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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ka'Ra LeVass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cyprus Hill - Hits From the Bong kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jay Hunter struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jay Hunter looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ka'Ra LeVass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeVass closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - LeVass lands in his opponent's guard.
LeVass in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
LeVass is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunter has wrist control.
LeVass postures up and lands a big shot to Hunter's brow.
LeVass lands a couple of elbows.
Hunter is trying to keep LeVass in close.
LeVass missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeVass throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
LeVass throws a big elbow that misses.
LeVass missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
LeVass not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeVass postures up in Hunter's guard and throws a big left but Hunter blocks it.
LeVass trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
LeVass in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunter wants to improve his position but instead LeVass has moved into half guard.
LeVass not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
LeVass not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hunter moves into full guard.
LeVass scoring with some ground and pound.
LeVass lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeVass scoring with some ground and pound.
LeVass trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Hunter trying to keep a closed guard but LeVass is proving a slippery customer.
Hunter has momentary wrist control but LeVass slips an elbow through the middle.
Hunter trying to control the position.
LeVass is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
LeVass makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
LeVass's corner is telling him to maintain position.
LeVass has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hunter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing LeVass from controlling successfully.
LeVass controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeVass wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells LeVass's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
LeVass throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
LeVass scoring with punches to the head and body.
LeVass working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
LeVass trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
LeVass throws a big elbow that misses.
LeVass working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
LeVass is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunter has wrist control.
Hunter is looking to sweep but instead, LeVass has passed into half guard.
Hunter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hunter looks winded!
LeVass lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hunter is staying active underneath LeVass, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hunter is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
LeVass working the head and body with strikes.
Hunter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from LeVass.
Hunter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but LeVass scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ka'Ra LeVass dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
LeVass smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
LeVass lands a slapping body shot.
Jay Hunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
LeVass connects with a body shot that sends Hunter's belly button to the back.
Hunter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
LeVass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunter moves away.
Hunter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but LeVass checks it well.
LeVass takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hunter moves forwards but LeVass connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hunter throws the kick towards the body but LeVass avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but LeVass is just out of range.
LeVass jabs Hunter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Hunter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeVass swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
LeVass connects with a body shot.
LeVass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
LeVass tries to score with a low kick but Hunter moves his leg out of the way.
Hunter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunter is looking to chop away at LeVass's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from LeVass misses the target.
A jab from LeVass finds it's way through Hunter's defenses.
Ka'Ra LeVass is winning the standup battle so far.
LeVass lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
LeVass thuds his right hand into Hunter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
LeVass scores with a jab. Hunter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hunter is rocked!
Hunter walks straight into a right hand from LeVass - that's dropped him! LeVass jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Hunter from any more punishment! Hunter complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ka'Ra LeVass!
A very excited looking Ka'Ra LeVass 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.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Houston Nutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Huddlestone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houston Nutt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tom Huddlestone's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Houston Nutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Huddlestone!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huddlestone.
Huddlestone pushes Nutt up against the ropes in a clinch.
Huddlestone has a couple of punches blocked by Nutt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huddlestone.
Nutt blocking some punches.
Nutt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huddlestone throws a head punch that misses.
Huddlestone working aggressively here.
Nutt is trying to force a seperation but Huddlestone has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huddlestone working aggressively here.
Huddlestone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Nutt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Huddlestone working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huddlestone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nutt breaks the clinch.
Huddlestone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nutt.
Nutt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nutt throws an overhand right that lands on Huddlestone's shoulder, as Huddlestone tries to avoid the shot.
Nutt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huddlestone.
Huddlestone pushes Nutt up against the ropes in a clinch.
Huddlestone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huddlestone swings wildly with an uppercut but Nutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huddlestone throws a punch but it's blocked by Nutt.
Huddlestone told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Huddlestone fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nutt.
Huddlestone swings wildly with an uppercut but Nutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nutt lands with a right to the head.
Nutt is trying to force a seperation but Huddlestone has the dominant position.
Huddlestone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huddlestone throws a head punch that misses.
Nutt blocking some punches.
Huddlestone has a couple of punches blocked by Nutt.
Nutt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huddlestone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huddlestone throws a punch but it's blocked by Nutt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nutt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Huddlestone has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huddlestone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nutt can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nutt.
Huddlestone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huddlestone throws a punch but it's blocked by Nutt.
Nutt blocks an uppercut.
Huddlestone has a couple of punches blocked by Nutt.
Nutt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nutt blocking some punches.
Nutt blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nutt.
Huddlestone lands a hook that snaps the head of Nutt backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone throws a punch but it's blocked by Nutt.
