meanor lands strikes from half guard.
Van Der Meanor drops an elbow to the side of Berg's head.
Berg is rocked!
Berg wants to get back to full guard.
Oh Berg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Der Meanor is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Berg is hurt! He's hurt bad - Van Der Meanor fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Berg from any more punishment! Congratulations to Van Der Meanor! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Van Der Meanor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Draupnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Vladyslav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baldur Draupnir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maxim Vladyslav Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov wants to clinch up but Draupnir keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Volkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draupnir goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Draupnir misses with a looping left.
Draupnir connects with a solid leg kick.
Draupnir checks the leg kick nicely there.
Draupnir lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Volkov avoids the head kick by Draupnir.
As Draupnir backs off Volkov throws a huge counter combo but Draupnir manages to avoid it all.
Volkov misses with a head kick.
Volkov avoids the head kick by Draupnir.
Volkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Draupnir lands a front kick.
Draupnir is looking to slow Volkov down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draupnir connects with a solid leg kick.
Volkov wants to clinch.
Volkov throws a push kick but Draupnir slaps the foot to one side.
Crunch! Draupnir slams his shin into Volkov's torso.
Draupnir pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draupnir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Volkov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Volkov misses with the head strike.
Draupnir slows down the pace here.
Volkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Draupnir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draupnir misses with an attempted mid kick.
Draupnir goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Volkov is rocked!
Draupnir feints a jab and as Volkov dips his head, Draupnir unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Volkov right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Volkov falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Draupnir smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Baldur Draupnir!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
A left and a right from Soares both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Mike Jackson has been cut.
Jackson is looking to chop away at Soares's legs.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Soares has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Soares misses with a looping left.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soares.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Donk. Jackson catches Soares right on the button with a cross.
Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soares. Soares circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soares slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson feints a jab promting Soares to slip. Jackson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Soares slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Soares jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson jabs Soares right on the nose. Soares blinks but takes it well.
Soares takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson clobbers Soares with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Soares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Soares looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Mike Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Soares's belly button to the back.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson tries to bum rush Soares with a series of wild strikes but Soares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soares was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Soares connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Jackson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Soares is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Soares or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson, which made it look bad.
Jackson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mike Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soares shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Soares's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soares seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Soares avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Soares.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Soares.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Soares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Soares.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jackson throws a body punch but Soares moves out of range.
Soares avoids a kick to the body.
Soares slips a jab from Jackson.
Soares fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson cracks Soares with an open hand slap.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Soares had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Soares shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson! But no joy.
Soares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Soares shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Soares throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Soares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Soares checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Soares on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soares takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Soares is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Soares backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Soares's head back.
Jackson sizes up Soares with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Soares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Soares takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Soares's head back.
Soares looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Soares avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
Jackson tries to bum rush Soares with a series of wild strikes but Soares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Soares misses the target.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Soares misses with a few strikes there.
Soares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soares shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Soares gets slowly back to his feet.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Soares might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Soares misses with an uppercut.
Jackson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares misses with a straight left.
Jackson punishes Soares's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Soares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws a right and a left that Soares avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A left lands for Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook. Soares ducked under it nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Soares walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Soares. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Soares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Soares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soares was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Soares fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Soares with an uppercut!
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soares at a distance.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Soares shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Soares is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Soares moves out of range.
Soares lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Soares shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Soares's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Soares has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Soares is rocked!
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh Soares is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Soares checks it.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Soares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson throws a body punch but Soares moves out of range.
Soares seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soares shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson defending well as Soares loads up on a big left hand.
Soares throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson cracks Soares with a good jab.
Soares takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Soares blocks a head kick by Jackson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Soares gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Soares under the eye.
Soares slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Soares takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soares shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soares looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Soares slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soares went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Jackson's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Soares avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Soares's ribs.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Soares moves out of range easily.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soares was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soares.
Soares closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice shot by Jackson.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson tries to sprawl but Soares drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soares stands up from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Soares.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson feints a jab promting Soares to slip. Jackson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Soares slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Soares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Soares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
Soares moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Soares. Soares gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson lands a jab to Soares's midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Soares fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soares doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soares circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Soares rather than just go for the knockout.
