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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Diaz (ranked 2766 p4p, 298 weight class) and Jonas Justesen (ranked 2321 p4p, 259 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Feiticeira. Jonas Justesen struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Justesen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Justesen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Justesen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Justesen is trying to control Diaz's posture but Diaz avoids it.
Justesen is holding Diaz down, trying to stall.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Justesen keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justesen is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the position but Justesen is working away.
Diaz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Justesen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Justesen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Justesen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Justesen wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz wants to control but Justesen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Justesen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard but Justesen has passed into side control.
Justesen trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Justesen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Justesen sits in half guard.
Justesen is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Justesen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Justesen connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Justesen.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Justesen.
Justesen wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Justesen in his half guard.
Diaz with the active half guard here but Justesen passes nicely into side control.
Justesen advances to full mount.
Diaz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justesen lands with some strikes.
Justesen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Diaz is rocked!
Justesen lands a big shot to the head and Diaz winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jonas Justesen!
The defeated Dick Diaz had this to say: 'I'll Slap you harder next time!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Noriega (ranked 4738 p4p, 341 weight class) and Roger Dawson (ranked 1918 p4p, 171 weight class). Noriega comes into the arena with Cypress Hill - Loco En El Coco blaring out of the sound system. Roger Dawson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Noriega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noriega wants to land a leg kick but Dawson is out of range.
Noriega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dawson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Noriega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Dawson counter with a right hand.
Noriega scores with a body shot.
Noriega misses with a left hand
and Dawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawson ducks under a wild hook from Noriega.
Nice defenses there by Dawson.
Noriega drops his hands momentarily and Dawson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Noriega misses with a hook
and Noriega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noriega misses with a kick to the body
and Dawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noriega doesn't manage to clinch there - Dawson circles away.
Noriega throws a sloppy head kick
and Dawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noriega wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Noriega works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dawson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawson. Noriega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dawson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Noriega has time to react.
Noriega darts in and clinches Dawson up against the cage.
I was talking to Noriega's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Noriega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawson lands with a short shot to the head.
Noriega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega breaks the clinch.
Dawson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Roger Dawson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega swings for the body but Dawson moves out of range.
Noriega throws out a powerful jab.
Noriega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Noriega staying out of range there.
Pablo Noriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noriega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dawson slips under a jab from Noriega.
Noriega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dawson.
Noriega darts in trying to clinch
and Dawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noriega misses with a leg kick
letting Dawson counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega missing with a left hand there. Dawson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dawson throws out a counter right but Noriega avoids it with no problem.
Noriega misses with a series of wild punches.
Noriega lands a nice hook to Dawson's body. Dawson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Noriega lands a right hook to the body.
Noriega scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dawson doesn't seem bothered though.
Noriega tries to clinch up.
Dawson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Noriega misses with a kick to the body.
Dawson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Noriega.
Noriega connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dawson's hands.
Noriega misses with a left hand
and Dawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Noriega lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noriega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dawson.
Noriega throws the kick towards the body but Dawson avoids it.
Noriega fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Noriega misses.
Noriega ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dawson lands with an overhand left.
Noriega throws a right hand that misses
and Dawson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Noriega thows a leg kick but Dawson checks it
letting Dawson counter with a right hand.
Jab from Noriega.
Dawson sizes up Noriega with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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 Pablo Noriega will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roger Dawson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Noriega lands a jab to the head.
Noriega tries to work over Dawson's front leg with a kick but Dawson checks it.
Dawson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Noriega lands with a kick to the temple. Dawson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Noriega misses with a lunging right hand
and Dawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawson avoids the body shot from Noriega.
Noriega misses with a looping right.
Dawson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Noriega connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dawson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Noriega to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Noriega as he connects with a hook.
Dawson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noriega moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noriega is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dawson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noriega.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Noriega.
A nice side step and Dawson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pablo Noriega is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega loads up on a big right hand but Dawson slips the punch.
Noriega throws a poor cross that misses
and Dawson counters with a straight right hand.
Noriega misses with a hook
and Dawson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dawson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dawson counters with a right hand to the body.
Noriega throws out a loose jab but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noriega scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Noriega throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dawson ducks under a wild hook from Noriega.
Noriega throws a jab but it's blocked by Dawson.
Noriega throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Noriega lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice straight punches there by Dawson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dawson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson lands a slapping body shot.
Noriega tests Dawson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Noriega swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dawson scores with a nice right hand.
Noriega throws a sloppy head kick
and Dawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noriega fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dawson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Noriega misses with a right hand
and Dawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Noriega feints a jab promting Dawson to slip. Noriega then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dawson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dawson blocks a head kick by Noriega.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Dawson blocks the low kick.