Huddlestone swings wildly with an uppercut but Nutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huddlestone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huddlestone misses with a punch on the inside.
Nutt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nutt.
Huddlestone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huddlestone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nutt's efforts to push away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nutt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huddlestone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Huddlestone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Huddlestone rushes Nutt and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Huddlestone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nutt blocking some punches.
Huddlestone throws a punch but it's blocked by Nutt.
Nutt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huddlestone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huddlestone throws a head punch that misses.
Nutt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nutt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huddlestone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huddlestone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Huddlestone throws a head punch that misses.
Nutt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Huddlestone throws a punch but it's blocked by Nutt.
Huddlestone working aggressively here.
Nutt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nutt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Huddlestone throws a head punch that misses.
Huddlestone working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nutt.
Huddlestone working aggressively here.
Huddlestone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Huddlestone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huddlestone swings wildly with an uppercut but Nutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nutt struggles to land a body shot inside as Huddlestone controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nutt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huddlestone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huddlestone scores with a shot to the side of Nutt's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nutt.
Nutt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nutt misses with a two punch combination.
Huddlestone is looking to clinch but Nutt is avoiding it.
Huddlestone closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nutt.
Huddlestone misses with the head strike.
Huddlestone lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huddlestone has Nutt pressed against the ropes, preventing Nutt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Huddlestone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nutt tries to break free but Huddlestone pushes him back against the ropes.
Nutt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nutt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nutt forces Huddlestone back against the ropes and clinches.
Nutt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nutt blocks an uppercut.
Nutt is trying to force a seperation but Huddlestone has the dominant position.
Huddlestone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nutt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nutt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutt manages to break the clinch.
Huddlestone moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nutt.
Nutt is trying to break free.
Huddlestone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huddlestone lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Huddlestone fails to land.
A short uppercut from Huddlestone.
Huddlestone misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huddlestone keeps control of Nutt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nutt blocks an uppercut.
Huddlestone has a couple of punches blocked by Nutt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Huddlestone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nutt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Tom Huddlestone has been cut.
Huddlestone clinches with his opponent.
Huddlestone has a couple of punches blocked by Nutt.
Huddlestone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nutt is trying to force a seperation but Huddlestone has the dominant position.
Nutt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Huddlestone throws a punch but it's blocked by Nutt.
Nutt blocking some punches.
Huddlestone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nutt wants to break free but Huddlestone has control.
Huddlestone has Nutt pressed against the ropes, preventing Nutt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nutt blocking some punches.
Huddlestone lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huddlestone has a couple of punches blocked by Nutt.
Huddlestone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huddlestone.
Nutt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huddlestone.
Huddlestone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huddlestone throws a head punch that misses.
Huddlestone has Nutt pressed against the ropes, preventing Nutt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huddlestone.
Huddlestone has a couple of punches blocked by Nutt.
Huddlestone misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone misses with some punches.
Huddlestone misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Huddlestone.
Huddlestone misses with a punch on the inside.
Huddlestone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nutt blocks an uppercut.
Nutt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Huddlestone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Huddlestone fails to land.
Huddlestone throws a head punch that misses.
Huddlestone misses with the head strike.
Huddlestone misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone prevents Nutt from breaking the clinch.
Huddlestone throws a head punch that misses.
Huddlestone misses with some punches.
Nutt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nutt is trying to push Huddlestone away but Huddlestone has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Huddlestone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huddlestone misses with a punch on the inside.
Huddlestone misses with a punch on the inside.
Tom Huddlestone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Huddlestone swings wildly with an uppercut but Nutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nutt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nutt keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutt lands an overhand right.
Huddlestone instigates a clinch.
Nutt misses with a body punch.
Huddlestone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nutt backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huddlestone.
Huddlestone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huddlestone misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huddlestone.
Houston Nutt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nutt manages to break the clinch.
Tom Huddlestone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nutt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nutt throws a series of punches but Huddlestone moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huddlestone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huddlestone doesn't manage to clinch there - Nutt circles away.
Huddlestone tries for a takedown but Nutt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Huddlestone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Huddlestone 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Huddlestone!
Post fight, Tom Huddlestone stared into the camera and said 'thank you god!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Run Forcover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonis Skayias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Run Forcover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonis Skayias!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forcover throws an off balance right hand
and Skayias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skayias.
Skayias misses the jab.
Forcover tries to clinch there but Skayias circles away.
Forcover tries to keep at a distance but Skayias has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skayias lands with a right to the head.
Forcover goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skayias takes an elbow to the forehead.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Forcover just misses with a elbow thrown towards Skayias's brow.
Forcover lands a hook that snaps the head of Skayias backwards.