Soares takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Soares slips under a jab from Jackson.
Soares tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Soares avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Soares dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Soares's head and hops out.
Soares walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson tries to bum rush Soares with a series of wild strikes but Soares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soares ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson stalks Soares and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Soares's face. Soares staggers backwards, shaken.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Soares shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Soares avoids them all with ease.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soares.
Mike Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Soares tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lucas Soares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jackson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Jackson!
After winning the bout, Mike Jackson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conway Titties (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Schilling will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conway Titties!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schilling missing with a left hand there. Titties was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Titties keeps Schilling at a distance using the push kick.
Schilling clobbers Titties with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schilling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Titties misses with a body kick.
Titties does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Schilling misses with a straight right.
Schilling moves out of range of the body kick.
Titties will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schilling tries a quick counter leg kick but Titties is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titties misses with a wild combination.
Titties misses the shot to the body.
Schilling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Titties.
Schilling lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling misses with a hook. Titties ducked under it nicely.
Titties appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Titties swings for the body but Schilling moves out of range.
Titties misses with a body shot.
Titties throws a leg kick
and Schilling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schilling with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Titties looks to clinch
and Schilling counters with a stiff right hand.
Titties takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Conway Titties has been cut.
Schilling throws a solid leg kick but Titties takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schilling.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schilling.
Titties lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Joe Schilling has been cut.
Titties misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Titties misses with an uppercut
enabling Schilling to counter with a crisp jab.
Titties tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schilling lands a jab to Titties's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilling connects with a body shot that sends Titties's belly button to the back.
Titties connects with a body shot that sends Schilling's belly button to the back.
Schilling moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Titties scores with a shot to the body.
Schilling scoring well with a low kick there.
Titties takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Titties misses with a wild combination.
Schilling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Titties was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Schilling throws a predictable looking body shot
and Titties counters with a stiff right hand.
Schilling takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Titties misses with a wild body shot.
Schilling is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Titties fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've been told by Titties's head coaches at The Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titties throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schilling walks into a straight right hand from Titties.
Schilling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Titties fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schilling manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Titties.
Titties just misses with a punch to the body.
Titties misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schilling.
Schilling appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Titties with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schilling to score with a decent uppercut.
Titties is looking to wear down Schilling with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Titties throws a push kick but Schilling slaps the foot to one side.
Titties digs a good hook to Schilling's body.
Titties lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schilling throws a jab but it's blocked by Titties.
Titties jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Titties uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schilling.
Schilling misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titties throws a leg kick but Schilling checks it.
Schilling punishes Titties's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schilling throws a leg kick that is checked
and Titties finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Conway Titties seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Schilling checks a leg kick.
Schilling is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Titties had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Schilling scores with a head kick. Titties tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Schilling moves out of range of the body kick.
Titties takes a swing at Schilling's ribcage but misses.
Titties slips a straight right by Schilling.
Schilling is looking to slow Titties down with leg kicks.
Schilling scores with a leg kick.
Schilling chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Titties can pounce on him.
Schilling fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Titties looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Schilling does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Schilling will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Titties moves in looking to clinch but Schilling pushes him off.
Titties throws a body kick that misses
and Schilling counters with a body kick.
A cross from Schilling lands.
Schilling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Titties.
Titties half committed to a counter leg kick.
Schilling has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Titties takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Titties ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Titties just misses with a punch to the body.
Schilling scores with a sloppy right hand. Titties should have avoided that one.
Titties throws the left hand but Schilling avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titties misses with a hook to the body
and Titties takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schilling lands a body shot.
Schilling closes the distance but Titties moves to the side
and Titties counters with a body kick that stops Schilling in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schilling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling swats away the attempt to clinch by Titties.
Schilling with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Titties, as that shot connected.
Titties takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Titties might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Titties takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Titties gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Schilling throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Titties walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schilling.
Schilling has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Titties takes one to the chin there.
