Angry Birds War 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Jivkosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duarte is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nate Dogg - Keep It G.A.N.G.S.T.A.. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jivkosen
vs
Duarte

175 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Jivkosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joel Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duarte waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Jivkosen. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Jivkosen to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

It looks like Matti Jivkosen has been cut.
Duarte arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Jivkosen's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joel Duarte!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Henrique will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mayweather
vs
Henrique

196 cm
24
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
24
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Strong Suplementos

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floyd Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Henrique!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique throws a nice head kick!
Henrique looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
No joy there for Henrique, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Mayweather scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mayweather is pressing down on Henrique's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henrique is holding on for now.
Mayweather is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mayweather tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henrique knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mayweather content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mayweather 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.
Mayweather looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

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.

Mayweather is working for a kimura but Henrique is defending it quite comfortably.
Mayweather looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henrique wants to get back to full guard.
Mayweather controlling the action here.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Mayweather drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mayweather slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Mayweather dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Henrique gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mayweather's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henrique is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mayweather is pushing down on Henrique's leg trying to pass to half guard. Henrique is fighting to maintain full guard but Mayweather has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mayweather keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Henrique really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mayweather. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mayweather frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mayweather controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mayweather is working for a guillotine from mount but Henrique frees his head quite easily.
Mayweather with shots to the head and body - Henrique looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mayweather looking to control and managing it successfully.
Henrique is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Mayweather is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Henrique is surviving well by controlling Mayweather's body position as best he can.
Mayweather takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mayweather wants to finish this one by submission but Henrique is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mayweather.
Mayweather is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henrique can do to turn this around?

Mayweather looking to secure an arm triangle but Henrique defends it well.
Mayweather controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Henrique for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayweather raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Mayweather dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mayweather looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mayweather could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mayweather content to stall in guard here.

Mayweather thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Henrique 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.
Mayweather missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather tries to free his leg and advance position but Henrique is retaining full guard.
Mayweather engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mayweather continues to stall.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Mayweather looking to score a takedown here. Henrique is defending well but Mayweather drives through and ends up in Henrique's guard.
Henrique wants to get back to his feet but Mayweather passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mayweather passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mayweather punching from mount but Henrique doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Mayweather working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Henrique looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Mayweather! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Floyd Mayweather!
Floyd Mayweather gave a mention to Strong Suplementos in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Riverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Riverson
vs
Morris

225 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Riverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Morris!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riverson.

Riverson dives in and scores a takedown into Morris's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Morris wants to stand but Riverson is controlling the position.

Riverson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morris is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Riverson, into his guard.

Riverson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morris defends well.

Morris got a little sloppy there for a moment and Riverson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morris has managed to get both his arms back between Riverson's legs - danger averted.

Riverson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Riverson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riverson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Riverson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morris is aware though and is defending well.

Riverson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Morris doesn't defend quickly enough and Riverson has managed to lock this one up! Can Morris escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Riverson on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Riverson!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marty Robbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Maciel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Robbins
vs
Maciel

178 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
172 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marty Robbins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Maciel!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maciel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice takedown defense from Maciel. No joy for Robbins on that attempt.
Robbins fails with the takedown
and Maciel counters with a stiff right hand.
Maciel throws a sloppy head kick and Robbins moves out of range easily.
Robbins is looking for a counter combo.
Maciel jabs Robbins right on the nose. Robbins blinks but takes it well.

Maciel gets tackled into the cage by Robbins. Robbins maintains the clinch.