Dawson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Noriega connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Noriega throws a right hand that misses
and Dawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Noriega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Noriega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dawson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Noriega swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Noriega misses the target.
Dawson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Noriega with a body shot.
Noriega looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Noriega connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dawson. Dawson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Noriega throws a body punch but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dawson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega moves out of range of the strikes.
Noriega throws a head kick but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Noriega momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noriega missing with a left hand there. Dawson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noriega looks to throw a body kick
and Noriega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noriega throws a head kick that misses
and Dawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Noriega scores with a body shot.
Noriega takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noriega misses with a body shot
and Dawson counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Dawson.
Noriega defending well as Dawson loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roger Dawson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roger Dawson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Noriega defending well as Dawson loads up on a big left hand.
Noriega gets a clinch.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Noriega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawson.
Noriega lands an uppercut.
Noriega manages to break the clinch.
Noriega misses with a hook. Dawson ducked under it nicely.
Dawson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dawson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Noriega misses with a right hand
letting Dawson counter with a right hand.
Noriega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Dawson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noriega walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dawson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dawson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Noriega lands a head shot.
Dawson gets tackled into the cage by Noriega. Noriega maintains the clinch.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Noriega controls the action.
Dawson stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Noriega.
Noriega breaks the clinch.
Noriega misses with a body punch
and Dawson counters with a left and a right that stings Noriega.
Noriega tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Noriega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noriega throws a leg kick
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Noriega throws a right hand that misses
enabling Dawson to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Noriega.
Noriega misses with a hook
and Dawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Noriega misses with an uppercut
and Dawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noriega throws a leg kick
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Noriega misses with a left hand
enabling Dawson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega is looking to clinch but Dawson is avoiding it.
Noriega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dawson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Dawson misses the target.
Noriega swings widly with a right hand
and Dawson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Noriega thinking.
Dawson throws a looping overhand right but Noriega ducks down to avoid it.
Noriega tries a head kick but it misses.
Dawson throws out a counter right but Noriega avoids it with no problem.
Dawson slips under a jab.
Noriega misses the body punch
and Dawson counters with a straight right hand.
Noriega lands a slapping body shot.
Noriega throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noriega thows a leg kick but Dawson checks it
and Dawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega throws an off balance right hand
and Dawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Noriega throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Noriega wants to clinch.
Noriega throws an off balance right hand
and Dawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Noriega lands with an uppercut that bounces Dawson off the cage and back into range.
Noriega throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Noriega throws an off balance right hand
and Dawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dawson connects with the punch.
Dawson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega throws a leg kick
and Dawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dawson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noriega is looking to counter the offense by Dawson and move into the clinch.
Noriega misses the body punch
and Dawson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Noriega buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Noriega lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Noriega misses with a left hand
and Dawson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Noriega thinking.
Noriega misses with a lunging right hand
and Dawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noriega misses with a body punch
and Dawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dawson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawson misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Dawson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dawson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Dawson!
Roger Dawson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Rogan (ranked 2494 p4p, 90 weight class) and Raycon Figg (ranked 3862 p4p, 124 weight class). Raycon Figg is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raycon Figg!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Figg misses with a kick to the body
and Rogan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Figg!
Rogan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Figg has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rogan but great work by Figg.
Rogan manages to get back to half guard.
Figg is trying to control the action in half guard but Rogan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rogan actively working from the bottom here.
Rogan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rogan is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Figg trying to mount his opponent but Rogan defends it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Rogan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Figg pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Figg pulls his head out easily.
Figg thows a huge punch but Rogan dodges it nicely.
Figg is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan gets full guard.
Figg throws a big right hand that misses.
Figg is sitting in close to Rogan's body. Rogan has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Figg is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Figg is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rogan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Derek Rogan!
A relieved looking Derek Rogan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seo Dae Young (ranked 3155 p4p, 331 weight class) and Aki Hiko (ranked 2612 p4p, 291 weight class). Aki Hiko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Seo Dae Young's chin.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seo Dae Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aki Hiko!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dae Young uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hiko has time to react.
It looks like Aki Hiko has been cut.
Hiko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hiko is putting a hurting on Dae Young here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hiko working the head with strikes.
Hiko lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hiko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hiko landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dae Young is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hiko asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dae Young has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hiko wants to control but Dae Young is keeping him busy.
Hiko working the head and body with strikes.
Hiko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dae Young is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dae Young regains half guard.
Hiko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hiko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dae Young keeps working.