Titties keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Titties scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilling chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Titties can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Titties tries to land a front kick but Schilling steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Schilling tries to counter by closing the distance.
Schilling tries to clinch up but Titties circles away and keeps his distance.
Titties looks to throw the jab but Schilling is out of range.
Titties takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schilling misses with a straight left.
Titties went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Schilling's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Titties connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schilling scrambles back to his feet.
Schilling takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Schilling clobbers Titties with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schilling lets loose with a powerful body kick. Titties will feel that in the morning.
Titties misses with a wild body shot.
Schilling misses with a low kick.
Schilling gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilling blocks a jab.
Schilling takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Titties backing away here, and Schilling unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Titties showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schilling.
Titties scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheers as Schilling lands an impressive looking overhand right. Titties doesn't seem phased though.
Titties misses with a body punch
and Schilling counters with a stiff right hand.
Titties throws a low kick, looking for Schilling's leg but Schilling calmly moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schilling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Titties misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titties misses with a body punch.
Titties misses with a short punch on the inside.
Titties avoids the elbow strike from Schilling, against the cage.
Schilling is trying to break the clinch but Titties is controlling him.
Schilling misses with the head strike.
Titties lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schilling backwards.
Schilling stalling.
Schilling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Titties tries to score with a low kick but Schilling moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooh!!! Schilling has knocked Titties down with a huge combo! Schilling steps away and waves a wobbly Titties back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Titties is rocked!
BAM! Schilling delivers a spinning backfist that drops Titties like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Joe Schilling!
A very excited looking Joe Schilling made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Skog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keikan Kira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kira is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Muga - Prayer to Villian. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Skog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keikan Kira!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kira throws a combination that misses
and Skog counters with a good, hard body kick but Kira shrugs it off.
Kira jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've been hearing reports that Skog has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Skog scores with a spinning back kick!
Skog misses with an uppercut. Kira saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Kira.
Skog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skog throws a leg kick but Kira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Skog sizes up Kira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kira misses with a combination
and Skog counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skog moves away from the strike by Kira.
Kira throws a hook to the side of Skog's head but Skog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skog staying out of range there.
Skog lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skog slips a jab and a cross from Kira.
Kira throws a right hand that misses
and Skog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog thows a body kick. Kira tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kira lands with a good body shot.
Skog ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skog moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kira needs to keep his hands up - Skog had a free shot at his head there.
Skog throws a head kick but Kira moves out of range.
Kira throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Kira misses.
Kira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kira slips under a jab from Skog.
Skog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kira throws out the jab.
Skog throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kira avoids it.
Kira lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kira jabs Skog right on the nose. Skog blinks but takes it well.
Skog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kira throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kira walks into a stiff left hand from Skog.
It looks like Keikan Kira has been cut.
Kira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Skog stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kira is rocked!
Kira throws a jab but it's blocked by Skog.
Kira is still on wobbly legs! Can Skog finish him?
Skog circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kira drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Skog follows Kira to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Skog!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manus Dinapoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Coholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manus Dinapoli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manus Dinapoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Coholic!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinapoli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coholic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coholic slaps away a takedown attempt from Dinapoli, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've been informed that Coholic 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.
Manus Dinapoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dinapoli walks into a straight right hand from Coholic.
Coholic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dinapoli throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dinapoli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dinapoli lands a front kick.
Coholic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dinapoli.
A punch combination from Dinapoli misses.
Coholic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dinapoli in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coholic scores with a hook to the body. Dinapoli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dinapoli on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Coholic.
Dinapoli fails with the takedown
and Coholic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manus Dinapoli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coholic looks to land a right hand but Dinapoli moved out of range.
Coholic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinapoli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coholic counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Dinapoli to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Coholic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Al Coholic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rikkard Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Godfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikkard Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Godfrey!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bobby Godfrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Godfrey misses with a punch on the inside.
Godfrey has Hanson pushed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Godfrey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Godfrey walks away with a smile on his face. Hanson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Godfrey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanson.
Godfrey scores with a nice right hand.
