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StrikeForce Union #34 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spike Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reaper comes to the cage accompanied by Boom. Spike Reaper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Spike Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Skovgaard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Skovgaard sprawls well. Skovgaard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reaper gets slowly back to his feet.
Skovgaard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Skovgaard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Reaper is breathing heavily.
Reaper looks up at the clock. Bad move! Skovgaard lands a right hand from hell, dropping Reaper. Skovgaard pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valentin Skovgaard!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Djin Kvasir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Gore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kvasir comes to the cage accompanied by Nightmare. Djin Kvasir has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Djin Kvasir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Gore!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvasir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gore tries to avoid it but Kvasir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gore to the ground. Gore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gore connects with a crisp jab.
Gore displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kvasir.
Gore defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kvasir.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Djin Kvasir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gore lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kvasir takes a step back to recover.
Kvasir is breathing heavily.
Gore takes the fight into the clinch.
Gore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kvasir wants a takedown but no success here.
Gore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gore avoiding damage.
Gore scores with a shoulder strike.
Gore displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kvasir up against the cage.
Gore lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Gore.
Gore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gore is working Kvasir over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gore slowing the pace effectively.
Gore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kvasirs head.
Gore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kvasir backwards.
Gore leaning his opponent against the cage.
A body shot lands from Gore.
Gore lands with a short shot to the head.
Gore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kvasir backwards.
Kvasir being controlled against the cage.
Gore lands with a short shot to the head.
Gore digs a right hand into Kvasir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kvasir's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Gore.
Gore stalls.
Gore continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A right handed body shot lands from Gore.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Gore as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gore presses Kvasir against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gore lands with a right to the head.
Gore lands with a right to the head.
Gore controlling the action here for a moment.
Gore stalling.
Gore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kvasir is rocked!
Gore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Kvasir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gore dips a shoulder and cracks Kvasir with a mighty uppercut! Kvasir falls back against the cage and Gore unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kvasir is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gore screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Gore!
In defeat, Djin Kvasir stepped up to the mic, saying 'next time is the time'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, John Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makaki Iii keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've been told by Makaki Iii's head coaches at Renegade Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Winkle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Makaki Iii's waist but Makaki Iii gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Winkle off to one side.
Makaki Iii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Makaki Iii throws a shot to the body.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Makaki Iii cracks the inside of Winkle's front leg.
Winkle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Winkle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Winkle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Makaki Iii makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Makaki Iii catches Winkle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winkle tries for a takedown but Makaki Iii circles away easily
and Makaki Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winkle is rocked!
Yancy Makaki Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Winkle.
Makaki Iii connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Winkle is still on wobbly legs! Can Makaki Iii finish him?
Makaki Iii sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Winkle's defenses. It connects perfectly with Winkle's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yancy Makaki Iii!
A very excited looking Yancy Makaki Iii made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Dirt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinicius Costa!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa cracks Dirt with an open hand slap.
Costa lands the left hand.
Costa lands with a hook. Dirt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dirt misses with a body shot.
Costa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dirt fails with the takedown
and Costa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Costa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dirt.
Costa with a jab.
Dirt misses with a body shot.
Costa throws a leg kick which misses Dirt's front leg but catches the back leg as Dirt tries to avoid it.
Costa avoids the body shot from Dirt.
Dirt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dirt is rocked!
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!
Are you kidding me?! Costa ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Dirt clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vinicius Costa!
After the fight, Vinicius Costa was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Troy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kame Sennin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer comes to the cage accompanied by Fivefold – Broken. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kame Sennin!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sennin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Kame Sennin has been cut.
Sennin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palmer.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Palmer!
Sennin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Palmer throws a sloppy body shot
and Sennin counters with a good low kick that Palmer was not able to check.
A solid body kick from Sennin.
Sennin takes one on the button.
Palmer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sennin counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sennin can pounce on him.
Sennin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sennin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sennin counters with a three punch combo that has Palmer backing up. Palmer nods at Sennin to acknowledge the strikes.