Skayias blocks the elbow strike.
Skayias breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skayias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Forcover circles away from the clinch attempt.
Run Forcover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forcover missing with a left hand there. Skayias was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick from Forcover misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Forcover closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skayias working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skayias tries a body shot but Forcover blocks it.
Skayias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skayias blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Forcover just misses with a elbow thrown towards Skayias's brow.
Skayias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skayias makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Forcover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skayias's defenses.
It looks like Antonis Skayias has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skayias.
A head punch on the inside from Skayias fails to land.
Forcover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skayias's defenses.
Forcover throws an elbow but it misses.
Forcover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skayias misses with a punch on the inside.
Skayias misses with a body punch.
Forcover throws a punch but it's blocked by Skayias.
A head punch on the inside from Skayias fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Forcover.
Forcover pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skayias manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skayias ducks under a wild hook from Forcover.
Forcover moves into range and clinches up with Skayias.
Skayias breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Forcover scores with a leg kick.
Skayias feints with a jab and clips Forcover right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Forcover is sent crashing into the canvas and Skayias leaps in for the kill! Forcover tries to get to his feet but Skayias is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Forcover is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonis Skayias!
During a confident post fight interview, Antonis Skayias thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Talley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimi Hendrix has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimi Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, KJ Talley!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talley thows a body kick. Hendrix tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hendrix shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hendrix showed some decent athleticism there.
Hendrix trying to control from half guard but Talley is working away.
Talley wants to improve his position but Hendrix is controlling well.
Hendrix controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talley wants to control but Hendrix is keeping busy.
Talley looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley is trying to get back to full guard.
Talley keeps trying to improve his position.
Hendrix slows the pace down in half guard.
Hendrix is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Talley is just riding it out for now. Hendrix eventually gives up the hold.
Hendrix is looking to take a break and control but Talley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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.
Talley is looking for a sweep. Hendrix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hendrix shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Talley is trying to defend but Hendrix finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Talley is looking to control Hendrix's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Talley avoid being mounted?
Hendrix wants to take a breather but Talley is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley is looking for a sweep. Hendrix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Talley wants to control but Hendrix passes into side.
You can see the frustration on Talley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hendrix is looking to take a break and control but Talley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Talley is trying to control Hendrix's posture but Hendrix avoids it.
Talley is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Talley looking for a sweep but Hendrix has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Talley tries to hold on but Hendrix pushes him away.
Talley can't escape the position.
Talley prevents Hendrix from taking his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hendrix tries to control but Talley wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimi Hendrix 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.
Hendrix avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Talley misses.
As Talley tries to get set, Hendrix tries to push him back and clinch up but Talley manages to avoid the attempt.
Hendrix tries for a takedown but Talley circles away easily
and Talley counters with a left to the body.
Talley lands a jab to the nose.
Talley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hendrix was well out of range. Poor timing from Talley.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown but Talley shows good takedown defense.
Talley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Talley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendrix fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimi Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hendrix changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Talley tries to avoid it but Hendrix manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Talley to the ground. Talley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Talley throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix fails with the takedown.
Talley cracks Hendrix with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by Hendrix.
Hendrix changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Talley tries to avoid it but Hendrix manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Talley to the ground. Talley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hendrix fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Talley avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Talley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hendrix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Talley lands a jab.
Talley feints and then cracks Hendrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Hendrix checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Talley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Talley thuds a left hand into Hendrix's body.
Talley scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Talley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Talley.
Hendrix takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circling - Talley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hendrix shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Talley pinned against the ropes. Talley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Talley throws an overhand right that lands on Hendrix's shoulder, as Hendrix tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Talley tenderised Hendrix's leg. Hendrix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Talley jabs Hendrix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix tried to score with a low kick but Talley checks it.
KJ Talley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Talley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hendrix seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Talley throws a good cross that connects.
Hendrix fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Talley checks it well.
Talley throws a hook but Hendrix blocks it.
Hendrix half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hendrix doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Talley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendrix tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Talley defends well and Hendrix ends up having to push Talley into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Talley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hendrix.
Talley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hendrix with a poor takedown
and Talley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talley fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hendrix to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hendrix looks to clinch but Talley throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hendrix taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). KJ Talley!
After the fight, KJ Talley was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Wieneke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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188 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Sutherland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Wieneke!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wieneke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sutherland changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wieneke has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wieneke manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sutherland on his heels. He'll look to pass Sutherland's guard now, I'm sure.
Wieneke trying to control the position from guard on top but Sutherland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wieneke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wieneke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wieneke working some strikes from top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sutherland holds on and takes a little breather.
