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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Georgio Socrates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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154 lbs
31 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Georgio Socrates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Socrates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tanner.
Socrates swings for the body but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Socrates definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tanner.
Socrates scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Socrates connects with a body shot.
Socrates fails with the takedown
enabling Tanner to counter with a crisp jab.
Tanner moves into the clinch.
Socrates throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Socrates is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Socrates tries for a takedown. No joy.
Socrates trying to land knees to the body.
Socrates tries to throw a body punch but Tanner avoids it by throwing Socrates back against the cage.
Socrates tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgio Socrates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Socrates misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socrates missing with knees to the body.
Socrates avoiding damage.
Socrates tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanner avoids the damage to the body.
Tanner stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tanner stops a takedown attempt from Socrates.
Socrates gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Socrates wants to pass to mount but Tanner is defending the position.
Socrates prevents Tanner from improving his position.
Socrates not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socrates wants to control but Tanner is keeping him busy.
Tanner wants to control but Socrates is keeping busy.
Socrates winds up and cracks Tanner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Socrates is looking to stall here but Tanner recovers full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tanner is on top in guard.
Socrates is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tanner stands and steps away. Socrates gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tanner clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Socrates looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tanner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner cracks Socrates with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tanner wants to clinch.
Socrates was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tanner blocks a low kick nicely.
Tanner misses with an uppercut. Socrates saw that one coming.
Tanner connects with a right hand. Socrates shakes it off.
Socrates tries to bum rush Tanner with a series of wild strikes but Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Socrates misses with a shot to the body
and Socrates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Socrates misses with a shot to the body
letting Tanner counter with a right hand.
Tanner pushes Socrates up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Socrates's defenses.
Socrates taking a breather.
Socrates is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Socrates lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tanner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tanner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tanner wants to counter with a clinch but Socrates pushes him away.
Tanner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Socrates lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tanner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tanner rushes Socrates and presses him up against the cage.
Socrates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Socrates trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Tanner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanner clinches.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Socrates.
Tanner taking a breather.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
Socrates looking to slow down the pace here.
Socrates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Socrates throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tanner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Socrates throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
Tanner takes one to the side of the head.
Tanner scores with a jab. Socrates acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Socrates shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socrates takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tanner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tanner breaks the clinch.
Tanner wants to clinch.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Socrates tries to bum rush Tanner with a series of wild strikes but Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Socrates looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tanner slips a jab and a cross from Socrates.
A head kick by Socrates misses
letting Tanner counter with a right hand.
Tanner drives through and clinches with Socrates against the cage.
Socrates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Socrates misses with a body punch.
Socrates is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socrates wants a takedown.
Tanner breaks from the clinch.
Tanner moves out of range as Socrates strikes.
Tanner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Socrates misses with a straight right.
Tanner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tanner drives through and clinches with Socrates against the cage.
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!
Socrates can't find room to land a body shot as Tanner controls the action.
Socrates wants a takedown.
Socrates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanner lands a good knee to the midsection. Socrates won't want to take too many of those.
Dick Tanner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Socrates creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Socrates is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tanner is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socrates pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tanner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tanner has Socrates pressed against the cage.
Tanner avoiding damage as Socrates throws knees to the body.
Socrates missing with knees to the body.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Socrates lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Socrates misses with a series of wild punches.
Socrates closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tanner to the mat! Tanner manages to get full guard.
Tanner seems keen to control Socrates's posture.
Socrates looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socrates trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner wants to sweep here but Socrates controlling him for the moment.
Tanner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Socrates in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Socrates accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tanner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dick Tanner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tanner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It seemed like Tanner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tanner defending well as Socrates loads up on a big left hand.
Tanner misses with a hook.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch but Socrates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Socrates misses with a head kick.
Tanner is looking to clinch.
Socrates throws a series of punches but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner swings for the body but Socrates moves out of range.
Socrates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanner moves away.
Socrates throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Tanner blocks the low kick.
Socrates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Georgio Socrates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanner scores with a nice strike.
Socrates tries for a takedown but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tanner scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socrates tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tanner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Socrates somewhat.
Tanner appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tanner tries to clinch up
and Socrates counters with an inside leg kick.
Socrates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanner is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Socrates.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgio Socrates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanner tries to clinch but Socrates is having none of it.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Socrates looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tanner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Socrates walks into a straight right hand from Tanner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socrates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tanner moves into the clinch.
Socrates is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Socrates.
A body shot lands from Socrates.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tanner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Socrates creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tanner is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tanner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dick Tanner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Socrates shoots for a takedown but Tanner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to clinch up but Socrates circles away and keeps his distance.
Socrates looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Socrates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanner lands with an uppercut that bounces Socrates off the cage and back into range.
Socrates throws a hook but Tanner blocks it.
A punch combination from Socrates misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanner instigates a clinch.
Tanner breaks from the clinch.
Tanner leaves Socrates with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Socrates lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tanner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Socrates's sensitive parts.
Tanner connects with an inside leg kick.
Socrates takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Socrates swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
Georgio Socrates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner lands the left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tanner clobbers Socrates with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tanner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Socrates can't find room to land a body shot as Tanner controls the action.
Socrates is trying to drag Tanner to the mat but Tanner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tanner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Socrates throws out the jab.
Socrates shoots for a double leg takedown but Tanner sprawls well. He's pushed Socrates's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Socrates throws a jab when Tanner was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Tanner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tanner 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Tanner!
A very excited looking Dick Tanner rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Georgio Socrates was interviewed post fight and said 'Tough loss. Big shoutout to SnapNapTap.wordpress.com for shining a light on what we do!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Kolloo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Pahlm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pahlm has chosen Peace Love & Pitbulls - Dog Church as his entrance music. Johan Pahlm has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jaakko Kolloo's chin.
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156 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kolloo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Pahlm!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Pahlm.
Jaakko Kolloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolloo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pahlm's head backwards.
Pahlm takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pahlm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kolloo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kolloo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kolloo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kolloo throws a leg kick but Pahlm sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Kolloo.
A low kick from Kolloo misses
and Pahlm counters with a series of strikes. Kolloo will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolloo misses the shot to the body.
Kolloo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPahlm.
Pahlm takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from Kolloo misses.
Pahlm only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pahlm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kolloo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pahlm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kolloo throws out a loose jab but Pahlm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kolloo throws out a loose jab but Pahlm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kolloo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pahlm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kolloo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pahlm.
Kolloo takes a swing at Pahlm's ribcage but misses.
Kolloo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Pahlm.
A big right from Pahlm misses.
Kolloo misses with a leg kick.
Pahlm takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pahlm throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Kolloo misses.
Kolloo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pahlm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kolloo checks it well.
Pahlm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kolloo.
As Kolloo backs off Pahlm throws a huge counter combo but Kolloo manages to avoid it all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kolloo throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Kolloo.
Pahlm moves out of range of the body kick.
Pahlm avoids the body shot from Kolloo.
Pahlm shapes to counter with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pahlm.
Kolloo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kolloo checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kolloo. Pahlm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pahlm tries a quick counter leg kick but Kolloo is wise to it.
A jab lands there for Kolloo.
Kolloo scores with a leg kick.
Pahlm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kolloo checks a leg kick.