Godfrey has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Godfrey.
Hanson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hanson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Godfrey.
Hanson drops Godfrey with a left right combo! Hanson follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Bobby Godfrey has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godfrey tries to control but Hanson manages to take his back.
Hanson biding his time, controlling Godfrey.
Hanson keeps control of the position as Godfrey tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Godfrey rolls, trying to escape but Hanson keeps control of the position.
Godfrey prevents Hanson from getting a body triangle.
Godfrey trying to control the position but Hanson manages to sink in the hooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
What can Godfrey do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Godfrey rolls, trying to escape but Hanson keeps control of the position.
Godfrey is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hanson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Godfrey defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Hanson keeps control of the position as Godfrey tries to break free.
Godfrey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hanson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Godfrey defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hanson struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hanson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Hanson trying to control momentarily.
Good control from Hanson.
Hanson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Hanson is looking for the choke from the back position but Godfrey is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikkard Hanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Godfrey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hanson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Godfrey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hanson.
Hanson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Godfrey is fending him off so far but Hanson persists. Nope, Godfrey circles away and we're back to standing.
Godfrey tries to counter with a clinch but Hanson shakes him off and moves away.
Godfrey misses with a body shot.
Hanson ducks under a wild hook from Godfrey.
Hanson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hanson misses with a series of wild punches.
Rikkard Hanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Godfrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rikkard Hanson is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Godfrey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson moves into range and clinches up with Godfrey.
Hanson managing to block the knees to the body from Godfrey.
Godfrey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanson.
Godfrey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godfrey misses with a punch to the body.
Hanson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rikkard Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godfrey just leaning against Hanson, taking a breather.
Hanson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Godfrey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Godfrey tries to throw a body punch but Hanson avoids it by throwing Godfrey back against the cage.
Godfrey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanson.
Hanson breaks from the clinch.
Godfrey looks to land a left hand but Hanson moved out of range nicely.
Godfrey throws a body punch but Hanson moves out of range.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown but Godfrey shows good takedown defense.
Hanson dives in for a single leg takedown but Godfrey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Godfrey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Godfrey lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Godfrey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Godfrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanson is looking for a takedown.
Godfrey stalling against the cage.
Godfrey struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanson controls his hands.
Godfrey misses with some punches.
Hanson tries to pull guard but Godfrey holds him up against the cage and eventually Hanson drops back down to his feet.
Godfrey crunches a lovely knee into Hanson's ribcage.
Godfrey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Godfrey lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godfrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey tries to throw a body punch but Hanson avoids it by throwing Godfrey back against the cage.
Godfrey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hanson or not.
Hanson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Godfrey to keep the fight standing.
Godfrey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hanson blocking some punches.
Hanson prevents a body shot from Godfrey.
A hook to the body from Godfrey.
Godfrey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hanson.
Godfrey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanson's elbow.
Hanson tries to pull guard but Godfrey holds him up against the cage and eventually Hanson drops back down to his feet.
Godfrey struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanson controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey lands a right hand.
Hanson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Godfrey on the inside.
Godfrey can't find room to land a body shot as Hanson controls the action.
Godfrey misses with a knee strike.
Hanson tries to score a body lock takedown but Godfrey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Godfrey misses with a punch on the inside.
Godfrey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanson's elbow.
A short right from Godfrey.
Godfrey throws a head punch that misses.
Godfrey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Godfrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Godfrey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Godfrey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hanson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Godfrey tries to avoid it but Hanson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Godfrey to the ground. Godfrey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hanson misses with an uppercut. Godfrey saw that one coming.
Godfrey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hanson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hanson passes Godfrey's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hanson stalling.
Hanson is stalling here. Godfrey is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hanson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Godfrey has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Godfrey controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Godfrey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hanson trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Godfrey there.
Hanson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Godfrey's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Godfrey's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson controlling from the back.
Godfrey tries to roll but Hanson sticks to his back.
Hanson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanson is hanging on to Godfrey's back as he tries to escape.
Godfrey is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Godfrey turns into Hanson and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey preventing the sweep.