Dae Young looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hiko working over Dae Young with some ground and pound. Dae Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dae Young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dae Young is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hiko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hiko slips a nice elbow through Dae Young's hands, connecting with Dae Young's forehead.
Dae Young looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hiko connects with a nice short shot to Dae Young's temple.
Dae Young is rocked!
Dae Young actively working from the bottom here.
Hiko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Dae Young is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dae Young really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hiko trying to pass the guard but Dae Young defending well.
Dae Young seems to have got his legs back now.
Hiko lands with a punch from half guard.
Hiko lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Dae Young! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hiko jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aki Hiko!
Aki Hiko took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Freebok (85% Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Bishop (ranked 636 p4p, 71 weight class) and Do Ho Joy (ranked 968 p4p, 101 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Ghetts - Artillery. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
148 lbs
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26
150 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Joy thumps Bishop with a low kick.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Ho Joy moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bishop.
Bishop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ho Joy is out of range.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick that misses.
Bishop looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ho Joy. That's going to slow Bishop down.
Jackson Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop misses with an uppercut
and Ho Joy counters with a body kick that stops Bishop in his tracks momentarily.
Bishop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Joy throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Ho Joy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bishop works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ho Joy misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Bishop misses with a low kick as Ho Joy jumps back.
Ho Joy misses with a right hand
and Bishop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bishop shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ho Joy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ho Joy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ho Joy controls Bishop momentarily but Bishop frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ho Joy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bishop looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ho Joy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bishop lands a couple of elbows.
Bishop has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bishop passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop trying to control the action but Ho Joy is working from the bottom.
Bishop wants to free his trapped foot but Ho Joy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ho Joy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bishop working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ho Joy's thigh. Ho Joy counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bishop looking to sit in guard and control but Ho Joy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ho Joy wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy stopping the sweep attempt from Bishop.
Ho Joy postures up.
Ho Joy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ho Joy stopping the sweep attempt from Bishop.
Bishop wants to improve his position but instead Ho Joy has moved into half guard.
Bishop has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ho Joy is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bishop is refusing to be controlled, as Ho Joy sits in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ho Joy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Jackson Bishop has been cut.
Bishop throws a right hand that misses
and Ho Joy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho Joy's coach down at Secret Lab was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ho Joy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop lands an overhand right.
Bishop needs to keep his hands up - Ho Joy had a free shot at his head there.
Ho Joy looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Bishop lands a nice hook to Ho Joy's body. Ho Joy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ho Joy misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Do Ho Joy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jackson Bishop's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bishop scores with a takedown into Ho Joy's guard.
Ho Joy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bishop controls the pace.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Ho Joy keeps moving.
Ho Joy is trying to keep Bishop in close.
Ho Joy can't keep his opponent in guard - Bishop advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Ho Joy reverses the position - he's now on top in Bishop's guard.
Bishop working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is looking for a triangle but Ho Joy pushes his legs off easily.
Ho Joy looking to pass the guard.
Jackson Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bishop throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ho Joy uses it to pass to side control.
Bishop tries to bench press Ho Joy off him but Ho Joy keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ho Joy working away.
Bishop is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ho Joy off and has taken his back!
Bishop lands with a hammerfist to the side of Ho Joy's head.
Ho Joy trying to control but not successfully.
Ho Joy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bishop haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bishop lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bishop controlling well, preventing Ho Joy from escaping the position.
Ho Joy prevents Bishop from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands with a hammerfist to the side of Ho Joy's head.
Ho Joy is having to fend off submission attempts from Bishop, who is looking to sink in the choke. Bishop doesn't have the hooks in though and Ho Joy manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Ho Joy wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Ho Joy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bishop's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ho Joy tries to pass to full mount but Bishop defends it.
Bishop manages to get to full guard.
Ho Joy stops Bishop from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Bishop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Bishop's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho Joy! But no joy.
Good exchange - Ho Joy coming out on top.
Ho Joy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ho Joy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ho Joy checks a low kick from Bishop.
Bishop throws the left hand but Ho Joy avoids the punch easily.
Bishop staying out of range there.
Ho Joy tries to score with a low kick but Bishop moves his leg out of the way.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Ho Joy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ho Joy misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Bishop feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Ho Joy keeps moving.
Bishop is in close to Ho Joy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ho Joy keeping full guard, as Bishop tries to pass.
Bishop trying to control but Ho Joy is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses. Ho Joy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bishop's guard. Nice move by Ho Joy!
Bishop is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bishop wants to hit a switch here but Ho Joy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bishop there!
Bishop is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bishop regains half guard.
Bishop tries to get to full guard but Ho Joy has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy trying to control from half guard but Bishop is working away.