As Pahlm looks to move away, Kolloo throws a big counter combo but Pahlm just gets out of the way.
Pahlm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kolloo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pahlm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kolloo throws a chopping leg kick but Pahlm manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pahlm throws a leg kick but Kolloo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pahlm is looking to score with low kicks.
Pahlm throws a head kick that misses.
Kolloo thows a body kick. Pahlm tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo looks to land a body kick but Pahlm moved away.
Pahlm throws a leg kick which misses Kolloo's front leg but catches the back leg as Kolloo tries to avoid it.
Kolloo takes a swing at Pahlm's ribcage but misses.
Pahlm flicks out a counter leg kick but Kolloo steps away.
Kolloo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pahlm's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pahlm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kolloo is out of range.
Pahlm throws a low kick but Kolloo avoids it.
Pahlm avoids the body shot from Kolloo.
Kolloo looks to land a body kick but Pahlm moved away.
Kolloo scores with the left hand. Pahlm knows he should have avoided that one.
Kolloo tries a low kick but Pahlm avoids it.
Pahlm appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kolloo loads up on a big right hand but Pahlm slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Pahlm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Kolloo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kolloo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pahlm cracks the inside of Kolloo's front leg.
Pahlm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kolloo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kolloo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pahlm.
Kolloo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPahlm.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pahlm might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kolloo has got the better of the exchanges.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pahlm.
Pahlm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pahlm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kolloo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pahlm can do to turn this around?
Kolloo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kolloo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pahlm moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pahlm tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kolloo is able to avoid easily.
Pahlm thows a leg kick but Kolloo checks it
and Kolloo counters with a nice uppercut.
Kolloo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kolloo checks the leg kick.
Kolloo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolloo misses with a body kick.
Pahlm appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pahlm, right into the meat.
Kolloo feints and then cracks Pahlm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pahlm down.
Kolloo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pahlm counters with a big head kick but Kolloo shrugs it off.
Kolloo misses the shot to the body.
Kolloo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kolloo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pahlm at a distance.
A good leg kick by Pahlm.
Kolloo with a hook.
Pahlm ducks under a wild hook from Kolloo.
Kolloo takes a swing at Pahlm's ribcage but misses.
Pahlm tries a quick counter leg kick but Kolloo is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo swings for the body but Pahlm moves out of range.
Pahlm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pahlm moves out of range of the body kick from Kolloo.
Pahlm flicks out a counter leg kick but Kolloo steps away.
Jaakko Kolloo is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pahlm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kolloo.
Kolloo throws a wild body kick that Pahlm sees coming a mile off.
Pahlm only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pahlm misses with an uppercut. Kolloo saw that one coming.
Kolloo sizes up Pahlm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Pahlm blocks the low kick.
Pahlm flicks out a counter leg kick but Kolloo steps away.
Kolloo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pahlm thows a leg kick but Kolloo checks it
and Kolloo counters with a good, hard body kick but Pahlm shrugs it off.
Pahlm misses with a leg kick.
Pahlm throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kolloo.
A quick step to the side and Kolloo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pahlm only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kolloo tries to land a front kick but Pahlm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kolloo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pahlm lands a leg kick that knocks Kolloo off balance momentarily.
Kolloo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kolloo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pahlm's head.
Kolloo throws a body kick that misses.
Pahlm throws a big counter head kick but Kolloo avoids it with no problem.
Kolloo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A low kick from Pahlm misses
and Kolloo counters with an outside leg kick.
Pahlm misses with a leg kick
and Kolloo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kolloo throws a body punch but Pahlm moves out of range.
Pahlm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pahlm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pahlm throws a low kick but Kolloo avoids it.
A jab from Kolloo misses.
Pahlm feints a counter leg kick.
Kolloo misses with a hook. Pahlm ducked under it nicely.
Pahlm is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pahlm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kolloos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kolloo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pahlm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pahlm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pahlm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kolloo.
Kolloo checks a leg kick.
Kolloo throws the left hand but Pahlm avoids the punch easily.
Kolloo backing away here, and Pahlm unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pahlm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from Pahlm misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Kolloo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pahlm plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pahlm moves forwards but Kolloo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pahlm has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kolloo.
Kolloo misses with the body kick
and Pahlm counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kolloo.
Pahlm throws a chopping leg kick but Kolloo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kolloo misses with a kick to the body
and Pahlm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Jaakko Kolloo has been cut.
Kolloo loads up on a big right hand but Pahlm slips the punch.
Kolloo sizes up Pahlm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolloo thuds a left hand into Pahlm's body.
Kolloo is looking to land body kicks.
Pahlm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pahlm throws out a leg kick but Kolloo moves out of range and Pahlm only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pahlm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kolloo.
Kolloo missing with a left hand there. Pahlm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kolloo misses with a body shot.
Kolloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pahlm manages to avoid it.
Pahlm flicks out a counter leg kick but Kolloo steps away.
That kick from Kolloo tenderised Pahlm's leg. Pahlm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pahlm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kolloo throws out a leg kick but Pahlm moves out of range and Kolloo only half commits.
Pahlm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kolloo throws out the jab.
Pahlm shapes to counter with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kolloo there.
A leg kick checked by Pahlm.
Kolloo lands a slapping body shot.
Pahlm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kolloo.
Johan Pahlm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kolloo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pahlm.
Good work by Kolloo as he checks the leg kick.
Pahlm slips under a jab from Kolloo.
Kolloo lands a nice looking body kick.
Kolloo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pahlm lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kolloo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kolloo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kolloo.
Pahlm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kolloo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kolloo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pahlm throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pahlm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kolloo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kolloo is looking to land body kicks.
Kolloo keeps Pahlm at a distance using the push kick.
Kolloo misses with a kick to the body.
Kolloo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pahlm connects with a high kick.
Pahlm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kolloo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pahlm takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pahlm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kolloo.
Pahlm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pahlm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kolloo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kolloo. Pahlm shrugs it off though.
Kolloo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pahlm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kolloo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pahlm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jaakko Kolloo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kolloo.
Pahlm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kolloo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kolloo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kolloo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kolloo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Kolloo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kolloo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Kolloo!
Jaakko Kolloo gave a mention to Perkele! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristian Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kristian Johansson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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288 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristian Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Johns!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson dodges the punch combination from Johns.
Johansson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johansson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johns misses with a right hand
and Johansson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johansson throws a body punch but Johns moves out of range.
Johns takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Charlie Johns has been cut.
Johansson staying out of range there.
Johansson dips to his left and cracks Johns with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Johns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johns on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johansson closes the distance and pushes Johns back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johns looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Johns avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage.
Johansson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johns's efforts to push away.
Johns blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johns up against the cage.
Johns prevents a body shot from Johansson.
A short uppercut from Johansson.
Johansson gets through Johns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Johansson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johns backwards.
Johansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johns takes a shot to the head.
Johansson keeps control of Johns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johansson drops Johns onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Johns is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Johns is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johns has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Johansson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Johns can turn it around.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Johns uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson gets through Johns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johns is still on wobbly legs! Can Johansson finish him?
Johansson throws a big uppercut that drops Johns! More strikes from Johansson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Johns lies dazed against the cage as Johansson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kristian Johansson!