Robbins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbins misses with a takedown attempt - Maciel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Robbins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robbins is looking to clinch.
Marty Robbins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robbins slips under a jab from Maciel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maciel.
Robbins blocks a jab.
Maciel looks to land a left hand but Robbins moved out of range nicely.
Maciel lands a leg kick that knocks Robbins off balance momentarily.
Maciel misses with a two punch combination.
Maciel throws the left hand but Robbins avoids the punch easily.
Robbins fails with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Maciel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maciel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Maciel. No joy for Robbins on that attempt.
Robbins dives in for a single leg takedown but Maciel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maciel lands a body shot.
Maciel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As Robbins backs off Maciel throws a huge counter combo but Robbins manages to avoid it all.
Robbins throws out a loose jab but Maciel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maciel scores with a jab. Robbins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robbins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbins moves out of range of the body kick.
Robbins tries for a takedown but Maciel circles away easily
and Maciel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Robbins dives in for a single leg takedown but Maciel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maciel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins tries to clinch
and Robbins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maciel looks to land a right hand but Robbins moved out of range.
Maciel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Robbins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maciel tries to avoid it but Robbins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maciel to the ground. Maciel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Robbins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maciel.
Maciel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robbins was well out of range. Poor timing from Maciel.
Maciel checks the leg kick.
Robbins thows a leg kick but Maciel checks it
letting Maciel counter with a right hand.
Robbins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Maciel misses.
Robbins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maciel counters with a stiff right hand.
Robbins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maciel.
Robbins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maciel sprawls well. Maciel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Robbins gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Maciel.
Robbins half committed to a counter leg kick.
Robbins dodges the punch combination from Maciel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Maciel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maciel throws a lazy right hand but Robbins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Robbins was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Robbins pushes Maciel up against the cage in a clinch.
Robbins tries to score a body lock takedown but Maciel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Robbins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maciel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Robbins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robbins fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Robbins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciel looks to land a combination but Robbins avoids it well.
Robbins blocks a low kick nicely.
Maciel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maciel has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciel looking to slow down the pace here.

Robbins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maciel misses with a body shot.
Robbins slips a jab and a cross from Maciel.
Robbins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maciel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maciel connects with a body shot that sends Robbins's belly button to the back.
Maciel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Robbins.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maciel! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maciel looks to land a right hand but Robbins moved out of range.
Maciel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maciel thows a body kick. Robbins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maciel looks to land a left hand but Robbins moved out of range nicely.
Robbins tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maciel manages to circle out of the way.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Robbins is defended easily by Maciel.
Robbins fails to land with a series of punches.
Maciel raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Robbins has a takedown stuffed.
Maciel works over Robbins's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robbins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Maciel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maciel slaps away a takedown attempt from Robbins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Robbins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maciel.
Robbins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henrique Maciel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robbins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maciel as he avoids it easily.
Maciel is looking for the big counter here.
Sloppy strikes from Maciel. Those never looked like landing.
Henrique Maciel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maciel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robbins slips a jab from Maciel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maciel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robbins somewhat.
Maciel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sloppy strikes from Maciel. Those never looked like landing.
Robbins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maciel.
Maciel throws a front kick that sends Robbins stumbling back into the cage.
Robbins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maciel.
Robbins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maciel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robbins somewhat.
Some wild striking there from Maciel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Maciel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Maciel throws a wild body kick that Robbins sees coming a mile off.
Maciel swats away the attempt to clinch by Robbins.
Robbins fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maciel! But no joy.
Robbins misses with a kick to the body
and Robbins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robbins shoots in but Maciel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maciel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Robbins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maciel avoids it really well and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Maciel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Robbins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maciel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maciel swinging wildly here.
Robbins seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Left hook, right uppercut from Robbins.
Robbins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robbins tries to clinch up but Maciel circles away and keeps his distance.
Robbins throws a nice looking combination but Maciel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maciel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Robbins. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins ducks under a wild hook from Maciel.
Maciel misses with a double jab.
Maciel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Maciel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maciel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robbins.
Maciel cracks the inside of Robbins's front leg.
Maciel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Maciel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Robbins is defended easily by Maciel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Maciel does it's job there.
Maciel connects with a body shot that sends Robbins's belly button to the back.
Maciel looks to land a right hand but Robbins moved out of range.
Maciel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marty Robbins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robbins fails with a takedown attempt.
Robbins misses with a wild body shot.
Maciel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins cracks Maciel with an open hand slap.
Robbins with a poor takedown
and Maciel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robbins swings for the body but Maciel moves out of range.
Maciel throws a jab when Robbins was well out of range.
A jab from Maciel misses.
Henrique Maciel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robbins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maciel swings for the body but Robbins moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robbins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robbins tries to clinch but Maciel is having none of it.
Marty Robbins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robbins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maciel counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henrique Maciel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maciel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Maciel!
Henrique Maciel made sure to mention his sponsor, //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear in his post fight interview.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Whiston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wasiu - Bout 02 Blow. Rupert Whiston has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nathan Fisher's chin.