Bishop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ho Joy trying to control the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ho Joy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bishop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ho Joy moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Bishop throws the left hand but Ho Joy avoids the punch easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bishop blocks a head kick by Ho Joy.
Bishop appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ho Joy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bishop connects with an inside leg kick.
Bishop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bishop has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Bishop!
Jackson Bishop spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Do Ho Joy stepped up to the mic, saying 'It is not important to be better then someone else, but to be better then yesterday. Jigoro Kano'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 534 p4p, 69 weight class) and Loki Aoki (ranked 2235 p4p, 265 weight class). Aoki has chosen KAANCEPTS as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
204 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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195 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Loki Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki with a hook.
A combination from Aoki does no damage.
Vermeulen throwing a counter right hand but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
Vermeulen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aoki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aoki lands with a kick to the temple. Vermeulen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vermeulen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aoki throws out the jab.
Vermeulen throws a jab but it's blocked by Aoki.
Aoki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hendrik Vermeulen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermeulen misses with a two punch combination.
Vermeulen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aoki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vermeulen scores with a shot to the body.
Vermeulen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki defending well as Vermeulen loads up on a big left hand.
Aoki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vermeulen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vermeulen avoids the head kick by Aoki.
Vermeulen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aoki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Aoki misses.
Aoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vermeulen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aoki.
A telegraphed right hand from Vermeulen misses the target.
Aoki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vermeulen connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a sloppy head kick
and Vermeulen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vermeulen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aoki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Aoki.
Aoki cracks a nice hook into Vermeulen's ribs.
Vermeulen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vermeulen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vermeulen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vermeulen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aoki throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Vermeulen to counter with a crisp jab.
Aoki misses with a lunging right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki walks into a stiff left hand from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen misses with a hook
and Aoki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vermeulen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vermeulen misses with a straight left.
Aoki throws a right and a left that Vermeulen avoids nicely.
Vermeulen throws a big counter combination but Aoki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vermeulen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aoki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aoki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vermeulen scores with a hook.
Vermeulen misses with a hook.
Aoki misses with a lunging right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vermeulen misses with a few strikes there.
Vermeulen blocks a head kick by Aoki.
Vermeulen swings widly with a right hand
and Aoki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vermeulen. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vermeulen defending well as Aoki loads up on a big left hand.
Vermeulen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vermeulen is looking to clinch.
Vermeulen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aoki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vermeulen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aoki.
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 Hendrik Vermeulen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aoki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vermeulen connects with a right hand. Aoki shakes it off.
Aoki throws a head kick but Vermeulen moves out of range.
Vermeulen looks to land a left hand but Aoki moved out of range nicely.
Aoki misses with a straight right.
Vermeulen is looking for a counter combo.
Aoki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vermeulen counters with a two punch combo.
Aoki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vermeulen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki tries a head kick but it misses.
Aoki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen cracks Aoki with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki slips under a jab from Vermeulen.
Aoki tries to keep at a distance but Vermeulen has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aoki.
Vermeulen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vermeulen lands a hook that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Aoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vermeulen blocks a head kick by Aoki.
Aoki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aoki.
Vermeulen blocks a jab.
Vermeulen staying out of range there.
Vermeulen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aoki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vermeulen scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aoki blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands with a right hand.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hendrik Vermeulen is winning the standup battle so far.
Aoki takes a swing at Vermeulen's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aoki.
Hendrik Vermeulen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vermeulen throws a hook to the side of Aoki's head but Aoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aoki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aoki misses with a two punch combination.
Vermeulen is looking to counter punch.
Vermeulen misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a right hand that Vermeulen ducks under and follows up with a left that Vermeulen also avoids with ease.
Aoki misses with a straight right.
Vermeulen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aokis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vermeulen throws a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Vermeulen misses.
A little jabbing left from Aoki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aoki. That's going to slow Vermeulen down.
Aoki walks into a straight right hand from Vermeulen.
Good shot there by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice body kick from Aoki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vermeulen's head.
Aoki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vermeulen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aoki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aoki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aoki scores with a hook to the body. Vermeulen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aoki throws an overhand right that lands on Vermeulen's shoulder, as Vermeulen tries to avoid the shot.
Aoki swings widly with a right hand
letting Vermeulen counter with a right hand.
Vermeulen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vermeulen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vermeulen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aoki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen jabs at Aoki's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hendrik Vermeulen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Vermeulen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aoki.
Vermeulen throwing a counter right hand but Aoki manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Vermeulen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Vermeulen. That snapped Aoki's head back.
Vermeulen misses with a wild body shot.