Sutherland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wieneke is working Sutherland over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wieneke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wieneke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieneke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wieneke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wieneke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wieneke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wieneke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wieneke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sutherland is pulling down on Wieneke's head. It's preventing any offense from Wieneke, at least for the moment.
Wieneke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wieneke trying to control the position from guard on top but Sutherland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wieneke throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wieneke throws a big right hand that misses.
Wieneke throws a big elbow that misses.
Wieneke wants to control from the top but Sutherland keeps moving.
Wieneke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wieneke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sutherland keeping moving, preventing Wieneke from controlling successfully.
Sutherland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wieneke trying to control the position from guard on top but Sutherland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieneke throws a big right hand that misses.
Wieneke wants to control from the top but Sutherland keeps moving.
Wieneke drops back looking for a leg! Sutherland is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sutherland manages to kick Wieneke off! Wieneke jumps back into Sutherland's guard.
Sutherland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wieneke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sutherland scoring well with a low kick there.
Sutherland scores with a jab to the body.
Sutherland throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Sutherland.
Dean Sutherland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wieneke shoots in and gets a takedown into Sutherland's guard.
Wieneke trying to control the position from guard on top but Sutherland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wieneke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wieneke throwing strikes but missing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wieneke wants to control from the top but Sutherland keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marius Wieneke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sutherland throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wieneke doesn't manage to clinch there - Sutherland circles away.
Sutherland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wieneke's sensitive parts.
Sutherland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sutherland's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wieneke under the eye.
Sutherland uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sutherland's corner calls for a 1-2. Sutherland obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice sprawl there from Sutherland as Wieneke shoots in.
Sutherland cracks Wieneke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Wieneke fails with a takedown attempt.
Sutherland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wieneke tries to clinch up but Sutherland circles away and keeps his distance.
Sutherland looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A good leg kick by Sutherland.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sutherland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wieneke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sutherland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieneke wants to clinch but Sutherland slips to the side
and Sutherland counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sutherland takes a swing at Wieneke's ribcage but misses.
Wieneke misses with a wild combination.
Sutherland lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wieneke misses with a double jab.
Sutherland throws a low kick but Wieneke avoids it.
Wieneke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marius Wieneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wieneke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sutherland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sutherland lands a leg kick that knocks Wieneke off balance momentarily.
Wieneke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dean Sutherland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marius Wieneke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sutherland. Wieneke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wieneke fails with the takedown
and Sutherland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wieneke shoots in looking for a takedown but Sutherland manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wieneke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sutherland throws a leg kick which misses Wieneke's front leg but catches the back leg as Wieneke tries to avoid it.
Marius Wieneke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sutherland lands a nice shot that snaps Wieneke's head back.
Wieneke is rocked!
Wieneke misses with a two punch combination.
Wieneke is still on wobbly legs! Can Sutherland finish him?
Wieneke doesn't manage to clinch there - Sutherland circles away.
Sutherland cracks Wieneke with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dean Sutherland!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
11 - 12 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Wiggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glenn Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggins tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiggins gets a clinch.
A short right from Wiggins.
Danzig's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wiggins working aggressively here.
Danzig blocks a body shot from Wiggins.
Wiggins scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danzig taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wiggins lands a hook that snaps the head of Danzig backwards.
Danzig is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wiggins is keeping busy.
Danzig blocks a body shot from Wiggins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins struggles to land a body shot inside as Danzig controls his hands.
Wiggins lands a right hand.
Wiggins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wiggins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wiggins tries a body shot but Danzig blocks it.
Danzig looking to slow down the pace here.
Danzig misses with a punch on the inside.
Danzig tries to circle away but Wiggins has him pinned against the ropes.
Wiggins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggins lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Wiggins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danzig.
Wiggins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Danzig blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiggins can't find room to land a body shot as Danzig controls the action.
Wiggins gets underhooks to prevent Danzig's takedown attempt.
Danzig avoids the elbow strike from Wiggins, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Danzig.
Wiggins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiggins throws a punch but it's blocked by Danzig.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Danzig.
Danzig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiggins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danzig's elbow.
Wiggins breaks from the clinch.
Danzig fails to land with a series of punches.
Wiggins tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Danzig manages to circle out of the way.
Danzig walks into a stiff left hand from Wiggins.
Wiggins wants to clinch.
Wiggins dodges the punch combination from Danzig.
It looked like Wiggins was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wiggins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wiggins.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wiggins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danzig's brow.
Wiggins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiggins tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Danzig scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggins looks to clinch
and Danzig counters with a two punch combo.
It looks like Andrew Wiggins has been cut.