Kristian Johansson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Aaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ueda Umanouke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hank Aaron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ueda Umanouke!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umanouke shoots and misses
and Aaron counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Umanouke is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aaron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aaron swings for the body but Umanouke moves out of range.
Umanouke steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aaron.
Horrible takedown attempt by Umanouke or perhaps it was just good defense by Aaron, which made it look bad.
Umanouke lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aaron misses with a leg kick.
Umanouke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Aaron throws a head kick but Umanouke moves out of range.
Aaron lands a right hook to the body.
Aaron changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke looks to throw the jab but Aaron is out of range.
Umanouke throws a poor cross that misses
and Aaron counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Ueda Umanouke has been cut.
Aaron walks into a stiff left hand from Umanouke.
Aaron throws a sloppy head kick
and Umanouke counters with a nice body shot.
Aaron feints and then cracks Umanouke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Umanouke down.
Umanouke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Umanouke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aaron's efforts to push away.
Umanouke keeps control of Aaron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Umanouke can't find room to land a body shot as Aaron controls the action.
Umanouke keeps control of Aaron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Umanouke lands with a short shot to the head.
Umanouke turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Umanouke manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aaron struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on Aaron's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Umanouke seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Aaron tries to buck Umanouke off but Umanouke is having none of it.
Aaron wants to control but Umanouke postures up.
Aaron prevents Umanouke from moving into mount.
Umanouke working the ground and pound from side control.
Aaron takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Umanouke in side control lands a decent elbow.
Umanouke is putting a hurting on Aaron here, landing some big shots from side control.
Umanouke content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Umanouke tries to advance to mount but Aaron denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Umanouke working the ground and pound.
Umanouke landing a few strikes.
Aaron takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Umanouke cracks Aaron with a big elbow.
Aaron is not content to let Umanouke control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Umanouke in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Aaron is rocked!
Aaron on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aaron tries to get out of the position.
Aaron dodges the ground and pound from Umanouke.
Aaron wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Aaron can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke advances nicely into full mount.
Umanouke scoring with strikes but Aaron is staying in there.
Umanouke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Umanouke in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umanouke pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Umanouke scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Aaron is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aaron wants to control but Umanouke is having none of it.
Aaron seems to have got his legs back now.
BOOM! Umanouke connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Umanouke with a couple of short strikes.
Umanouke softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Aaron is out cold! Umanouke jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ueda Umanouke!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazcsakhs comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac - Me and My Girlfriend. Nathan Silver is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Silver!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver takes a swing at Mazcsakhs's ribcage but misses.
Mazcsakhs ducks right into an uppercut from Silver.
Mazcsakhs scoring well with a low kick there.
Mazcsakhs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silver wants to slow Mazcsakhs down by chopping away at his legs.
Mazcsakhs looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mazcsakhs scores with a shot to the body.
Mazcsakhs checks a leg kick.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Mazcsakhs is just out of range.
Mazcsakhs jabs Silver to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mazcsakhs.
Silver misses with a leg kick
and Mazcsakhs counters with a right hand to the body.
Mazcsakhs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver.
Mazcsakhs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mazcsakhs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silver doesn't seem bothered though.
Mazcsakhs defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.
Mazcsakhs misses with a looping right.
Silver misses with a jab to the body
and Mazcsakhs counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mazcsakhs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mazcsakhs at a distance.
Jab, jab by Silver - just one landing.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mazcsakhs moves away.
Mazcsakhs defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.
Mazcsakhs swinging wildly here.
Silver misses the body punch
and Mazcsakhs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silver thinking.
Mazcsakhs throws a nice looking combination but Silver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silver misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mazcsakhs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mazcsakhs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mazcsakhs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silver under the eye.
Silver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver takes a swing at Mazcsakhs's ribcage but misses.
Silver throws a body punch but Mazcsakhs moves out of range.
Mazcsakhs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mazcsakhs checks a leg kick nicely.
Mazcsakhs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mazcsakhs moves away.
Mazcsakhs went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silver. That one must have hurt.
Silver is looking to chop away at Mazcsakhs's legs.
It looked like Mazcsakhs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silver.
Mazcsakhs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Mazcsakhs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver throws a leg kick but Mazcsakhs moved away.
Mazcsakhs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silver looks to land a left hand but Mazcsakhs moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs scores with a nice strike.
Silver throws a sloppy body shot
and Mazcsakhs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silver checks a low kick from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs is looking to wear down Silver with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mazcsakhs scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Nathan Silver has been cut.
Silver takes one to the side of the head.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silver takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silver is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mazcsakhs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mazcsakhs throws a jab but it's blocked by Silver.
Mazcsakhs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silver swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mazcsakhs counters with a thumping low kick.
Silver scores with a shot to the body.
Silver connects with a body shot.
Silver lands a nice looking body shot.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mazcsakhs.
Silver works Mazcsakhs's body with a nice hook.
Mazcsakhs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mazcsakhs.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Mazcsakhs tries a low kick but Silver avoids it.
Mazcsakhs scores with a decent looking hook.
Mazcsakhs is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mazcsakhs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mazcsakhs avoids the body shot from Silver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs scores with a push kick.
Silver swings for the body but Mazcsakhs moves out of range.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Mazcsakhs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mazcsakhs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silver takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silver throws a low kick but Mazcsakhs moves out of range easily.
Silver scores with a decent looking hook.
Silver throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mazcsakhs on the side of the head.
Mazcsakhs misses with a looping left.
Nathan Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver lands a nice shot to the body.
Mazcsakhs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mazcsakhs is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mazcsakhs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mazcsakhs looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Mazcsakhs's shoulder, as Mazcsakhs tries to avoid the shot.
Mazcsakhs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mazcsakhs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silver to score with a decent uppercut.
Silver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silver moves out of range of the leg kick from Mazcsakhs.
Silver swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mazcsakhs lands with a nice body punch.
Silver thuds a left hand into Mazcsakhs's body.
Silver throws a low kick but Mazcsakhs moves out of range easily.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver throws a wild body kick that Mazcsakhs sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mazcsakhs. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mazcsakhs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mazcsakhs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mazcsakhs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Mazcsakhs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mazcsakhs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mazcsakhs was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Mazcsakhs digs a good hook to Silver's body.
Mazcsakhs with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs is looking to chop away at Silver's legs.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs half committed to a counter leg kick.
Silver lands a nice hook to Mazcsakhs's body. Mazcsakhs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silver checks a leg kick nicely.
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silver throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mazcsakhs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mazcsakhs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mazcsakhs connects with a solid leg kick.
Mazcsakhs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Mazcsakhs works Silver's body with a nice hook.
Silver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver throws a leg kick
letting Mazcsakhs counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silver is out of range.
Mazcsakhs connects with the punch.
Mazcsakhs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Mazcsakhs scores with the left hand. Silver knows he should have avoided that one.
Silver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mazcsakhs at a distance.
Silver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silver swings for the body but Mazcsakhs moves out of range.
Silver misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Mazcsakhs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Mazcsakhs catches Silver right on the button with a cross.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver takes a swing at Mazcsakhs's ribcage but misses.
Silver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silver throws a leg kick but Mazcsakhs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mazcsakhs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs throws a quick inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Mazcsakhs blocks the leg kick.