Fisher
vs
Whiston

186 cm
26
201 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

175 cm
32
211 lbs
12 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rupert Whiston!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Fisher counter with a right hand.
Whiston ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fisher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Whiston misses with a body shot.

Fisher bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fisher working the ground and pound but Whiston is defending the strikes.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Whiston tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fisher wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Fisher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fisher lands an elbow.
Fisher landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiston tries to bench press Fisher off him but Fisher keeps the position.
Fisher works to advance to full mount. Whiston defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Whiston is looking to get to half guard.
Whiston wants to hold on but Fisher pushes him away.
Fisher trying to control but Whiston is having none of it.
Fisher lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Whiston is controlling an arm, preventing Fisher from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Fisher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fisher throwing strikes here but Whiston is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Whiston is trying to escape the mount.
Fisher controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiston wants to control but Fisher is having none of it.

Fisher is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Whiston can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fisher working Whiston over with strikes here.
Whiston is in all sorts of trouble here.

Fisher looking for a guillotine from mount but Whiston is having none of it.
Whiston tries to hold on but Fisher postures up.

Fisher with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fisher putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiston wants to control but Fisher is having none of it.
Fisher punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fisher lands a couple of good shots and Whiston has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Whiston holding on to Fisher's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Fisher landing with strikes.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Fisher's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Fisher is trying to stick to Whiston's back but Whiston is turning into Fisher. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fisher's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Whiston.
Whiston is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Fisher escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Whiston gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fisher is controlling Whiston's posture.
Whiston is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fisher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Whiston stopping the sweep attempt from Fisher.
Whiston wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Fisher looking to control.
Whiston stays in close to Fisher's body and controls the position.
Whiston's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fisher is trying to keep Whiston in close.
Whiston is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fisher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whiston is one step ahead there.
Whiston 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Fisher dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A solid body kick from Fisher.
Whiston lands a nice looking body shot.
Whiston throws a right and a left that Fisher avoids nicely.
Fisher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fisher misses with a body shot.
Whiston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fisher circles away quickly and effectively.
Fisher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whiston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Whiston misses with a hook to the body
and Fisher counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Fisher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nathan Fisher is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whiston throws out the jab.
Fisher throwing a counter right hand but Whiston manages to avoid it.
Whiston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whiston throws a leg kick
and Whiston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fisher dodges the punch combination from Whiston.
Fisher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whiston can do to turn this around?
Whiston throws a body punch but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher attempts a counter takedown but Whiston avoids it well and moves away.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Whiston.
Fisher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whiston.
Fisher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Whiston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fisher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fisher walks into a straight right hand from Whiston.
Fisher slips a jab and a cross from Whiston.
Fisher attempts a counter takedown but Whiston avoids it well and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Whiston. Those never looked like landing.
Fisher works over Whiston's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Rupert Whiston has been cut.

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!
Fisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whiston manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Whiston is predictable there

and Fisher counters with a takedown into side control.
Fisher wants to control but Whiston is keeping him busy.
Fisher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fisher lands an elbow.
Fisher is working Whiston over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fisher connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Whiston some visible discomfort.
Fisher looks up at the clock and then as Whiston takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fisher smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Whiston is looking for a sweep.
Whiston is not content to let Fisher control the position.

