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HFC 101: Trew vs Vatanen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Verner Stolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Stark is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Verner Stolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stolt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stark looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stark lands a jab-cross combination.
Stark clinches up with Stolt and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stolt.
Our sources have told us that Stolt has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Stolt misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Stolt.
Stolt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stark is trying to pull guard but Stolt has him pressed against the cage.
Stolt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stolt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stark or not.
Stolt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stolt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stark avoiding damage as Stolt throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stark misses with a kick to the body
and Stolt counters by clinching up.
Stark drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stolt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stark obliges.
Stark jumps guard but Stolt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Verner Stolt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Stark.
Stolt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stolt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stolt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a body punch.
Stolt scores with a hook to the body.
Stolt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Brandon Stark has been cut.
Stolt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stolt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stolt lands a nice shot to the body.
Stolt being controlled against the cage.
Stolt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stark.
Stolt can't find room to land a body shot as Stark controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stolt can't find room to land a body shot as Stark controls the action.
Stark prevents a body shot from Stolt.
Stolt letting Stark take a breather here.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Stolt avoids the damage to the body.
Stolt lands a shot to the body.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Stolt's ribcage.
Stolt lands a knee to the head.
Stolt is leaning against Stark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stolt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stolt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stark lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stolt pushes Stark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stolt.
A right handed body shot lands from Stolt.
Stolt misses with a knee to the head.
Stark jumps guard and drags Stolt to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stolt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stolt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stolt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stark avoids the body shot from Stolt.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stolt.
Stolt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stark throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Stolt to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verner Stolt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Stark's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stolt throws a sloppy head kick and Stark moves out of range easily.
Stolt throws an off balance right hand
and Stark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stolt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stark throws a big counter head kick but Stolt avoids it with no problem.
Stolt clinches up with Stark and pushes him back against the cage.
Stark fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stolt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stark.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark prevents a body shot from Stolt.
Stark wants to take the fight to the mat but Stolt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Verner Stolt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Stark.
Stark jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stolt walks away with a smile on his face. Stark gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stolt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stolt lands a nice shot to the body.
Stolt misses with a hook.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Stolt.
Stolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Stolt.
Nice shot lands for Stark.
Stolt blocks a head kick by Stark.
Stark throws a lazy body kick
and Stolt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stolt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stolt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stark fails to pull guard.
Verner Stolt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stolt lands a hook that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Stolt avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stolt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stark blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark blocks a body shot from Stolt.
Stolt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stark takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stolt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stark.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark drags the fight down to the ground.
Stark pulls Stolt in close to prevent any damage.
Stolt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stolt misses with a hook
and Stolt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stolt rushes Stark and presses him up against the cage.
Stark is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stolt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stolt.
Stolt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stolt is leaning against Stark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stolt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stolt misses with a knee to the head.
Stark taking a breather.
Stolt trying to land knees to the body.
Stolt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stolt throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stolt misses with a body punch.
Stark pulls Stolt into guard.
Stark has a closed guard, preventing Stolt from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stolt trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Stark looking for a guillotine here but Stolt defends easily.
Stolt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stark can do to turn this around?
Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stolt is one step ahead there.
Stark has a closed guard, preventing Stolt from standing up.
Stark controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verner Stolt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Stark's cut.
That's time! Stolt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stolt.
Stolt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stark slips under a jab.
Stark slips a straight right by Stolt.
Stolt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stolt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stark wants to counter with a clinch but Stolt pushes him away.
Stark moves into the clinch.
Stark looking to slow down the pace here.
Stolt tries to throw a body punch but Stark avoids it by throwing Stolt back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stolt lands a shoulder strike.
Stark tries to pull guard but Stolt holds him up against the cage and eventually Stark drops back down to his feet.
Stolt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stolt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stolt lands a good knee to the midsection. Stark won't want to take too many of those.
Stark has Stolt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stolt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stolt.
Stolt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stolt misses with a body punch.
Stolt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Stolt - that landed with a thud.
Stark taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stark fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Verner Stolt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Stark.
Stolt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stark is trying to maintain a safe position but Stolt gets an underhook and turns Stark into the cage.
Stolt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stark is defending well for now.
Brandon Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stolt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stark goes for a takedown attempt but Stolt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stolt moves in looking to clinch but Stark pushes him off.