Wiggins looks to clinch
and Danzig counters with a nice body shot.
Danzig tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Wiggins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Wiggins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wiggins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Danzig counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Danzig misses the target.
A leg kick checked by Wiggins.
Wiggins wants to clinch but Danzig slips to the side
enabling Danzig to counter with a crisp jab.
Wiggins is rocked!
Wiggins moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggins.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wiggins as Danzig tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Danzig.
Wiggins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Danzig can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggins struggles to land a body shot inside as Danzig controls his hands.
Danzig avoiding damage as Wiggins throws knees to the body.
Danzig pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiggins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiggins.
Danzig is looking to control Wiggins's arms but Wiggins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Danzig has his back to the ropes.
Danzig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiggins breaks from the clinch.
Andrew Wiggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danzig throws a right hand that Wiggins ducks under and follows up with a left that Wiggins also avoids with ease.
Wiggins darts in and clinches Danzig up against the ropes.
Wiggins just leaning against Danzig, taking a breather.
Wiggins breaks the clinch.
Wiggins scores with a punch to the head.
Wiggins moves into the clinch successfully.
Wiggins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wiggins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins tries to throw a body punch but Danzig avoids it by throwing Wiggins back against the ropes.
Wiggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danzig rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wiggins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wiggins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danzig throws a poor cross that misses
and Wiggins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiggins tries to clinch
and Danzig counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wiggins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Danzig's head.
Danzig gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wiggins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiggins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Danzig stalling in the clinch but Wiggins improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wiggins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danzig blocking some punches.
Danzig tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wiggins smiles and moves away.
Wiggins lands a nice shot that snaps Danzig's head back.
Wiggins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danzig circles away quickly and effectively.
Andrew Wiggins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiggins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Danzig dodges an elbow strike from Wiggins.
Danzig avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiggins.
A head punch on the inside from Danzig fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins tries a body shot but Danzig blocks it.
Danzig tries to circle away but Wiggins has him pinned against the ropes.
Danzig is trying to drag Wiggins to the mat but Wiggins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Danzig is trying to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wiggins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiggins misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggins misses with a knee strike.
Danzig goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiggins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Wiggins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Wiggins'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. This is the final round!
Wiggins moves into the clinch.
It looks like Glenn Danzig has been cut.
Danzig is trying to maintain a safe position but Wiggins gets an underhook and turns Danzig into the ropes.
Wiggins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiggins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Danzig counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Wiggins down! Danzig is looking to finish but Wiggins is intelligently defending himself.
Danzig makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Wiggins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wiggins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Danzig manages to get himself to full guard.
Wiggins seems to have got his legs back now.
Wiggins won't allow Danzig to sweep him here.
Wiggins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Danzig is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wiggins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wiggins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wiggins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danzig avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wiggins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig wants to sweep here but Wiggins controlling him for the moment.
Danzig preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Danzig lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Danzig stopping the sweep attempt from Wiggins.
Wiggins throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Danzig distracts Wiggins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wiggins throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Wiggins looking for a sweep. Not yet Wiggins, not yet.
Danzig trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wiggins will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Danzig lands a couple of elbows.
Wiggins throws a couple of heel strikes.
Wiggins lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Danzig's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Danzig trying to control but Wiggins is working from the bottom.
Andrew Wiggins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig throws a big right hand that misses.
Danzig controlling from the top position.
Wiggins controls Danzig momentarily but Danzig frees himself.
Wiggins keeping full guard, as Danzig tries to pass.
Wiggins is trying to control the position but Danzig postures up.
Danzig has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wiggins wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Danzig scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wiggins trying to keep a closed guard but Danzig is proving a slippery customer.
Wiggins has momentary wrist control but Danzig slips an elbow through the middle.
Danzig is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wiggins working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig throwing strikes but missing.
Danzig working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Danzig working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wiggins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Glenn Danzig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiggins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wiggins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glenn Danzig seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danzig misses with a combination
and Wiggins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danzig now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Danzig moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Danzig gets a clinch.
Wiggins throws an elbow that misses.
Danzig wants to stall.
Danzig tries to stall but Wiggins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danzig misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glenn Danzig comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wiggins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Wiggins!
In his post fight interview, Andrew Wiggins started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bosco Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Molly Banana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banana has chosen Banana Boat Song (Day O) - Harry Belafonte as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bosco Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Molly Banana!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Banana.
Banana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Banana in his tracks.
Banana scores with a jab to the jaw.
Banana throws a sloppy head kick
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Molly Banana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banana throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Banana tries a head kick but it misses.
Banana throws a head kick that misses.