Fisher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Whiston can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Whiston's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Whiston parries the strikes from Fisher easily there. Fisher is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Whiston to escape.
Whiston is trying to control Fisher's posture but Fisher avoids it.
Fisher fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fisher is looking to take a break and control but Whiston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nathan Fisher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whiston taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fisher working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Whiston is looking to regain half guard here but Fisher keeps moving and retains side control.

Fisher is trying to get an arm triangle but Whiston is defending well.
Whiston is trying to control Fisher's posture but Fisher avoids it.
Fisher working the head and body with strikes.
Whiston tries to improve position but can't.
Whiston sneaks back into half guard.
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. Fisher connects with a nice short shot to Whiston's temple.
Whiston is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fisher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fisher's back!
Fisher tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fisher is squirming around, avoiding Whiston's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Fisher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rupert Whiston's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Whiston checks a low kick from Fisher.
Whiston misses with a body shot
and Fisher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Whiston throws a looping overhand right but Fisher ducks down to avoid it.
Fisher lunges at Whiston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whiston's hand.
Fisher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Fisher does it's job there.
Whiston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fisher changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Whiston ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Whiston throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fisher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whiston thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiston misses with a wild combination.
Decent striking displayed by Whiston there.
Whiston takes a swing at Fisher's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiston misses with a shot to the body
letting Fisher counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Whiston.
Whiston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whiston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fisher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whiston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whiston blocks a jab.
Fisher takes one to the side of the head.
Fisher misses with a wild combination.
Nice straight punches there by Fisher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fisher.
Fisher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whiston was well out of range. Poor timing from Fisher.
Fisher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiston connects with a body shot.
Whiston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Fisher counters with a single leg into guard. Whiston didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher trying to control but Whiston is working from the bottom.
Fisher tries to free his leg and advance position but Whiston is retaining full guard.
Whiston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fisher's guard.

Fisher looking to control.
Whiston wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Whiston engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fisher looking for a sweep. Not yet Fisher, not yet.
Whiston content to stall in guard here.
Fisher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whiston is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fisher wants to sweep but no luck.
Rupert Whiston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fisher is working hard here to advance position.
Fisher pulls Whiston in to control the position.
Whiston sitting in guard here, content to control.

Fisher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
My spies in 3Band MMA ($500/week) inform me that Whiston has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Whiston 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.
Nathan Fisher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisher keeping full guard, as Whiston tries to pass.
Fisher seems keen to control Whiston's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fisher lands a lovely overhand right.
Whiston throws a sloppy head kick and Fisher moves out of range easily.
Fisher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Fisher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fisher lands in his opponent's guard.
Whiston looking for a sweep. Not yet Whiston, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Fisher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fisher 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Fisher!
Nathan Fisher made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Rurik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Rurik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rurik
vs
Santiago

185 cm
20
189 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

179 cm
26
194 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Rurik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rurik throws a combination. Santiago tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Dick Santiago has been cut.
Rurik avoids the body shot from Santiago.
Santiago moves out of range as Rurik strikes.
Rurik lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Santiago - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Rurik!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladimir Rurik!
An out of breath Vladimir Rurik thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Rosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trogdor The Burninator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trogdor The Burninator has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rosholt
vs
The Burninator

180 cm
18
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Strong Suplementos