Silver lands a nice hook to Mazcsakhs's body. Mazcsakhs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silver throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mazcsakhs lands a jab to Silver's midsection.
Mazcsakhs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mazcsakhs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mazcsakhs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That kick from Mazcsakhs tenderised Silver's leg. Silver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mazcsakhs works over Silver's head and body with a nice combination.
Mazcsakhs checks the leg kick.
Mazcsakhs throws a good cross that connects.
Silver connects with a body shot that sends Mazcsakhs's belly button to the back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silver scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mazcsakhs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silver.
Mazcsakhs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Mazcsakhs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Silver takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silver has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silver misses with a body punch
and Mazcsakhs counters with a nice uppercut.
Silver swings for the body but Mazcsakhs moves out of range.
Mazcsakhs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mazcsakhs throws a chopping leg kick but Silver manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mazcsakhs scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mazcsakhs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Silver might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mazcsakhs has got the better of the exchanges.
Mazcsakhs misses with an uppercut. Silver saw that one coming.
Silver gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazcsakhs.
Silver tries to move into range but Mazcsakhs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silver throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silver misses with a low kick.
Mazcsakhs scores with a jab. Silver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mazcsakhs cracks Silver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs is winning the standup battle so far.
Mazcsakhs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mazcsakhs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mazcsakhs, as that shot connected.
Silver scores with a hook to the body. Mazcsakhs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mazcsakhs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mazcsakhs misses with a body shot.
Silver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mazcsakhs counters with an outside leg kick.
Mazcsakhs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Mazcsakhs works the jab nicely.
Mazcsakhs swinging wildly here.
Silver checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mazcsakhs.
Silver scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mazcsakhs moves away.
Oooooh!!! Mazcsakhs has knocked Silver down with a huge combo! Mazcsakhs steps away and waves a wobbly Silver back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Silver is still on wobbly legs! Can Mazcsakhs finish him?
Silver throws a hook but Mazcsakhs avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Mazcsakhs misses the target.
Silver lands a nice hook to Mazcsakhs's body. Mazcsakhs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mazcsakhs loads up on a big right hand but Silver slips the punch.
Mazcsakhs throws a hook but Silver avoids it easily.
Silver turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silver seems to have recovered his senses.
Mazcsakhs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silver checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mazcsakhs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mazcsakhs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mazcsakhs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silver. That did some damage!
Mazcsakhs connects with a single shot there.
Mazcsakhs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mazcsakhs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
It looked like Mazcsakhs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silver.
Silver swings for the body but Mazcsakhs moves out of range.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mazcsakhs fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silver just manages to avoid it.
Silver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mazcsakhs scores with a jab. Silver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mazcsakhs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silver's sensitive parts.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mazcsakhs lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silver has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silver and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silver lands with a nice body punch.
Mazcsakhs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
A countering left hand to the body from Silver misses.
Mazcsakhs avoids the body shot from Silver.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That kick from Mazcsakhs tenderised Silver's leg. Silver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silver throws a body punch but Mazcsakhs moves out of range.
Mazcsakhs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mazcsakhs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silver under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a two punch combo.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mazcsakhs throws a shot from downtown. Silver moves away and avoids it.
Mazcsakhs lands a leg kick that knocks Silver off balance momentarily.
Silver jabs at Mazcsakhs's body.
Silver misses with a hook to the body
and Mazcsakhs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mazcsakhs was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Mazcsakhs appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silver lands a slapping body shot.
Crunch! Mazcsakhs slams his shin into Silver's torso.
Silver getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mazcsakhs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver swings for the body but Mazcsakhs moves out of range.
Nathan Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silver blocks a low kick nicely.
Mazcsakhs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Mazcsakhs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver misses the body punch
and Mazcsakhs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters circling a little - Mazcsakhs finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mazcsakhs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silver misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Mazcsakhs misses its target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mazcsakhs. That's going to slow Silver down.
Mazcsakhs moves out of range as Silver strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mazcsakhs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silver gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mazcsakhs.
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mazcsakhs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs!
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kang Xi Jia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kang Xi Jia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tatsuya Kawajiri's chin.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kang Xi Jia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xi Jia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kawajiri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kawajiri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Xi Jia throws a sloppy head kick
and Kawajiri finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Xi Jia misses with a wild body shot.
Xi Jia throws a one two combo.
A good leg kick by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xi Jia.
Kang Xi Jia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawajiri staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Xi Jia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xi Jia misses with a kick to the body.
Xi Jia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kawajiri.
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!
Xi Jia cracks Kawajiri with an open hand slap.
Xi Jia tries to clinch up but Kawajiri circles away and keeps his distance.
Kawajiri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xi Jia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kawajiri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri scores with a sloppy right hand. Xi Jia should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Xi Jia.
Kawajiri digs a good body shot into Xi Jia's ribs.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kawajiri on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kawajiri throws a front kick that sends Xi Jia stumbling back into the cage.
Xi Jia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Xi Jia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kawajiri walks into a left hand.
Xi Jia lands a head shot.
Kawajiri just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Xi Jia, right into the meat.
Kawajiri misses with an attempted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xi Jia throws a chopping leg kick but Kawajiri manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xi Jia has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Academy of Arse Whoopers in the buildup to the fight.
Kawajiri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xi Jia was well out of range. Poor timing from Kawajiri.
Xi Jia lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kawajiri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xi Jia.
Xi Jia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Xi Jia jabs Kawajiri right on the nose. Kawajiri blinks but takes it well.
Kawajiri misses with a looping right.
Kawajiri misses with a low kick.
Kawajiri swings for the body but Xi Jia moves out of range.
Xi Jia throws a lazy right hand but Kawajiri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xi Jia cracks Kawajiri with an open hand slap.
Kawajiri takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kawajiri moves out of range of the strikes.
Kawajiri throws a low kick but Xi Jia avoids it.
Kawajiri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xi Jia misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Kawajiri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Kawajiri as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kawajiri counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Xi Jia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xi Jia throws an off balance right hand
and Kawajiri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kawajiri cracks a nice hook into Xi Jia's ribs.
Xi Jia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kawajiri at a distance.
Xi Jia blocks a jab.
Kawajiri connects with a crisp jab.
Kawajiri throws a body shot but no joy.
Xi Jia throws a body punch but Kawajiri moves out of range.
Kawajiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xi Jia lands the left hand.
Xi Jia doesn't manage to clinch there - Kawajiri circles away.
Kawajiri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xi Jia was well out of range. Poor timing from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri misses with a low kick.
Kawajiri on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xi Jia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kawajiri takes a swing at Xi Jia's ribcage but misses.
Kawajiri blocks the body kick.
Xi Jia throws a jab when Kawajiri was well out of range.
Kawajiri misses the jab.
Xi Jia throws a low kick, looking for Kawajiri's leg but Kawajiri calmly moves out of range.
Xi Jia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Xi Jia closes the distance and clinches.
Kawajiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Xi Jia lands a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Xi Jia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xi Jia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kawajiri misses with a body punch.
Kawajiri lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Xi Jia.
Kawajiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kang Xi Jia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kawajiri drops his hands momentarily and Xi Jia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Xi Jia works Kawajiri's body with a nice hook.
Xi Jia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xi Jia looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawajiri is just out of range.
