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ITFL 10.1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Devil You Know. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Swanson lands a nice looking body shot.
Swanson misses with a looping right.
Swanson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel Penn is just out of range.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swanson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steel Penn throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Swanson misses with a straight left.
Steel Penn is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson stuffs the takedown.
Swanson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Swanson showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swanson.
Steel Penn is looking to improve his position.
Swanson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steel Penn's head.
Steel Penn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swanson.
Nice strikes from Swanson there.
Steel Penn has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Steel Penn trying to control but Swanson postures up.
Swanson is taking a breather. Steel Penn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Steel Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel Penn regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Swanson.
That's two 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.
Steel Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steel Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swanson is one step ahead there.
Steel Penn pulls Swanson in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swanson darts in looking for a takedown but Steel Penn gets double underhooks and turns Swanson into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel Penn. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson thumps Steel Penn with a low kick.
Steel Penn fakes the leg kick and cracks Swanson in the body.
Swanson throws a jab when Steel Penn was well out of range.
Swanson fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Steel Penn misses the target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Swanson.
Mr Steel Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Swanson.
Steel Penn cracks the inside of Swanson's front leg.
Steel Penn dives in and grabs Swanson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Swanson pushes down on Steel Penn's head and hops out.
Steel Penn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Swanson under the eye.
Swanson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
John Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn misses with the combination.
Swanson gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson laying and praying for a moment but Steel Penn takes advantage and regains half guard.
Swanson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steel Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Swanson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Swanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Swanson 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.
Swanson dodges the punch combination from Steel Penn.
Swanson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson lunges at Steel Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steel Penn's hand.
It looks like Mr Steel Penn has been cut.
Steel Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swanson throws out the jab.
Swanson has a takedown stuffed.
Steel Penn tried to counter with a leg kick but Swanson avoided it.
Swanson needs to keep his hands up - Steel Penn had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Steel Penn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Swanson manages to circle out of the way.
Nice uppercut there from Swanson.
John Swanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steel Penn checks a low kick from Swanson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swanson is fending him off so far but Steel Penn persists. Nope, Swanson circles away and we're back to standing.
Swanson misses with an uppercut
and Steel Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel Penn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Swanson defends well and Steel Penn ends up having to push Swanson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Swanson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice takedown defense from Steel Penn. No joy for Swanson on that attempt.
Steel Penn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Swanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Steel Penn throws a lazy head kick
and Swanson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Swanson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Swanson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steel Penn.
Steel Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steel Penn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Swanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Swanson. No joy for Steel Penn on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Steel Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Steel Penn.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steel Penn.
Swanson moves out of range of the body kick.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Swanson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steel Penn throws a lazy right hand but Swanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steel Penn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Swanson - just one landing.
Swanson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Swanson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Steel Penn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Swanson is in Steel Penn's guard.
Swanson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swanson throwing strikes but missing.
Steel Penn can't keep his opponent in guard - Swanson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Swanson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Steel Penn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Steel Penn manages to get to full guard.
Steel Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Swanson chips away with some ground and pound.
Swanson landing with the ground and pound.
Steel Penn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
Swanson looking to pass the guard.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Steel Penn has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Swanson's guard.
Steel Penn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Swanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Steel Penn'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Swanson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steel Penn is rocked!
Swanson cracks Steel Penn with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Steel Penn tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Swanson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Steel Penn is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Swanson!
A less than humble John Swanson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akihiko Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and O Shea Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
200 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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24
210 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akihiko Yamato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, O Shea Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson moves away from the strike by Yamato.
Yamato throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamato throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamato seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've been informed that Jackson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yamato keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Yamato moved out of range nicely.
Yamato tries to land a body kick
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Yamato down.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yamato cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
It looks like Akihiko Yamato has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamato getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamato counters with a solid body kick.
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamato misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yamato lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yamato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yamato throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson feints a counter leg kick.
Yamato throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yamato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jackson throws a body punch but Yamato moves out of range.
Yamato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Yamato.
A low kick from Yamato is predictable there
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamato throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily.
Yamato throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Yamato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yamato connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yamato lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Yamato misses the jab.
Yamato scores with a jab.
Yamato scores with a nice body kick.
Yamato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yamato misses with a straight left.
Jackson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yamato looks to throw a body kick
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Yamato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Yamato breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yamato.
Yamato connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yamato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yamato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yamato, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Yamato thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
Yamato motions for Jackson to come forward. Yamato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamato's sensitive parts.
Yamato throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
A lazy body kick from Yamato
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson.
Yamato throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Yamato misses
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamato feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yamato ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Akihiko Yamato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Akihiko Yamato's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Yamato tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jackson manages to circle out of the way.
Yamato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yamato throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Yamato misses with a low kick.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yamato is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Yamato misses with a straight right.
Jackson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Yamato misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Jackson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Yamato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Akihiko Yamato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson jabs at Yamato's body.
Jackson stuns Yamato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Yamato finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamato.
Yamato tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
Yamato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Yamato settles back down.
Yamato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A good leg kick by Yamato.
Yamato misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yamato misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Yamato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamato walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Yamato.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamato checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Yamato.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Yamato throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yamato takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamato tries to land a body kick
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Yamato tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamato.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamato tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson throws a counter combo.
The fighters circling - Yamato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson feints a counter leg kick.
A head kick by Jackson misses
and Yamato counters by clinching up.
Yamato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamato.