Juggernaut And Gladiators

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ahmad Rosholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Trogdor The Burninator!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosholt throws a shot from downtown. The Burninator moves away and avoids it.
The Burninator throws a sloppy head kick
and Rosholt counters with a two punch combo.
The Burninator misses with a head kick.
Rosholt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Burninator counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The Burninator scores with a shot to the body.
Rosholt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Burninator lands a head shot.
The Burninator avoids the body shot from Rosholt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Burninator! But no joy.
The Burninator shoots in for a takedown but Rosholt shows good takedown defense.
The Burninator keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rosholt.
Rosholt throws a series of punches but The Burninator avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Burninator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by The Burninator.
The Burninator misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A swing and a miss from The Burninator.
Rosholt throws the left hand but The Burninator avoids the punch easily.
The Burninator misses the shot to the body.
Rosholt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Burninator.
The Burninator bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rosholt throws a right hand that The Burninator ducks under and follows up with a left that The Burninator also avoids with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from The Burninator misses.
Ahmad Rosholt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Burninator moves away.
Rosholt lands with a right hand.
The Burninator throws a nice head kick!
The Burninator tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rosholt defends well and The Burninator ends up having to push Rosholt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ahmad Rosholt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trogdor The Burninator.
Rosholt blocks a jab.

The Burninator clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Rosholt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Burninator keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rosholt's efforts to push away.
Rosholt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Burninator lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt tries to break the clinch but The Burninator is controlling the position.
The Burninator scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rosholt letting The Burninator take a breather here.
The Burninator scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Burninator presses Rosholt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Burninator lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Burninator prevents Rosholt from breaking the clinch.
The Burninator lands a nice knee to the body.
The Burninator drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rosholt pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Burninator fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

A head kick lands from The Burninator that sends Rosholt to the canvas. Rosholt tries to scramble back to his feet but The Burninator brings him back down into side control.

Rosholt is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosholt is looking for a sweep.
The Burninator staying calm.
Rosholt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rosholt tries to get out of the position.
Rosholt on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The Burninator lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The Burninator has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rosholt is trying to get back to half guard.
The Burninator connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rosholt some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trogdor The Burninator dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rosholt misses with a lunging right hand
and The Burninator counters with a nice body shot.

The Burninator drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Rosholt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Burninator gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Burninator with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Burninator with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The Burninator is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Burninator pushes down on Rosholt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The Burninator content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Burninator's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The Burninator scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The Burninator looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rosholt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rosholt wants to control but The Burninator is keeping busy.
The Burninator works his way into full mount!
Rosholt wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Burninator lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The Burninator lands a big shot there that rocks Rosholt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Rosholt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Burninator content just to control the position here.
Rosholt seems to have got his legs back now.
The Burninator cracks Rosholt with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trogdor The Burninator!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Trogdor The Burninator waved his t-shirt featuring Juggernaut And Gladiators's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thai Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Van Den Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Boxer
vs
Van Den Berg

187 cm
21
195 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thai Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Van Den Berg!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer stuffs the takedown.
Van Den Berg tries to clinch but Boxer is having none of it.

Boxer moves into range and clinches up with Van Den Berg.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Den Berg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boxer has him pressed against the cage.
Boxer misses with a knee to the head.
Boxer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Van Den Berg trying to control the position but instead, Boxer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Den Berg into the cage.
Van Den Berg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Den Berg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boxer misses with a knee strike.
Boxer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Den Bergs head.
Boxer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Berg tries a body shot but Boxer blocks it.
Van Den Berg is trying to maintain a safe position but Boxer gets an underhook and turns Van Den Berg into the cage.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Van Den Berg is blocking nicely.
Van Den Berg is trying to stall.
Boxer connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Danny Van Den Berg has been cut.
Van Den Berg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boxer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Den Berg's efforts to push away.
Boxer scores with a knee to the head.
Boxer misses with a knee strike.
Boxer landing knees to the head.
Boxer is working Van Den Berg over against the cage.
Van Den Berg tries to circle away but Boxer has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boxer scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Den Berg looks winded!
Boxer digs a right hand into Van Den Berg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Den Berg's gas tank.
Boxer lands a body shot.
Boxer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Den Berg's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boxer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Den Berg blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Boxer - that landed with a thud.
Boxer gets through Van Den Berg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boxer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Den Berg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boxer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Den Berg's face.

Van Den Berg is rocked!
Boxer jerks Van Den Berg's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Van Den Berg drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Boxer goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Boxer because Van Den Berg was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Thai Boxer!