Aoki misses with a wild combination.
Aoki misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen misses with a wild body shot.
Vermeulen throws a shot from downtown. Aoki moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Aoki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vermeulen misses with a jab to the body
and Aoki counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen throws the left hand but Aoki avoids the punch easily.
Vermeulen looks to score with a jab to the body but Aoki is just out of range.
Aoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vermeulen manages to avoid it.
Aoki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aoki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Vermeulen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vermeulen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aoki in his tracks.
Vermeulen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vermeulen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aoki moves away.
Aoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut
and Aoki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance.
Vermeulen throws a right and a left that Aoki avoids nicely.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Vermeulen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vermeulen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aoki is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice shot lands for Vermeulen.
Vermeulen misses with a straight left.
Aoki throws a shot from downtown. Vermeulen moves away and avoids it.
Vermeulen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hendrik Vermeulen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
Aoki missing with a left hand there. Vermeulen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vermeulen throws a hook but Aoki blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vermeulen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aoki.
Aoki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vermeulen circles away quickly and effectively.
Vermeulen misses with a double jab
and Aoki counters with a stiff right hand.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen 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.
Vermeulen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vermeulen throws the left hand but Aoki avoids the punch easily.
Aoki misses with an uppercut
and Vermeulen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vermeulen moves away.
Aoki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vermeulen.
Aoki unleashes a big counter combination but Vermeulen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Vermeulen is looking to counter punch.
Vermeulen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Loki Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vermeulen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aoki.
Vermeulen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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 Hendrik Vermeulen.
Well Vermeulen 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendrik Vermeulen!
Hendrik Vermeulen 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Soszynski (ranked 447 p4p, 75 weight class) and Markus Drotske (ranked 944 p4p, 141 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
207 lbs
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216 lbs
13 - 5 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Krystian Soszynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Markus Drotske!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drotske darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Drotske trying to pass the guard but Soszynski defending well.
My spies in Fit-Out inform me that Drotske has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Drotske is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drotske seems to be working for a kimura but Soszynski defends the submission attempt.
Drotske trying to mount his opponent but Soszynski defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drotske seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Soszynski has recovered full guard.
Soszynski wants to sweep but no luck.
Drotske stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soszynski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soszynski is controlling Drotske's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Drotske trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drotske stands and throws Soszynski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Soszynski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Drotske has hold of Soszynski's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Soszynski tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Drotske cranks the arm and Soszynski screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Soszynski, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Markus Drotske!
A victorious Markus Drotske 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 Iosefa Umaga (ranked 601 p4p, 81 weight class) and Wolfgang Muller (ranked 757 p4p, 104 weight class). Umaga comes to the cage accompanied by Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Iosefa Umaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wolfgang Muller!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller with a jab.
Umaga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Muller lands with a nice combination. Umaga backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Iosefa Umaga has been cut.
Muller misses with a double jab
and Umaga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Muller. Beautiful body shot.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller lands a big uppercut and Umaga crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Umaga looks OK. Muller waves Umaga back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Umaga.
Muller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Muller feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Umaga sprawling to the canvas! Umaga rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Muller finish him?!
Muller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Umaga misses with a body kick.
Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Umaga.
Muller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Umaga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Umaga throws out a loose jab but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Umaga misses with a hook. Muller ducked under it nicely.
Muller throws a lazy uppercut
and Umaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Muller is predictable there
and Umaga counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Umaga.
Muller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muller misses with a wild combination.
Muller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot by Umaga.
Muller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Umaga misses with a hook. Muller ducked under it nicely.
Muller misses with a hook.
Muller misses with a straight right.
Umaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Muller lands with a straight right. Umaga didn't see that one coming.
Muller throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Umaga misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Muller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Umaga misses.
Umaga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muller.
An attempted straight right counter from Umaga misses the target.
Umaga throws a solid leg kick but Muller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Umaga.
Umaga misses with an uppercut. Muller saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Umaga.
Umaga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Umaga throws a lazy uppercut
and Muller counters with a straight right hand.
Umaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller drops Umaga with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Umaga looks back up at him and smiles so Muller waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Umaga is rocked!
Muller walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Umaga drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Muller swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Umaga's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolfgang Muller!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Darko (ranked 250 p4p, 38 weight class) and Min-Sik Song (ranked 525 p4p, 68 weight class). Darko comes to the cage accompanied by Ominous Drumming. Song has chosen nkoha - Akatsuki as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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176 lbs
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176 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Min-Sik Song!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko tries to land a leg kick but Song saw it coming and moves away.
Song misses the shot to the body.
Darko moves out of range of the leg kick from Song.