Stolt gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stark.
Stark has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stolt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stolt lands a nice uppercut.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stolt is defending well for now.
Stolt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stolt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stolt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can Stolt finish him?
Stolt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stark tries to pull guard but Stolt won't allow it.
Stolt lands a big knee! That's hurt Stark! Oh, he's all over the place! Stolt lands another knee that sends Stark to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Verner Stolt!
Verner Stolt 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaromir Sambor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalazzar Scar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaromir Sambor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalazzar Scar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scar looking to stall.
Scar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sambor tries to throw a body punch but Scar avoids it by throwing Sambor back against the cage.
Sambor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scar pushes off an throws an elbow but Sambor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Scar swings wildly with an uppercut but Sambor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scar misses with the head strike.
Sambor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Scar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Scar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sambor.
Sambor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sambor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sambor lands a hook that snaps the head of Scar backwards.
Sambor ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sambor no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Scar is looking to work some ground and pound but Sambor has wrist control.
Scar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sambor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scar drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sambor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sambor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sambor!
Scar is trying to improve his position.
Sambor decides to stand up, so the ref orders Scar to his feet.
A punch combination from Scar misses.
Scar wants to clinch.
We've been informed that Scar has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kalazzar Scar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Sambor.
Scar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scar wants to clinch but Sambor slips to the side
and Sambor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scar is looking to clinch.
Scar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sambor throwing a counter right hand but Scar manages to avoid it.
Sambor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Scar's sensitive parts.
Scar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sambor checks a leg kick.
Scar misses with a head kick.
Sambor half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scar closes the distance and clinches.
Sambor lands an elbow inside.
Scar throws a punch but it's blocked by Sambor.
Scar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sambor stalling.
Sambor lands an elbow that stopped Scar in his tracks for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sambor.
Scar avoids the elbow strike from Sambor, against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Sambor has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Sambor lands an elbow that stopped Scar in his tracks for a moment.
Sambor misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scar throws an elbow but misses.
Sambor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sambor breaks the clinch.
Sambor clinches up with Scar and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Sambor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scar avoids the elbow strike from Sambor, against the cage.
Sambor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sambor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sambor lands with a light punch inside.
Scar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sambor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sambor.
Scar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sambor lands a left hand.
Scar pushes Sambor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scar has a couple of punches blocked by Sambor.
Sambor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sambor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sambor managing to block the knees to the body from Scar.
Scar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sambor.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Scar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sambor's brow.
Scar tries to land knees in the clinch but Sambor avoids the damage to the body.
Scar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaromir Sambor 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.
Scar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sambor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sambor is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Scar moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalazzar Scar!
Kalazzar Scar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kern Dignity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Garrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kern Dignity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wade Garrett!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garrett.
Garrett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dignity.
Garrett lands with a right hand.
Garrett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dignity is rocked!
Garrett drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Dignity's head, knocking him out cold! Garrett is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wade Garrett!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wellman Iv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelvin Bang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shane Wellman Iv's chin.
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelvin Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Wellman Iv!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wellman Iv misses the jab.
Bang drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wellman Iv sprawls and moves away.
Bang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv throws a lazy body kick
and Bang counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wellman Iv is looking to control Bang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wellman Iv avoid being mounted?
Bang wants to free his trapped foot but Wellman Iv is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bang lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bang in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellman Iv regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bang trying to control the position from guard on top but Wellman Iv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bang 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.
Bang has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wellman Iv keeping full guard, as Bang tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bang moves out of range of the strikes.
Bang walks into a straight right hand from Wellman Iv.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Iv works the jab nicely.
Bang shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wellman Iv has hold of Bang's hands but Bang slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bang is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bang throwing shots but Wellman Iv is blocking nicely.
Bang sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wellman Iv is looking for a sweep. Bang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wellman Iv knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wellman Iv trying to control from the bottom.
Bang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wellman Iv keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wellman Iv wants to control but Bang is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wellman Iv moves out of range as Bang throws a body kick.
Bang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wellman Iv.
Kelvin Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Bang tries to land a body kick
and Wellman Iv counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bang swings for the body but Wellman Iv moves out of range.
Wellman Iv has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bang.
Bang misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Wellman Iv as Bang shoots in.