Yamato lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Yamato.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Yamato scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Yamato takes a shot to the head.
Yamato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Akihiko Yamato's cut is getting worse.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Akihiko Yamato is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Akihiko Yamato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Akihiko Yamato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamato manages to avoid it.
Yamato throws a counter high kick but Jackson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Yamato thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamato thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yamato is looking to land body kicks.
Yamato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yamato connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Yamato misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
Jackson tries to clinch but Yamato is having none of it.
Yamato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good work by Yamato as he checks the leg kick.
Yamato walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Jackson misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yamato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Yamato misses with a kick to the body.
Yamato is looking to land body kicks.
Yamato misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamato thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Shea Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akihiko Yamato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamato lands a jab to the head.
Yamato ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body. Yamato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and Yamato counters with a thumping low kick.
Yamato scores with a jab to the head.
Yamato cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Yamato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Yamato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamato thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamato scores with a head kick. Jackson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yamato misses with a low kick.
Yamato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamato.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a nice leg kick.
Yamato scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yamato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yamato throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yamato throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato misses with a straight left.
Yamato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamato is rocked!
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh Yamato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamato throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Yamato lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Yamato seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yamato.
Yamato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yamato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yamato misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a nice right hand that sends Yamato toppling to the canvas! Yamato scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jackson finish him?!
Jackson tries to work over Yamato's front leg with a kick but Yamato checks it.
Jackson circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Yamato tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Jackson wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). O Shea Jackson!
After winning the bout, O Shea Jackson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Strategos Themistokles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ciprianni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Strategos Themistokles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Ciprianni!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciprianni throws a hook but Themistokles blocks it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ciprianni 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.
Themistokles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Themistokles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ciprianni.
Themistokles misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Ciprianni misses.
Themistokles connects with an inside leg kick.
Ciprianni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Themistokles.
Themistokles lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Themistokles walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ciprianni.
Themistokles throws a poor cross that misses
and Ciprianni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Themistokles throws a lazy right hand but Ciprianni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Themistokles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ciprianni.
Themistokles swings for the body but Ciprianni moves out of range.
Themistokles misses with a straight left.
Good work by Themistokles as he checks the leg kick.
Ciprianni scores with a one two! Themistokles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciprianni moves out of range of the strikes.
Ciprianni avoids a kick to the body.
Themistokles jabs Ciprianni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good leg kick by Ciprianni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni swinging wildly here.
Ciprianni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Themistokles. That did some damage!
Ciprianni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Themistokles ducks right into an uppercut from Ciprianni.
Themistokles misses with a looping left.
Ciprianni is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Themistokles with a body shot.
Themistokles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Ciprianni.
Themistokles lands a front kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Themistokles.
Ciprianni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ciprianni tries a low kick but Themistokles avoids it.
Ciprianni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ciprianni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Themistokles throws a leg kick but Ciprianni sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That kick from Themistokles tenderised Ciprianni's leg. Ciprianni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ciprianni scores with a sloppy right hand. Themistokles should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni moves out of range of the body kick from Themistokles.
Ciprianni misses with a takedown attempt
and Themistokles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ciprianni misses with a body shot.
Themistokles misses with an uppercut.
Ciprianni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ciprianni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ciprianni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ciprianni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Themistokles manages to avoid it.
Themistokles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Themistokles swings for the body but Ciprianni moves out of range.
Ciprianni shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Themistokles as he avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Themistokles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A good leg kick by Themistokles.
Ciprianni connects with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Ciprianni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ciprianni.
Ciprianni throws a leg kick but Themistokles sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ciprianni dives in for a single leg takedown but Themistokles sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Strategos Themistokles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Ciprianni.
Themistokles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ciprianni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Themistokles.
Ciprianni tries a quick counter leg kick but Themistokles is wise to it.
Themistokles walks into a stiff left hand from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Themistokles was well out of range. Poor timing from Ciprianni.
A little feinted left hand from Themistokles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Themistokles lands a leg kick that knocks Ciprianni off balance momentarily.
Ciprianni defending well as Themistokles loads up on a big left hand.
Ciprianni takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ciprianni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Themistokles takes a swing at Ciprianni's ribcage but misses.
Ciprianni is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Themistokles with a body shot.
Themistokles cracks the inside of Ciprianni's front leg.
Good leg kick by Themistokles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ciprianni fails to land the takedown.
Themistokles connects with the punch.
Themistokles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ciprianni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Themistokles looks to land a body kick but Ciprianni moved away.
Themistokles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ciprianni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Themistokles rather than just go for the knockout.
Ciprianni connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Themistokles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ciprianni.
Themistokles throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Themistokles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ciprianni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Themistokles jabs Ciprianni right on the nose. Ciprianni blinks but takes it well.
Ciprianni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Themistokles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Themistokles throws a poor cross that misses
and Ciprianni counters with a one-two to the body.
Themistokles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ciprianni misses with a low kick as Themistokles jumps back.
Themistokles scores with a jab to the body.
Strategos Themistokles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Themistokles checks a low kick from Ciprianni.
Themistokles throws a hook to the side of Ciprianni's head but Ciprianni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Themistokles misses.
Themistokles throws a chopping leg kick but Ciprianni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Themistokles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ciprianni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ciprianni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ciprianni throws out a counter right but Themistokles avoids it with no problem.
Ciprianni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Strategos Themistokles will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ciprianni tries to bum rush Themistokles with a series of wild strikes but Themistokles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Themistokles.