Godfrey lands a couple of elbows.
Hanson keeping moving, preventing Godfrey from controlling successfully.
Hanson is pulling down on Godfrey's head to control his posture.
Godfrey controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hanson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Godfrey wants to sweep here but Hanson controlling him for the moment.
Hanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Godfrey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Godfrey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rikkard Hanson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hanson 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rikkard Hanson!
After the fight, Rikkard Hanson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stormy Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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176 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stormy Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Xander Cage!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Crow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crow cracks Cage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cage lands a body shot.
Crow tries to land a leg kick but Cage saw it coming and moves away.
Crow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cage momentarily.
Cage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Crow jabs Cage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Cage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cage, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crow blocks a low kick nicely.
Cage swats away the attempt to clinch by Crow.
Cage appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cage staying out of range there.
Cage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crow. Crow obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage swinging wildly here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cage.
Crow cracks the inside of Cage's front leg.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crow, as that shot connected.
Crow rushes Cage and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crow is defending well for now.
Cage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cage can't break the clinch.
Crow struggles to land a body shot inside as Cage controls his hands.
Cage is trying to maintain a safe position but Crow gets an underhook and turns Cage into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Cage.
Crow managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
Crow misses with a punch on the inside.
Crow has Cage pressed against the cage, preventing Cage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalling in the clinch from Crow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cage misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Cage.
Crow misses with some punches.
Cage lands with a light punch inside.
Cage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crow tries to throw a body punch but Cage avoids it by throwing Crow back against the cage.
Cage has had enough of the clinch but Crow keeps him there for the moment.
Cage breaks from the clinch.
Crow connects with a crisp jab.
Crow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Crow throws a right hand that misses
and Cage counters with a stiff right hand.
Crow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crow with a jab.
Cage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crow misses with a hook
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crow throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crow misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Cage on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cage's calf.
Crow throws a poor cross that misses
and Cage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crow lands a lovely overhand right.
Cage lands with a right hand.
Crow lands with a shot to the body.
Crow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crow just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage cracks Crow with an open hand slap.
Cage fakes the leg kick and cracks Crow in the body.
Crow misses the body punch
and Cage counters with a stiff right hand.
Crow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cage counters with a straight right hand.
Cage throws a jab but it's blocked by Crow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Crow misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Crow is looking to counter punch.
Crow tries to land a leg kick but Cage saw it coming and moves away.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Stormy Crow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage throws a body punch but Crow moves out of range.
Cage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crow was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cage moves out of range as Crow strikes.
Crow throws an off balance right hand
and Cage counters with a solid body kick.
A shot to the liver by Crow. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cage is out of range.
Cage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cage unleashes a big counter combination but Crow bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Crow's corner calls for a 1-2. Crow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Xander Cage 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.
Crow tries a low kick but Cage avoids it.
Cage cracks Crow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crow clinches up with Cage and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Cage.
A frustrated look appears on Cage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cage backwards.
Cage taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crow scores with a shoulder strike.
Crow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cage is looking to break free of the clinch but Crow has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Crow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crow scores with a shoulder strike.
Cage misses with a punch on the inside.
Cage can't find room to land a body shot as Crow controls the action.
Crow misses with a punch on the inside.
Crow misses with the head strike.
Crow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cage takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow prevents Cage from breaking the clinch.
Crow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crow misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Cage. Beautiful body shot.
Crow lands a nice hook to Cage's body. Cage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crow lands a nice hook to Cage's body. Cage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cage tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cage looks to land a body kick but Crow moved away.
Crow is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crow closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Cage.
Cage wants to break free but Crow has control.
Cage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cage struggles to land a body shot inside as Crow controls his hands.
Cage taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow throws a punch but it's blocked by Cage.
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cage is looking to slow Crow down with leg kicks.
Crow misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely.
Crow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Crow scores with a four punch combination!
A nice leg kick lands there from Crow.
Crow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cage counters with a solid body kick.
Crow misses with a leg kick
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Cage counters with a two punch combo.
Cage throws a hook but Crow avoids it easily.
Crow misses with a leg kick
and Cage counters with a stiff right hand.