Banana moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Banana has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Decent striking displayed by Banana there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banana is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Banana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Banana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
A head kick misses from Banana.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Banana.
Banana goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Banana misses with a looping left.
A big left from Banana misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Banana throws a head kick that misses.
Banana throws a head kick that misses
and Banana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banana is rocked!
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Banana is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Banana looks winded!
Brown measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Banana! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Bosco Brown!
During a confident post fight interview, Bosco Brown thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Molly Banana had this to say: 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AG Pennypacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Natural Born Killaz by Dr Dre & Ice Cube. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Benny Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, AG Pennypacker!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver wants to clinch.
Silver attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pennypacker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
AG Pennypacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pennypacker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pennypacker gets a clinch.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silver holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pennypacker tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pennypacker landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pennypacker's brow.
Pennypacker blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennypacker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pennypacker lands with a light punch inside.
Pennypacker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silver blocks it with crossed arms.
Silver trying to control the position but instead, Pennypacker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silver into the ropes.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pennypacker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pennypacker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silver circles away quickly and effectively.
Pennypacker rushes Silver and presses him up against the ropes.
Pennypacker dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pennypacker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
Pennypacker takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker throws an elbow but it misses.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pennypacker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silver blocks a body shot from Pennypacker.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Pennypacker avoids it by throwing Silver back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennypacker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silver fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pennypacker gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pennypacker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Pennypacker.
The referee calls for Silver to work.
Pennypacker avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pennypacker pushes Silver back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pennypacker is keeping busy.
Pennypacker misses with a punch to the body.
Pennypacker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silver taking a breather.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Pennypacker tries to break free but Silver pushes him back against the ropes.
Pennypacker tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Pennypacker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silver.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Pennypacker avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the ropes.
Pennypacker manages to break the clinch.
Pennypacker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silver looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Silver.
Pennypacker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pennypacker gets control of Silver's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pennypacker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pennypacker wants to stand and escape but Silver is having none of it.
Pennypacker wants to sweep but no luck.
Pennypacker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver pulls Pennypacker in close to his closed guard and prevents Pennypacker from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AG Pennypacker dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silver throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pennypacker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pennypacker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pennypacker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pennypacker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silver has hold of Pennypacker's hands but Pennypacker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pennypacker prevents Silver from improving his position.
Silver is trying to stand back up but Pennypacker is controlling him
Pennypacker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennypacker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pennypacker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silver wants to control but Pennypacker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silver blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pennypacker.
Silver is not content to let Pennypacker control the position.
Pennypacker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pennypacker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pennypacker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silver's head.
Pennypacker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silver's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silver is looking for a sweep. Pennypacker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
AG Pennypacker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Pennypacker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benny Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pennypacker misses with a left hand
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Silver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pennypacker throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
Silver wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pennypacker scores with the left hand. Silver knows he should have avoided that one.
Pennypacker throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pennypacker fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silver to the ground. Pennypacker is now in Silver's guard.
Pennypacker is working Silver over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pennypacker lands a couple of elbows.
Pennypacker lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silver wants to sweep here but Pennypacker controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pennypacker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pennypacker stands up from Silver's guard - Pennypacker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pennypacker scores with a sloppy right hand. Silver should have avoided that one.
Pennypacker misses with a two punch combination.
Pennypacker lands a nice hook to Silver's body. Silver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker misses with a wild combination.
Silver tries to counter by clinching up but Pennypacker breaks away and moves out of range.
Pennypacker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silver defends well and Pennypacker ends up having to push Silver into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silver wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pennypacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pennypacker sizes up Silver with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pennypacker scores with a nice strike.
Silver looks to land a body kick but Pennypacker moved away.
Pennypacker throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
Pennypacker lands a glancing blow to the side of Silver's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silver stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silver wants it to stay on the feet.
Pennypacker throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AG Pennypacker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
A big head kick from Pennypacker and Silver is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Silver is rocked!
Silver keeping moving, preventing Pennypacker from controlling successfully.
Oh Silver is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pennypacker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pennypacker distracts Silver with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pennypacker throws an elbow that misses. Silver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pennypacker's guard. Nice move by Silver!
Silver seems to have got his legs back now.
Pennypacker keeping moving, preventing Silver from controlling successfully.
Silver is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennypacker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silver looking to pass the guard.
Pennypacker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pennypacker drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silver looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silver looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silver!
Pennypacker prevents Silver from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker seems a little lost for a moment, as Silver dominates the positioning.
Pennypacker tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Silver easily slips into full mount!
Pennypacker is looking to improve his position but Silver isn't that keen on the idea.
Silver wants to control the pace but Pennypacker is squirming around nicely.