Ciprianni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Themistokles.
Themistokles has closed the distance and engaged Ciprianni in a clinch.
Themistokles prevents the takedown attempt.
Themistokles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Themistokles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Ciprianni on the inside.
Themistokles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ciprianni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ciprianni gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Themistokles.
Ciprianni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciprianni lands a shoulder strike.
Ciprianni cracks Themistokles with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Themistokles - that landed with a thud.
Themistokles lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciprianni gets underhooks to prevent Themistokles's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ciprianni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Themistokles's elbow.
Themistokles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Themistokles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ciprianni lands with a light punch inside.
Ciprianni scores with a shoulder strike.
Ciprianni misses with a punch to the body.
Ciprianni leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ciprianni is working for takedown but Themistokles is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ciprianni is trying to pull guard but Themistokles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Strategos Themistokles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Ciprianni.
Ciprianni manages to break the clinch.
Themistokles checks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Themistokles throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ciprianni loads up on a big right hand but Themistokles slips the punch.
Themistokles with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni throws a head kick that misses.
Themistokles connects with a leg kick. Ciprianni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ciprianni moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Themistokles throws a body punch but Ciprianni moves out of range.
Ciprianni thumps Themistokles with a low kick.
Themistokles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ciprianni's head backwards.
Themistokles misses with a body shot.
Strategos Themistokles is winning the standup battle so far.
Ciprianni takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Themistokles misses with a wild body shot.
Ciprianni throws a low kick, looking for Themistokles's leg but Themistokles calmly moves out of range.
Themistokles scores with a nice body kick.
Ciprianni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ciprianni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Themistokles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick by Themistokles misses
and Ciprianni counters with a left to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Themistokles.
Ciprianni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ciprianni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Themistokles.
Themistokles is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Themistokles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ciprianni.
Themistokles throws a body kick that misses.
Themistokles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ciprianni.
Themistokles throws a head kick but Ciprianni moves out of range.
Ciprianni flicks out a counter leg kick but Themistokles steps away.
Ciprianni misses with a body shot.
Themistokles throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ciprianni avoids it.
Ciprianni misses with a body kick.
Ciprianni slips under a jab.
Themistokles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ciprianni.
Themistokles throws a shot from downtown. Ciprianni moves away and avoids it.
Ciprianni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ciprianni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ciprianni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Themistokles fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ciprianni checks it well.
Ciprianni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ciprianni scores with a nice body kick.
Themistokles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ciprianni shoots in and drives through. Themistokles sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Themistokles misses the body punch
and Ciprianni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ciprianni misses with an uppercut.
Themistokles misses with a low kick as Ciprianni jumps back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ciprianni.
Themistokles missing with a left hand there. Ciprianni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Themistokles backing away here, and Ciprianni unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Themistokles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ciprianni avoids the body shot from Themistokles.
Themistokles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Themistokles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Themistokles lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ciprianni lands a right hook to the body.
Themistokles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ciprianni.
Ciprianni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ciprianni scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Themistokles throws a shot from downtown. Ciprianni moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Ciprianni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A big left from Themistokles misses.
Ciprianni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Themistokles on the side of the head.
Ciprianni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ciprianni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ciprianni. Themistokles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ciprianni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Themistokles. That did some damage!
Themistokles slips a straight right by Ciprianni.
Ciprianni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Themistokles moves away.
Ciprianni misses with a body shot.
Ciprianni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Themistokles.
Themistokles lands with a nice body punch.
Ciprianni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Themistokles throws a lazy right hand but Ciprianni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ciprianni misses with a body shot.
Themistokles attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ciprianni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ciprianni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Themistokles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Themistokles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Themistokles misses with a kick to the body.
Ciprianni doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ciprianni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Themistokles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ciprianni under the eye.
Ciprianni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ciprianni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ciprianni moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Themistokles misses.
Ciprianni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Themistokles tries to close the distance and clinch but Ciprianni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ciprianni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ciprianni is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Themistokles with a body shot.
A jab from Themistokles misses.
Themistokles throws a body kick that misses.
Ciprianni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Themistokles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ciprianni moves out of range as Themistokles strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Themistokles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ciprianni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ciprianni misses with a body shot.
Themistokles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Themistokles tries to close the distance and clinch but Ciprianni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Themistokles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ciprianni tried to score with a low kick but Themistokles checks it.
Ciprianni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ciprianni steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Themistokles. That one must have hurt.
Themistokles sizes up Ciprianni with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ciprianni misses the body punch
and Themistokles counters with an outside leg kick.
Ciprianni misses with an uppercut. Themistokles saw that one coming.
Ciprianni connects with a solid leg kick.
Ciprianni loads up on a big right hand but Themistokles slips the punch.
Ciprianni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Themistokles.
Ciprianni moves out of range of the body kick from Themistokles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Themistokles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ciprianni. That did some damage!
Themistokles stuffs the takedown attempt from Ciprianni. Ciprianni gets slowly back to his feet.
Themistokles fails to land with a series of punches.
Ciprianni thows a body kick. Themistokles tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Themistokles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ciprianni lets loose with a powerful body kick. Themistokles will feel that in the morning.
Ciprianni is looking to slow Themistokles down with leg kicks.
Ciprianni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ciprianni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Themistokles.