Palmer throws a right hand that Sennin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sennin also avoids with ease.
Palmer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Palmer 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.
Sennin avoids the body shot from Palmer.
Palmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sennin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palmer throws a jab but it's blocked by Sennin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sennin - that will leave a mark!
Palmer avoids the head kick by Sennin.
Palmer lands a right hook to the body.
Palmer misses with an uppercut. Sennin saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Sennin.
Palmer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sennin staying out of range there.
Palmer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sennin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sennin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sennin misses with a series of wild punches.
Palmer misses with a looping right.
Sennin connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Palmer misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Palmer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sennin - the referee stops the clock and Palmer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sennin. Palmer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Sennin.
Palmer misses the shot to the body.
Sennin 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.
Sennin is looking to clinch but Palmer is avoiding it.
Palmer throws a poor cross that misses
and Sennin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sennin cracks the inside of Palmer's front leg.
Palmer misses with a right hand
and Sennin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Palmer misses with a combination
and Sennin counters with an inside leg kick.
Palmer throws a lazy uppercut
and Sennin counters with a leg kick.
Palmer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sennin on the side of the head.
Palmer looks to land a combination. Sennin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big right from Palmer misses.
Troy Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer swings for the body but Sennin moves out of range.
Palmer misses with an uppercut
and Sennin counters with a stiff right hand.
Sennin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sennin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Palmer. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Sennin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Palmer misses with a combination
and Sennin counters with a low kick, right behind Palmer 's knee.
A big left from Palmer misses.
Palmer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sennin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sennin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Palmer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sennin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Palmer throws the left hand but Sennin avoids the punch easily.
Sennin stuns Palmer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer misses with a hook to the body
and Sennin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sennin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Palmer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab lands there for Sennin.
Palmer is rocked!
Palmer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sennin can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sennin.
Palmer throws an off balance right hand
and Sennin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sennin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Palmer will feel that in the morning.
Palmer walks into a jab.
A combination from Sennin does no damage.
Sennin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice shot by Sennin.
Palmer misses the body punch
and Sennin counters with an outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sennin.
Sennin misses with a head kick.
Palmer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palmer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sennin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Palmer throws a series of punches but Sennin avoids them all with ease.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sennin moves away.
Sennin tries a quick counter leg kick but Palmer is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kame Sennin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kame Sennin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sennin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick from Sennin lands but Palmer takes it in his stride.
Sennin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Palmer.
Sennin slips under a jab from Palmer.
Sennin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palmer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Palmer misses with a lunging right hand
and Sennin counters with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Palmer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Palmer.
Palmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Sennin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sennin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sennin lands a leg kick that knocks Palmer off balance momentarily.
Sennin pushes Palmer up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sennin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sennin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sennin has a couple of punches blocked by Palmer.
Sennin misses with a punch on the inside.
Palmer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sennin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sennin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Palmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sennin.
Sennin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Palmer blocks it well.
A left lands for Sennin.
Palmer misses with a right hand
letting Sennin counter with a right hand.
Palmer throws a lazy right hand but Sennin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sennin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Palmer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sennin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palmer, pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sennin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sennin blocking some punches.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
Sennin tries to throw a body punch but Palmer avoids it by throwing Sennin back against the cage.
Sennin blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer working aggressively here.
Sennin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sennin working aggressively here.
Sennin throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmer.
Palmer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sennin lands a hook that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sennin.
Sennin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sennin blocks a body shot from Palmer.
A left hand lands to the body for Palmer.
Palmer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sennin dodges an elbow strike from Palmer.
Sennin cracks Palmer with a nice body shot.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sennin.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sennin taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sennin tries to throw a body punch but Palmer avoids it by throwing Sennin back against the cage.
Sennin takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sennin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palmer has a couple of punches blocked by Sennin.
A head punch on the inside from Sennin fails to land.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sennin throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sennin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Sennin.