Pennypacker is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker tries to hold on but Silver pushes him away.
Pennypacker is trying desperately to improve position.
Silver looking to control but Pennypacker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
AG Pennypacker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silver avoids the attempt from Pennypacker to control.
Silver looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pennypacker wants to control but Silver is having none of it.
That's four 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.
Pennypacker tries to buck Silver off but he can't manage it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pennypacker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pennypacker gets back to half guard.
AG Pennypacker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pennypacker is trying to control but can't.
Silver content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pennypacker is pressing down on Silver's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pennypacker is trying to control the position but Silver postures up.
Benny Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to AG Pennypacker.
Well Pennypacker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AG Pennypacker!
AG Pennypacker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Togi Makabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makabe's entrance music is Immigrant Song. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ahokas's choice of entrance music: ...Baby one more time!. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Togi Makabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makabe wants to clinch.
Ahokas swats away the attempt to clinch by Makabe.
Ahokas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ahokas scores with a takedown into Makabe's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Makabe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Makabe keeping moving, preventing Ahokas from controlling successfully.
Ahokas tries to free his leg and advance position but Makabe is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahokas advances to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ahokas lands a nice short elbow.
It looks like Togi Makabe has been cut.
Ahokas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Makabe's head.
Ahokas is looking to take a break and control but Makabe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas wants to free his trapped foot but Makabe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ahokas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ahokas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ahokas winds up and cracks Makabe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Makabe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Makabe is trying to stand back up but Ahokas is controlling him
Ahokas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ahokas in particular looking to stall.
Makabe wants to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ahokas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ahokas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ahokas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ahokas blocks a head kick by Makabe.
Ahokas misses the shot to the body.
Ahokas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Makabe tries to avoid it but Ahokas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Makabe to the ground. Makabe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Makabe moves into range and clinches up with Ahokas.
Makabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Makabe tries to land a knee to the head but Ahokas blocks with his arms.
Ahokas misses with a body punch.
Ahokas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Makabe is keeping busy.
Ahokas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Makabe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Makabe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ahokas is keeping busy.
Makabe lands a hook that snaps the head of Ahokas backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Makabe connects with a knee to the head.
Ahokas effectively controlling the action here.
Makabe drops Ahokas with a big knee straight up the middle! Ahokas is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Juha Ahokas has been cut.
Ahokas looks winded!
Ahokas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Makabe defends it nicely.
Togi Makabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Ahokas.
Makabe tries to clinch up.
Makabe moves into the clinch.
Makabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Makabe breaks from the clinch.
Makabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ahokas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Makabe defends it well.
Ahokas looking to score a takedown here. Makabe is defending well but Ahokas drives through and ends up in Makabe's guard.
Ahokas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Makabe is keeping the position for now.
Makabe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ahokas throwing strikes but missing.
Ahokas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ahokas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've been informed that Ahokas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Makabe is looking to stand up but Ahokas isn't so interested in that idea.
Ahokas throwing strikes from guard but Makabe blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Togi Makabe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Makabe has closed the distance and engaged Ahokas in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Makabe.
Makabe pushes Ahokas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makabe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makabe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ahokas circles away quickly and effectively.
Ahokas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Makabe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Togi Makabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahokas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahokas.
Makabe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ahokas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahokas throws the left hand but Makabe avoids the punch easily.
Ahokas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makabe moves away.
Ahokas just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahokas misses with a wild body shot.
Makabe rushes Ahokas and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ahokas leaning against his opponent.
Makabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ahokas.
Makabe trying to land knees to the body.
Ahokas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makabe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Ahokas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ahokas holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Makabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahokas blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ahokas blocks an elbow strike.
Makabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ahokas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Makabe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makabe throws a punch but it's blocked by Ahokas.
Makabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ahokas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Makabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ahokas is trying to stall.
Makabe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ahokas can do to turn this around?
Ahokas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Makabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ahokas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ahokas is breathing heavily.
Makabe lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makabe trying to control the position but instead, Ahokas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Makabe into the ropes.
Makabe lands a knee to the body.
Makabe lands a body shot.
Makabe looking to throw knees to the head but Ahokas is blocking nicely.
Makabe breaks from the clinch.
Makabe wants to clinch up but Ahokas keeps it at a distance.
Makabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Makabe wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas throws a body shot but no joy.
Makabe is looking to clinch but Ahokas is avoiding it.
Ahokas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Togi Makabe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Makabe tries to clinch but Ahokas is having none of it.
Makabe lands a nice looking body kick.
Makabe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ahokas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makabe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ahokas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makabe is looking to clinch.
Makabe is looking to clinch but Ahokas is avoiding it.