Bang dives in and grabs Wellman Iv's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wellman Iv pushes down on Bang's head and hops out.
Wellman Iv throws the left hand but Bang avoids the punch easily.
Bang shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wellman Iv sizes up Bang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bang moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bang darts in and clinches Wellman Iv up against the cage.
Bang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wellman Iv pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bang breaks the clinch.
A big right from Wellman Iv misses.
Shane Wellman Iv is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wellman Iv throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bang takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Bang 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.
Wellman Iv throws a hook to the side of Bang's head but Bang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bang half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wellman Iv throws an overhand right that lands on Bang's shoulder, as Bang tries to avoid the shot.
Bang walks into a left hand.
Bang fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wellman Iv avoids it really well and circles away.
Bang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wellman Iv throws out the jab.
Wellman Iv looks to score with a jab to the body but Bang is just out of range.
Bang closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wellman Iv to the mat! Wellman Iv manages to get full guard.
Wellman Iv escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang wants to pass the guard but Wellman Iv is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellman Iv is looking to sweep but instead, Bang has passed into half guard.
Kelvin Bang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bang working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Wellman Iv's thigh. Wellman Iv counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Bang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wellman Iv swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bang controlling from the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang pushes Wellman Iv away with a front kick.
Bang closes the distance and pushes Wellman Iv back into the cage.
Wellman Iv wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bang has him pressed against the cage.
Bang misses with a knee to the head.
Wellman Iv looking to stall.
Bang is looking for a takedown.
Wellman Iv is trying to break the clinch but Bang is controlling him.
Wellman Iv breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wellman Iv throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bang drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wellman Iv is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang trying to control the position but Wellman Iv is working away.
Wellman Iv taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bang is chipping away with strikes.
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Bang wants to control but Wellman Iv is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wellman Iv keeping his opponent close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Bang dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Wellman Iv swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wellman Iv throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bang throws a sloppy head kick and Wellman Iv moves out of range easily.
A big right from Wellman Iv misses.
Bang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wellman Iv tries to avoid it but Bang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wellman Iv to the ground. Wellman Iv escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wellman Iv throws a lazy right hand but Bang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelvin Bang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bang ducks under a wild hook from Wellman Iv.
Bang half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bang.
Bang works to advance to full mount. Wellman Iv defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang with a couple of short strikes.
Bang looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellman Iv keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wellman Iv wants to control but Bang is having none of it.
Bang controlling the pace for now.
Wellman Iv slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kelvin Bang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bang uses his free foot to push down on Wellman Iv's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv tries to hold on but Bang pushes him away.
Bang prevents Wellman Iv from getting the reversal.
Bang looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wellman Iv tries to lock up and control but Bang gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang controlling from mount.
Bang tries to control but Wellman Iv wriggling away.
Bang controlling the position easily from mount.
Wellman Iv tries to lock up and control but Bang gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shane Wellman Iv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Wellman Iv slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wellman Iv is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bang pulls his head out easily.
Bang is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bang frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelvin Bang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelvin Bang!
A victorious Kelvin Bang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bragi Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Gruff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnarson comes to the cage accompanied by The Pretender. Gruff comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shut Up - Stormzy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bragi Ragnarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Gruff!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarson wants to clinch up but Gruff keeps it at a distance.
Billy Gruff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruff slips a jab and a cross from Ragnarson.
Gruff walks into a left hand.
Ragnarson throws a chopping leg kick but Gruff manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gruff takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gruff takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ragnarson slips under a jab.
Ragnarson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ragnarson throws a lazy uppercut
and Gruff counters with a stiff right hand.
Gruff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ragnarson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gruff looks to land a left hand but Ragnarson moved out of range nicely.
Ragnarson moves in looking to clinch but Gruff pushes him off.
Gruff looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gruff has Ragnarson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gruff wants to stall.
Gruff has Ragnarson pressed against the cage, preventing Ragnarson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ragnarson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruff lands an uppercut.
Gruff gets through Ragnarson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarson is struggling to control the position.
Ragnarson can't break the clinch.
Ragnarson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarson lands with a short shot to the head.
Gruff taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ragnarson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gruff lands a hook that snaps the head of Ragnarson backwards.
Gruff tries a body shot but Ragnarson blocks it.