Good shot there by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri throws a series of punches but Xi Jia moves out of range.
Xi Jia throws a body punch but Kawajiri moves out of range.
Xi Jia thumps Kawajiri with a low kick.
Xi Jia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xi Jia is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kawajiri.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xi Jia. Kawajiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xi Jia slips under a jab from Kawajiri.
Xi Jia is looking to counter with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Kawajiri.
Xi Jia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Xi Jia manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kawajiri on his heels. He'll look to pass Kawajiri's guard now, I'm sure.
Kawajiri has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Xi Jia has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Kawajiri fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xi Jia struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawajiri controls his hands.
Xi Jia throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Xi Jia uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri struggles to land a body shot inside as Xi Jia controls his hands.
Kawajiri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kawajiri gets through Xi Jia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kawajiri takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Tatsuya Kawajiri has been cut.
Xi Jia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Xi Jia lands a nice elbow.
Kawajiri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xi Jia lands a body shot.
Xi Jia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kawajiri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Xi Jia scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawajiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia scores with a shot to the side of Kawajiri's head.
Kawajiri tries to work over Xi Jia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Kawajiri as the two fighters clinch.
Kawajiri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xi Jia can't find room to land a body shot as Kawajiri controls the action.
Xi Jia digs a right hand into Kawajiri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kawajiri's gas tank.
A short right from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawajiri.
Kawajiri misses with the head strike.
A short right from Xi Jia on the inside.
Kawajiri tries to work over Xi Jia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xi Jia working aggressively here.
Xi Jia blocks a body shot from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Xi Jia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Xi Jia prevents a body shot from Kawajiri.
Xi Jia works on Kawajiri's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri misses with the head strike.
Kawajiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xi Jia's elbow.
Xi Jia lands a left hand.
Xi Jia lands a nice elbow.
Xi Jia digs a right hand into Kawajiri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kawajiri's gas tank.
Kawajiri misses with a punch to the body.
Xi Jia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kawajiri is rocked!
Xi Jia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kawajiri is still on wobbly legs! Can Xi Jia finish him?
A leg kick checked by Xi Jia.
Kang Xi Jia is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Xi Jia, right into the meat.
Kawajiri walks into a jab.
Kawajiri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xi Jia.
Kawajiri is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Xi Jia. Kawajiri shrugs it off though.
Kawajiri has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kawajiri there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xi Jia scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kawajiri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kawajiri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kawajiri's head.
Kawajiri looks to score with a jab to the body but Xi Jia is just out of range.
Xi Jia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kawajiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Xi Jia jabs at Kawajiri's body.
Kawajiri seems to have recovered his senses.
Kawajiri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xi Jia throws a jab but it's blocked by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri lands a nice hook to Xi Jia's body. Xi Jia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kawajiri looks to score with a jab to the body but Xi Jia is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Xi Jia. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xi Jia shoots in and gets a takedown into Kawajiri's guard.
Kawajiri is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Xi Jia dives into side control.
Xi Jia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kawajiri keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kang Xi Jia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tatsuya Kawajiri'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!
Xi Jia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kawajiri staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xi Jia.
Xi Jia scoring well with a low kick there.
Kawajiri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Xi Jia slips a straight right by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xi Jia was well out of range. Poor timing from Kawajiri.
Xi Jia misses with a two punch combination.
Kawajiri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xi Jia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kawajiri checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xi Jia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Xi Jia has closed the distance and engaged Kawajiri in a clinch.
Kang Xi Jia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Xi Jia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xi Jia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xi Jia throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kawajiri.
Xi Jia lands with a left to the head.
Kawajiri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xi Jia backwards.
Xi Jia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Xi Jia.
Kawajiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kawajiri tries a body shot but Xi Jia blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xi Jia.
Kawajiri takes a shot to the head.
Xi Jia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Xi Jia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xi Jia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xi Jia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kawajiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawajiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kawajiri throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Xi Jia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawajiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Xi Jia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawajiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Xi Jia.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri has a couple of punches blocked by Xi Jia.
Xi Jia scores with a hook to the body.
Xi Jia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kawajiri can do to turn this around?
Xi Jia swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawajiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawajiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xi Jia digs a right hand underneath Kawajiri's ribcage. Kawajiri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Xi Jia throws an elbow that misses.
Xi Jia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Xi Jia - that landed with a thud.
Xi Jia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xi Jia lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Xi Jia stalling the fight.
Kawajiri blocks a body shot from Xi Jia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawajiri.
Kawajiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Kang Xi Jia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Xi Jia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Xi Jia lands an elbow that stopped Kawajiri in his tracks for a moment.
Tatsuya Kawajiri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xi Jia tries to work over Kawajiri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kawajiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawajiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawajiri can't find room to land a body shot as Xi Jia controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Kawajiri.
Xi Jia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xi Jia throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawajiri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawajiri.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kawajiri.
Xi Jia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kawajiri or not.
Kawajiri can't find room to land a body shot as Xi Jia controls the action.
Kawajiri struggles to land a body shot inside as Xi Jia controls his hands.
Kawajiri lands with a left to the head.
Kawajiri can't find room to land a body shot as Xi Jia controls the action.
Kawajiri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawajiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kawajiri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Xi Jia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kawajiri backwards.
Xi Jia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kang Xi Jia.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Xi Jia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kang Xi Jia!
Kang Xi Jia decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandy Gower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cavey Beaumont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cavey Beaumont will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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226 lbs
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290 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sandy Gower!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavey Beaumont!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaumont looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beaumont throws a sloppy head kick and Gower moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gower. Beaumont does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been informed that Beaumont 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.
Beaumont keeps the fight on the outside.
Beaumont is looking to slow Gower down with leg kicks.
Beaumont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gower.
Beaumont swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gower scores with the left hand. Beaumont knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Cavey Beaumont has been cut.
A jab from Gower misses.
Beaumont avoids the body shot from Gower.
Beaumont tries to keep at a distance but Gower has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beaumont working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Sandy Gower has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gower throws a punch but it's blocked by Beaumont.
Beaumont misses with a punch to the body.
Gower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gower can't find room to land a body shot as Beaumont controls the action.
Beaumont tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gower's elbow.
Gower swings wildly with an uppercut but Beaumont uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gower.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Beaumont.
Beaumont misses with a punch on the inside.
Gower misses with a punch to the body.
Beaumont breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beaumont is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beaumont takes a swing at Gower's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Beaumont there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Beaumont.
Beaumont throws a leg kick
and Beaumont takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gower getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beaumont scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beaumont. Gower does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gower just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Beaumont on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gower swings for the body but Beaumont moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gower scores with a nice right hand.
Beaumont tries to move into range but Gower moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That has opened up Cavey Beaumont's cut even more.
Gower throws the left hand but Beaumont avoids the punch easily.
Beaumont ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gower moves away.
Gower tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beaumont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gower.
Gower is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Beaumont.
Beaumont ducks right into an uppercut from Gower.
Gower lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beaumont goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beaumont moves out of range of the strikes.
Beaumont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gower.
Gower misses with a hook. Beaumont ducked under it nicely.
Beaumont works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gower throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beaumont defending well as Gower loads up on a big left hand.
Beaumont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gower.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont misses with a head kick.