Palmer misses with some punches.
Palmer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Palmer has a couple of punches blocked by Sennin.
Palmer swings wildly with an uppercut but Sennin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer pushes off an throws an elbow but Sennin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Palmer as Sennin tries to tie him up.
Palmer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sennin's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Sennin fails to land.
Sennin working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sennin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sennin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sennin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Sennin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sennin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Palmer does no damage.
Palmer misses with an uppercut
and Sennin counters with a left to the body.
Palmer walks into a straight right hand from Sennin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kame Sennin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kame Sennin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sennin tests Palmer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sennin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sennin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Palmer misses with a hook to the body
and Sennin counters with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Sennin.
Sennin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palmer, pushing him back against the cage.
Sennin taking a breather.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palmer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sennin misses with the head strike.
Kame Sennin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Palmer prevents a body shot from Sennin.
Sennin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Sennin.
Donk. Sennin catches Palmer right on the button with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Palmer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sennin punishes Palmer's body with a nice straight punch.
Sennin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sennin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sennin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sennin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Palmer will feel that in the morning.
Troy Palmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sennin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Palmer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sennin connects with a solid leg kick.
Sennin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Palmer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Palmer misses with a hook to the body
and Sennin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palmer loads up on a big right hand but Sennin slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sennin rushes Palmer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sennin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sennin blocking some punches.
Sennin breaks the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Sennin. Beautiful body shot.
Sennin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oh Palmer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sennin lands a big head kick that sends Palmer tumbling to the mat! Sennin takes a step backwards and waves Palmer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Palmer throws a hook to the side of Sennin's head but Sennin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sennin throws out a counter right but Palmer avoids it with no problem.
Sennin lands a jab to Palmer's midsection.
Palmer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sennin.
Palmer throws a body shot but no joy.
Palmer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sennin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Palmer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sennin throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Palmer colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Sennin as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Palmer is left battered and dazed whilst Sennin and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kame Sennin!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wictor Johanessburgson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Ortega!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wictor Johanessburgson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ortega lands a body shot.
Ortega connects with a jab.
Ortega rushes Johanessburgson and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Johanessburgson is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Ortega piles on the pressure and Johanessburgson crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Ortega!
Carlos Ortega retains his bantamweight title!
Carlos Ortega decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kristian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rollo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kristian might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Light It Up. Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Năo Bate kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rollo Gracie acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Kristian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rollo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie clinches up with Kristian and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Kristian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kristian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie taking a breather.
Kristian can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie won't allow Kristian to get back to his feet.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Kristian is retaining full guard.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Gracie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gracie prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gracie tries to move to mount but Kristian blocks the move with his legs.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Kristian manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Gracie.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie won't allow Kristian to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kristian is on top in guard.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kristian manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Kristian is keeping the position.
Kristian wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Kristian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie controls Kristian momentarily but Kristian frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pulls Kristian in close to prevent any damage.
Kristian with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie working a defensive guard but Kristian manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Kristian's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie is looking to sweep but instead, Kristian has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristian wants to stand but Gracie has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kristian connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Kristian trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Kristian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Kristian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rollo Gracie 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.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kristian is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Kristian is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Kristian defending well.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Kristian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Kristian is defending the position.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kristian is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Kristian defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kristian is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kristian wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice shot by Kristian.
Michael Kristian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Kristian misses.
Kristian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kristian manages to avoid it.
Kristian throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Kristian misses.
Gracie forces Kristian back against the cage and clinches.
Kristian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Kristian.
Gracie dives in and grabs Kristian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kristian pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Kristian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Michael Kristian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kristian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Kristian.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Kristian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kristian throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Kristian.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kristian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
A big right from Kristian misses.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kristian.