Ragnarson looking to slow down the pace here.
Gruff tries to work over Ragnarson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gruff backwards.
Ragnarson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarson.
Gruff misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gruff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruff stalling in the clinch.
Ragnarson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ragnarson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gruff tries to stall but Ragnarson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ragnarson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ragnarson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gruff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarson's elbow.
Gruff tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarson avoids it by throwing Gruff back against the cage.
Gruff trying to stall but Ragnarson improves his position.
Gruff throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarson.
Gruff looking to stall.
Ragnarson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gruff.
Gruff blocks an uppercut.
Gruff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gruff backwards.
Gruff content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gruff is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gruff seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Ragnarson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Ragnarson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gruff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gruff misses with some punches.
Gruff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ragnarson backwards.
Gruff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnarson backwards.
Gruff misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarson stalling in the clinch but Gruff improves position.
A right handed body shot lands from Gruff.
Gruff lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gruff.
Ragnarson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gruff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnarson.
Gruff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've been informed that Gruff has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ragnarson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarson fails to land.
Gruff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarson's elbow.
Gruff lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ragnarson or not.
Gruff pushes Ragnarson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gruff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gruff lands a left hand.
Gruff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gruff - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gruff can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarson controls the action.
Ragnarson tries to throw a body punch but Gruff avoids it by throwing Ragnarson back against the cage.
Ragnarson misses with some punches.
Gruff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Gruff 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.
Gruff misses the jab.
Ragnarson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ragnarson throws a big shot that misses.
Ragnarson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gruff.
Ragnarson lands a left and a right that sends Gruff crashing to the canvas! Ragnarson dives into mount looking to finish!
Gruff is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarson controlling from the full mount.
Gruff is still in real trouble! Can Ragnarson finish him?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gruff tries to reverse the position but Ragnarson maintains control.
Ragnarson controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnarson'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.
Ragnarson blocks Gruff's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ragnarson prevents Gruff from getting the reversal.
Gruff is still trying to improve position.
Ragnarson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gruff really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ragnarson controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Further stalling from Ragnarson.
Gruff seems to have recovered his senses.
Gruff is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ragnarson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gruff working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson controlling from mount.
Gruff is squirming around, avoiding Ragnarson's attempts to control the action.
Ragnarson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ragnarson avoids the attempt from Gruff to control.
Gruff can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruff gets back to half guard.
Gruff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ragnarson decides to stand and escape the position.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gruff. That's going to slow Ragnarson down.
Gruff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarson moves away.
Gruff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ragnarson in his tracks.
Ragnarson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ragnarson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gruff just manages to avoid it.
Ragnarson misses with a body kick.
Gruff thuds his right hand into Ragnarson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bragi Ragnarson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gruff digs a good hook to Ragnarson's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruff looks to land a left hand but Ragnarson moved out of range nicely.
Gruff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gruff tries to clinch but Ragnarson moves out of range.
Gruff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ragnarson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ragnarson avoids the body shot from Gruff.
Ragnarson throws a leg kick but Gruff moved away.
A slow jab from Ragnarson misses its intended target.
Ragnarson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gruff.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gruff scores with a leg kick.
Crunch! Ragnarson slams his shin into Gruff's torso.
Gruff slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ragnarson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ragnarson sets himself, and Gruff steps forward looking for the clinch! Ragnarson avoids it this time.
Gruff throws a leg kick that misses.
Gruff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bragi Ragnarson dominated that second round.
That's time! Ragnarson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gruff attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnarson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gruff.
Ragnarson takes one to the side of the head.
Ragnarson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gruff throws the kick towards the body but Ragnarson avoids it.
Gruff is looking to clinch but Ragnarson is avoiding it.
Ragnarson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Ragnarson as he checks the leg kick.
Ragnarson drops Gruff with a right and a left! Ragnarson comes rushing in but Gruff regains his composure and manages to keep Ragnarson in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruff thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ragnarson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ragnarson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gruff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gruff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ragnarson controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruff working for a triangle but Ragnarson defends it easily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bragi Ragnarson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gruff will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Ragnarson! Gruff is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bragi Ragnarson!
Bragi Ragnarson took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Humbert Humbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Humbert Humbert had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Humbert Humbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen instigates a clinch.
Humbert jumps guard.