Song takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Darko throws a looping overhand right but Song ducks down to avoid it.
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Song.
Song scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darko doesn't seem bothered though.
Song looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Song moves away.
Darko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darko is looking to chop away at Song's legs.
Darko misses with a body kick.
Song feints a counter leg kick.
Song lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Song misses the jab.
Song throws a body kick that misses.
Song looks to throw the jab but Darko is out of range.
Song avoids the body shot from Darko.
It seemed like Song was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Darko throws a hook but Song avoids it easily.
Song takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Song throws a solid leg kick but Darko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Song.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song swings for the body but Darko moves out of range.
Darko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Darko slips under a jab.
Song lands a nice looking body shot.
Darko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Darko misses.
Song fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Song swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Min-Sik Song has been cut.
Song closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slow jab from Song misses its intended target.
Min-Sik Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darko scores with a push kick.
Song is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Darko rather than just go for the knockout.
Song on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Darko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Song sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darko throws a low kick but Song avoids it.
Song dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darko. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darko misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Darko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Song.
Darko is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Song.
Darko avoids the body shot from Song.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song throws a body punch but Darko moves out of range.
Darko checks a low kick from Song.
Nice uppercut there from Darko.
Darko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Song scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Song - that will leave a mark!
Darko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Song.
A leg kick checked by Song.
Song smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Darko lands a nice shot that snaps Song's head back.
Song misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Song.
Darko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Song slips a jab from Darko.
Song lands with a shot to the body.
Darko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Song connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song connects with the punch.
Darko tried to score with a low kick but Song checks it.
Song misses with a wild body shot.
Song throws a body punch but Darko moves out of range.
Darko connects with a body shot that sends Song's belly button to the back.
Darko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darko takes one to the side of the head.
Darko lands with a shot to the body.
Song connects with an inside leg kick.
Song shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Song misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Song misses.
Darko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darko throws a wild body kick that Song sees coming a mile off.
Darko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Song keeps Darko at a distance using the push kick.
Song moves forwards but Darko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko misses with a head kick.
Darko scores with a spinning back kick!
Song dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darko. That did some damage!
Song moves out of range of the strikes.
Song fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darko.
Darko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Darko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darko checks a leg kick.
Darko walks into a stiff left hand from Song.
Song connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Song circles away from the clinch attempt.
Song is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Darko with a body shot.
Song moves out of range as Darko strikes.
Song thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Darko if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Song moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Darko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Darko does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Min-Sik Song will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Min-Sik Song's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Darko slips under a jab from Song.
Song moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Darko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as Darko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Song doesn't seem phased though.
Darko is looking to land body kicks.
Song appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Song shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Song attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab by Song.
Song throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Song connects with a solid leg kick.
Darko scores with a punch to the head.
Darko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Song takes a step back to recover.
Song will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Min-Sik Song seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Song throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Song throws out a leg kick but Darko moves out of range and Song only half commits.
Darko is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Song throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Song throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Song lands a nice hook to Darko's body. Darko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Song avoids the body shot from Darko.
Darko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Song avoids the body shot from Darko.
Song throws a body punch but Darko moves out of range.
Song lands with a cross.
Song ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Song doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Song ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Song is able to avoid easily.
Song connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Song takes a swing at Darko's ribcage but misses.
Darko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Song looks to score with a jab to the body but Darko is just out of range.
Darko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Song doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darko throws a chopping leg kick but Song manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Song throws a jab when Darko was well out of range.
Darko misses with a straight right.
Darko throws a chopping leg kick but Song manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Song explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Song.
Song throws an overhand right that lands on Darko's shoulder, as Darko tries to avoid the shot.
Song misses with a low kick.
Darko moves out of range of the strikes.
Darko feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Darko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Song throws a right hand that Darko ducks under and follows up with a left that Darko also avoids with ease.
Song tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darko was well out of range. Poor timing from Song.
A slow jab from Darko misses its intended target.
Song scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Darko there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Darko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Darko swings widly with a right hand
and Song counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Song keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Song looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Song's head backwards.
Darko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko throws a head kick but Song moves out of range.
Song throws a lazy right hand but Darko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Song checks a leg kick nicely.
Darko misses with a body shot.
Song is looking to score with low kicks.
Darko checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Song throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darko fires out a quick counter leg kick but Song just manages to avoid it.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Song.
Darko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Darko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Song misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Darko misses its target.
Darko slips under a jab from Song.
Song throws a chopping leg kick but Darko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Song moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Song darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko looks to land a left hand but Song moved out of range nicely.