Themistokles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Themistokles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ciprianni manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Themistokles on his heels. He'll look to pass Themistokles's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciprianni trying to control but Themistokles is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ciprianni drops back, looking for a kneebar! Themistokles looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Themistokles looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Themistokles!
Themistokles decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Themistokles walks into a straight right hand from Ciprianni.
Themistokles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Themistokles takes a swing at Ciprianni's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Ciprianni.
I think Ciprianni has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Ciprianni!
During a confident post fight interview, Danny Ciprianni thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ McGobblecock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). and Liam McGuiness. McGuiness has chosen The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. BJ McGobblecock, Jr. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, BJ McGobblecock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for McGobblecock, Jr..
McGobblecock, Jr. swings for the body but McGuiness moves out of range.
McGuiness throws a big counter head kick but McGobblecock, Jr. avoids it with no problem.
McGobblecock, Jr. jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGuiness raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've been informed that McGuiness has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McGobblecock, Jr. swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McGuiness counters with an inside leg kick.
McGuiness lands a big right hand that sends McGobblecock, Jr. crashing to the mat! McGuiness stays standing though and waves McGobblecock, Jr. back to his feet!
It looks like BJ McGobblecock, Jr. has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGobblecock, Jr. looks to throw a body kick
and McGuiness counters with a right hand from hell and McGobblecock, Jr. is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam McGuiness!
Liam McGuiness was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kabal Labak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Attila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kabal Labak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Attila!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attila closes the distance and clinches.
Labak is trying to trip Attila. He has hold of a leg but Attila is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Labak persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Our spies down at at Breakdown Club inform us that Attila has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Labak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Attila has his foot on Labak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Labak works his way back into a safe position though.
Labak connects with a couple of short punches.
Attila working for a triangle but Labak defends it easily.
Attila looking for a guillotine here but Labak defends easily.
Labak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Attila's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Attila looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Labak is defending well. Attila quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Labak has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Attila celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johan Attila!
A relieved looking Johan Attila thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ras Li Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judah has chosen Limb By Limb as his entrance music. Ras Li Judah is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Kha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ras Li Judah!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah misses with a combination
and Kha counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Ras Li Judah has been cut.
Kha cracks Judah with a good jab.
Judah checks a leg kick.
Judah throws the left hand but Kha avoids the punch easily.
Kha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Judahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Judah explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kha misses with a body kick.
Judah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kha clinches.
Kha throws a head punch that misses.
Kha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judah.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Kha controls his hands.
Kha blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Kha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kha takes a shot to the head.
Kha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah prevents a body shot from Kha.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Kha has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kha lands with a left to the head.
Kha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Judah swings for the body but Kha moves out of range.
Kha misses with an uppercut
and Judah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Kai Kha has been cut.
Kha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Judah throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kha counters with a thumping low kick.
Kha lands with a hook. Judah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kha's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kha throws a chopping leg kick but Judah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
An inside leg kick from Judah misses.
Kha fires out a quick counter leg kick but Judah just manages to avoid it.
Kha throws a head kick but Judah moves out of range.
Kha scores with a nice strike.
Judah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kha loads up on a big right hand but Judah slips the punch.
Kha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Judah misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Judah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kha.
Kha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Judah is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kha with a body shot.
Kha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kha misses with a wild body shot.
Judah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kha, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kha.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kha can't find room to land a body shot as Judah controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah.
Kha lands with a short shot to the head.
Judah tries a body shot but Kha blocks it.
Kha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Judah has Kha pressed against the cage.
Kha is stalling here.
Judah has had enough of the clinch but Kha keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Kha.
Kha has Judah pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kha working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kha dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Judah avoids the body shot from Kha.
Judah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Kha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A cross from Kha lands.
Kha swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
A low kick from Judah is predictable there
and Kha counters with a single leg into guard. Judah didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Judah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah wants to sweep here but Kha controlling him for the moment.
Kha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Judah's head.
Kha landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Judah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kha postures up.
Kha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Judah can do to turn this around?
Kha postures up in Judah's guard and throws a big left but Judah blocks it.
Kha is posturing up here but Judah has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kha tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kha has to tap! Slick submission there by Judah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ras Li Judah!
Our winner, Ras Li Judah, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gucci Mane feat. Rick Ross - Head Shots. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cornelius Carr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Blake!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Carr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blake finds it's way round the side to connect with Carr's head.
Carr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carr throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Carr punishes Blake's body with a nice straight punch.
Carr lands a slapping body shot.
Carr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blake.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake throws a shot from downtown. Carr moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Carr misses.
Carr misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carr.
Carr throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Blake.
A combination from Carr does no damage.
Carr throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carr.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Carr.
Carr connects with a crisp jab.
Blake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carr pinned against the cage. Carr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carr throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Blake works over Carr's head and body with a nice combination.
Carr scores with a hook to the body. Blake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blake slips a jab from Carr.
Nice straight punches there by Carr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carr.
Blake avoids the body shot from Carr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Blake is predictable there
and Carr counters with a right hand to the body.
Carr lunges at Blake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blake's hand.
Carr misses with a hook.
Blake misses with a straight left.
Carr connects with a body shot that sends Blake's belly button to the back.
Blake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blake swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Carr.
Blake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carr's sensitive parts.
Carr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Blake does no damage.
Carr is looking to counter punch.
Blake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carr throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Carr throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Blake looks to throw a body kick
and Carr counters with a left right combination that sends Blake crashing to the mat - Carr wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Blake out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cornelius Carr!