Crow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cage counters with a straight right hand.
Crow lands with a shot to the body.
Crow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage misses with a double jab.
Crow moves out of range as Cage throws a body kick.
Cage moves away from the strike by Crow.
Xander Cage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crow missing with a left hand there. Cage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xander Cage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cage.
Crow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crow.
Cage misses with a wild combination.
Crow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cage is out of range and Crow settles back down.
Crow throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crow, right into the meat.
Cage blocks a leg kick.
Cage is looking for the big counter here.
Cage avoids the body shot from Crow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cage lands with a good body shot.
Crow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cage is out of range and Crow settles back down.
Crow tries to clinch there but Cage circles away.
A low kick from Crow misses
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crow throws a lazy uppercut
and Cage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage slips a straight right by Crow.
Cage feints a counter leg kick.
Cage looks to throw a body kick
and Crow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crow swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Cage to counter with a crisp jab.
Crow moves out of range of the body kick.
Crow misses with a left hand
and Cage counters with a nice uppercut.
Cage throws a right and a left that Crow avoids nicely.
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 Stormy Crow will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crow lands a leg kick that knocks Cage off balance momentarily.
Crow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Cage blocks the leg kick.
Cage is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crow with a body shot.
Crow misses with a hook to the body
and Crow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cage on the side of the head.
Crow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crow connects with an inside leg kick.
Crow misses with a shot to the body
and Cage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cage lands a head shot.
Crow misses with an uppercut.
Crow swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Crow is looking to score with low kicks.
Crow misses with a low kick.
Cage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage throws a leg kick
and Crow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crow clobbers Cage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cage misses with the combination.
Crow lunges at Cage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cage's hand.
Crow throws a right hand that misses
and Cage counters with a left to the body.
Cage lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cage throws a body shot but no joy.
Crow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crow scores with a jab to the body.
Cage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crow.
Crow throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage works the jab nicely.
Cage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crow's calf.
Cage looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cage ducks right into an uppercut from Crow.
Crow just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crow connects with a nice looking jab.
Crow throws a poor cross that misses
and Cage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cage avoids the body shot from Crow.
Cage throws a shot to the body.
Crow throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crow closes the distance and pushes Cage back into the cage.
Crow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stormy Crow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crow stalling.
Crow is working Cage over against the cage.
Cage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crow lands a body punch.
Crow lands a nice uppercut.
Crow digs a right hand underneath Cage's ribcage. Cage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Crow.
Cage is rocked!
Cage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cage is still on wobbly legs! Can Crow finish him?
Crow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crow prevents Cage from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but Crow blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Crow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crow lands a big right hand that drops Cage! The killer instinct kicks in and Crow finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Crow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stormy Crow!
A very excited looking Stormy Crow made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hughtavious Mingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Menace Defoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Defoe has chosen Bodies as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Menace Defoe told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hughtavious Mingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Menace Defoe!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Defoe forces Mingo back against the cage and clinches.
Defoe has a couple of punches blocked by Mingo.
Defoe tries to work over Mingo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mingo blocks an uppercut.
Mingo wants to take the fight to the mat but Defoe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Defoe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mingo or not.
Mingo digs a right hand into Defoe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Defoe's gas tank.
Defoe working aggressively here.
Defoe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Defoe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Defoe lands a left hand.
Defoe throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mingo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mingo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mingo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mingo is trying to drag Defoe to the mat but Defoe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hughtavious Mingo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Defoe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've been informed that Defoe 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo blocks a body shot from Defoe.
A nice left hand lands by Mingo.
Mingo breaks the clinch.
Mingo cracks Defoe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Defoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Defoe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mingo misses with a hook
and Defoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Defoe. That snapped Mingo's head back.
Mingo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mingo throws a combination that misses
and Defoe counters with a nice right hand that sends Mingo toppling to the canvas! Mingo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Defoe finish him?!
Mingo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mingo with a poor takedown
and Defoe rattles Mingo with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Mingo tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Defoe dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Mingo stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Menace Defoe!
A victorious Menace Defoe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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