Gower gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gower is working Beaumont over against the cage.
Gower throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Gower.
Gower blocks an uppercut.
Beaumont is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gower is defending well for now.
Gower gets through Beaumont's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beaumont.
Beaumont misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gower.
Gower blocks an uppercut.
Beaumont slows down the pace here.
Gower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beaumont blocks an uppercut.
Gower throws a punch but it's blocked by Beaumont.
Beaumont prevents a body shot from Gower.
Gower misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gower lands an uppercut.
Gower lands a shoulder strike.
The cut above Cavey Beaumont's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gower tries to work over Beaumont's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beaumont breaks the clinch.
Gower tries to clinch up but Beaumont circles away and keeps his distance.
Beaumont counters with a body kick.
Gower throws a body shot but no joy.
Beaumont takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gower clobbers Beaumont with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gower throws a hook but Beaumont blocks it.
Beaumont buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gower scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beaumont doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Gower misses.
Beaumont fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gower manages to avoid it.
Gower tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beaumont swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gower takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gower moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cavey Beaumont's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Beaumont drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandy Gower dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Gower's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gower throws a big shot that misses.
Beaumont now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Beaumont moves away from the strike by Gower.
Gower misses with a lunging right hand
and Beaumont connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beaumont tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gower was well out of range. Poor timing from Beaumont.
Beaumont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beaumont let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Beaumont lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gower takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gower slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gower throws a looping overhand right but Beaumont ducks down to avoid it.
Gower is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gower is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beaumont can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beaumont swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beaumont lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beaumont looks for the body kick but Gower saw that one coming.
Beaumont jabs Gower to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beaumont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gower.
Beaumont shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gower scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Gower misses.
Beaumont turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gower lands a nice shot that snaps Beaumont's head back.
Beaumont bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gower's head.
Gower misses with a body shot.
Beaumont is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gower rather than just go for the knockout.
Gower throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gower seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gower scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cavey Beaumont's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sandy Gower!
Sandy Gower is the new super heavyweight champion!
Sandy Gower took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'That son of a bitch hits hard huh? Well I hit harder yeeeehaaaaww. Did you know i had a penis!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Trager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trager comes into the arena with Bang Bang blaring out of the sound system. Bishop has chosen Pimps Around The World as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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39
160 lbs
26 - 9 - 1 |
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28
160 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Trager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trager misses with a takedown attempt - Bishop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bishop throws out a counter right but Trager avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trager is defended easily by Bishop.
No luck for Trager with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Trager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trager looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bishop is fending him off so far but Trager persists. Nope, Bishop circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trager closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bishop moves into full guard.
Trager drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bishop dives on top into guard.
Trager throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trager looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bishop has picked Trager up and slammed him! Trager can't keep hold of the triangle and Bishop manages to pass to side control!
Bishop takes a little break here. Trager wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Trager is looking to regain half guard here but Bishop keeps moving and retains side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Trager's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bishop tries to advance to mount but Trager denies him.
Trager is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Trager can't do much from the bottom here.
Trager is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trager struggling a bit here.
Trager is looking to regain half guard here but Bishop keeps moving and retains side control.
Trager tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Bishop easily slips into full mount!
Trager tries to hold on but Bishop pushes him away.
Bishop controlling his opponent.
Trager keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trager is looking to escape.
Bishop wants to control the action but instead Trager gets a body lock and reverses into Bishop's guard! Nice work!
Trager working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trager working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trager throws a big right hand that misses.
Trager throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trager working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trager accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trager has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bishop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trager advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trager throws a strike but Bishop avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bishop seems keen to control Trager's posture.
Trager trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bishop wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bishop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trager accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trager stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bishop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Trager will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Trager shoots for a takedown but Bishop saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bishop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bishop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Trager shoots in and gets a takedown into Bishop's guard.
Bishop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trager.
Trager missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trager throws a strike but Bishop rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alex Trager overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trager looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bishop has picked Trager up and slammed him! Trager can't keep hold of the triangle and Bishop manages to pass to side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trager can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trager manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bishop is thwarting Trager's attempts to control the position.
Trager looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trager actively working from the bottom here.
Trager is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bishop pulls his head out easily.
Bishop is looking to advance position but Trager won't allow it.
Trager wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trager is trying to control but can't.
Bishop stalling.
Trager trying to hold on to Bishop's head to control him but Bishop postures up.
Bishop is pressing down on Trager's thigh, looking to free his foot. Trager is holding on for now.
Trager wants to control but Bishop is keeping busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Trager is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bishop sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bishop looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Trager goes for a double leg but Bishop avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bishop continues to drive forward.
Bishop replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Trager blocks it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Trager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trager tries for a takedown but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trager backing away here, and Bishop unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trager shoots in and drives through. Bishop sprawls well.
Bishop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bishop slaps away a takedown attempt from Trager, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Trager shoots in but no luck this time.
Trager shoots for a takedown but Bishop saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bishop looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bishop slaps away a takedown attempt from Trager, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like Bishop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trager tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bishop swivels and escapes.
Trager shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bishop but Bishop pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trager misses with a takedown
and Bishop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trager looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bishop was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bishop scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trager in his tracks.
Trager gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bishop counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trager thinking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trager shoots in looking for a takedown. Bishop tries to sprawl out of it but Trager keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bishop manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Trager fails to land the takedown.
Bishop throws out a counter right but Trager avoids it with no problem.
Horrible takedown attempt by Trager or perhaps it was just good defense by Bishop, which made it look bad.
Trager shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bishop defends it nicely.
Bishop looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Trager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trager shoots in for a takedown but Bishop shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bishop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trager closes the distance and clinches.
Bishop tries a body shot but Trager blocks it.
Trager is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bishop to keep the fight standing.
Trager blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trager backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Trager misses with an elbow strike.
Bishop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trager.
Trager tries to pull guard but Bishop holds him up against the cage and eventually Trager drops back down to his feet.
Trager has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bishop is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Bishop.
Trager tries to pull guard but Bishop forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop breaks from the clinch.
Trager with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bishop counters with a nice body kick.
Bishop thumps Trager with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Bishop.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Trager fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Bishop. That snapped Trager's head back.
Trager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Trager fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bishop doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trager is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Bishop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice takedown defense from Bishop. No joy for Trager on that attempt.
It seemed like Bishop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Trager fails with the takedown
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trager.
Trager tries to clinch up.
Bishop let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trager.
Trager misses with a takedown
and Bishop counters with a crisp right hand that drops Trager! Bishop lets Trager back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Trager is rocked!
It looks like Alex Trager has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trager dives in for a single leg takedown but Bishop sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alex Trager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Bishop. No joy for Trager on that attempt.
As Trager backs off Bishop throws a huge counter combo but Trager manages to avoid it all.
Xavier Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bishop wants it to stay on the feet.
Bishop replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Trager blocks it well.
Trager fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bishop raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Trager shoots for a takedown but Bishop saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bishop looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Trager with a poor takedown
and Bishop counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bishop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trager darts in looking for a takedown but Bishop gets double underhooks and turns Trager into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Bishop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bishop has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Bishop!