Kristian misses with a straight left.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Kristian walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kristian connects with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kristian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kristian dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kristian just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Kristian misses.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Kristian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie slips a straight right by Kristian.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Kristian.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kristian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kristian throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kristian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kristian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kristian enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kristian manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Kristian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kristian holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie is pressing down on Kristian's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kristian is holding on for now.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kristian does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
Kristian is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Kristian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kristian controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristian keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A shot to the body from Kristian misses
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kristian!
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kristian keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kristian is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie advances to full mount.
Gracie tries to control but Kristian wriggling away.
Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kristian to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kristian shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Kristian tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie tries to control but Kristian wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rollo Gracie just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kristian takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kristian defends it well.
Kristian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kristian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kristian stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kristian stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rollo Gracie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kristian throws an elbow that misses.
Kristian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Michael Kristian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gracie has clasped his hands together around Kristian's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kristian can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristian holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Gracie prevents Kristian from escaping the position.
Kristian prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
Gracie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kristian!
Gracie looking to control but Kristian is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristian wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie trying to control but Kristian is having none of it.
Gracie takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Gracie working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kristian is defending well though. Gracie let's go of the attempt for now.
Kristian is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gracie working for the choke.
Gracie controlling the position well here. Kristian rolled but Gracie kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Kristian staying busy and making it hard for Gracie to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie working for a choke but Kristian is defending well.
Kristian defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gracie's arms.
Gracie throwing wild punches that miss their target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kristian.
Kristian looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Kristian wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kristian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kristian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Gracie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kristian.
Gracie slips a jab from Kristian.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Kristian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Michael Kristian is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie tries to clinch but Kristian is having none of it.
Kristian misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Kristian circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Kristian is looking to counter punch.
Kristian is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kristian throws out the jab.
Kristian misses the jab.
Kristian throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kristian appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kristian throws out the jab.
Gracie tries to clinch but Kristian moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kristian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kristian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kristian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kristian!
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Michael Kristian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Kristian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie tries to move to mount but Kristian blocks the move with his legs.
Gracie trying to control the position but Kristian is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie advances nicely into full mount.
Kristian bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kristian's guard.
Kristian keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Kristian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kristian is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Kristian showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Michael Kristian retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Boitsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: The YES! Cartwheel. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boitsov.
Boitsov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sanchez is trying to defend but Boitsov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sanchez told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boitsov wants to work for an arm triangle but Sanchez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boitsov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boitsov seems to be working for a kimura but Sanchez defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is defending against the submission attempts here by Boitsov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boitsov wants to take a breather but Sanchez is having none of it.
Boitsov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boitsov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Boitsov is looking for a kimura but Sanchez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boitsov to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boitsov wants to work for an arm triangle but Sanchez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boitsov is looking for a kimura but Sanchez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boitsov to get the leverage.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Boitsov has control of the leg.
Boitsov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanchez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boitsov.
Boitsov trying to control from half guard but Sanchez is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Boitsov wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez controlling Boitsov's posture.
Boitsov wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boitsov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boitsov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boitsov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Boitsov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Boitsov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Boitsov.
Sanchez lands with a nice body punch.
Boitsov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boitsov.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Boitsov on that attempt.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boitsov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Boitsov shoots in.
Sanchez feints a counter leg kick.
Boitsov closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Boitsov pushes Sanchez against the cage but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Boitsov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boitsov throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Boitsov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boitsov fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boitsov tries for a takedown but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boitsov tries to counter with a takedown but Sanchez is quick to defend against it.
Sanchez cracks Boitsov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Boitsov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Boitsov lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boitsov looking to pass the guard.
Boitsov being controlled here momentarily.
Boitsov wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Boitsov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sanchez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Boitsov has Sanchez in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Boitsov is keeping the position.
Boitsov is looking for a triangle here but Sanchez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Boitsov can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boitsov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sanchez's best efforts.
Boitsov wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Boitsov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boitsov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boitsov is keeping the position for now.
Boitsov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanchez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boitsov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between Boitsov's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Boitsov is retaining full guard.