Cornelius Carr decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland De Roncevaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Roncevaux comes to the cage accompanied by Menousis. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Roland De Roncevaux !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Roncevaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pedro was well out of range. Poor timing from De Roncevaux .
Pedro tries to clinch up.
Pedro scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Roland De Roncevaux has been cut.
Pedro throws a shot from downtown. De Roncevaux moves away and avoids it.
Pedro throws a body shot but no joy.
De Roncevaux half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pedro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Roncevaux prevents the takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from De Roncevaux .
Pedro lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Roncevaux backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedro.
Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedro.
Pedro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pedro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Roland De Roncevaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pedro.
De Roncevaux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pedro backwards.
De Roncevaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
George Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Roncevaux throws a hook but Pedro blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Roncevaux cracks Pedro with an open hand slap.
De Roncevaux slips a jab from Pedro.
Pedro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Pedro.
A big right from Pedro misses.
Pedro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Roncevaux misses with a wild body shot.
Pedro scoring well with a low kick there.
Pedro lands a glancing blow to the side of De Roncevaux 's head.
De Roncevaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pedro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from De Roncevaux .
Nice shot by Pedro.
Good leg kick by Pedro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Roncevaux looks to land a left hand but Pedro moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Pedro misses.
De Roncevaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pedro was well out of range. Poor timing from De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pedro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Roncevaux .
Pedro wants to counter the offense by De Roncevaux and move into the clinch position.
Pedro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Roncevaux checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Roncevaux swats away the attempt to clinch by Pedro.
Pedro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pedro throws a right hand that misses
and De Roncevaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Roncevaux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pedro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Roncevaux 's head backwards.
De Roncevaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Pedro throws a hook but De Roncevaux blocks it.
De Roncevaux takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pedro darts in and clinches De Roncevaux up against the cage.
Pedro swings wildly with an uppercut but De Roncevaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from De Roncevaux fails to land.
De Roncevaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Roncevaux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pedro backwards.
De Roncevaux lands a body shot.
Pedro digs a right hand into De Roncevaux 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Roncevaux 's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Roncevaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pedro is looking to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux misses with a body shot.
Pedro throws a front kick aimed at De Roncevaux 's knee but De Roncevaux avoids it well.
De Roncevaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pedro thuds his right hand into De Roncevaux 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pedro, right into the meat.
De Roncevaux misses with a two punch combination.
De Roncevaux moves forwards but Pedro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Roncevaux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pedro has closed the distance and engaged De Roncevaux in a clinch.
Pedro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pedro working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from De Roncevaux .
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Roncevaux has a couple of punches blocked by Pedro.
A head punch on the inside from Pedro fails to land.
De Roncevaux breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Pedro misses
and De Roncevaux counters with a good low kick that Pedro was not able to check.
De Roncevaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pedro manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pedro.
De Roncevaux fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pedro is out of range.
De Roncevaux lands an overhand right.
De Roncevaux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Roncevaux takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Roncevaux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Roncevaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Roncevaux throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Roncevaux misses with a low kick.
De Roncevaux drops his hands momentarily and Pedro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Roncevaux throws a hook but Pedro blocks it.
De Roncevaux takes a swing at Pedro's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Pedro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roland De Roncevaux 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from De Roncevaux misses.
Pedro wants to counter with a clinch but De Roncevaux pushes him away.
Pedro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Roncevaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pedro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pedro tries to clinch but De Roncevaux is having none of it.
De Roncevaux is looking to wear down Pedro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pedro scores with a head kick. De Roncevaux tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pedro throws a right hand that misses
and De Roncevaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by De Roncevaux .
A big left from Pedro misses.
De Roncevaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pedro misses the body punch
and De Roncevaux makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Roncevaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Pedro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Roncevaux throws a leg kick but Pedro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Roncevaux misses the jab.
Pedro tries to counter by closing the distance.
A shot to the liver by De Roncevaux . Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro slips a jab from De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Roncevaux is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pedro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pedro is looking to chop away at De Roncevaux 's legs.
Pedro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Roncevaux throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pedro tries to close the distance and clinch but De Roncevaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pedro rushes De Roncevaux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pedro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pedro swings wildly with an uppercut but De Roncevaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro has clasped his hands together around De Roncevaux 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedro in side control, throwing shots but De Roncevaux defends.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pedro taking a breather here.
Pedro throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and De Roncevaux works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Roncevaux blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pedro.
Pedro wants to pass to mount but De Roncevaux is defending the position.
De Roncevaux is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pedro working the head and body with strikes.
De Roncevaux keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pedro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Roland De Roncevaux 's cut is getting worse.
Pedro stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro stalling away here and it's allowed De Roncevaux to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pedro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pedro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pedro trying to control the position from guard on top but De Roncevaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Roncevaux pulls Pedro in to control the position.
Pedro tries to free his leg and advance position but De Roncevaux is retaining full guard.
Pedro postures up in De Roncevaux 's guard and throws a big left but De Roncevaux blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pedro postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pedro.
Pedro tries to clinch but De Roncevaux moves out of range.
Pedro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pedro thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Roncevaux misses with a punch on the inside.
De Roncevaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Roncevaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Roncevaux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pedro backwards.
De Roncevaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Roncevaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Roncevaux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland De Roncevaux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roland De Roncevaux 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pedro misses the shot to the body.