Song uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darko.
Darko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Song. That one must have hurt.
Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Song has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Darko misses with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Song.
Darko lands with a cross.
Song moves away from the strike by Darko.
Darko misses with a body kick.
Song's corner calls for a 1-2. Song obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Song misses with a wild body shot.
Darko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Song throws out a powerful jab.
Song thumps Darko with a low kick.
Song takes one on the button.
Darko throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Min-Sik Song showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Min-Sik Song's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Darko.
Darko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Song.
Darko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Song is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Darko with a body shot.
Song fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darko.
Song throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Darko blocks a low kick nicely.
Song tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darko was well out of range. Poor timing from Song.
Darko blocks a leg kick.
Darko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Song throws out the jab.
It looked like Darko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Darko.
Darko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Song finds it's way round the side to connect with Darko's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Song.
Song throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Darko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Song lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darko's sensitive parts.
Darko throws a body punch but Song moves out of range.
Song bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Song throws a jab when Darko was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Darko.
Darko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Song.
Darko throwing a counter right hand but Song manages to avoid it.
Darko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Song sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Song throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Song lands with a right hand.
Song throws a hook to the side of Darko's head but Darko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darko throws a right hand that misses
and Song counters with an outside leg kick.
Darko throws a leg kick which misses Song's front leg but catches the back leg as Song tries to avoid it.
Song misses with a straight right.
Darko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Song under the eye.
Song misses with a hook. Darko ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darko.
Song throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darko. Song does a little dance to reset his feet.
Song misses with a body shot.
Darko throws a quick counter kick to the body but Song avoids it.
Song throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Darko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Song.
Vlad Darko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darko scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Darko misses its intended target.
Darko throws a jab when Song was well out of range.
Darko thuds a left hand into Song's body.
Song shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big left from Darko misses.
Darko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Song.
Song connects with a crisp jab.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darko.
Song has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darko.
Song swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good work by Darko as he checks the leg kick.
Darko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Song throws a shot to the body.
Darko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Song fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Song steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darko.
A chopping leg kick lands by Song.
Darko throws a hook but Song blocks it.
Song walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Song tried to score with a low kick but Darko checks it.
Song on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Song.
Song throws a lazy uppercut
and Darko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darko.
Song misses with a body punch
letting Darko counter with a right hand.
Song scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Song misses.
Nice jab there from Song.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darko scores with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Song.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Song.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Song.
Darko throws a lazy right hand but Song sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Song.
Song lands with a thumping leg kick.
Song looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darko.
Darko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Song moves away from the strike by Darko.
Darko throws a series of punches but Song moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Song. Beautiful body shot.
Song throws a front kick that sends Darko stumbling back into the cage.
Darko looks to throw the jab but Song is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darko blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darko.
Song lands a really nice looking cross but Darko seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Min-Sik Song.
Well Song has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Min-Sik Song!
A less than humble Min-Sik Song misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban San Pedro (ranked 19 p4p, 4 weight class) and Haislan Garcia (ranked 540 p4p, 60 weight class). San Pedro's entrance music is Gunman. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Esteban San Pedro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haislan Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
San Pedro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
San Pedro misses with a straight right.
San Pedro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and San Pedro counters with a right hand to the body.
Garcia tries a low kick but San Pedro avoids it.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
San Pedro throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
San Pedro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
San Pedro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
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!
San Pedro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A left lands for Garcia.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses San Pedro's front leg but catches the back leg as San Pedro tries to avoid it.
Garcia slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro throws out a powerful jab.
San Pedro throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and San Pedro counters with a nice uppercut.
San Pedro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
San Pedro throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garcia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
San Pedro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
San Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
San Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
San Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but San Pedro avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
San Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Garcia on the inside.
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!
Garcia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia blocks a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of San Pedro backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of San Pedros head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for San Pedro.
A right hook to the body lands for San Pedro.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Garcia lands with a light punch inside.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Garcia scores with a nice short uppercut.
San Pedro blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia is leaning against San Pedro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
San Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
San Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
San Pedro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
San Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of San Pedros head.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia blocks a body shot from San Pedro.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of San Pedro backwards.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
San Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
San Pedro swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
San Pedro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
San Pedro misses with the head strike.
A short right from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
San Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from San Pedro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia.
San Pedro blocking some punches.
Garcia has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. San Pedro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Garcia can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, San Pedro scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San Pedro tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with the head strike.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia tries a body shot but San Pedro blocks it.
San Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
San Pedro cracks Garcia with a nice body shot.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia throws an elbow but it misses.
San Pedro tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
San Pedro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but San Pedro blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia blocks a body shot from San Pedro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of San Pedros head.