Boitsov looking for subs off his back but Sanchez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Boitsov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sanchez prevents Boitsov from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez is thwarting Boitsov's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boitsov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Boitsov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez leaves Boitsov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanchez throws out a counter right but Boitsov avoids it with no problem.
Boitsov fails with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Boitsov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boitsov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boitsov lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boitsov shoots in but Sanchez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boitsov has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boitsov tries for a takedown but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sanchez - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez lands a jab to the nose.
Sanchez cracks Boitsov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boitsov.
A jab lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez sends Boitsov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sanchez is motioning to the referee to let Boitsov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Boitsov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boitsov fails with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Boitsov off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Sanchez follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Boitsov was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yes Man Sanchez!
A relieved looking Yes Man Sanchez 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yef Yew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Winston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yef Yew!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston dives in and scores a takedown into Yew's guard.
Yew avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yew avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yew has momentary wrist control but Winston slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winston wants to control from the top but Yew keeps moving.
Winston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winston.
Yew utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yew is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Winston throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yew controlling the position.
Winston scoring with some ground and pound.
Winston landing with the ground and pound.
Yew avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston with a nice head shot there.
Winston wants to pass the guard but Yew is keeping the position.
Winston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winston is in close to Yew's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Winston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winston content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Winston throwing strikes but missing.
Winston looking to pass the guard.
Winston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yew works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winston with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yew preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Winston trying to control the position from guard on top but Yew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winston postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Winston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Winston throwing strikes but missing.
Winston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yew is keeping the position for now.
Winston throws a big right hand that misses.
Winston distracts Yew with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yew controlling Winston's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston throwing strikes but missing.
Winston seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Winston lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Winston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Winston landing some decent shots from guard.
Winston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Winston connects with a couple of short punches.
Winston postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Winston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yew utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winston trying to control the position from guard on top but Yew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yew avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winston throws a big right hand that misses.
Winston wants to control from the top but Yew keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yew is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston dominated that round.
That's time! Winston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Winston fails to land the takedown.
As Winston backs off Yew throws a huge counter combo but Winston manages to avoid it all.
Winston changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yew tries to avoid it but Winston manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yew to the ground. Yew escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Winston misses with a hook
enabling Yew to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Yew. No joy for Winston on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Winston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winston tries for a takedown but Yew circles away easily
and Yew counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Winston shoots in and bounces Yew off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Winston is fighting to break Yew's control of his arms but Yew is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yew works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yew can do to turn this around?
Yew trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Winston scoring with punches to the head and body.
Winston throws a big elbow that misses.
Winston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Winston with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harry Winston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winston trying to control but Yew is working from the bottom.
Winston throwing strikes but missing.
Winston distracts Yew with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yew works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yew utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yew preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yew holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Yew avoids the body shot from Winston.
A little jabbing left from Yew on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Winston misses the target.
It seemed like Yew was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yew takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Winston darts in looking for a takedown but Yew gets double underhooks and turns Winston into the cage.
Yew gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Winston is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yew to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Yew.
Winston jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yew walks away with a smile on his face. Winston gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yew throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winston changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Winston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yew counters with a nice uppercut.
Yew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Winston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Winston shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yew as he jumps to the side.
Harry Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston blocks a jab.
Winston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yew throws out the jab.
Winston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yew is fending him off so far but Winston persists. Nope, Yew circles away and we're back to standing.
Yew looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winston misses with a takedown
letting Yew counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston with a poor takedown
and Yew counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yew has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winston backwards.
Yew working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yew lands an uppercut.
Winston has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yew after a bit of a struggle.
Winston takes a shot to the head.
Winston blocking some punches.
Yew scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yew throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Winstons head.
Yew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Winston is rocked!
Winston is trying to pull guard but Yew turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yew scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Winston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yew gets through Winston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yew lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Winston to his knees! Yew keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yef Yew!
Yef Yew is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Yef Yew thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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