As Pedro backs away, De Roncevaux returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
De Roncevaux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Roncevaux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pedro gets a clinch.
Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Roncevaux breaks from the clinch.
Pedro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pedro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pedro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Roncevaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pedro rushes De Roncevaux and presses him up against the cage.
Pedro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Roncevaux seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pedro can turn it around.
De Roncevaux 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Roncevaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pedro scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Roncevaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pedro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pedro tries to close the distance and clinch but De Roncevaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Roncevaux throwing a counter right hand but Pedro manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Roncevaux misses with a punch on the inside.
De Roncevaux breaks the clinch.
De Roncevaux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pedro closes the distance and clinches.
De Roncevaux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pedro prevents a body shot from De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux throws a head punch that misses.
Pedro tries to throw a body punch but De Roncevaux avoids it by throwing Pedro back against the cage.
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Roncevaux 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Roncevaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pedro.
De Roncevaux misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Pedro coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Roncevaux fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pedro on the side of the head.
Pedro closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Roncevaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Roncevaux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Roncevaux .
Pedro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Roncevaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pedro thuds his right hand into De Roncevaux 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Roncevaux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pedro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Roncevaux - the referee stops the clock and Pedro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Roncevaux . Pedro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
De Roncevaux takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Roncevaux tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pedro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pedro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut lands for Pedro. That snapped De Roncevaux 's head back.
De Roncevaux cracks Pedro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pedro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Roncevaux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like De Roncevaux was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De Roncevaux takes one on the button.
De Roncevaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pedro throws out the jab.
De Roncevaux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pedro. That did some damage!
Pedro tries to clinch
and De Roncevaux makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pedro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Roncevaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pedro rushes De Roncevaux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pedro digs a right hand into De Roncevaux 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Roncevaux 's gas tank.
Pedro lands a shoulder strike.
De Roncevaux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pedro working aggressively here.
De Roncevaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pedro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pedro throws a lazy right hand but De Roncevaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Roncevaux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pedro fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Roncevaux moves out of range as Pedro strikes.
Pedro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Roncevaux circles away quickly and effectively.
Pedro wants to clinch.
De Roncevaux fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pedro just manages to avoid it.
De Roncevaux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pedro's hands.
Pedro wants to clinch up but De Roncevaux keeps it at a distance.
Pedro wants to clinch up but De Roncevaux keeps it at a distance.
De Roncevaux misses with a body shot.
Pedro clinches with his opponent.
De Roncevaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Pedro.
I think Pedro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... George Pedro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright comes into the arena with Only the Strong will Continue blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jermaine Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Good work by Wright as he checks the leg kick.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Orion 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.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Orion slips under a jab from Wright.
And Orion responds with a good body kick, but Wright manages to step out the way in time.
Orion moves away from the strike by Wright.
Orion misses with a wild combination.
Wright looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Orion goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wright throws a good cross that connects.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Orion checks a leg kick.
Wright throws a leg kick that is checked
and Orion counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wright's knee momentarily.
Wright steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Orion. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Orion cracks the inside of Wright's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright staying out of range there.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orion throws a wild body kick that Wright sees coming a mile off.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch but Orion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cole Orion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orion feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wrights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Orion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Orion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orion throws a chopping leg kick but Wright manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright lands a lovely overhand right.
Orion throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orion throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws a body kick that misses
and Wright counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orion looks to land a body kick but Wright moved away.
Orion misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Wright checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Orion avoids it.
Orion tries a quick counter leg kick but Wright is wise to it.
Orion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orion connects with a right hand. Wright shakes it off.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
Orion throws a body kick that misses.
Orion throws a chopping leg kick but Wright manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wright throws a push kick but Orion slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Orion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright moves out of range as Orion throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orion is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wright with a body shot.
Orion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Orion moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Orion looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Orion saw that one coming.
A big left from Wright misses.
Orion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orion lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wright takes a step back to recover.
Wright checks a leg kick nicely.
Orion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright darts in looking for a takedown but Orion gets double underhooks and turns Wright into the cage.
Orion avoids the head kick by Wright.
Orion throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Orion misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orion wants to slow Wright down by chopping away at his legs.
Orion blocks the body kick.
Orion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orion throws a solid leg kick but Wright takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Orion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Orion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright tries to land a front kick but Orion steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wright cracks the inside of Orion's front leg.
Orion throws a push kick but Wright slaps the foot to one side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wright, as that shot connected.
Orion misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cole Orion will probably get the nod.
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.
A clash of legs there as Orion blocks the low kick.
Cole Orion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright.
Wright throws a front kick that sends Orion stumbling back into the cage.
Orion just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Wright.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Orion ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Orion connects with an inside leg kick.
Orion tries to work over Wright's front leg with a kick but Wright checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wright.
Orion takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wright scores with a spinning back kick!
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Orions jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orion blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orion.
Wright has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Orion finds it's way round the side to connect with Wright's head.
Orion on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Orion misses with a combination
and Wright counters with a nice kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wright.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Wright takes a swing at Orion's ribcage but misses.
Wright works over Orion's head and body with a nice combination.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Orion throws a big shot that misses.
Orion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Orion.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Orion.
Orion bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Orion misses with a body kick.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Wright throws a body kick that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Orion might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wright has got the better of the exchanges.
Orion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright lands a head kick!
Orion connects with a leg kick. Wright looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright throws a leg kick but Orion sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Orion was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good leg kick by Orion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wright scores with a hook to the body.