Jensen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Humbert manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jensen keeping full guard, as Humbert tries to pass.
Humbert got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jensen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Humbert has managed to get both his arms back between Jensen's legs - danger averted.
Humbert stays in close to Jensen's body and controls the position.
Jensen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Humbert looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humbert working some strikes from top position.
Jensen wants to sweep here but Humbert controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Humbert pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jensen is keeping the position for now.
Humbert slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jensen controls Humbert momentarily but Humbert frees himself.
Humbert preventing the sweep.
Jensen controls Humbert momentarily but Humbert frees himself.
Jensen working for a triangle but Humbert defends it easily.
Humbert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jensen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Humbert sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jensen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Humbert passes into half guard.
Jensen wants to control but Humbert is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Humbert is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jensen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Humbert is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jensen wants to sweep but Humbert has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is trying to improve his position.
Humbert lands a few punches from side control.
The referee asks Humbert politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Humbert prefers to stall for the moment though.
Humbert tries for a kimura but Jensen is defending well.
Jensen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Humbert's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Humbert not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen wants to get back to full guard.
Jensen is looking to get back to full guard here but Humbert has managed to pass to side control instead.
Humbert remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jensen is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Humbert thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jensen being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humbert Humbert dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jensen closes the distance and pushes Humbert back into the cage.
Humbert has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humbert working hard to break the clinch.
Humbert tries to circle away but Jensen has him pinned against the cage.
Jensen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Humbert avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jensen wants a takedown.
Jensen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Humbert Humbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jensen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen can't break the clinch.
Humbert is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Humbert breaks the clinch.
Jensen throws a lazy uppercut
so Humbert counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Humbert slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jensen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jensen, not yet.
Humbert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jensen can do to turn this around?
Jensen wants to improve his position but instead Humbert has moved into half guard.
Humbert slows the pace down in half guard.
Jensen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humbert performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jensen is looking to improve his position.
Humbert moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Jensen.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jensen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Humbert looks up at the clock and then as Jensen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Humbert smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Humbert's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Humbert! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Jensen has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Humbert Humbert!
Humbert Humbert decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gentry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gentry comes into the arena with Triumph - Wu Tang Clan blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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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
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Gentry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thomas kicks Gentry off and gets to his feet.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Good shot there by Gentry.
Thomas slips a straight right by Gentry.
Gentry shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gentry counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gentry swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Gentry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Champions MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Gentry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Gentry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gentry.
Thomas throws a solid leg kick but Gentry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thomas.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Gentry throwing a counter right hand but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Gentry blocks a leg kick.
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Gentry is looking to counter punch.
Tim Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gentry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentry. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Gentry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thomas as he jumps to the side.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
Thomas misses with a head kick.
It looked like Gentry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thomas.
Gentry jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gentry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Gentry wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Gentry scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Gentry counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws the left hand but Gentry avoids the punch easily.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gentry manages to avoid it.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
And Gentry counters with a quick kick to the body but Thomas blocks it.
Tim Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gentry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
Gentry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gentry.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gentry, as that shot connected.
Gentry avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Gentry moved out of range.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Gentry moved away.
Gentry throwing a counter right hand but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Gentry's head back.
Gentry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
Gentry has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gentry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry misses with some punches.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Gentry has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Gentry.
Gentry blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Gentry on the inside.
Gentry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gentry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Thomas tries to break free but Gentry pushes him back against the cage.
Gentry lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas is trying to push Gentry away but Gentry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gentry working aggressively here.
Gentry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gentry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry lands a jab to the head.
Gentry tries a head kick but it misses.
Gentry rushes Thomas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Gentry is controlling him.
Thomas wants to break free but Gentry has control.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gentry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Gentry misses.
Gentry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thomas momentarily.
Gentry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gentry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gentry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Gentry has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Gentry.
Gentry taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gentry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Gentry dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thomas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tim Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gentry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas darts in trying to clinch
and Gentry counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gentry blocks a low kick nicely.
Gentry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Gentry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Gentry saw that one coming.
Gentry throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Gentry.
Gentry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thomas is able to avoid easily.
Gentry digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Gentry is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
Gentry moves out of range of the body kick.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gentry loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas is looking for the big counter here.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gentry.
Gentry defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gentry.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gentry counters with a leg kick.