And Ahokas tries to counter it with a takedown but Makabe pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ahokas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Makabe rather than just go for the knockout.
Ahokas keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Togi Makabe dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Makabe closes the distance but Ahokas moves to the side
and Ahokas counters with a right hand to the body.
Juha Ahokas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ahokas throws a body punch but Makabe moves out of range.
Ahokas avoids the head kick by Makabe.
Ahokas swats away the attempt to clinch by Makabe.
Ahokas throws a body punch but Makabe moves out of range.
Makabe lands a big head kick that sends Ahokas tumbling to the mat! Makabe takes a step backwards and waves Ahokas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ahokas is rocked!
Ahokas misses the shot to the body.
Ahokas is still on wobbly legs! Can Makabe finish him?
Makabe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ahokas seems to have recovered his senses.
Makabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ahokas with the counter takedown but Makabe avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahokas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Makabe counters with a left and a right that stings Ahokas.
Ahokas keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ahokas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makabe feinted with a counter takedown.
Makabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Makabe instigates a clinch.
Ahokas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makabe's elbow.
Togi Makabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Makabe.
Ahokas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Makabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ahokas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Makabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ahokas's face.
Makabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Makabe has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Ahokas - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Makabe, and another! Ahokas is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Togi Makabe!
A very excited looking Togi Makabe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Juha Ahokas spoke after the fight, saying 'Sucker!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Ehrmantraut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ehrmantraut has chosen non existent as his entrance music. Scott Page could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Ehrmantraut's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Page!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Michael Ehrmantraut!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ehrmantraut misses with a head kick.
Ehrmantraut is trying hard to land a takedown here. Page sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Page comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Page on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Page takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ehrmantraut throws a series of punches but Page avoids them all with ease.
Ehrmantraut chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Page can pounce on him.
Ehrmantraut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Page moves away.
Page connects with the punch.
Page bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ehrmantraut misses with a looping right.
Ehrmantraut has his takedown stuffed
and Page counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Page closes the distance and pushes Ehrmantraut back into the ropes.
Page scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ehrmantraut tries for a takedown. No joy.
Scott Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Ehrmantraut.
Page digs a right hand underneath Ehrmantraut's ribcage. Ehrmantraut let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ehrmantraut misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ehrmantraut misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ehrmantraut backwards.
Ehrmantraut scores with a nice hook to the head.
Page lands an uppercut.
It looks like Michael Ehrmantraut has been cut.
Good body shot from Page.
Ehrmantraut digs a right hand underneath Page's ribcage. Page let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ehrmantraut's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Page lands a shoulder strike.
Ehrmantraut is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ehrmantraut.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Ehrmantraut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Page creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ehrmantraut is still on wobbly legs! Can Page finish him?
Ehrmantraut is trying to break the clinch but Page is controlling him.
Ehrmantraut seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch on the inside from Page fails to land.
Page gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ehrmantraut regains guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ehrmantraut keeping full guard, as Page tries to pass.
Page wants to control from the top but Ehrmantraut keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from Page'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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page throwing strikes from guard but Ehrmantraut blocks nicely.
Page drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ehrmantraut dives on top into guard.
Ehrmantraut stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Page swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Page throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ehrmantraut tries to free his leg and advance position but Page is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ehrmantraut lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ehrmantraut trying to control but Page is working from the bottom.
Page escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ehrmantraut gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Page working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ehrmantraut has passed into half guard!
Page wants to get back to full guard.
Ehrmantraut seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Page does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ehrmantraut is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ehrmantraut landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Page looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Page is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Page keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ehrmantraut lands strikes from half guard.
Page wants to get back to full guard.
Ehrmantraut working the head and body with strikes.
Page manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Page dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Ehrmantraut's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ehrmantraut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Page.
Ehrmantraut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Page.
Ehrmantraut misses with a wild combination.
Page tries to sprawl but Ehrmantraut drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ehrmantraut trying to mount his opponent but Page defends it.
Ehrmantraut drops an elbow to the side of Page's head.
Ehrmantraut looks to land a strike but Page avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Page wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ehrmantraut is now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Page manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Page wants to sweep here but Ehrmantraut controlling him for the moment.
Ehrmantraut throwing strikes from guard but Page blocks nicely.
Page wants to sweep here but Ehrmantraut controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Page is on top in guard.
Michael Ehrmantraut has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ehrmantraut is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ehrmantraut is on top in guard.
Ehrmantraut is sitting in close to Page's body. Page has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ehrmantraut is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ehrmantraut is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Page.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Scott Page!
Scott Page retains his welterweight title!
Scott Page seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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