Orion throws a head punch that misses.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Orion missing with knees to the body.
Wright dodges an elbow strike from Orion.
Wright trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Wright.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orion.
Orion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Wright on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wright's brow.
Wright dodges an elbow strike from Orion.
Orion misses with an elbow strike.
Wright takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wright lands a nice knee to the body.
Orion tries to break free but Wright pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Orion controls the action.
A hook to the body from Wright.
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!
Wright is leaning against Orion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Orion is breathing heavily.
Wright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Wright tries to land knees in the clinch but Orion avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Wright.
Orion blocks an uppercut.
Wright lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Wright cracks Orion with a nice body shot.
Wright lands a good knee to the midsection. Orion won't want to take too many of those.
Wright lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wright stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wright lands with a light punch inside.
Wright lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wright tries a knee to the head but Orion blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Wright dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Wright.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Orion moved out of range nicely.
Orion tries a quick counter leg kick but Wright is wise to it.
Wright throws a push kick but Orion slaps the foot to one side.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orion throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wright.
Orion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Orion throws a right hand that misses
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Wright darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Orion throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Orion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright throws out a powerful jab.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright has closed the distance and engaged Orion in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Wright.
Wright lands a knee to the head.
Wright missing with knees to the body.
Wright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orions head.
Wright lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orion's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wright pushes Orion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orion tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Orion back against the cage.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Wright as the two fighters clinch.
Wright tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wright has Orion pressed against the cage.
Orion prevents a body shot from Wright.
Wright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orion avoids it.
Orion is trying to break free.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orion lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
Orion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orion can do to turn this around?
Wright lands a body punch.
Orion wants to stall.
Orion has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wright.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orion tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Wright scores with a hook to the body.
Wright tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wright lands a shoulder strike.
Wright landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Wright.
Orion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wright landing knees to the head.
Wright tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wright obliges.
Wright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wright scores with a nice hook to the head.
Orion looking to stall.
Orion misses with the head strike.
Wright lands a body shot in the clinch.
Orion takes a shot to the head.
Wright tries to work over Orion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orion misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orion wants to stall.
Orion takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wright pushes Orion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright lands a body punch.
Wright lands with a light punch inside.
Orion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
Wright works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jermaine Wright has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Wright.
Wright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orion misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Wright lands a shoulder strike.
Wright works on Orion's body with a couple of short punches.
Wright lands a right hand.
Wright lands a left hand.
Wright drops Orion onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Orion is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Orion is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Orion is still on wobbly legs! Can Wright finish him?
Wright tries a body shot but Orion blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jermaine Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wright has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermaine Wright!
Jermaine Wright thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Von Kuschelbär (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Rumlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Kuschelbär comes to the cage accompanied by Erasure - Always. Friedrich Von Kuschelbär could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brock Rumlow's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Rumlow!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Kuschelbär misses with a wild body shot.
Brock Rumlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rumlow throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rumlow.
We've been hearing reports that Von Kuschelbär has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Von Kuschelbär moves out of range as Rumlow strikes.
Nice body kick from Rumlow.
Rumlow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Von Kuschelbär.
Rumlow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rumlow throws a body punch but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
Rumlow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rumlow misses with a left hand
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a nice body kick.
Rumlow moves into the clinch.
Rumlow tries a body shot but Von Kuschelbär blocks it.
Rumlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Kuschelbär controls his hands.
Von Kuschelbär lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Von Kuschelbär - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rumlow tries to work over Von Kuschelbär's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Kuschelbär.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Von Kuschelbär on the inside.
Von Kuschelbär breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Rumlow misses the target.
Rumlow closes the distance and pushes Von Kuschelbär back into the cage.
Rumlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Von Kuschelbär wants a takedown.
Rumlow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Kuschelbär pushes Rumlow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Von Kuschelbär is working Rumlow over against the cage.
Rumlow utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Von Kuschelbär scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Von Kuschelbär tries to work over Rumlow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rumlow scores with a shot to the side of Von Kuschelbär's head.
Von Kuschelbär is trying to drag Rumlow to the mat but Rumlow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rumlow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rumlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Kuschelbär.
Rumlow lands a right hand.
Von Kuschelbär manages to break the clinch.
Rumlow needs to keep his hands up - Von Kuschelbär had a free shot at his head there.
Rumlow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rumlow throws an overhand right that lands on Von Kuschelbär's shoulder, as Von Kuschelbär tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Von Kuschelbär blocks the low kick.
Rumlow throws a leg kick but Von Kuschelbär moved away.
Rumlow throws a lazy right hand but Von Kuschelbär sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Kuschelbär changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rumlow misses with a wild body shot.
Von Kuschelbär on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rumlow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow takes the fight into the clinch.
Rumlow misses with a punch on the inside.
Rumlow pushes Von Kuschelbär back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Von Kuschelbär lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Kuschelbär.
Rumlow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Kuschelbär looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Friedrich Von Kuschelbär. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rumlow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rumlow blocking some punches.
Rumlow gets through Von Kuschelbär's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Kuschelbär has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rumlow after a bit of a struggle.
Von Kuschelbär goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rumlow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Rumlow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rumlow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Kuschelbär swings wildly with an uppercut but Rumlow uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Kuschelbär backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rumlow.
Rumlow gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rumlow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rumlow tries to throw a body punch but Von Kuschelbär avoids it by throwing Rumlow back against the cage.