Xavier Bishop decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Illumi De Medici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin BK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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31
199 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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221 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Illumi De Medici!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin BK!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Medici fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BK manages to avoid it.
De Medici misses with a wild body shot.
BK swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Medici sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
De Medici lands with a nice body punch.
BK tries to clinch up.
De Medici is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
BK takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
BK stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Medici.
BK throws a leg kick
and De Medici counters with an inside leg kick.
De Medici has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blackthorn in the buildup to the fight.
BK fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Medici manages to avoid it.
De Medici is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from BK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Medici connects with a solid leg kick.
De Medici attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Medici needs to keep his hands up - BK had a free shot at his head there.
BK throws a lazy uppercut
and De Medici connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BK scores with a body shot.
BK fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Medici on the side of the head.
BK paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Medici misses with a hook.
BK flicks out a counter leg kick but De Medici steps away.
De Medici scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
BK shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches De Medici napping and manages to drive through into side control!
BK throws an elbow but De Medici slips to the side and avoids it well.
De Medici is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
BK looking to punish the body of his opponent here but De Medici is avoiding damage well.
De Medici regains half guard, as BK was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BK thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Medici's head.
BK throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
BK thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Medici's head.
BK working over De Medici with some ground and pound. De Medici looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
BK sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Medici defending well though.
BK not landing any meaningful shots this time.
BK not landing any meaningful shots this time.
BK working over De Medici with some ground and pound. De Medici looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
De Medici is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK not landing any meaningful shots this time.
BK is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
BK not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
BK prevents De Medici from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BK thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Medici's head.
BK missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
BK has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BK throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
BK throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BK thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
BK throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
BK looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Medici with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
BK thows a huge punch but De Medici dodges it nicely.
BK missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
BK with the ground and pound but De Medici uses the opportunity to regain guard.
De Medici keeping moving, preventing BK from controlling successfully.
BK throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
De Medici keeping moving, preventing BK from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
BK takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin BK dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Medici defending well as BK loads up on a big left hand.
BK scores with a hook.
BK moves out of range of the body kick from De Medici.
BK throws a shot from downtown. De Medici moves away and avoids it.
BK avoids a kick to the body.
BK pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
BK looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Medici blocks a low kick nicely.
BK scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Medici drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Medici motions for BK to come forward. De Medici throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Medici throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Medici lands a leg kick that knocks BK off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from BK finds it's target.
BK throws a poor cross that misses
and De Medici counters with a straight right hand.
BK missing with a left hand there. De Medici was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
BK swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BK misses with a hook.
De Medici connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
BK throws a looping overhand right but De Medici ducks down to avoid it.
De Medici swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
BK staying out of range there.
BK lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Medici lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Benjamin BK seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Medici throws a low kick, looking for BK's leg but BK calmly moves out of range.
De Medici connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Medici takes a swing at BK's ribcage but misses.
BK misses with an uppercut.
A left and a right from BK both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BK fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Medici, pushing him back against the cage.
De Medici breaks the clinch.
BK scores with a jab.
De Medici uses good head movement to avoid the hook from BK.
BK keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
BK dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Medici lands a head kick. BK smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
BK gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
BK lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Medici backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by BK.
BK lands a left hand.
De Medici working aggressively here.
De Medici misses with the head strike.
De Medici prevents a body shot from BK.
BK escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
BK's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Medici under the eye.
De Medici stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from BK.
De Medici takes a shot right to the bread basket.
BK fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Medici throws a right and a left that both miss.
BK shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Medici sprawls well. De Medici wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. BK gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BK gets off balance looking for a body kick
and De Medici counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
BK's corner calls for a 1-2. BK obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Medici scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
BK throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
De Medici is rocked!
BK tries to clinch but De Medici is having none of it.
De Medici swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oh De Medici is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Medici takes one to the chin there.
De Medici will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
BK doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Illumi De Medici is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
BK pounces like a tiger and cracks De Medici with a vicious hook! De Medici is down but not out! BK follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benjamin BK!
During a confident post fight interview, Benjamin BK thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Illumi De Medici spoke after the fight, saying 'Ah fucking hell man.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georgy Fokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Gruzinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruzinsky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Россия kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georgy Fokin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Gruzinsky!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fokin moves out of range of the strikes.
Gruzinsky tries to bum rush Fokin with a series of wild strikes but Fokin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gruzinsky defending well as Fokin loads up on a big left hand.
Fokin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Fokin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruzinsky.
Fokin staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Gruzinsky misses its intended target.
Gruzinsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Fokin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fokin throws a big shot that misses.
Gruzinsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzinsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fokin throws out the jab.
Gruzinsky throws out a counter right but Fokin avoids it with no problem.
Fokin ducks under a wild hook from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fokin is out of range.
Fokin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gruzinsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fokin gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin throws a strike aimed at the side of Gruzinsky's head but Gruzinsky avoids it well.
Fokin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gruzinsky keeps working.
Fokin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gruzinsky is trying to get back to half guard.
Fokin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fokin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gruzinsky is looking to regain half guard here but Fokin keeps moving and retains side control.
Fokin tries to score with some ground and pound. Gruzinsky controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gruzinsky throws Fokin to one side and escapes!
Gruzinsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Gruzinsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gruzinsky misses with a looping left.
Fokin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gruzinsky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gruzinsky looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fokin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruzinsky.
Fokin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fokin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fokin lands a right hook to the body.
Fokin shoots in looking for a takedown. Gruzinsky tries to sprawl out of it but Fokin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gruzinsky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gruzinsky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fokin on the side of the head.
It looks like Georgy Fokin has been cut.
Gruzinsky misses with an uppercut.
Gruzinsky slips a jab from Fokin.
A nice side step and Gruzinsky releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fokin closes the distance and clinches up with Gruzinsky, looking for a takedown. Fokin pushes Gruzinsky against the cage but Gruzinsky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fokin throws a shot from downtown. Gruzinsky moves away and avoids it.
Fokin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gruzinsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fokin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin looks to score with a jab to the body but Gruzinsky is just out of range.
Gruzinsky tries a quick counter leg kick but Fokin is wise to it.
Fokin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fokin scores with a jab. Gruzinsky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gruzinsky staying out of range there.
Gruzinsky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fokin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gruzinsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fokin.
Gruzinsky looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fokin misses the shot to the body.
Fokin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gruzinsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fokin misses with a wild body shot.
Gruzinsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Gruzinsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fokin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roman Gruzinsky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Georgy Fokin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fokin throws a body shot but no joy.
Gruzinsky only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gruzinsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fokin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gruzinsky tries to bum rush Fokin with a series of wild strikes but Fokin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fokin with a nice cross.
Gruzinsky is looking to score with low kicks.
Fokin feinted with a counter takedown.
Gruzinsky throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fokin misses with a body shot.
Fokin misses with a wild body shot.
Fokin misses the body punch
letting Gruzinsky counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fokin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fokin tries to score with a low kick but Gruzinsky moves his leg out of the way.
Fokin connects with a looping right hand.
Fokin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fokin. Fokin obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin works the jab nicely.
Gruzinsky throws a leg kick which misses Fokin's front leg but catches the back leg as Fokin tries to avoid it.
Gruzinsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fokin connects with a jab.
It looks like Roman Gruzinsky has been cut.