San Pedro lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for San Pedro.
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 Esteban San Pedro will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for San Pedro.
San Pedro connects with the punch.
It looks like San Pedro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and San Pedro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
San Pedro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
San Pedro misses with a low kick.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on San Pedro's shoulder, as San Pedro tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - San Pedro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia misses with a combination
and San Pedro counters with a good, hard body kick but Garcia shrugs it off.
San Pedro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
San Pedro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
San Pedro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro throws a sloppy body shot
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
San Pedro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
San Pedro scores with a leg kick.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
San Pedro tries to land a leg kick but Garcia saw it coming and moves away.
San Pedro scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
San Pedro throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body kick from San Pedro.
San Pedro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
San Pedro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and San Pedro counters with a thumping low kick.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia moves out of range as San Pedro throws a body kick.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
San Pedro throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
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!
San Pedro misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
A jab lands there for San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Garcia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
San Pedro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garcia.
San Pedro digs a good hook to Garcia's body.
Jab by Garcia.
San Pedro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
San Pedro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from San Pedro.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
San Pedro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. San Pedro moves away and avoids it.
It appears San Pedro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow San Pedro down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia thuds his right hand into San Pedro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
San Pedro misses with a body shot.
San Pedro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia throws a solid leg kick but San Pedro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia.
San Pedro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A looping hook to the body misses from San Pedro. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
San Pedro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from San Pedro.
Garcia lands the left hand.
San Pedro rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
San Pedro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
San Pedro manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro throws a body kick that misses.
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!
San Pedro has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
San Pedro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
San Pedro blocking some punches.
Garcia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but San Pedro blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia is leaning against San Pedro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
San Pedro pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
San Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia lands with a light punch inside.
Garcia blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from San Pedro.
San Pedro tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Still in the clinch, San Pedro scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from San Pedro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
San Pedro misses with a low kick.
San Pedro misses with a straight left.
San Pedro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
San Pedro works the jab nicely.
Garcia stuns San Pedro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Garcia misses with a hook
and San Pedro counters with a nice leg kick.
San Pedro throws a low kick but Garcia moves out of range easily.
Garcia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
San Pedro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
San Pedro moves away from the strike by Garcia.
San Pedro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
San Pedro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and San Pedro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
San Pedro stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
San Pedro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
San Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garcia.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A clash of legs there as San Pedro blocks the low kick.
San Pedro slips under a jab.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
San Pedro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
San Pedro scores with a body shot.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Esteban San Pedro is winning the standup battle so far.
San Pedro avoids the body shot from Garcia.
San Pedro scores with a nice right hand.
San Pedro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
San Pedro misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A leg kick checked by San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a quick inside leg kick.
San Pedro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garcia throws the left hand but San Pedro avoids the punch easily.
San Pedro throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
San Pedro backing away here, and Garcia unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
San Pedro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. San Pedro doesn't seem bothered though.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
San Pedro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
San Pedro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by San Pedro.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but San Pedro moved out of range.
San Pedro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
San Pedro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
San Pedro looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro cracks Garcia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
San Pedro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from San Pedro.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia cracks a nice hook into San Pedro's ribs.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts San Pedro, as that shot connected.
San Pedro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
San Pedro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
San Pedro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and San Pedro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but San Pedro ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia tries to clinch but San Pedro is having none of it.
San Pedro works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
San Pedro lands with a hook. Garcia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
San Pedro throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but San Pedro manages to avoid it.
San Pedro missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
and San Pedro counters with a good, hard body kick but Garcia shrugs it off.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garcia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but San Pedro is out of range.
San Pedro is looking to counter punch.
Garcia blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro clearly takes 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.
Garcia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia defending well as San Pedro loads up on a big left hand.
San Pedro missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from San Pedro.
A big right from San Pedro misses.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent San Pedro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from San Pedro misses its intended target.
A left lands for San Pedro.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garcia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by San Pedro. San Pedro obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for San Pedro.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but San Pedro is just out of range.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
San Pedro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice uppercut lands for San Pedro. That snapped Garcia's head back.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but San Pedro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from San Pedro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
San Pedro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
Garcia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garcia is rocked!
San Pedro lunges at Garcia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcia's hand.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can San Pedro finish him?
San Pedro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
San Pedro cracks Garcia on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Garcia falls backwards against the cage. San Pedro follows up with more strikes that drop Garcia to his knees. San Pedro keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Garcia! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esteban San Pedro!
Esteban San Pedro retains his featherweight title!
Esteban San Pedro decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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