Gentry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gentry off to one side.
Tim Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas cracks Gentry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas catches Gentry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab lands there for Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry throws a low kick, looking for Thomas's leg but Thomas calmly moves out of range.
Gentry moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
Gentry keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gentry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thomas tries to work over Gentry's front leg with a kick but Gentry checks it.
Gentry fails with the takedown.
Gentry lands with a straight right. Thomas didn't see that one coming.
Gentry throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Gentry in a clinch.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Gentry.
Gentry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Gentry is controlling the position.
Matt Gentry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gentry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gentry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gentry lands a nice uppercut.
Gentry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Gentry.
Gentry misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gentry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thomas can turn it around.
Gentry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thomas or not.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gentry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Gentry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gentry.
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!
Gentry circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Gentry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gentry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Gentry is looking to counter punch.
Gentry scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thomas jabs Gentry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Gentry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gentry finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gentry scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gentry manages to avoid it.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gentry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gentry instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Gentry misses with a looping left.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
Gentry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gentry tries to clinch up.
Thomas sizes up Gentry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gentry slips a jab from Thomas.
Gentry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gentry has a takedown stuffed.
Thomas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gentry is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gentry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gentry. Gentry obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Gentry.
Gentry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gentry throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gentry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gentry is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Gentry thinks about countering with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
enabling Gentry to counter with a crisp jab.
Gentry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Gentry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gentry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thomas won't allow Gentry to pass to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gentry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Gentry is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry is looking to advance position but Thomas won't allow it.
Gentry working Thomas over with strikes.
Gentry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gentry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gentry wants to free his trapped foot but Thomas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thomas kicks off Gentry and gets to his feet.
Thomas lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gentry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
Gentry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gentry cracks the inside of Thomas's front leg.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Gentry avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Gentry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Gentry is just out of range.
Gentry thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Gentry tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Gentry is avoiding it.
Gentry looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1-2. Thomas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Gentry saw that one coming.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gentry thumps Thomas with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas tries to keep at a distance but Gentry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gentry trying to control the position but instead, Thomas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gentry into the cage.
Gentry keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gentry takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gentry prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Gentry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gentry can pounce on him.
Gentry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matt Gentry.
I think Gentry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tim Thomas!
A very excited looking Tim Thomas rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Keene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nameless Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter has chosen Dan Balan Like as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Keene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nameless Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keene scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Keene misses.
Fighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Fighter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Keene looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fighter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fighter slips under a jab.
Fighter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Keene throws a lazy right hand but Fighter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keene takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
Keene misses with an uppercut. Fighter saw that one coming.
Fighter looks to land a combination but Keene avoids it well.
Fighter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nameless Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fighter.
Keene scores with a jab. Fighter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Keene throws a hook but Fighter avoids it easily.
Keene throws a looping overhand right but Fighter ducks down to avoid it.
Fighter walks into a left hand.
Fighter slips under a jab from Keene.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keene throws out the jab.
Fighter throws a right hand that Keene ducks under and follows up with a left that Keene also avoids with ease.
Fighter misses with the combination.
Keene was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fighter misses with a combination
and Keene counters with a straight right hand.
Keene is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fighter.
Fighter 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.
Keene misses the jab.
Keene swings for the body but Fighter moves out of range.
Keene misses with an uppercut.
Fighter throws a right hand that Keene ducks under and follows up with a left that Keene also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Keene misses the target.
Keene takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Keene misses.
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
Keene is looking to counter punch.
Fighter misses with a double jab.
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!
Keene looks to throw the jab but Fighter is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter tries to bum rush Keene with a series of wild strikes but Keene uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fighter misses with a double jab
and Keene counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Keene cracks Fighter with a good jab.
Fighter lands a two punch combo.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Keene cracks a nice hook into Fighter's ribs.
Keene lands a nice hook to Fighter's body. Fighter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Keene misses the target.
Keene misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keene takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
Fighter slips under a jab.
Keene has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Keene jabs at Fighter's body.
Fighter is working the combinations to good effect here.
Keene scores with a body shot.
Keene misses with an uppercut.
Fighter unleashes a big counter combination but Keene bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fighter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Keene counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter slips a jab and a cross from Keene.
No joy there for Fighter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fighter.
Fighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fighter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fighter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fighter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keene.
Keene avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Fighter.
Keene looks to score with a jab to the body but Fighter is just out of range.
Fighter throws a combination that misses
and Keene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Keene.
Keene is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keene lands with a nice body punch.
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
Keene swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keene lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fighter at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Fighter. Those never looked like landing.
Fighter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keene.
Fighter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fighter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fighter fails to land with a series of punches.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keene lands with a shot to the body.
Fighter misses with a double jab
and Keene counters with a stiff right hand.
Fighter looks winded!
Fighter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keene circles away quickly and effectively.
Fighter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Keene moves out of range.
Fighter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keene.
Fighter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fighter blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keene dodges the punch combination from Fighter.
A big right from Keene misses.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
An attempted straight right counter from Keene misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Scott Keene will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fighter defending well as Keene loads up on a big left hand.
Scott Keene is winning the standup battle so far.
Keene with a jab.
Keene thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keene dodges the punch combination from Fighter.
Keene digs a good hook to Fighter's body.
Fighter throws a right and a left that Keene avoids nicely.
Fighter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keene circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Keene.
Keene scores with the left hand. Fighter knows he should have avoided that one.
Fighter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keene throws out the jab.
Fighter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keene lands a nice shot that snaps Fighter's head back.
Keene missing with a left hand there. Fighter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keene throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fighter on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keene waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fighter.
Fighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keene misses with a looping left.
Keene looks to score with a jab to the body but Fighter is just out of range.
Fighter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fighter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Keene on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fighter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keene makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fighter is breathing heavily.
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
Fighter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nameless Fighter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fighter throws a combination that misses
enabling Keene to counter with a crisp jab.
Keene connects with a body shot.
Fighter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keene.
Keene slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Keene scores with a shot to the body.
Fighter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keene counters with a right hand to the body.
Keene lands a jab to the head.
Fighter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keene fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice jab there from Keene.
Keene scores with the left hand. Fighter knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Keene misses.
Fighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keene moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fighter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keene's corner calls for a 1-2. Keene obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Keene misses the jab.
Keene throws a big shot that misses.
Fighter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good shot there by Keene.
Keene throws a jab when Fighter was well out of range.
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body punch from Keene.
Keene cracks a nice hook into Fighter's ribs.
Keene looks to land a left hand but Fighter moved out of range nicely.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body punch from Keene.
Keene with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keene lands an overhand right.
Fighter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fighter throws a right and a left that Keene avoids nicely.
A combination from Fighter does no damage.
Fighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keene.
Keene loads up on a big right hand but Fighter slips the punch.
Fighter throws a one two combo.
Keene throws a hook but Fighter blocks it.
Keene cracks Fighter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
Fighter misses with the combination.
It looked like Keene was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fighter.
Fighter walks into a straight right hand from Keene.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keene.
Fighter stalks Keene and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Keene's face. Keene staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keene scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keene moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fighter ducks right into an uppercut from Keene.
Fighter misses with a double jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Keene misses its target.
Fighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keene.
Donk. Keene catches Fighter right on the button with a cross.
Fighter throws a right hand that Keene ducks under and follows up with a left that Keene also avoids with ease.
Keene swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keene misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
A counter left hand to the body from Keene misses its target.
Keene throws a good cross that connects.
Danga de danga de dang - Fighter scores with a four punch combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keene connects with a right hand. Fighter shakes it off.
Keene looks to land a combination but Fighter avoids it well.
Fighter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice shot by Keene.
Fighter is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Keene dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Keene throws a hook but Fighter avoids it easily.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Keene avoids them all with ease.
Keene misses with an uppercut. Fighter saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
Fighter misses with a series of wild punches.
Keene jabs Fighter right on the nose. Fighter blinks but takes it well.
Fighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keene moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keene jabs at Fighter's body.
Keene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keene lands the left hand.
Fighter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fighter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fighter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keene avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keene cracks Fighter with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keene scores with the left hand. Fighter knows he should have avoided that one.
Fighter avoids the body shot from Keene.
Fighter swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Keene.
A right-left combo lands from Fighter.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keene showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fighter.
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
Keene throws a hook but Fighter blocks it.
Keene misses with an uppercut.