Von Kuschelbär lands with a right to the head.
Von Kuschelbär has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Von Kuschelbär pushes Rumlow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Kuschelbär tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rumlow's elbow.
Rumlow can't find room to land a body shot as Von Kuschelbär controls the action.
Rumlow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Von Kuschelbär.
A head punch on the inside from Von Kuschelbär fails to land.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Rumlow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rumlow wants to slow Von Kuschelbär down by chopping away at his legs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Von Kuschelbär, as that shot connected.
Von Kuschelbär is looking to land body kicks.
Von Kuschelbär takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rumlow thows a leg kick but Von Kuschelbär checks it
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a shoot takedown. Rumlow fights it but they end up in guard.
Von Kuschelbär trying to control the position from guard on top but Rumlow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rumlow looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rumlow is trying to keep Von Kuschelbär in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Kuschelbär stands up over Rumlow, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Kuschelbär is fighting to break Rumlow's control of his arms but Rumlow is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär throwing strikes from guard but Rumlow blocks nicely.
Rumlow has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Von Kuschelbär wants to pass the guard but Rumlow is keeping the position.
Rumlow managing to control the position.
Von Kuschelbär cracks Rumlow with a solid left hand.
That's two 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.
Von Kuschelbär is working Rumlow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rumlow managing to control the position.
Rumlow trying to keep a closed guard but Von Kuschelbär is proving a slippery customer.
Rumlow trying to control the position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Von Kuschelbär.
Rumlow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rumlow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheers as Von Kuschelbär lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rumlow doesn't seem phased though.
Von Kuschelbär ducks under a wild hook from Rumlow.
A little feinted left hand from Von Kuschelbär on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Rumlow as he connects with a hook.
Von Kuschelbär avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rumlow misses with a low kick.
Von Kuschelbär looks for a takedown but Rumlow sprawls well.
Brock Rumlow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rumlow thuds his shin into the meat of Von Kuschelbär's side.
Rumlow misses with a lunging right hand
and Von Kuschelbär makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rumlow looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Kuschelbär is just out of range.
Von Kuschelbär shoots in for a takedown but Rumlow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär cracks Rumlow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rumlow throws a nice head kick!
Rumlow throws a looping overhand right but Von Kuschelbär ducks down to avoid it.
Rumlow throws the kick towards the body but Von Kuschelbär avoids it.
Von Kuschelbär changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rumlow takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rumlow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rumlow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär checks a leg kick nicely.
Rumlow avoids the body shot from Von Kuschelbär.
Rumlow tries to clinch up.
Von Kuschelbär uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rumlow.
Von Kuschelbär lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rumlow tries to clinch but Von Kuschelbär is having none of it.
Rumlow connects with a single shot there.
Rumlow slips a straight right by Von Kuschelbär.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Friedrich Von Kuschelbär will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Von Kuschelbär misses with an uppercut.
Rumlow throws a right hand that misses
and Von Kuschelbär cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Von Kuschelbär fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rumlow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Von Kuschelbär takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rumlow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a nice leg kick.
Rumlow works over Von Kuschelbär's head and body with a nice combination.
Rumlow throws a nice head kick!
Von Kuschelbär closes the distance and clinches up with Rumlow, looking for a takedown. Von Kuschelbär pushes Rumlow against the cage but Rumlow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rumlow scores with a hook to the body. Von Kuschelbär takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rumlow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rumlow.
Von Kuschelbär will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rumlow connects with a solid leg kick.
Rumlow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rumlow misses with a kick to the body
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rumlow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär throws the left hand but Rumlow avoids the punch easily.
Von Kuschelbär blocks the body kick.
Von Kuschelbär feinted with a counter takedown.
Rumlow throws a sloppy head kick
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a leg kick.
Rumlow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Rumlow.
Good standup being displayed there by Rumlow as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Rumlow misses its intended target.
Rumlow misses with a left hand
and Rumlow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Von Kuschelbär keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rumlow.
Von Kuschelbär lands an overhand right.
Rumlow is looking to clinch.
Von Kuschelbär closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rumlow is trying to work for a sweep but Von Kuschelbär has mounted him!
Von Kuschelbär lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär unloading with bombs!
Von Kuschelbär lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Rumlow that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rumlow tries to hold on but Von Kuschelbär pushes him away.
Rumlow is trying desperately to improve position.
Von Kuschelbär is landing with some decent strikes but Rumlow is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rumlow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rumlow gets back to half guard.
Rumlow is looking to control Von Kuschelbär's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rumlow avoid being mounted?
Von Kuschelbär is nestled in close to Rumlow, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rumlow trying to control from the bottom.
Rumlow is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Von Kuschelbär is staying active.
Rumlow is staying active underneath Von Kuschelbär, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rumlow is trying to maintain the position but Von Kuschelbär is very close to passing his half guard.
Rumlow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Von Kuschelbär scores with a couple of nice shots.
Von Kuschelbär throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Von Kuschelbär is looking to advance position but Rumlow won't allow it.
Von Kuschelbär is keen to just control but Rumlow is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Von Kuschelbär there.
Von Kuschelbär thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rumlow's head.
Rumlow desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Von Kuschelbär lands strikes from half guard.
Rumlow is concentrating on defense, preventing Von Kuschelbär from advancing position.
Von Kuschelbär wants to control but Rumlow is keeping him busy.
Rumlow is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Von Kuschelbär has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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