Fokin misses with a looping left.
Gruzinsky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fokin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gruzinsky throws a leg kick that misses.
Gruzinsky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fokin throws out a loose jab but Gruzinsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gruzinsky throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fokin.
Fokin attempts a counter takedown but Gruzinsky avoids it well and moves away.
The fighters circling - Gruzinsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fokin cracks Gruzinsky with an open hand slap.
Fokin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin cracks a nice hook into Gruzinsky's ribs.
Fokin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gruzinsky.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Fokin. Those never looked like landing.
Gruzinsky scores with a jab. Fokin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gruzinsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fokin throws a leg kick but Gruzinsky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gruzinsky tries a quick counter leg kick but Fokin is wise to it.
Gruzinsky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky misses with a hook. Fokin ducked under it nicely.
Gruzinsky throws a hook but Fokin blocks it.
Gruzinsky works the jab nicely.
Fokin connects with a jab.
Gruzinsky misses with a low kick.
Fokin feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin throws a front kick aimed at Gruzinsky's knee but Gruzinsky avoids it well.
Gruzinsky looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gruzinsky throws a looping overhand right but Fokin ducks down to avoid it.
Gruzinsky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fokin misses the body punch
and Gruzinsky counters with a thumping low kick.
Gruzinsky connects with a crisp jab.
Gruzinsky loads up on a big right hand but Fokin slips the punch.
Fokin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fokin on the side of the head.
Fokin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gruzinsky misses with a body shot.
Fokin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gruzinsky is trying to defend but Fokin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruzinsky tries to kick Fokin off but Fokin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin trying to control from half guard but Gruzinsky is working away.
Fokin is trying to work for a kimura but Gruzinsky is defending well.
Fokin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gruzinsky is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fokin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fokin's back!
Fokin trying to control the position but Gruzinsky manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gruzinsky's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roman Gruzinsky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gruzinsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Fokin scores with a decent looking hook.
Fokin thuds his right hand into Gruzinsky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Georgy Fokin is winning the standup battle so far.
Fokin has a takedown stuffed.
Fokin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fokin prevents Gruzinsky from escaping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fokin is putting a hurting on Gruzinsky here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fokin scores with punches from side control.
Fokin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gruzinsky keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzinsky can't do much from the bottom here.
Fokin working the ground and pound but Gruzinsky is defending the strikes.
Gruzinsky is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fokin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gruzinsky is not content to let Fokin control the position.
Gruzinsky is being controlled here.
Gruzinsky tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fokin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fokin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gruzinsky is trying to get back to half guard.
Fokin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fokin throws an elbow but Gruzinsky slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fokin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gruzinsky's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gruzinsky prevents Fokin from moving into mount.
Fokin scoring with punches from side control.
Gruzinsky has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Gruzinsky is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gruzinsky is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fokin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gruzinsky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fokin throwing shots but Gruzinsky is blocking nicely.
Gruzinsky on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gruzinsky is trying to stand.
Fokin stalling away here and it's allowed Gruzinsky to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Fokin wants to control from the top but Gruzinsky keeps moving.
Gruzinsky wants to stand up but Fokin is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fokin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gruzinsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gruzinsky misses with a low kick.
Gruzinsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fokin feinted with a counter takedown.
Fokin misses with a leg kick
letting Gruzinsky counter with a right hand.
Gruzinsky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Georgy Fokin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruzinsky lands a nice looking body shot.
Gruzinsky throws a chopping leg kick but Fokin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gruzinsky misses with an uppercut.
Fokin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gruzinsky. Fokin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fokin connects with a crisp jab.
Fokin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Gruzinsky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgy Fokin clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Fokin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fokin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gruzinsky doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice defenses there by Gruzinsky.
Fokin jabs at Gruzinsky's body.
Gruzinsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Gruzinsky misses
and Fokin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gruzinsky!
Fokin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fokin working the body and head with strikes.
Fokin is looking to take a break and control but Gruzinsky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Georgy Fokin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fokin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Gruzinsky works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzinsky wants to improve his position but Fokin is controlling well.
Gruzinsky looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fokin controlling the action here.
Fokin working Gruzinsky over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gruzinsky tries to roll over but Fokin keeps him under control.
Fokin is trying to control the action in half guard but Gruzinsky is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gruzinsky trying to hold on to Fokin's head to control him but Fokin postures up.
Fokin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gruzinsky is staying active underneath Fokin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gruzinsky is trying to control but can't.
Fokin wants to pass to mount but Gruzinsky is defending the position.
Fokin thows a huge punch but Gruzinsky dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin is looking to advance position but Gruzinsky won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gruzinsky throws a hook but Fokin avoids it easily.
Gruzinsky ducks under a wild hook from Fokin.
Fokin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gruzinsky misses with a leg kick.
Gruzinsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Gruzinsky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gruzinsky swings widly with a right hand
and Fokin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gruzinsky won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gruzinsky defending against the ground and pound.
Gruzinsky tries to improve position but can't.
Fokin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gruzinsky keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzinsky stops Fokin from passing to mount.
Gruzinsky is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gruzinsky takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fokin happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgy Fokin had his way with Roman Gruzinsky in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gruzinsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Gruzinsky.
Fokin looks to score with a jab to the body but Gruzinsky is just out of range.
Gruzinsky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gruzinsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruzinsky with a hook.
Fokin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky misses with a hook. Fokin ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzinsky lands a nice shot that snaps Fokin's head back.
Gruzinsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fokin.
Fokin misses the shot to the body.
Fokin scores with a hook to the body. Gruzinsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gruzinsky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gruzinsky scores with a nice right hand.
Gruzinsky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gruzinsky takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gruzinsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fokin throws out the jab.
Fokin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gruzinsky throws a body punch but Fokin moves out of range.
Gruzinsky throws out a loose jab but Fokin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gruzinsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fokin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gruzinsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fokin manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzinsky throws out a loose jab but Fokin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gruzinsky thumps Fokin with a low kick.
Gruzinsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fokin.
Gruzinsky looks to land a left hand but Fokin moved out of range nicely.
Fokin moves out of range as Gruzinsky strikes.
Fokin misses with a takedown attempt - Gruzinsky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fokin lands with a shot to the body.
Fokin moves out of range as Gruzinsky throws a body kick.
Gruzinsky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gruzinsky wants it to stay on the feet.
Gruzinsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzinsky catches Fokin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gruzinsky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body punch from Gruzinsky.
A combination from Fokin does no damage.
Fokin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gruzinsky's waist but Gruzinsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fokin off to one side.
Gruzinsky feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgy Fokin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruzinsky throws a head kick but Fokin moves out of range.
Fokin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fokin doesn't seem bothered though.
Gruzinsky throws a shot from downtown. Fokin moves away and avoids it.
Gruzinsky jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fokin misses with a straight left.
Fokin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gruzinsky.
Fokin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gruzinsky works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fokin is looking to chop away at Gruzinsky's legs.
Fokin throws a front kick aimed at Gruzinsky's knee but Gruzinsky avoids it well.
Gruzinsky moves out of range as Fokin strikes.
Fokin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gruzinsky avoids it really well and circles away.
Fokin misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Fokin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Gruzinsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gruzinsky has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:48
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgy Fokin!
Georgy Fokin retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Georgy Fokin 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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