Keene misses the shot to the body.
As Keene backs off Fighter throws a huge counter combo but Keene manages to avoid it all.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Keene moves out of range.
Keene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Keene.
Despite the aggression on Fighter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fighter throws a right and a left that Keene avoids nicely.
Keene throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scott Keene is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keene misses with a looping left.
Keene catches Fighter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fighter slips a straight right by Keene.
Fighter misses with a double jab.
Keene is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Keene avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fighter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fighter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fighter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fighter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fighter looks to land a combination but Keene avoids it well.
Fighter ducks under a wild hook from Keene.
Fighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fighter moves away from the strike by Keene.
Fighter looks to land a combination but Keene avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter moves out of range as Keene strikes.
Nameless Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keene lands with a hook. Fighter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Keene throws a lazy right hand but Fighter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
Keene swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fighter slips a jab from Keene.
Keene looks to throw the jab but Fighter is out of range.
Fighter throws a right hand that Keene ducks under and follows up with a left that Keene also avoids with ease.
Keene connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keene throws a hook to the side of Fighter's head but Fighter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keene dodges the punch combination from Fighter.
Keene swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fighter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fighter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fighter throws a combination that misses
and Keene counters with a nice body shot.
Fighter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter fails to land with a series of punches.
Fighter slips under a jab from Keene.
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!
Keene misses with a straight left.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keene swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keene scores with a nice right hand.
Fighter moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Keene misses its intended target.
Fighter unleashes a big counter combination but Keene bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fighter throws a combination. Keene tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice shot lands for Keene.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
Keene throws out a powerful jab.
A combination from Fighter does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keene connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fighter throws a combination that misses
enabling Keene to counter with a crisp jab.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fighter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Keene counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Scott Keene.
Well Keene 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Scott Keene!
Our winner, Scott Keene, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Nameless Fighter stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back And I`ll win YOU MOTH****CKERS!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Trew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Vatanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trew's entrance music is Fuck You - Lily Allen. A fine choice. Vatanen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kalmah - Heros to Us. Sami Vatanen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Archie Trew!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vatanen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trew ducks under a wild hook from Vatanen.
Trew tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vatanen manages to circle out of the way.
Vatanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trew in his tracks.
It looks like Archie Trew has been cut.
Vatanen lands a head shot.
Vatanen misses with an uppercut.
Trew dives in and grabs Vatanen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vatanen pushes down on Trew's head and hops out.
Vatanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Trew.
Vatanen throws a lazy right hand but Trew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vatanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trew.
Trew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vatanen.
Vatanen feints a jab promting Trew to slip. Vatanen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Trew slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vatanen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Sami Vatanen has been cut.
Vatanen misses the jab.
Trew looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vatanen lands a nice looking body shot.
Trew on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Archie Trew's cut is getting worse.
Vatanen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trew lands a slapping body shot.
Vatanen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Archie Trew's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters circling - Vatanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vatanen avoids a kick to the body.
Trew lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Vatanen does it's job there.
Vatanen misses with a straight left.
Vatanen tries to clinch up but Trew circles away and keeps his distance.
Sami Vatanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trew. That's going to slow Vatanen down.
Vatanen tries to clinch but Trew moves away
and Trew counters with a nice body shot.
Trew seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Trew thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vatanen if he has to take too many more of those.
Trew lands a right hook to the body.
Vatanen looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trew chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vatanen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vatanen takes a swing at Trew's ribcage but misses.
Vatanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Trew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Vatanen misses its intended target.
It appears Trew was looking to counter with a kick there.
Vatanen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Trew. That one must have hurt.
Trew scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vatanen doesn't seem bothered though.
Trew lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vatanen misses with the combination.
Sami Vatanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trew dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vatanen. That did some damage!
Vatanen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Trew closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Trew cracks Vatanen with a nice body shot.
A short left from Trew.
That has opened up Sami Vatanen's cut even more.
Trew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vatanen backwards.
Vatanen prevents a body shot from Trew.
Trew has picked Vatanen up - he's going for a ride! Trew dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Vatanen 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.
Trew looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vatanen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Trew lands a nice short elbow.
The cut above Sami Vatanen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Trew seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sami Vatanen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sami Vatanen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Archie Trew!
Archie Trew retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Archie Trew thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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